The button is also a bit too far from the W-A-S-D controls, in my opinion. I’m not sure whether FPS gamers will ever use this though. Some games have a Cruise Control (for example you can press the NumLock button on Warhammer Online to achieve the same thing) but other games don’t. Going to take a sip of wine but don’t want to waste time letting your MMORPG character to stand idle? You can use the Cruise Control to let you release your middle finger from holding that “W” key. If 3 profile modes don’t sound enough for you, how about assigning different profile/macros for different games? Through its included simple software, you can let it automatically detect which game you are playing on and it will retain all macros that you’ve done on the Macro keys for that specific game.
THE MICROSOFT SIDEWINDER X6 WINDOWS
For example you might want to assign Windows shortcuts to the S1 Macro Key on the Standard profile but something else in the Gaming profiles. You can assign different macros on different profiles/modes. You are allowed to switch between the default/standard and 2 Gaming modes. The SideWinder X6 has built-in Macro keys (apart from the Key-Pad keys) and allows you to assign up to 90 Macro customizations! When you are on the Windows Desktop screen, you can see the volume bar on bottom right of the screen while you are adjusting the volume using the Volume Dial.
Instead of the traditional up and down volume button, the SideWinder X6 has a large Volume Dial knob which is a big bonus. Play/Pause, Mute, Next and Previous track Keys which are standards on keyboards nowadays. This way, it’ll be easy to distinguish which keyboard keys are used for Macros. The keyboard keys will be red-lighted and the Macro keys will be amber-lighted. Through the “magic knob” on top of the keyboard (called the Lighting Dial), you can adjust the backlighting intensity of the keyboard easily.
When switched to the left (gaming mode), the Keypad keys are programmable as game Macros. Since most games nowadays use the W-A-S-D navigation, switching the Keypad closer to your W-A-S-D controls makes much more sense. The Keypad can be easily detached and re-attached from the right side to the left side of the keyboard (check the first screenshot). The packaging Microsoft SideWinder X6 Features However, it is very clear that the keyboard is more focused for gaming enthusiast as you can see from the keyboard features, especially the extensive Macro support. With features made for both gaming and productivity work, the Microsoft SideWinder X6 is a keyboard that stands between the two worlds. Compared to Microsoft Reclusa (which is powered by Razer), the SideWinder X6 is truly a Microsoft product. We’ll have to see how well it fairs, but first let’s take a close look at what make this keyboard special.The Microsoft SideWinder X6 Keyboard is the ultimate gaming keyboard from Microsoft. That means that like it’s mousey cousins, the SideWinder X6 keyboard faces some stiff competition. This puts it in the same price range as most other programmable gaming keyboards like the Razer Lycosa, the Saitek Cyborg, and the Logitech G11. We’ll get into what exactly is present on the keyboard later, and you can check out the product home page if you want more information.Īs for pricing, the SideWinder X6 can found for $69.99 USD at most retailers. With the numpad next to it makes for a huge repository of buttons that should satisfy even the most ravenous macro user. The keyboard clusters 30 programmable buttons into six buttons along the side. This allows for ultimate customizability, and also plays well into the other major feature of the X6, which is it’s extensive programmability. Microsoft has designed the X6 keyboard so you can position the number pad on either side of the keyboard. The first and most apparent feature of the X6 keyboard is the removable number pad.
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