http://www.engadget.com/2008/09/10/microsoft-sidewinder-x8-gaming-mouse-gets-official-examined/ Engadget Comments for Microsoft SideWinder X8 gaming mouse gets official, examined http://www.engadget.com/media/feedlogo.gif http://www.engadget.com en-us Copyright 2012 Weblogs, Inc. The contents of this feed are available for non-commercial use only. Blogsmith http://www.blogsmith.com/http://www.engadget.com/2008/09/10/microsoft-sidewinder-x8-gaming-mouse-gets-official-examined/http://www.engadget.com/2008/09/10/microsoft-sidewinder-x8-gaming-mouse-gets-official-examined/Sep 10th 2008 4:16PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2008/09/10/microsoft-sidewinder-x8-gaming-mouse-gets-official-examined/http://www.engadget.com/2008/09/10/microsoft-sidewinder-x8-gaming-mouse-gets-official-examined/Sep 10th 2008 5:56PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2008/09/10/microsoft-sidewinder-x8-gaming-mouse-gets-official-examined/http://www.engadget.com/2008/09/10/microsoft-sidewinder-x8-gaming-mouse-gets-official-examined/Sep 11th 2008 12:41AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2008/09/10/microsoft-sidewinder-x8-gaming-mouse-gets-official-examined/http://www.engadget.com/2008/09/10/microsoft-sidewinder-x8-gaming-mouse-gets-official-examined/
Got it since the OEM version retails at 36€, while the G9 is over double the price...]]>Sep 11th 2008 3:04AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2008/09/10/microsoft-sidewinder-x8-gaming-mouse-gets-official-examined/http://www.engadget.com/2008/09/10/microsoft-sidewinder-x8-gaming-mouse-gets-official-examined/
It doesn't "look" comfortable from those sharp edges but actually your hands done tought those - its extremely comfortable and the buttons are very well placed so you don't knock them.

I was waiting for the keyboard to be released to match mine, but heck, might as well upgrade the mouse whilst I'm at it!]]>Sep 11th 2008 4:54AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2008/09/10/microsoft-sidewinder-x8-gaming-mouse-gets-official-examined/http://www.engadget.com/2008/09/10/microsoft-sidewinder-x8-gaming-mouse-gets-official-examined/
It just doesn't seem feasable to me.]]>Sep 10th 2008 4:17PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2008/09/10/microsoft-sidewinder-x8-gaming-mouse-gets-official-examined/http://www.engadget.com/2008/09/10/microsoft-sidewinder-x8-gaming-mouse-gets-official-examined/
Peripherals are the components that you will actually touch...So why get a $10 mouse or a $50 speaker set?]]>Sep 10th 2008 4:21PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2008/09/10/microsoft-sidewinder-x8-gaming-mouse-gets-official-examined/http://www.engadget.com/2008/09/10/microsoft-sidewinder-x8-gaming-mouse-gets-official-examined/Sep 10th 2008 4:34PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2008/09/10/microsoft-sidewinder-x8-gaming-mouse-gets-official-examined/http://www.engadget.com/2008/09/10/microsoft-sidewinder-x8-gaming-mouse-gets-official-examined/Sep 10th 2008 4:50PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2008/09/10/microsoft-sidewinder-x8-gaming-mouse-gets-official-examined/http://www.engadget.com/2008/09/10/microsoft-sidewinder-x8-gaming-mouse-gets-official-examined/Sep 10th 2008 4:59PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2008/09/10/microsoft-sidewinder-x8-gaming-mouse-gets-official-examined/http://www.engadget.com/2008/09/10/microsoft-sidewinder-x8-gaming-mouse-gets-official-examined/
This reminds me of a Quake gaming competition I attended once. One of the lead competitors was using a $3 mouse.]]>Sep 10th 2008 5:31PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2008/09/10/microsoft-sidewinder-x8-gaming-mouse-gets-official-examined/http://www.engadget.com/2008/09/10/microsoft-sidewinder-x8-gaming-mouse-gets-official-examined/Sep 10th 2008 5:38PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2008/09/10/microsoft-sidewinder-x8-gaming-mouse-gets-official-examined/http://www.engadget.com/2008/09/10/microsoft-sidewinder-x8-gaming-mouse-gets-official-examined/Sep 10th 2008 8:14PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2008/09/10/microsoft-sidewinder-x8-gaming-mouse-gets-official-examined/http://www.engadget.com/2008/09/10/microsoft-sidewinder-x8-gaming-mouse-gets-official-examined/Sep 10th 2008 11:05PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2008/09/10/microsoft-sidewinder-x8-gaming-mouse-gets-official-examined/http://www.engadget.com/2008/09/10/microsoft-sidewinder-x8-gaming-mouse-gets-official-examined/
So have you ever seen these guys in action? I've never seen a wireless mouse in a Korean Starcraft match; only American pro-gamers use "high-end" (fiat, I'm sure) peripherals. While I'll admit that a G5 is definitely nicer than a ball mouse, I'm sure those guys up there are willing to bet their sponsorships on the fact that the two are identical in-game.]]>Jun 4th 2009 12:23AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2008/09/10/microsoft-sidewinder-x8-gaming-mouse-gets-official-examined/http://www.engadget.com/2008/09/10/microsoft-sidewinder-x8-gaming-mouse-gets-official-examined/Sep 10th 2008 4:17PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2008/09/10/microsoft-sidewinder-x8-gaming-mouse-gets-official-examined/http://www.engadget.com/2008/09/10/microsoft-sidewinder-x8-gaming-mouse-gets-official-examined/Sep 10th 2008 4:17PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2008/09/10/microsoft-sidewinder-x8-gaming-mouse-gets-official-examined/http://www.engadget.com/2008/09/10/microsoft-sidewinder-x8-gaming-mouse-gets-official-examined/Sep 10th 2008 4:24PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2008/09/10/microsoft-sidewinder-x8-gaming-mouse-gets-official-examined/http://www.engadget.com/2008/09/10/microsoft-sidewinder-x8-gaming-mouse-gets-official-examined/Sep 10th 2008 5:01PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2008/09/10/microsoft-sidewinder-x8-gaming-mouse-gets-official-examined/http://www.engadget.com/2008/09/10/microsoft-sidewinder-x8-gaming-mouse-gets-official-examined/Sep 10th 2008 4:18PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2008/09/10/microsoft-sidewinder-x8-gaming-mouse-gets-official-examined/http://www.engadget.com/2008/09/10/microsoft-sidewinder-x8-gaming-mouse-gets-official-examined/Sep 10th 2008 4:28PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2008/09/10/microsoft-sidewinder-x8-gaming-mouse-gets-official-examined/http://www.engadget.com/2008/09/10/microsoft-sidewinder-x8-gaming-mouse-gets-official-examined/Sep 10th 2008 4:19PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2008/09/10/microsoft-sidewinder-x8-gaming-mouse-gets-official-examined/http://www.engadget.com/2008/09/10/microsoft-sidewinder-x8-gaming-mouse-gets-official-examined/Sep 10th 2008 4:24PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2008/09/10/microsoft-sidewinder-x8-gaming-mouse-gets-official-examined/http://www.engadget.com/2008/09/10/microsoft-sidewinder-x8-gaming-mouse-gets-official-examined/Sep 10th 2008 5:08PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2008/09/10/microsoft-sidewinder-x8-gaming-mouse-gets-official-examined/http://www.engadget.com/2008/09/10/microsoft-sidewinder-x8-gaming-mouse-gets-official-examined/
4000dpi isn't bad for a 1st gen optical-tech mouse :) I'm pretty stoked.


C'mon Logitech!!!]]>Sep 10th 2008 4:20PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2008/09/10/microsoft-sidewinder-x8-gaming-mouse-gets-official-examined/http://www.engadget.com/2008/09/10/microsoft-sidewinder-x8-gaming-mouse-gets-official-examined/Sep 10th 2008 4:20PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2008/09/10/microsoft-sidewinder-x8-gaming-mouse-gets-official-examined/http://www.engadget.com/2008/09/10/microsoft-sidewinder-x8-gaming-mouse-gets-official-examined/Sep 10th 2008 4:30PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2008/09/10/microsoft-sidewinder-x8-gaming-mouse-gets-official-examined/http://www.engadget.com/2008/09/10/microsoft-sidewinder-x8-gaming-mouse-gets-official-examined/Sep 10th 2008 4:42PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2008/09/10/microsoft-sidewinder-x8-gaming-mouse-gets-official-examined/http://www.engadget.com/2008/09/10/microsoft-sidewinder-x8-gaming-mouse-gets-official-examined/Sep 10th 2008 4:43PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2008/09/10/microsoft-sidewinder-x8-gaming-mouse-gets-official-examined/http://www.engadget.com/2008/09/10/microsoft-sidewinder-x8-gaming-mouse-gets-official-examined/
Seriously Apple, did anybody really have a problem with mouse buttons? They took the world's most elegant input device and overengineered it to death.]]>Sep 10th 2008 4:43PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2008/09/10/microsoft-sidewinder-x8-gaming-mouse-gets-official-examined/http://www.engadget.com/2008/09/10/microsoft-sidewinder-x8-gaming-mouse-gets-official-examined/Sep 10th 2008 4:21PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2008/09/10/microsoft-sidewinder-x8-gaming-mouse-gets-official-examined/http://www.engadget.com/2008/09/10/microsoft-sidewinder-x8-gaming-mouse-gets-official-examined/Sep 10th 2008 4:21PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2008/09/10/microsoft-sidewinder-x8-gaming-mouse-gets-official-examined/http://www.engadget.com/2008/09/10/microsoft-sidewinder-x8-gaming-mouse-gets-official-examined/Sep 10th 2008 4:25PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2008/09/10/microsoft-sidewinder-x8-gaming-mouse-gets-official-examined/http://www.engadget.com/2008/09/10/microsoft-sidewinder-x8-gaming-mouse-gets-official-examined/
is not razr.. is rawr... get your lol/hawt/ etc etc straight.!]]>Sep 10th 2008 4:27PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2008/09/10/microsoft-sidewinder-x8-gaming-mouse-gets-official-examined/http://www.engadget.com/2008/09/10/microsoft-sidewinder-x8-gaming-mouse-gets-official-examined/It's RAZR as in Motorola Razr. Hello Moto!]]>Sep 10th 2008 4:29PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2008/09/10/microsoft-sidewinder-x8-gaming-mouse-gets-official-examined/http://www.engadget.com/2008/09/10/microsoft-sidewinder-x8-gaming-mouse-gets-official-examined/Sep 10th 2008 4:30PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2008/09/10/microsoft-sidewinder-x8-gaming-mouse-gets-official-examined/http://www.engadget.com/2008/09/10/microsoft-sidewinder-x8-gaming-mouse-gets-official-examined/
why dont you name this beaty too.
http://www.oaktreeent.com/web_photos/Telephones/Motorola_Cellular-One_Cell-Phone_web.jpg]]>Sep 10th 2008 4:38PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2008/09/10/microsoft-sidewinder-x8-gaming-mouse-gets-official-examined/http://www.engadget.com/2008/09/10/microsoft-sidewinder-x8-gaming-mouse-gets-official-examined/Sep 10th 2008 4:39PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2008/09/10/microsoft-sidewinder-x8-gaming-mouse-gets-official-examined/http://www.engadget.com/2008/09/10/microsoft-sidewinder-x8-gaming-mouse-gets-official-examined/That phone was the inspiration for Nelly's "Hot In Here" video. Women see it, they start taking off their clothes, all of a sudden the roof is in flames. ]]>Sep 10th 2008 4:41PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2008/09/10/microsoft-sidewinder-x8-gaming-mouse-gets-official-examined/http://www.engadget.com/2008/09/10/microsoft-sidewinder-x8-gaming-mouse-gets-official-examined/Sep 10th 2008 4:21PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2008/09/10/microsoft-sidewinder-x8-gaming-mouse-gets-official-examined/http://www.engadget.com/2008/09/10/microsoft-sidewinder-x8-gaming-mouse-gets-official-examined/Sep 10th 2008 4:26PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2008/09/10/microsoft-sidewinder-x8-gaming-mouse-gets-official-examined/http://www.engadget.com/2008/09/10/microsoft-sidewinder-x8-gaming-mouse-gets-official-examined/Sep 11th 2008 8:03AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2008/09/10/microsoft-sidewinder-x8-gaming-mouse-gets-official-examined/http://www.engadget.com/2008/09/10/microsoft-sidewinder-x8-gaming-mouse-gets-official-examined/
Sadly my MX700 is dying, hence looking at the new crop of wireless mice.]]>Feb 24th 2009 1:45PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2008/09/10/microsoft-sidewinder-x8-gaming-mouse-gets-official-examined/http://www.engadget.com/2008/09/10/microsoft-sidewinder-x8-gaming-mouse-gets-official-examined/
Also, is anyone else a little annoyed at how neutral posts were also made grayed out a little? Is it too much to ask to make this an option rather than just how stuff is displayed, always?]]>Sep 10th 2008 4:32PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2008/09/10/microsoft-sidewinder-x8-gaming-mouse-gets-official-examined/http://www.engadget.com/2008/09/10/microsoft-sidewinder-x8-gaming-mouse-gets-official-examined/Sep 10th 2008 4:39PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2008/09/10/microsoft-sidewinder-x8-gaming-mouse-gets-official-examined/http://www.engadget.com/2008/09/10/microsoft-sidewinder-x8-gaming-mouse-gets-official-examined/Sep 10th 2008 4:40PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2008/09/10/microsoft-sidewinder-x8-gaming-mouse-gets-official-examined/http://www.engadget.com/2008/09/10/microsoft-sidewinder-x8-gaming-mouse-gets-official-examined/http://www.esreality.com/?a=post&id=1265679
hope it gets updated soon, but its still a good read for anyone who hasn't seen it yet.]]>Sep 10th 2008 5:07PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2008/09/10/microsoft-sidewinder-x8-gaming-mouse-gets-official-examined/http://www.engadget.com/2008/09/10/microsoft-sidewinder-x8-gaming-mouse-gets-official-examined/
I'm not sure when I'll need that kind of support, but I'll take it.]]>Sep 10th 2008 5:49PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2008/09/10/microsoft-sidewinder-x8-gaming-mouse-gets-official-examined/http://www.engadget.com/2008/09/10/microsoft-sidewinder-x8-gaming-mouse-gets-official-examined/Sep 10th 2008 6:03PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2008/09/10/microsoft-sidewinder-x8-gaming-mouse-gets-official-examined/http://www.engadget.com/2008/09/10/microsoft-sidewinder-x8-gaming-mouse-gets-official-examined/Sep 10th 2008 8:10PM