Microsoft Sidewinder X4

Overview

The Microsoft Sidewinder X4 features an anti-ghosting technology that ensures even the most complex key combinations will be recognized by the computer, allowing up to 26 keys to be pressed at once -- a valuable feature for you button mashers.

TechSpot Metascore

Based on 16 expert reviews

Excellent:

5
Good:

7
Average:

4
Bad:

0

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Last revision on September 19, 2013

Reviewers Liked

Optimized and less expensive gaming keyboard option
Stylish keyboard
Plug-and-play functionality including multimedia keys and backlight
Advanced functionality (macros)
Hardware AntiGhosting technology performs as presented
Comfortable palm rest
Works well in games (antighosting and fully backlit)

Reviewers Didn't Like

Doesn't have the Microsoft unique detachable number pad or Cruise Control
Less than ideal tactile feedback on keys
Play/pause driver issue
Only red backlighting
They got rid of the “knobs” from their previous Sidewinder keyboard
Feels plasticky
No USB hub
Looks basic compared to its older brother, the X6
Overpriced when comparing features

Expert reviews and ratings

While the X4 isn’t as feature rich as the X6, its anti-ghosting gives it an edge that make it a worthy gaming buy....

By ITP.net on November 01, 2010

The Microsoft Sidewinder X4 Gaming Keyboard and Sidewinder is a superb product and have all the elements of what a gaming system would need. From phenomenal performance to full packed features with programmable buttons on the keyboard, hard core...

By Hardware-Pacers on July 18, 2010

The X4 is good choice for any gamer who wants the important stuff and not so many...

By TopTenREVIEWS on June 01, 2010

While many games support the use of a gaming console, some users are not comfortable with this type of approach and would prefer to use their keyboard as their main control method....

By GadgetSpeak on May 13, 2010

While you might spend a fortune on the hardware inside your PC, the way you interact with it is just as important as silky smooth frame rates; it pays to equip yourself with a decent keyboard.The Microsoft Sidewinder X4 is the latest contender to...

By Bit-tech.net on April 18, 2010

I have to say that I am a little disappointed with the Sidewinder X4. Much of the design flair and features that are present on the X6 are gone, as to be expected from lower model. Potential macro keys are reduced from ninety to eightteen. The...

By Tech Arkade on March 30, 2010

For the Sidewinder X4 Microsoft seems to have taken the basic keyboard design and added some macros and multimedia keys; otherwise what you see is what you get. The Sidewinder X4 is Microsoft's low-cost, low-end version of a gaming keyboard that...

By DragonSteelMods on March 25, 2010

Its hard to find anything to dislike about this keyboard. The keys make a pleasant sound when pressed, though this is more of a preference than anything, I enjoy simply typing with it. The programmable macro keys are beyond useful for both gamers and...

By LanOC Reviews on March 16, 2010

The Microsoft SideWinder X4 Gaming Keyboard is a very functional, if a bit plebian, gaming keyboard with no major gripes that works well. blog comments powered by Disqus...

By I4U on March 12, 2010

A very reasonable offering but hard to fall in love with...

By Pocket-lint on February 24, 2010

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