Product Description

Elevate your skills with the revolutionary Microsoft SideWinder Mouse designed to provide you with unprecedented performance, handling, and adaptability. Customize your mouse with every game you play using advanced software and adjustable accessories. Use the first ever LCD display on a gaming mouse for macro recording and DPI settings to reduce on-screen interference during gameplay.

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Product Details

• Amazon Sales Rank: #2894 in Consumer Electronics
• Brand: Microsoft
• Model: HKA-00001
• Platform: Windows
• Format: CD
• Dimensions: 9.06" h x 2.83" w x 9.06" l, 1.10 pounds

Features

• On-the-Fly DPI Switching - Three buttons instantly switch between DPI 400, 800, and 2000 or you can customize settings using special software
• LCD Display on a Mouse - DPI settings and macro recording icons are displayed on the mouse to reduce on-screen interference
• Cable Anchor & Accessories Storage Box - Enjoy wired performance with the feel of wireless, easily adjust your cable configuration, and conveniently stow away your accessories
• Quick Launch Button - One-touch takes you to Games Explorer in Windows Vista
• 5 Programmable Main Buttons - Customize your main gaming buttons to your preference

From the Manufacturer

The Performance Gaming Mouse System
Welcome to a revolution in gaming mouse performance, handling, and custom tuning. Microsoft SideWinder Mouse introduces one-of-a-kind features like veritcal side buttons, an LCD display, and a unique shape designed for quick and super-precise action.

Gaming System First LCD display on a gaming mouse. DPI settings and macro recording icons are displayed on the mouse to reduce the on-screen interference. Cable anchor and accessories storage box. Adjust your cable length for a wireless feel; holder doubles as a storage box for accessories. Quick launch button. One-touch access to Microsoft PC Gaming features. Performance Handling Vertical metal side buttons The top/bottom design makes locating side buttons easier and reduces inadvertent actuation risk. Wide Metal Scroll Wheel Better feel and response with detent clicking action. Engineered for Speed Shape designed for quick, balance, precision gaming action. Custom Tuning On-the-Fly DPI Switching Instantly switch sensitivity between high, medium, and low with one click. Adjustable Mouse Weights Select your preference for mouse weight. Changeable Mouse Feet Choice of three different materials for glide preference. Macro Recording Record in-game macros using a dedicated macro record button. Quick Turn Check your perimeter with the click of a button. 5 Programmable Main Buttons Customize your main gaming buttons to your preference. Additional Features and Benefits Shape and button positions engineered for fast, comfortable, precise gaming action Instantly switch sensitivity between high, medium, and low with one click DPI settings and macro recording icons are displayed on mouse Adjust your cable length for a wireless feel Cable anchor doubles as accessories storage Check your perimeter with the click of a button Record in-game macros using a dedicated macro record button Adjustable mouse weights allow you to select your preferred mouse weight Replaceable mouse feet with 3 different materials for glide preference Get maximum flexibility with 5 programmable buttons plus special function buttons

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Customer Reviews

Not for girl gamers
I normally don't post reviews, but felt I owed it to the girl gamer community :)

This mouse is way too big for my hand and I am tall and don't have the smallest hands. SO if you are a guy and your hands are on the small side, you may want to stray from this mouse as well. My thumb barely reaches the two side buttons (4 & 5) I found I had to turn my hand awkardly on the mouse to be able to hit them comfortably. Even the middle mouse button is a stretch, but is sensitive enough its a little less cumbersome.

Its a shame because I really like the response time of the mouse and I like a heavier mouse and it moves really smooth for being heavier. SO I gave this one to my husband and went back to my logitek.

So if you have exceptionally large hands this may be the mouse for you :)

A Keeper
This mouse is not perfect but I would have given it a 4.5 so I upgraded it to a 5.

For my large hands this mouse feels just right. It moves well on my nylon mat that I use for a pad and I have tried it on a hardwood desktop with good results. The mouse has very good yaw and pitch movement and it is easy to adjust dpi setting on the fly.

It has a quick turn feature that works very well in first person shooters. you assign one of the buttons for quick turn around and as your playing if you want to check who's behind you click the button and you turn 180 degree's. If you need to change your direction fast because you can see your out numbered ahead it comes in mighty handy.

The top buttons have a good responsive click to them and I had no problem with learning the over and under side buttons, which I perfer over my old Logitec MX518 foward and aft configuration.

The weight of this mouse without adding extra weights feels about the same as the MX518. I choose to add 5 grams of weight to it and perfer it that way.

The mouse wheel has a micro feeling touch and a little too light for my taste, but I got use to it fairly quickly. The one feature I think would have made this a great mouse would to have put side push switching on the wheel for adjusting look around corners.

I think this mouse is well constructed and will hold up for a long while.

If you running windows/vista than it has two other buttons that bring up the game file and macro changing, useful but not really must have feature.

All in all a confident and very good gaming mouse.

Not a bad gaming mouse
This is a reasonable gaming mouse, but has some problems which may be dealbreakers for you.

Pro:
-adjustable weight (I like mine heavy)
-adjustable sensitivity, whether you like to twitch your wrist or engage the whole arm, you can create settings that feel good to you.
-BIG, It's massive, one thing that always bugged me about the Logitech G5 was that my hand wrapped around it, the Sidewinder is enormous, and my hand rests atop it, quite comfortably I might add.
-Detent scrolling, many mice have switched to smooth scrolling which is much less useful for weapon selection in FPS games.
-Macro button allows you to create macros in game, on the fly

Con:
-detents in the scroll wheel don't have as much resistance as I would like
-would like more weight (included weights allow addition of 30g max.)
-no tilting scroll wheel, my previous mouse had a tilting wheel which I used for leaning left and right in F.E.A.R. , however, as few games implement this feature, this isn't a major issue. However, I also used wheel tilting to switch between tabs in my browser (Opera), so I still use that G5 for general use and browsing, and have the Sidewinder strictly for gaming.

The addition of a tilting wheel would have easily boosted this to 5 stars. If you like tilting wheel mice for browsing, as I do, consider a logitech G9, which has an almost identical feature set, minus the macro button.