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Microsoft Sidewinder Gaming Mouse comparison

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Price $59.99 to $71.95 $44.99 to $62.99 $69.60 to $112.99 $46.99 to $60.03 $49.99 to $59.99
CNET editors' rating
Average user rating
Release date October 01, 2007 June 01, 2007 September 15, 2007 January 15, 2007 August 20, 2008
The Bottom Line Microsoft took almost every popular feature of various high-end gaming mice and wrapped it into one highly customizable product. The design could use a little refinement, but otherwise the new Sidewinder Gaming Mouse would be a worthy addition to your PC gaming arsenal. Logitech finally earns a CNET Editors' Choice award with this update to its flagship gaming mouse. An extra thumb button, an updated laser sensor, and more convenient and flexible customization options than the competition make this mouse easy to recommend to any PC gamer. Usually we're fans of Logitech's gaming mice, but its highest-end G9 Laser Mouse is expensive, overly complex, and lacks the ergonomic thought we've come to expect. If you like to brag about dot-per-inch limits, perhaps the G9's 3,200dpi laser will be enough to sell you, but for the price, we expect the design to match. Razer's DeathAdder gaming mouse is a powerful accessory for fans of 3D shooters and others who might demand a high degree of customizability in their mice. We wish that Razer had delivered on its promise of Vista support out of the box, but aside from that and a few other issues, the DeathAdder performs exceptionally well. Microsoft's pared-down SideWinder X5 Mouse is supposed to offer PC gamers a lower-cost version of its award-winning higher-end model. Instead, it comes across as flimsy and overly stripped down. Other mice deliver better control for the same price.
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Features
Features Switchable resolution
LCD screen
Scrolling wheel
Adjustable weight
Disabled sleep mode
Zoom wheel
Sensitivity adjustment
Adjustable weight
Polytetrafluoroethylene (PTFE) feet
MicroGear Precision Scroll Wheel
Info unavailable Scrolling wheel
Switchable resolution
Programmable buttons
Performance 7080 fps
6.4 megapixels per second
20 G maximum acceleration
Realtime sensitivity switching 400/800/2000 dpi
1000 reports per second
Info unavailable 7080 fps
20 G maximum acceleration
Realtime sensitivity switching 400/800/2000 dpi
Cables Included 1 x USB cable - Integrated
Info unavailable 1 x USB cable - Integrated
Info unavailable 1 x USB cable - Integrated
Dimensions (WxDxH) 3 in x 5.1 in
Info unavailable Info unavailable Info unavailable Info unavailable
Connectivity Technology Wired - USB
Wired - USB
Wired - USB
Cable
Wired - USB
Orientation Info unavailable Right-handed
Info unavailable Info unavailable Right-handed
Product Description Microsoft SideWinder Mouse Mouse
Logitech G5 Laser Mouse Mouse
Logitech G9 Laser Mouse Mouse
Info unavailable Microsoft SideWinder X5 Mouse Mouse
Buttons Qty 5
Info unavailable Info unavailable Info unavailable 9
Movement Resolution 2000 dpi
2000 dpi
3200 dpi
Info unavailable 2000 dpi
Movement Detection Technology Laser
Laser
Laser
Info unavailable Laser
Device Type Mouse
Mouse
Mouse
Info unavailable Mouse
OS Required Info unavailable Microsoft Windows 98/ME/2000/XP
Microsoft Windows Vista
Info unavailable Info unavailable Microsoft Windows XP SP2
Microsoft Windows 2000
Microsoft Windows Vista
Manufacturer Warranty Info unavailable 3 years warranty
3 years warranty
Info unavailable 3 years warranty
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