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4.0 out of 5 stars
Not Perfect but good gaming/general use mouse, June 7, 2009
I am glad I purchased this although it is not without it's flaws, so I'll try to go into detail as much as possible so you can decide it it's for you.
Pros:
-This mouse is very comfortable to use for long periods of time.
-Very smooth, glides easily on a cloth pad I am now using (on hard pad it was actually hard to control).
-Good scroll wheel. It has indentations, not too noisy, and it is flat instead of rounded so it's easier to click. And the click is more like a normal button instead of the soft feel that many scroll wheels exhibit.
-Lift-off distance is good. I measured about 2.4-2.5 mm liftoff (the thickness of two CDs). This was on both a hard pad and a cloth pad. I have had no problems personally with that distance but you should measure what you currently have to see if you would have problems getting used to that. However there is a caveat with liftoff that I cover in the cons.
-On-the-fly sensitivity in the form of three specific buttons, and the active one lights up. These three points are adjustable in software.
-Light and easy to hold when you do reposition it.
Cons:
-I think the side buttons, while well thought out, might not be convenient enough to use. You will probably have to reach a little to get to the one on your thumb side, but it's not too bad. The one on the other side however will probably not get used much.
-Coarse sensitivity adjustments in software (400,800,1000,1600,2000) to assign to the three buttons. In practice this is very minor.
-No rubber texture on anything, if you like that (I only mention it in case it wasn't clear from the pictures, it's not really a con for me)
-While lift-off was OK, there seems to be a slight issue with the placement of the sensor in the mouse, it is not straight above the hole but on an angle. Since it is on an angle, when you lift the mouse off the pad the cursor will move slightly to the left. So if you are holding on to a target, and you want to reposition the mouse, it will move off the target. During actual use this has not been a problem for me but most other mice have the sensor straight above the hole so moving straight up and down does not translate to movement. To get an idea, it is like when you lifted an old ball mouse off the pad, and the ball dropped down causing a slight movement of the cursor.
So I personally like this mouse and I will probably use it a long time. I have not had experience with other Sidewinder mice nor any Razer products so I can't compare it, but I personally preferred it to the MX518 although that is just due to the size of the Logitech mouse, I'm not used to larger asymmetrical designs. At this price I think the X3 is a great choice.
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3 of 3 people found the following review helpful:
4.0 out of 5 stars
DPI Buttons NOT programmable, June 26, 2009
i like ambidextrous mice (seems more natural to me) and is the reason i bought this one. i was VERY dissapointed that the DPI buttons are not programmable. i'm not a gamer and don't really need to change DPI on the fly and would like to have been able to reassign the DPI buttons.
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5.0 out of 5 stars
Great but not Perfect, January 30, 2010
First, I'm not a gamer, so this review relates to general computer use. I use Windows 7 64 and I have a 22" widescreen display set at 1680 x 1050. I also use a secondary display (side by side) when I am programming. I use a kind of hybred grip, I rest my lower palm on the base of the mouse, my thumb and ring fingers on the sides, and my index and middle finger are elevated over the mouse with my fingertips gently resting on buttons 1 and 2. Now on to the sidewinder X3 ...
The mouse has a conventional feel to it and it is very light. The size/shape/weight compare to my MS intellimouse optical. Very comfortable for daily use, I use mine for 8-10 hours a day. The grip is comfortable, I'm right handed, but would be the same for lefties. The mouse body is plastic, the grey top area is very smooth, the black left and right sides appear to be slightly textured but it is almost unnoticeable. The mouse has large teflon feet and it glides effortlessly. I'm using mine on a 2 dollar cloth/rubber backed mouse pad. It appears it would be very easy to clean if you got some peanut butter or sonmething on it (come on, we all have done this!). The right/left mouse buttons (buttons 1/2) are very responsive and have a nice click to them. The mouse wheel is rubber, has a good feel to it and spins in a racheted fashion. The wheel click (button 3) is very easy to do and does not cause the mouse to scroll when pressing. The left/right side buttons (buttons 4/5) are also very responsive and have a nice click to them, but they are located pretty far foward on the mouse body. To select the button on the thumb side (depends on left or right handed) you must move your hand forward on the mouse body. The button on your ring finger side is easily selected using your ring finger (for me anyways). The DPI buttons are placed on the very top of the mouse behind the mouse wheel and are out of the way, they are easy to select, but you won't select them by mistake. Overall a nice feel.
I installed Intellimouse 7.0, this software will 'enhance' the mouse applet in your control panel. With the enhanced mouse control applet you can reprogram all 5 buttons and set the dpi for each of the 3 dpi buttons (from 200 to 2000 dpi). I left the 5 buttons at their default settings, and set my DPIs to 2000/1600/1000. You can also define custom settings and/or macros for specific applications. Pretty cool. One thing to note, In pointer options, set pointer speed to 6 and enhance pointer precision to off. This will set tracking to 1:1 meaning the software will not try to speed up/slow down mouse movements, the mouse will control this. You can then use the different dpi settings to determine where you are most comfortable.
Regarding performance, this mouse is superb. The mouse is very responsive and tracking is excellent. I'm using the 2000 dpi setting, with no software acceleration (see above). The mouse polls on the usb port at 500hz so there is absoluutely no lag (at most 2 ms). Most mice poll at 125hz (8 ms lag). Precision movements are very easy to control. Selecting and clicking on specific locations is very effortless. With my previous mouse (450 dpi) I used the highest setting in pointer precision, in this mode the software tries to adjust where you are selecting, and sometimes you have to readjust the pointer, by wiggling the mouse. No more. Not at 1:1. I move the mouse, the pointer moves exactly where I want. I use this mouse for 8-10 house at a time and I feel no fatigue or stress on my hand.
Overall I highly recomment this mouse, but full retail price is still a little high. I got mine for roughly 40% off retail, so just a few bucks more than a traditional 5 button mouse. The comfort, response time, and precision of the mouse are all great. My only complaint, the side button next to your thumb. It's a pain to select, hopefully I'll get used to it.
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