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Title: Microsoft Sidewinder X4
Post by: jacko121 on Mon, 22 April 2013, 07:51:28
Hey guys i'm new  :D

Just wondering what sort of keys are in a Microsoft Sidewinder X4 and where could i get them.

Any help would be grateful or tips to do things with it.
Title: Re: Microsoft Sidewinder X4
Post by: davkol on Mon, 22 April 2013, 07:55:11
It's an ordinary rubber dome over membrane keyboard. Its keys have profile that is completely different from anything else (except X6, obviously).
Title: Re: Microsoft Sidewinder X4
Post by: jacko121 on Mon, 22 April 2013, 07:58:15
Does this mean i could not get custom keys? Or would i have to make them?
Title: Re: Microsoft Sidewinder X4
Post by: davkol on Mon, 22 April 2013, 08:00:34
You could make them, but it wouldn't be worth it.
Title: Re: Microsoft Sidewinder X4
Post by: bavman on Mon, 22 April 2013, 08:00:37
No custom keys. This forum is 99.9% mechanical keyboards, we don't take kindly to other keyboards around here. jk :)

I had a x4 a long time ago, I hated the small keys, returned it after a couple days, bought a mechanical keyboard and haven't looked back.
Title: Re: Microsoft Sidewinder X4
Post by: jacko121 on Mon, 22 April 2013, 08:15:44
Quote from: bavman on Mon, 22 April 2013, 08:00:37
No custom keys. This forum is 99.9% mechanical keyboards, we don't take kindly to other keyboards around here. jk :)

I had a x4 a long time ago, I hated the small keys, returned it after a couple days, bought a mechanical keyboard and haven't looked back.

Ah, well i'm mainly a gamer so may have to look into so gaming mechanical keyboards. Thanks
Title: Re: Microsoft Sidewinder X4
Post by: tricheboars on Mon, 22 April 2013, 09:33:42
ewww rubber domes. we dont know anything about those plebian keyboards around here.
Title: Re: Microsoft Sidewinder X4
Post by: RougeR on Mon, 22 April 2013, 10:07:47
get a mech. or go home.
Title: Re: Microsoft Sidewinder X4
Post by: daerid on Mon, 22 April 2013, 10:10:41
(http://i.imgur.com/ItJrxTU.png)
We don't take kindly to rubber domes around here

(says the poster boy for ridiculously expensive rubber domes)
Title: Re: Microsoft Sidewinder X4
Post by: Rule16 on Mon, 22 April 2013, 15:48:34
Quote from: jacko121 on Mon, 22 April 2013, 08:15:44
Quote from: bavman on Mon, 22 April 2013, 08:00:37
No custom keys. This forum is 99.9% mechanical keyboards, we don't take kindly to other keyboards around here. jk :)

I had a x4 a long time ago, I hated the small keys, returned it after a couple days, bought a mechanical keyboard and haven't looked back.

Ah, well i'm mainly a gamer so may have to look into so gaming mechanical keyboards. Thanks
You do realize that the only difference between "gaming" keyboards and typing keyboards is quality, and a few extra keys that you'll never use because they're out of the way, right?
Of course, the quality side leans in favour of the typing based keyboards, like CM Storm QFR, Filco, WASD V2, Matias, Realforce, etc. You'll be a lot happier with any of those just mentioned... I promise, I'm a competitive gamer.