Got my new sidewinder x4 today!

[IOWA]

And love it! Still adjusting to it for speed and all that but overall it's a really comfortable keyboard to type on and these macros are pretty darn cool. It's very responsive and the 26 key anti-ghosting technology is certainly no joke.

 

[alostpacket]

pics or it didnt happen!

 

[mikedt]

Anti-ghosting technology?! Isn't that what we used to call n-key rollover back in the day?

 

[nkk]

Anti-ghosting technology?! Isn't that what we used to call n-key rollover back in the day?

That is exactly what it is. To this day I have no idea why people use USB for keyboards. A stupid PS/2 port has n-key rollover (i.e. I can mash all of the keys with no ghosting) and does not take up my usb ports (although admittedly I have 8 not counting hubs, which is a bit excessive).


Anyway, nice keyboard. I prefer mechanical, but a good non-mechanical switch is not so bad.

Nkk

 

[IOWA]

That is exactly what it is. To this day I have no idea why people use USB for keyboards. A stupid PS/2 port has n-key rollover (i.e. I can mash all of the keys with no ghosting) and does not take up my usb ports (although admittedly I have 8 not counting hubs, which is a bit excessive).


Anyway, nice keyboard. I prefer mechanical, but a good non-mechanical switch is not so bad.

Nkk

Mechanical + backlit + macros are a hard (and expensive) combination to find