alaTest has collected and analyzed 442 user reviews of Microsoft Sidewinder X4 from Amazon.co.uk. The average user rating for this product is 4.5/5, compared to an average user rating of 4.1/5 for other products in the same category on Amazon.co.uk. People are impressed by the design and durability. The size and usability also get good reviews.

alaTest has collected and analyzed 450 user reviews of Microsoft Sidewinder X4 from Amazon.com. The average user rating for this product is 4.4/5, compared to an average user rating of 4.0/5 for other products in the same category on Amazon.com. Reviewers are impressed by the durability and design. The reliability and price also get good opinions.

The biggest concern, Microsoft says, was that multiple keystrokes were periodically failing to register, a particular issue for players of real-time strategy games with their notoriously numerous and complex hotkey shortcuts.

While many games support the use of a gaming console, some users are not comfortable with this type of approach and would prefer to use their keyboard as their main control method.

While you might spend a fortune on the hardware inside your PC, the way you interact with it is just as important as silky smooth frame rates; it pays to equip yourself with a decent keyboard

Good gaming keyboards generally come with a price tag to scare you away at 50 paces. And, let's face it, the £49.99 cost of the latest Microsoft Sidewinder X4 is sure to have the same effect ...

We'll post a more detailed review once we've given the hardware a longer examination, but first impressions from half an hour of gaming, typing and general messing about with Microsoft's SideWinder X4 gaming keyboard are favourable.

Microsoft has a wide range of peripherals with the Sidewinder X4 targeting cash strapped gamers looking for a gaming keyboard

The Microsoft Sidewinder series gaming keyboards are top-of-the-line, highly functional gaming products that are excellent additions to any gamer's computer system. The These gaming keyboards are packed full of assignable keys that...

Microsoft's new keyboard product is being marketed with emphasis on a new technology called “anti-ghosting”. “Ghosting“ is the phenomenon when multiple keys are pressed, but not all are accurately recorded and transmitted to the computer because of...

After the apparent success of the Sidewinder X6 gaming keyboard, Microsoft decided to produce a "value" version. The Sidewinder X4 reduces some of the features of the X6 to reduce the price while gaining a more advanced anti-ghosting system. Will the...