When a game or application profile is assigned using the software, the keyboard detects the game or application you are running and applies your custom profile to the application. Programmable macro keys. Switch among three banks of six programmable macro keys to assign up to 18 macros per profile. In-game Macro Record button. Record any sequence of keystrokes—even standard chat messages. Macros are stored on your hard drive and can be easily shared.
Automatic macro repetition. Set your macros to repeat. Backlit keys. Media keys. A Better Look at Things:. The Sidewinder X4 comes in a red and black cardboard box same as most other Sidewinder branded products.
On the front of the box is an image of the keyboard with silhouettes of various gaming characters. Inside the box we find the keyboard, and installation disk and manual. The keyboard is composed of plastic that is piano black meaning fingerprints and dust will be noticeable very quickly.
The keys are backlit by red LEDs to provide a devilish appearance especially when playing with it in the dark. On the left side of the keyboard is a column of six assignable macro keys labeled S1-S6. These keys are designed for recorded gaming macros, which can initiate a sequence of keystrokes with just a push of a button. There are eighteen macros in total that can be assigned; above these buttons is the bank select button. This button switches the Sidewinder between standard and two gaming configurations with a light panel adjacent to the button indicating, which profile you are using.
A Sidewinder logo can be seen between these macro keys and the macro select button. The rest of the keyboard is standard fare with the QWERTY arrangement of keys and a number pad on the right hand side. At the base of the keyboard is a textured heel rest.
Click to enlarge. Want to comment? Please log in. Razer's targeting of hardcore MMO players continues with the Anansi keyboard. June 18, We particularly like the extra-wide spacebar, which ensures that reaching that all-important jump key is never a stretch. We took issue with the wrist rest. Although pleasantly textured, it's too shallow to provide any support and, with your fingers resting on the W, A, S and D keys, your hand is likely to arch over the wrist rest entirely, making it fairly useless.
We wouldn't recommend prolonged gaming sessions with the X4 without the use of an additional wrist support. Macro-oni and keys The X4 has six macro keys, each of which can store three macros, allowing you to program 18 macros in total. A key at the top of the X4 allows you cycle through each bank of six macros.
On-the-fly macro programming is simple enough -- hit the record key, then the macro key you wish to assign the macro to, and finally plug in the keys you want recorded. The macro keys themselves are slightly out of finger reach, which is rather inconvenient if you're playing a game in which every second counts.
Although the keyboard will work as soon as you plug it into your computer 's USB port, installing the included software lets you tinker with more advanced settings. You can customise the media keys; programme macro banks to automatically associate with certain programs, so you won't have to remember which macro banks you've assigned to your favourite games; and set up macro repeating, so that macros continually repeat until you stop them.
The keyboard input time is around 2 milliseconds, which is pretty darned swift. That kind of speed is vital if you're playing a game which relies on lightning-fast twitch skills.
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