- Mar 22, 2008
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OK...looking to spend some $ here.
What I currently own:
Logitech G9
Apple Aluminum Keyboard
I was really interested in the MS Sidewinder X8...looks like it would just be more comfortable and ergonomic than the G9, plus higher DPI too.
Then I got to looking around and saw the Belkin n52te. Now, my keyboard works fine...no qualms there...but could something like the Belkin give me a bit of a boost as far as gaming is concerned (mainly action games, FPS)? I like that its backlit too, pretty cool. I ask because I use a laptop for gaming and have the keyboard on the palm rest of the laptop (dont like using/wearing down keyboard keys unless I have too) and my hand, although not uncomfortable, seems to be a little "meh" while gaming...
Logitech G9 although it works, I find my bigger hands usually sliding back towards the rear of the mouse and often forget to use the side buttons while gaming. I have these mapped to reload and melee, which is what I WOULD use them for, but they are often out of quick reach once my hand has rested comfortably on the grip. I often end up using "R" on the keyboard to reload and simply forget about melee (which has costed me more deaths than Id like to admit.). In this respect I feel the X8 would prevail.
What are all of your opinions? Better mouse (although G9 works, its not what I would consider "ideal"...but I havent tried the X8 and no one around me sells them :/) or game pad? I almost feel that with more buttons and better placement the reload and melee could be mapped more ergonomically than the keyboard...
Cliffs if you are one of those "TLDR" types:
-Keyboard works but is in a less that preferred posistion. Belkin n52te to the rescue with more and better placed keys/buttons?
-G9 works as a mouse, but not so much a multi-button gaming mouse. Sidewinder X8 to the rescue with better hand placement and easier accessible buttons?
I dont know...AT give me some opinions! Thanks!
What I currently own:
Logitech G9
Apple Aluminum Keyboard
I was really interested in the MS Sidewinder X8...looks like it would just be more comfortable and ergonomic than the G9, plus higher DPI too.
Then I got to looking around and saw the Belkin n52te. Now, my keyboard works fine...no qualms there...but could something like the Belkin give me a bit of a boost as far as gaming is concerned (mainly action games, FPS)? I like that its backlit too, pretty cool. I ask because I use a laptop for gaming and have the keyboard on the palm rest of the laptop (dont like using/wearing down keyboard keys unless I have too) and my hand, although not uncomfortable, seems to be a little "meh" while gaming...
Logitech G9 although it works, I find my bigger hands usually sliding back towards the rear of the mouse and often forget to use the side buttons while gaming. I have these mapped to reload and melee, which is what I WOULD use them for, but they are often out of quick reach once my hand has rested comfortably on the grip. I often end up using "R" on the keyboard to reload and simply forget about melee (which has costed me more deaths than Id like to admit.). In this respect I feel the X8 would prevail.
What are all of your opinions? Better mouse (although G9 works, its not what I would consider "ideal"...but I havent tried the X8 and no one around me sells them :/) or game pad? I almost feel that with more buttons and better placement the reload and melee could be mapped more ergonomically than the keyboard...
Cliffs if you are one of those "TLDR" types:
-Keyboard works but is in a less that preferred posistion. Belkin n52te to the rescue with more and better placed keys/buttons?
-G9 works as a mouse, but not so much a multi-button gaming mouse. Sidewinder X8 to the rescue with better hand placement and easier accessible buttons?
I dont know...AT give me some opinions! Thanks!
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