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The current mode is identified with the light at the top of the keyboard next to bank switch button.Īlso the keyboard backlighting provides a visual cue which banks you are using - more specifically Personally I assign three banks to my three major modes of work: In banks 2 and 3 numeric pad can be converted into a set Keyboard has three settings for key assignments called Banks which are numbered 1,2 and 3. As such they cannotīe used with Linux if macro programming is the feature that is desired.

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Pro 7.1 or later) so they are OS dependent for their macro programming functionality.

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This is a huge shortcoming as number of "special" keys in X4 is minimal.Īdvanced features on both keyboards do not work without special Windows drivers (require IntelliType There is no way to create macros that use the keyboard ability to decode simultaneous pressing.I would say that in addition to being non-detachable, hand rest is unusable in X4.

The mouse which is sad for this this price range.

They now provide legs to tilt it up, but still do not provide an additional USB port for.

They would be better off adding physical second column of buttons like in original XT keyboard

Button on the hand rest, which extends S1-S6 to S7-S12 ((Macro Toggle key) was also removed.

That makes creating and debugging application specific

They removed Intellitype invocation button from the keyboard, so now invocation of the IntellitypeĬhanges the context in which it is done.

In Intellitype menu and there is no "enable macro pad" check button for each banks of keys in Intellitype

Looks like numeric pad no longer can be used as a bank of macro buttons.

In comparison with X6, Sidewinder X4 keyboard is one step forward but seven steps back: Of Esc key and as such is better for administrators, but is a step back in almost all other categories: X4 is later model (released March 2010) despite the lower model number.

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Tricks with its Intellitype driver severely restricting its capability for every keyboard other the That capability is present only in X6 and disappeared in X4 (actually Microsoft plays dirty if it proves toīe useful in other tasks you can later assign it permanent shortcut, if nor simply discard. If you use a lot of macros you can assign one button (for example calculator button) to be on theįly, custom macro button dedicated for a macro you create during your current work. this was you can imitate X6 functionality in slightly more clumsy USB numeric pad to imitate this but you can't use IntellitypeĬonnectland CL-USB-NUMSPC USB Numeric keypad with 19 keys + Space Bar Having Enter and Del key of the left side is also extremely convenient. Keys which was very convenient as you can hit the keys with the left hand (assuming that you use the For "normal" right-handed people it allowed to use numeric keypad at the left as a set of programmable X6 has detachable keypad that can be attached to the keyboard either of left side or on right side using Microsoft used to ships two types of SideWinder Keyboard: X6 and X4. But there is always a way to improve your productivity even if programming keyboard is not (or Left-Windows) based shortcuts - you cannot assign complex key combinations like Ctrl-C toĪ single key.

True they have a serious limitation - you need to use mostly Right-Windows But programming is immenselyįlexible and please note that many time-saving shortcuts and abbreviations can be implemented using Cutting number of keystrokes even by just 5% representsĪn advantage well worth approximately $40 investment. Ounce of prevention is always worth pound of cure. Is probably the best alternative) and they do not allow creating macros on the fly using built-in SK-8135 USB Enhanced Multimedia Keyboard ) programming them is more difficult ( AutoHotkey Low cost keyboards also exist (see for example Dell Typically this is a carpal tunnel syndrome.įrom this point of view using high quality programmable keyboardĪnd mice is not a whim but a necessity, especially as the person became older.

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That sometimes lead to developing professional illnesses connected with this activity. Often for 10 hours straight, and few make breaks. TheyĪn important consideration in selection of the keyboard is that webmasters, programmers and Unix administrators usually typeĪll day long.

Logitech G110 are reasonable alternatives. If the price shoot higher Logitech G510s Gaming Keyboard and As of June 2013 both are discontinued, although X4 can still be boughįor around $45 on Amazon. Note: A s of June 2012 X6 is discontinued only X4 Preventing RSI for programmers and sysadmins Microsoft Sidewinder X4 and X6 Keyboards News (slightly skeptical) Educational society promoting " Back to basics" movement against IT overcomplexity Softpanorama May the source be with you, but remember the KISS principle -)