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Father’s Day Giveaway #3- Microsoft SideWinder X5 Mouse

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To truly appreciate Microsoft’s SideWinder X5 Mouse, I put it in the hands of my teenage neighbor and told him to test it out for me. According to his mom, this teen spends way too much time in front of the computer playing games like World of Warcraft but is quite knowledgeable about tech specs. Before opening the box, this teenager was impressed by just scanning the specs on the box, “Over 7000 frames per second?!? No way!”

Just yesterday I was telling another dad who was a gamer about the Sidewinder X5 Mouse and he said, “Microsoft Sidewinder…That’s a great product line!” Clearly there were some high expectations for this gaming mouse.

Fast forward to the feedback and the teenager reported back to me that was quite impressed by the number of frames per second (7080 to be exact), accuracy due to the laser tracking, and speed. While he said it was a little heavier in his hand than his regular mouse, the weight was not a bad thing.

Designed for comfort and engineered for precision, this wired 9-button gaming mouse is features adjustable DPI switching for accuracy or fast movement, customizable buttons so you can map your favorite gaming actions, and a Quick Launch Button for one touch access to Microsoft PC gaming features. True gamers know that the buttons on mice tend to wear out but this one is built to last and has a main button life that is rated for 10,000,000 clicks.

If those features get you excited, then this mouse is the perfect choice for someone like you who is looking for a competitive edge. World of Warcraft will never be the same with this baby!

Microsoft is giving one Tech Savvy Mama PC gamer a Sidewinder X5 Mouse which makes a perfect Father’s Day present for any gaming dad! 

 
Just leave a comment telling me who would love this super cool gaming mouse and why. 
 
For an extra entry, Tweet this: @TechSavvyMama is giving away a Microsoft SideWinder X5 Mouse and tons of goodies for dads!  http://tr.im/nR8L

 

I’ll randomly choose a winner from the comments on Tuesday, June 16.

Check out my other Father’s Day giveaways:

Thanks to Microsoft for providing a Sidewinder X5 to review and give away!

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  1. melanie says

    my dad would love to have a great mouse like this for his computer. he is one of those guys that is always messing up his computer because he thinks he knows what he is doing, but he doesn’t. if he had this mouse, maybe that would satisfy his techno-longings and he could just leave well enough alone everywhere else!

    melanie(dot)myatt(at)gmail(dot)com

  4. Marisa says

    My dad, the wannabe fighter pilot, would love using that instead of just a regular mouse for all of his aviation/WWII games…

    And I’m happy to encourage his hobby because my sister is going off to college next year and we can’t let the empty-nesting parents get too bored, can we? 🙂

  5. Seth says

    My dad would love this mouse! He spends tons of time on his laptop and his mouse just broke. He has been using the mouse pad and it is driving him crazy. This woul be a great gift for him.

    My email is
    roaring_pigeon@hotmail(dot)com

  22. Michele P. says

    My teenage son loves gaming (and he is now a dad as well, but that is another story!) and he would love this since he spends lots of evenings home now 🙂

    micaela6955 at msn dot com

  24. Lily says

    Ah!

    I want this mouse so badly. I’m right now using a really bad mouse, and it’s making me lose so badly in Halo 🙁

    Thanks so much for the giveaway!

    hotmail e-mail is fierce_angel_6000