Buy Microsoft SideWinder Force Feedback Wheel (USB)Microsoft SideWinder Force Feedback Wheel (USB) Product Description:
- Powerful 16-bit 25MHz co-processor provides lightning-fast forces to bring a new level of realism to your favorite games
- Full speed USB gives you quick and easy installation and set-up
- Easy-to-secure clamp provides a stable base for serious racing
- Ships with pre-defined schemes for 20 hot games, and let's you program or modify them yourself
- Compatible with Windows 98 SE, Me, 2000 Pro, XP Home or Professional
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13 of 13 people found the following review helpful.
great wheel
By Andrea Killingsworth
I have had this wheel for over 2 years, and it has been terriffic. It has gone from windows 98 to XP and is just as compatible as ever. It gets used and abused playing all types of games from the dirt track racing series, to formula 1, to nascar 4. It just keeps delievering the realism. I paid 150 bucks for mine, and would pay it again, but now the price has dropped.The forces are as real as it gets, buy this wheel now, you won't be dissapointed.
19 of 21 people found the following review helpful.
A good result for the truly dedicated
By David A. Bayliss
The value you get from this product will depend upon your dedication to race gaming.I bought it for my sons who would be using the machine for an hour or two a day. Whilst initial enthusiasm was expressed by all the reality is that the computer is still used as much as it was, but this wheel has not been out of the closet since April. Here are the facts (at least according to us):a) The base of this unit is huge, so when attached to a fairly standard computer desk with sliding keyboard drawer there is no room for the keyboard too.b) The unit has three different wires which come from the back of the unit, so these either have to be threaded over the back of the desk each time, or wrap around the front getting caught up in the kids legs.c) On many of the games we tried the force of the force feedback was much stronger than in typical arcade games, too strong for my 7 year old to handle. (Some games allow this to be altered, but not all)d) Most games require the wheel to be re-callibrated for each use, perfect for perfectionists but again it means significant 'daddy intervention' when the kids want to switch games.e) The power transformer is directly welded into the plug prongs, so this beast takes up three slots in a normal power block, thus requiring its own power block.Now, on the up-side. When I use the properly installed wheel you can callibrate things so that it does handle like a real car. So if you can set things up properly, and leave them set up, then I suspect this is a very good piece of kit.But for the casual user, too bulky, too messy and too much like hard work to be used frequently.
10 of 10 people found the following review helpful.A True Winner
By William Bierl
I bought this wheel mainly because I wanted my buddy to be able to race with me. He did not have a wheel, so I sold him the one I had and bought this one. Let me tell ya, very good investment. Not to knock Logitecs Wingman Formula Force that I had, but this wheel accells that one by leaps and bounds. It is more precise in control and in the FF mechinisum. I have found only one downfall. Although the clamping mechinisum is solid and hold under extreme forces, it requires a lot of room between your desktop and the top of your keyboard. Over 4". So if you have a desk that has this kind of room..., get it. If not, modify your desk. Or get the Logitec..., it's my second choice.
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