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Razer Sabertooth
Elite Gaming Controller for XBox 360
The Razer Sabertooth is one of the
latest XBox 360 gaming controllers to arrive on the market to give 360
owners a competitive edge to their gaming. Its also been dubbed an elite
gaming controller by Razer that we wholeheartedly agree with. Although
reminiscent of the Microsoft 360 controller in terms of its shape, there
are a few modifications and additions to create a very sturdy controller
that not only feels ergonomic in your hands but feels just right for
gaming.
With
that said, you do have to slightly tweak your gaming due to the subtle
changes to the controller but after a few minutes of gaming such as a
racer or a first person shooter, things quickly fall into place. Given
that, this controller is wired and not wireless and although we missed
this feature, the accuracy and layout of the controller almost made up
for this.
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In
term of design, the controller looks like a gaming controller with the
stylised Razer logo on the right hand corner and a small LCD screen on
the top middle. The material used feels quite rugged and won't slip in
your hands during intensive gaming sessions thanks to the rubber
surface. The cord of the controller can even be removed and its braided
design feels quite strong. Best of all, if the cord should accidentally
be pulled from the controller, it won't damage the connection. It even
boasts a 2.5mm microphone jack that is perfect for XBox Live trash talk.
The
buttons are also easier to push, especially the X, Y, A and B buttons
thanks to the micro switches which are quite sensitive. Thankfully they
cannot be pressed by mistake either. The D-Pad has also been redesigned
by Razer which has modified its circular design with raised buttons that
considerably increases the accuracy.
The
biggest difference between this controller and the traditional Microsoft
controller is the inclusion of two new shoulder bumper buttons plus the
4 removable multi-function triggers (MFT) at the bottom. Although these
do not give the player extra buttons due to the architecture of the
console itself, it does allow the player to remap the buttons which may
prove advantageous for some games such as Call of Duty or Battlefield
3.
Sabertooth gets around this by using an LCD which allows you to tweak
the buttons, rumble and even the lighting on the underneath of the
controller which is very VERY cool. I love the ability of configuring up
to 6 multi-function buttons which even allows you to save customisable
profiles. More importantly, this is an extremely easy process to go
through.
Final thoughts?
The
Razer Sabertooth is a decent gaming controller that unfortunately is
hampered by the absconding of wireless technology. However its accuracy
is quite unparalleled and this may have been the reason why Razer
focused on wired and not wireless.
Thankfully the design of the controller feels right while gaming and
it's a real toss up between this controller and the Microsoft
controller. Considering I've been using the aforementioned controller
since 2006, Razer should be commended that I actually want to use this
controller.
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