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Belkin SpeedPad n50 Nostromo 10 Button Throttle D-pad | Discount Price: $14.99
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Platform: Macintosh
Brand: Belkin
Warranty: Limited lifetime warranty
Features: - Intuitive and easy to use
- Great for any game that would normally involve a keyboard
- Up to 56 programmable functions
- Sophisticated software permits use of the SpeedPad in combination with the (optional) n30 Gaming Mouse or any other mouse, for ultimate control!
- Lifetime Manufacturer Warranty
how did I get along without this thing? [Posted on 2004-05-23]
I purchased this product about two years ago and can't imagine how I ever got through a single FPS fame without it (forgetting my compulsive cheating, but your Rotten reviewer digresses) The product fits in your hand, putting a throttle wheel, directional keypad and 10 hot-keys all at the disposal of your left hand. Because it's USB, the speedpad plugs in with no problem, and comes with software allowing you to customize your set-up. The software that came with my speedpad wasn't compatible with WinXP (although the speedpad itself was instantly recognized). You don't need the software to use the pad - but you must have it to edit the key-strokes. I was able to download a WinXP-compatible version of the key-editor, and found the software so much simpler to use than the set-up on my control stick/throttle/pedal set-up. Since then, I've enjoyed the speedpad in such QuakeIII games as "Star Trek Voyager: Elite Force", "Jedi Knight 2: Outcast", as well as such classics as the original "Jedi Knight". The improvement in game-paly is nothing short of spectacular. If the Speedpad has one flaw (and it's not a minor one) it is the 8-way directional keypad which frequently sends your character in every direction other than the one you actually want. But again that's a small price to pay for such an elegantly conceived chunk of hardware. My system - P4/2Ghx, 512 MB RAM, GeForce3.
Not compatible with Leopard [Posted on 2008-02-15]
OS X compatibility is a lie. Called the help support (in India) and was told that it is only compatible with OS 9.
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