MS SIDEWINDER STRATEGIC COMMANDER Free after MIR, maybe make some $..

[akahai]

Buy.com has it for $20.95 + shipping.......here
download the MIR from here

so....$20.95+shipping - $30 MIR.....The MIR expired on March 31, 2002.....or for those of you who bought it from Compusa last week, maybe you can try to have them PM it....I don't know if Compusa will PM online price, but it's worth a try.....

 

[Sensor]

By "...expired on March..." you mean "...will expire on March..."

--Ed

 

[LongCoolMother]

<< By "...expired on March..." you mean "...will expire on March..."

--Ed >>



i noticed too..although i have no use of a strategic commander. free stuff is always good. back to spedia for me

 

[fargus]

Don't know if this rebate will fly with an online purchase... states Retail at least twice on the back of the rebate slip.

 

[NotAClue]

WTF is this thing... it has so many buttons it looks likes James Bond would use it.
Buttons Here

Also... "left-handed gaming device"
Maybe not-so-good for right-handers??

I picture Bill Gates using two of these to run MS.

 

[aoLhaTer]

someone find out if this works
If it doesn Im definitely in

 

[HellMutt]

I've wanted one of these for a while. Guess we'll see if it works as good as it looks.

Thanks!

 

[BrunoPuntzJones]

You use this for Strategy/RPG games. Use the mouse with your right hand and the Commander takes the place of the keyboard. Supposed to be real good for shortcuts and pulling off quick combos. Got pretty good reviews if you could find a use for it.

 

[Roy2001]

Damn it, I think it can be used as a mouse when I am in sofa and no way to put a mouse pad nearby. That's the main reason I bought it. But seems it won't work. Can anyone confirm that?

 

[gizmoguy1999]

well i went for it a buy.com

 

[akahai]

Sorry...I mean it expires on March 31, 2002...
I grabed the rebate from Compusa's website, eventough the website says the rebate expired last week, but the MIR actually states that it expire on the 31sat of March.....so, I guess you can still get it at Compusa for $30(I think they are only avaliable in store now)....and send in the rebate, so $30 - $30MIR which is pretty much still free, but have to add tax.......

I did call the 1 800 number on the rebate and asked if the MIR is good for online purchase, the CSR said it works....but someone might want to double check on this......

 

[spinn]

nice deal...but I spotted it yesterday...

Orig. Deal

 

[stoner87]

Heh...both the cusa $30 and MS $20 PDF rebate files were created on a macintosh...I just thought that was funny.

I ordered one from buy.com. Not sure which rebate I'll try to use, though. Why would compusa honor it if you bought it somewhere else? If a few more of you confirm, I'll go for that one. Free is best, but $10 ain't too bad for a new toy, either.

 

[Souka]

will call the #800 number on the rebate tomorrow and check to see if rebate can be redeemed when controller bought from buy.com.

going to order stuff at buy.com later this week, this would be nice to ad for a freebie....

 

[rage27]

It is back ordered.

 

[777php]

good deal....i placed an order for one.

 

[flood]

second best source with shipping taken into consideration

 

[Eugaet]

I spoke to a MS Rebate rep. this morning (Tia).

[*]printed PDF is valid 'original coupon'
[*]rebate expires March 31, not March 9 as stated by CompUSA
[*]rebate is not limited to CompUSA and online stores are not restricted -- you can use it for any MS certified reseller, online or off

 

[bigbuffmelonhead]

thank you Eugaet, i picked up mine today fro Compusa! Kinda weird at first, but after get memorize your buttons, its WAY faster than the regular keyboard. THANKS FOR THE HOT DEAL!

 

[stingray2]

called my local Compusa.. and they still have 8 left @ 29.99.. so not a bad deal after the MS rebate of $30 (or $29.99).... all you pay is the tax, and the cost of a stamp to mail the rebate.

 

[Souka]

hmmm.....

ok, post were you can find them....preferably on-line places

Share the deal!


BTW, how is Win2000 or WinXP compatibily? does the software work?

 

[GreenWolf]

This is THE controller for Mech Warrior. Also good for Diablo II LOD Sorceress or any character with many spells, etc. List of games it supports at the MS site, http://www.microsoft.com/hardware/sidewinder/swupdate/StratCom/default.asp.

 

[aoLhaTer]

places who still have this hot item in stock:
outpost
shoplet
nxgen
ecost
2buystore
pcmall
nxgen is cheapest (dont know anything about them though)

 

[SpideyCU]

I know this has probably never been suggested, but for those of you who play Thief or Thief II...

...this controller RULES.

Instead of zipping all across the keyboard for every bloody weapon, item, leaning/crawling/moving/enabling key, this controller makes the game MUCH more satisfying. Lean around corners left and right by twisting the controller left and right. Use the +/- button for (duh!) zooming in and out. The change from playing on a keyboard is indescribable. (If anyone's interested in the way I have Thief II set up, I can give you the profile.)

I suppose this controller hasn't found favor with too many other games though - hence the massive price drops. I've found it useful for Diablo II, but I couldn't for the life of me play Starcraft with it. At this price, I think I'll have to get another for my parent's machine - for when I visit.

 

[aoLhaTer]

<< At this price, I think I'll have to get another for my parent's machine - for when I visit. >>



price? its free