The Sabertooth is squarely aimed at the tourney crowd -- this certainly isn't meant as a replacement for little Sally's standard issue Xbox 360 controller. ... but the stuff that it needs to do right is all more than accounted for, and that's what we care about most.
Read the full review →Conclusion: We like it
Razer's successor to the highly customizable Onza controller, the Sabertooth not only improves on everything that wasn't quite working with the previous model (like the difficult to reach triggers and unimpressive D-pad), but it's back with better ergonomics, four more programmable buttons on rear rocking switches (bringing the total to six), and a freaking embedded display with two profiles. (Why only two and not, say, ten? We don't know.) Re-learning your control layouts with an arsenal of customizable buttons definitely takes some time, but this is the first controller that truly delivers on the FPS holy grail: never again will you need to take your thumbs off the sticks in the heat of battle. Unfortunately, there's no wireless version of the Sabertooth so you'll be tethered, and at $80 it costs up to twice as much as cheaper Xbox controllers. But if you take your gaming seriously, you need to take a serious look at this controller. Dismissed, noobs!
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A pleasure to use, beautifully designed and incredibly responsive. In the time we've been testing it, the Razer Sabertooth hasn't missed a beat, it's been solid and a pleasure to use. It's a bit pricey, but it's got a lot to offer, including near-pro controller performance.
Read the full review →The Razer Sabertooth will not necessarily make you a better game, but it might just make you feel like a better gamer, with the added bonus of making Major League Gaming unnecessarily nervous.
Read the full review →The Razer Sabertooth is a comfortable, precise controller with responsive buttons. It makes an excellent alternative to the official XBOX controller, especially since it comes with six extra user-configurable buttons.
Read the full review →The Sabertooth is an exceptional Xbox 360 controller that provides precision and personalization, but with an MSRP of $79.99 is unlikely to appeal to consumers outside of a comparatively small demographic of competitive players.
Read the full review →This is an absolutely stellar pad, and it could be the difference between killing and being killed.
Read the full review →It's a serious piece of kit that can make a big difference in games, but unless you exclusively play on a console and stick to first person shooters, there aren't many game genres that require both thumbs on the analogue sticks at once.
Read the full review →We would still love to see a wireless model in around this price with the wired version a little cheaper but there is no doubting this is a well-built product with some excellent features and performance for the price.
Read the full review →It offers enough improvements over its predecessor and the standard Microsoft option to make it a worthwhile purchase. If it had a few more profiles and wireless capability then it would be near-perfect, but overall its five stars are well deserved.
Read the full review →How it stacks up
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