Microsoft unveiled a new budget gaming mouse with the Sidewinder X3 mouse.
The SideWinder X3 Mouse combines gaming performance and versatile design at a value price of $39.95.
The ambidextrous, eight-button Sidewinder X3 gaming mouse delivers comfort for either hand along with the performance features fans of SideWinder products know and love, including a 2,000 dots-per-inch (dpi) laser-tracking engine with on-the-fly dpi switching between high, medium and low sensitivity.
Like its siblings the ,SideWinder X5 Mouse and the original SideWinder Mouse, the SideWinder X3 Mouse has five programmable main buttons that are customizable to gamers’ preferences and tested for extreme gaming, with the main button life rated to 10 million clicks.

The SideWinder X3 Mouse will be widely available in May for an estimated retail price of $39.95. The Sidewinder X3 is supposed to be available now for pre-order on Amazon.com. Update: Sidewinder X3 Mouse Review.