Monday, July 2, 2012

SteelSeries Simraceway SRW-S1 Gaming Steering Wheelbest


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Rating: 3.8

List Price : $119.99 Price : $98.90
SteelSeries Simraceway SRW-S1 Gaming Steering Wheel

Product Description

The Simraceway SRW-S1 Steering Wheel co-developed with SteelSeries, provides a fully customizable driving experience where the steering, shift and pedal controls are in your hands on a free-standing, real-wheel design. The SRW-S1 will work with any major PC racing title*, but was specifically designed alongside some of the world’s top Indy Race Car drivers while using the Simraceway online racing platform. Note that some functionality such as gear shift lights will operate only within the Simraceway game. Simraceway SRW-S1 Steering Wheel key features include 15 fully programmable buttons and directional pad for a personalized set-up, customizable steering sensitivity coupled with quick rotary dials for driving aids, interactive in-game RPM and Shift Indicator lights that respond to Simraceway online gameplay, real-feel Rubberized racing wheel comfort grips with realistic racing wheel shifters for true to life racing experience, and quick set-up plug and play while racing in the online Simraceway platform.


  • 15 fully programmable buttons and directional pad for a personalized set-up
  • Customizable steering sensitivity coupled with quick rotary dials for driving aids
  • Interactive in-game: RPM and Shift Indicator lights that respond to Simraceway online gameplay
  • Real-feel: Rubberized racing wheel comfort grips with realistic racing wheel shifters for true to life racing experience
  • Quick set-up: plug and play while racing in the online Simraceway platform


SteelSeries Simraceway SRW-S1 Gaming Steering Wheel Reviews


SteelSeries Simraceway SRW-S1 Gaming Steering Wheel Reviews


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17 of 18 people found the following review helpful
5.0 out of 5 stars Quite well made, November 25, 2011
This review is from: SteelSeries Simraceway SRW-S1 Gaming Steering Wheel (Personal Computers)
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I've had a lot of fun playing with this little sucker today.

Frankly, I didn't think I'd like it very much. I requested it before I realized what it was. I thought it was a steering wheel with a steering column you attach to a desk, similar to my Logitech Driving Force steering wheel. It's actually an accelerometer... and you hold the wheel, unattached to anything, and with no feedback, just rotate it. The pedals are large paddles, and the gear shifters are smaller clicky paddles.

I've played Mario Kart with a wiimote, and thought it was a bit of a gimmick, so I expected this to be the same. It's really much better, though.

For one, the accuracy is excellent. Despite the lack of feedback, this is a precise way to steer. I can adjust the sensitivity with a knob, so with a couple of adjustments, I was getting the car to do exactly what I want. The way they designed the 'pedals' (paddles) makes for very accurate braking and throttle, so I can... Read more
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4 of 4 people found the following review helpful
4.0 out of 5 stars A Quality Product That is a Tad Too Big, December 4, 2011
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Tanya McHenry (Ashland, OR USA) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: SteelSeries Simraceway SRW-S1 Gaming Steering Wheel (Personal Computers)
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I am a gamer, have been a gamer for almost as long as I can remember. Right now, I currently game most on my PC, but I also own a Wii so the concept of steering and whirling around a detached controller is pretty second nature to me.

This is a niche product for a niche market kind of game that I think will work with some other games, but I haven't had a chance to check those out just yet. I mention this because I found the simraceway game to have a pretty steep learning curve in that there really is no apparent tutorial that I could find. There are testing tracks and ways to practice, but they leave a lot to be desired. It was fun of course. It has been a long time since I tried to sink my teeth into a racing game, and I am probably a hardcore gamer by definition, just not in this area.

Some things to note, this controller came without a disc which means you have to download the game from the website. Not only that, in order to get the game, you have to sign up... Read more
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1 of 1 people found the following review helpful
5.0 out of 5 stars Worth It, March 31, 2012
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I bought it about a mouth ago, While at first i thought it was a bad purchase. The wheel felt too big and I couldn't use all the buttons while driving. But then after a couple of days i got used to it and now I'm in love.

I have only tried it with Rfactor have yet to download Simraceway. All the buttons get recognized in the Rfactor and are able to be mapped to any function in the game. The shift lights and dials don't get recognized or work at all. There is a driver for the shift lights available but considering I spent almost all of my time looking at the screen instead of the wheel, i would probably turn them off if they even had worked.

My final thoughts are that it was a good investment. Coming of a using an Xbox controller for driving games it gives a whole new feeling and challenge. I really believe it also helps with driving skills in real life. So down right to it its worth it
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