Belkin n52te Tournament Edition Game Pad

Great Improvement over n52

Strengths: New software app is excellent. I found the old one mostly useless. Looks great, feels comfortable. Far superior to WASP

Weakness: Backlit buttons wear quickly. UI for app not totally intuitive but works great once you figure it out.

Auto-switch profiles works much better for me in this version of the application when compared with the N52. I didn't even know the te was out when I broke my N52, so I picked it up assuming it was just a backlit/shiney version of the N52. For the most part it is, but the clencher for me is the new application. Macro programming is far cleaner, though still not very robust. They did include mouse...
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Auto-switch profiles works much better for me in this version of the application when compared with the N52. I didn't even know the te was out when I broke my N52, so I picked it up assuming it was just a backlit/shiney version of the N52. For the most part it is, but the clencher for me is the new application.

Macro programming is far cleaner, though still not very robust. They did include mouse commands into the macro portion this time.

Setting up profiles and linking them to an executable is flawless. I seemed to get mixed results with the previous software as to whether the correct profile would load.

I also like the thumb-stick they've added to the D-Pad, but for those of you attached to the D-Pad's feel, the thumbstick is removable so that just the D-Pad remains.

All-in-all, I've been very happy with the upgrade.

By Thranx - Sep 9, 2008

Nice, but not worth it

Strengths: Not many

Weakness: Software, thumbpad tophat, support

I used to own an older Nostromo pad, the predecessor to the Belkin line. I picked up the N52te thinking that the 'latest and greatest' would be the way to go. Unfortunately that wasn't the case. The software is lackluster; the macro system needs A LOT of work. The latest software package has missed its deadline twice now. Although they (Belkin/Razer) have put out a beta version, it's not much...
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I used to own an older Nostromo pad, the predecessor to the Belkin line. I picked up the N52te thinking that the 'latest and greatest' would be the way to go. Unfortunately that wasn't the case.


The software is lackluster; the macro system needs A LOT of work. The latest software package has missed its deadline twice now. Although they (Belkin/Razer) have put out a beta version, it's not much better than 1.02.


While comfortable in my hand, the tophat extends the reach to almost uncomfortable. The only saving grace is that it is removable. Also regarding the tophat/thumbpad, there's no texture, so it does get slippery.


This is running long as it is. If you want more information about the gripes on this particular product, head over to www.n52te.com/community/ and you can read all about it there.


In summary, don't waste your money on this product. Buy the normal n52 instead because all that glitters is NOT gold with this unit.

By osodvus - May 28, 2008

Save your money

Strengths: Nice looking, feels good and heavy.

Weakness: Horrible ergonomics, shorter cord.

I came off the n50 which they stopped supporting for Vista. Sad, I loved that and was on my third. I got mine today and spent 3 hours programming it. I use the thumb pad for my wsad. In this version, forget it. between w/s/a/d there is so much travel required that you loose movement and in game your movements jerk around or do not work. For 75 bucks, it is going back to bEST BUY. I'd actually pay...
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I came off the n50 which they stopped supporting for Vista. Sad, I loved that and was on my third. I got mine today and spent 3 hours programming it. I use the thumb pad for my wsad. In this version, forget it. between w/s/a/d there is so much travel required that you loose movement and in game your movements jerk around or do not work. For 75 bucks, it is going back to bEST BUY. I'd actually pay somebody money to get my N50 to work with vista 64...

By khopson - Mar 11, 2008

Freeking Awsome

The core of this device is made by Razer. Which meens all of the buttons on it are store in a Internal memory. The best part about this is that you DONT have to install software to use it, only if you want to reprogram it. Its plug and play :). the response time is incrediable at 1000hz and any button can be either programed to a single key, a macro, or a repetable macro, with delays in it to...
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The core of this device is made by Razer. Which meens all of the buttons on it are store in a Internal memory. The best part about this is that you DONT have to install software to use it, only if you want to reprogram it. Its plug and play :). the response time is incrediable at 1000hz and any button can be either programed to a single key, a macro, or a repetable macro, with delays in it to make sure that your commands time out right. And contrary to the other reveiw on this sight, The unit DOES work with 64 bit os's I have used it both on vista and on 7

By Wyrinn on HPBazaarVoice - Jan 14, 2011

not compatible

This item is not compatible with Windows 7 64-bit OS - no drivers to support it.

By strata123 on HPBazaarVoice - Jan 2, 2011