Datura, nothing to be offended by sir. Yes you are correct about the XIM3. I thought someone would notice the clickety-clackety haha! =) The reason why it's not linear or 1:1 movement is because I'm not using what they call the "smart" translators which DO provide perfect 1:1 linear movement.
I'm using a custom configuration where I can choose my own deadzone as you noticed, so it feels a little bit more like when I played on PC, just feels better to me.
After I saw the article in XBOX magazine, in I think was october of 2011, I was super intrigued. I hadn't gamed for years on the PC and got an xbox because I had so many buddies that did. So after picking this up I was back in my comfort zone and was able to enjoy playing on a console.
This is absolutely the best adapter out there, very versatile, you can use many differen't devices to which you prefer and what makes you most comfortable. It has a great community that is very helpful and it makes other adapters look horrible in my opinion. And if you want perfectly 1:1 movement, there is no other adapter at the moment that can provide that, it just didn't feel as good for me, but a lot of people prefer that kind of movement.
For all you PS3 players they have a device called XIMEDGE that's releasing soon and you can use that directly with the PS3 without the need of an adapter. It also works on Xbox. You can check it out at xim3.com
