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Anyone tried one of these very cheap joysticks?
Ginsu Victim:
--- Quote from: divemaster127 on August 14, 2010, 11:52:07 am ---I would buy the jstick from andy & he is in the uk
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+1
kowal:
JLW clone from baolian
he should have good diagonal on 8way and correct 4way mode
Yenox microswitches - cheap, OF=175g (X-arcade micro)
price 10$ and free shipping is ok
but better buy original JLW or J-stick
RandyT:
--- Quote from: kowal on August 14, 2010, 02:34:34 pm ---JLW clone from baolian
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That isn't the same stick. There are several clones out there, and while similar in appearance, not all of them are built the same.
RandyT
divemaster127:
That is what I do not understand why would someone waste there money on something that is so cheap & end up just trashing it. Spend your money on a quality items from happ, ultimarc or GGG. I ship 200 orders per week & the one thing I always tell everyone get the best cp, controls, computer etc you can afford that way you can do all of this one time. If you buy a bunch of cheap crap, you will end up spending a lot more $$$ in the long run...I have seen this many times.
dm
jimmy2x2x:
Well its not all about cost and authenticity for some people, some like experimenting with lots of different controllers, sometimes swapping out actuators, springs, switches etc to make something that really suits them, something personal.
Grouping all knock off's as inferior might be short sighted, as randy pointed out there are lots of variations, some will be better than others and some may even surpass the originals they where cloned from (tighter spring, shorter throw etc).
Lastly as pinballjim mentioned, some knock off's are so good, you cant tell the difference.
With all that said, without trying that specific model out, its hard to pass judgement, all we have is an educated guess.
Does anyone know why happ controls are so popular? Is it just down to nostalgia/familiarity/durability, or do they outperform other brands in some area? I have watched a few different broadcast competition events, and the top tier players always use jap controls (sanwa/seimitsu)