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RayB:
I haven't had time to dig into the details of this (and whether it actually exists and is for sale yet); It's a new arcade button project that was funded through indiegogo.com

http://www.indiegogo.com/HBFS30

Howard_Casto:
Man I hate to be a downer, but that doesn't look like a good button at all.  That hexagonal lip is just odd.  I'm not sold on the keyboard style switches either, I'm sure they are durable but I bet they'd feel funny.  The terminal connectors on the end and certainly too flimsy.  I've used that gauge on electronics before and generally you can break the posts off just by looking at them funny. 

I hope I'm wrong on it, but I don't think I am.

SavannahLion:

--- Quote from: Howard_Casto on September 28, 2012, 12:35:27 am ---Man I hate to be a downer, but that doesn't look like a good button at all.  That hexagonal lip is just odd.  I'm not sold on the keyboard style switches either, I'm sure they are durable but I bet they'd feel funny.  The terminal connectors on the end and certainly too flimsy.  I've used that gauge on electronics before and generally you can break the posts off just by looking at them funny. 

I hope I'm wrong on it, but I don't think I am.

--- End quote ---

As usual I disagree with you on all points in varying degrees except one. Those terminals. Those keyboard switches look like they're meant to be soldered into a pcb, hence their flimsy nature. Did you read the most recent posting? Looks like they realized the same and discovered they ---fouled up beyond all recognition--- up. That kind of ---steaming pile of meadow muffin--- wouldve been discovered during prototyping instead 90% of their promotional crap are renders. If they had one protoype, they would've caught that design flaw from the getgo.

I think the buttons are different enough in appearance that it might warrant some particularly interesting design choices. I just can't place my faith in any product that doesn't go through some real world testing first.

amendonz:
They've been 'real world testing' for a couple months...

I'm somewhat interested to try them but hardly see the point, Sanwa buttons feel just right imo

pinballjim:
They're kinda neat looking.  Frankly I think all the interest in arcade fighting sticks has been a great thing for our hobby.  Buttons and joysticks have never been cheaper and I've gotten some rather decent off brand stuff that I've been quite happy with.

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