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| MinerAl:
I've got a T-Stick Mk.II, both lengths of knob topped T-Stick stick, and the quiet switch kit winging their way across the Atlantic at the moment. I'll post when I get everything and have a chance to do an apples and apples test against the original (Mk.I ?) T-Stick. Now if I could just figure out how to get DHL to track the package for me... |
| usedelectronics:
I just recieved my order including the new t-Stick Plus and I think I see a potential weak point... Mine came Pre-Broken. Notice the tabs mashed over on the left side switch? That resulted in the following: Notice the gray spot where the tiny plastic switch holder "used" to be? It's now a 3 way/5 way stick. >:( |
| slicer_d:
Dude usedelectronics that sucks have you e-mailed andy to see if you can get a replacement yet? I actually dropped my stick from about 4-5 feet onto concrete while i was working on my cp it fell right on one of the switchs and bent the tabs to heck even left a dent in the plastic but the little nub is still holding strong so it appears to take some abuse. Also the in reference to the force it takes to move the t-stik while I do agree it takes more to push in the switch there is also much less travel on the joystick so while it does take more preasure it doesnt need to be moved nearly as far. I put a heavy spring in my happs comp and in my PS2 cp it was just to much work to move. With the t-stik it is no where near the amount of effort becuase it doesnt have to travel as far. Also it doesnt have the spring back that the comp has which was really my only complaint about it and thats why I tried the heavy spring. |
| shmokes:
Used electronics, It is my opinion that you should, in a situation like this, first contact the seller for redress before making a public statement like this. The reason being, the seller may be eager to correct problems like this to keep his customer happy. Some amount of this sort of bad product is impossible to eliminate entirely, e.g., it could be due to a UPS employee dropping the package out of their truck and running it over). But when you post something like this it makes people think, "hmmm....maybe I shouldn't do business with Ultimarc if their quality control sucks," when in reality this could be the first product that was "pre-broken" out of ten thousand shipments. For all you know Ultimarc would be so wary of bad word-of-mouth that as soon as Andy saw the condition the joystick arrived in he would immediately make you happy enough that you would not want to spread the word about the damaged goods. Sure he is still able to do that, but the atmosphere is no longer friendly. Putting it out in the public eye without even giving him a chance to address the problem is kind of tastes like blackmail to me....like, "Now that everybody already knows you screwed me, you'd better fix the problem or it'll be a big public black eye." But in all likelihood, he didn't screw you; it was an unavoidable and rare mistake and he would have redressed the problem if you posted that message to an email rather than a public forum. But the black eye on Ultimarc is there now, to some degree, nomatter what he does. My apologies if you have, in fact, already contacted Andy and received poor customer service. In that case (though it doesn't sound like Andy) your post would be entirely justified. my 2 cents |
| usedelectronics:
Everyone, The intent of my post wasn't to put down Andy, or his customer service. As I have never had problems before, and I am certain that he will take care of this problem as well. However, I did feel that it was a good Idea to make this problem public so people would know of a weak point in this stick. I personally like the feel of the stick, and the switchability, just have some slight concerns about it's long term durability. |
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