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Competition pushbutton vs Ultimate pushbutton ?
Craig Pilecky:
When I built my cabinet and control panel I bought Ultimates. My brother liked mine so much that now he's building one (on a much smaller scale though). He wants me to order some controller parts for him, but he wants to keep the price down also.
I was planning on ordering 2 super joysticks (like I used), but Ultimate pushbuttons cost $1.70 a piece, so I was thinking to get him the Competition ones for $.99 instead.
Ive never used Competition pushbuttons before. How do they compare to Ultimates? Do they work with 3/4" material?
Im just worried that theres a catch in here somewhere, and I dont want to order him sub-par parts.
skirge66:
ummm... the comps aren't $.99 the "pushbutton with horizontal microswitch" is keep in mind that happs runs a deal every month, and these buttons are normaly $1.80 ea.... there is no catch, i just received my order of 30 black and 30 green, they are perfect.
bear in mind that i have not used the ultimates or the comps. from what i've read there is very little difference between them.
Craig Pilecky:
Oh ok, my bad. Yeah when I got Happs new flyer in the mail I just assumed it was the Competition, but I see. Anyway, no real differance it seems so ill order those.
shmokes:
The big difference between the two is the Competition pushbuttons are convex (they curve out, towards the ceiling) and the ultimates are concave (toward the floor).
Most people seem to prefer the ultimates, but I have a sneaking suspicion that this is due to authenticity (most games use ultimates or ultimate-like pushbuttons) rather than any tactile superiority or competitive advantage offered by the ultimates.
That said, I have never used competitions, unless it was in an arcade and I didn't notice.
BASSOFeeSH:
Wait a sec. Are you talking about ultimate push buttons or the horizontal pushbuttons?