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| Tiger-Heli:
--- Quote from: shieldwolf on June 16, 2003, 03:10:14 pm ---Which one is better? Also which model do i need? Im sure it's personal preference, but as for a model type I assume I don't need the top of the line model. --- End quote --- As SirPoonga said, Hagstrom was the best choice before the I-PAC and KeyWiz were around. They tend to be overpriced compared to the competition now, unless you can find a used one at a swap meet, E-bay, etc. The other questions are how many inputs do you need and how much do you want to spend - The I-PAC has 28 inputs and the KeyWiz (www.groovygamegear.com) has 32 (see Hoagie One's USB or PS/2 thread for more comparisions) for a similar price. For more inputs, the I-PAC/4 has 56 or the MK64 has 64. All have excellent customer support. |
| jakejake28:
i've used an ipac4 and a ke72, and got pretty much the same in quality of results. i would choose the ipac because for the price, u get: easy to hookup, shift-key, and perfect consumer support. |
| skirge66:
Hagstrom is definately not for the person on a tight budget. I have both a KE72, and an ME-4 in mine, easy to setup and more inputs than you will ever need. between the 2 devices I can use 72 inputs, 2 trackballs and a spinner plus have a place to attach a keyboard and a mouse if I so choose. Hagstrom makes a heck of a nice product but keep in mind these 2 boards will cost you about $240. I have never heard a single bad comment (functionally) about any of the products you are looking at...depends how much you want to hook to it hagstrom also makes very nice breakout boards with ribbon cables to plug into the encoder, and have a very simple trackball harness that plugs straight to either the KE-72 or the ME-4 (replaces the existing harness on happs trackballs). |
| Shieldwolf:
do both require soldering? |
| Apollo:
Why don't you take a look yourself ( no offence dude but the info is all right there ). IPAC http://www.ultimarc.com/ipac1.html KE72 etc http://www.hagstromelectronics.com/modules.html KeyWiz http://www.groovygamegear.com/Page4.html MK64 http://www.arcade66.homestead.com/files/ |
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