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Do you prefer the X-Arcade or the HotRod SE joystick?

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SideShow Rob:
If you haven't already checked this out...I'd recommend a quick read of the following:

http://www.retroblast.com/reviews/controller1.html

It compares a number of commercial pre-built controllers, including both the X-Arcade and the HotRod units that you are considering.

I have owned an X-Arcade unit...good encoder, crap joysticks, buttons and microswitches IMHO. The joysticks are useless for 4-way controls, and often require adjusting to get correct 8-way operation (this is my experience...others may have been more lucky in getting a properly set-up controller, out of the box...)

If you had to get a pre-built controller - spend your

Chemixtry:
When I found out about MAME I bought a HotRod SE right away. The quality is top notch and you can even add a couple of extra inputs if you want. Its great but you will soon be wanting a full size cabinet. One thing that I do find annoying about it is that its not usb and therefore not hot swappable. Also the keyboard has to be plugged in on mine in order for the computer to see the hotrod.

SOAPboy:

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Yeah, id be getting the hotrod if i had to go prebuilt..



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Why, because it's purple or because their marketing department has a more artsy photographer? ;)

-S

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Just flat out nicer..

In fact, if based on color, id buy the xarcade..

hell if your buying prebuild buy those street fighter sticks from EBgames.. nicer than xarcade imo..

Dire Radiant:
Nobody has yet mentioned the one great advantage that the XArcade has over the Hotrod. The X-Arcade is programmable. It's of limited use if all you use is MAME for which the default configuration is fine, but it's nice to have in case you want to use it for a game which doesn't have remappable controls.

Tiger-Heli:
Another review:  http://www.mameworld.net/xarcade/xarcadereview.html

My personal feeling is the Hot Rod is better quality, if you aren't going to use it for consoles.  The lack of programmability is a problem if you use it for PC games besides MAME, but you could always replace it's encoder with a KeyWiz or I-PAC down the line (for less than the difference in price, well almost!).

But either way, you will probably end up upgrading either unit down the line.

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