I was going to pull the trigger on an x55 but now im curious about the cobra M5 .  I was reading the specs and it shows that the hat switch is a 4 way hat , is that all? Is there no 8 way switch on the stick?  It looks like a precise stick according to your tests but im so used to an 8 way hat that it would be tough to go without one .  Current setup is X52 throttle with TM1600 stick ...thx.