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Offline aztec

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« Reply #15 on: July 26, 2006, 02:49:06 PM »
Still running my 10 year CH Stick, Throttle and Pedals. Clean the pots once a year...hard to beat.
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« Reply #16 on: July 26, 2006, 03:07:16 PM »
Ebay ------- theres a 568 on there for 60 bucks if your quick enough .
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« Reply #17 on: July 26, 2006, 05:15:03 PM »
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CH is the only way to fly. It will be the best and last controll set you every buy.


Funny, i've had 3 sets of CH sticks. And 2 Logitech's, and a Sidewinder Pro, and now on an X-52 which surprisingly has outlasted each and every previous stick setup i've had. I've got a spare X-52 which was brandnew just incase this 1 folds, but that hasn't happened yet - which is good given my track record of going through sticks faster then a redneck going downhill stuffed inside of a Goodyear.

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Offline OOZ662

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« Reply #18 on: July 26, 2006, 05:17:37 PM »
Oh yeah, Wolf? Beat this: 7 X45s dead in 6 months. Thank you, BestBuy! :D
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Offline Krusty

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« Reply #19 on: July 26, 2006, 05:23:40 PM »
"Fool me once, shame on you, fool me 7 times, shame on me!" - OOZ's motto


Hey, OOZ, stop buying from Best Buy!!!!!!! Order online, mate!
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« Reply #20 on: July 26, 2006, 05:24:18 PM »
Why? I got 6 free X45's at their expense. What's better than that? :huh ($450 man... :p)
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Offline Krusty

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« Reply #21 on: July 26, 2006, 05:25:55 PM »
LMAO, yes, but the down time and the back and forth time aren't worth the effort. Buy one GOOD stick and you won't NEED 5 free sticks! :)

They must have a defective warehouse or something. They're unloading all their rejected items.
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« Reply #22 on: July 26, 2006, 05:27:47 PM »
Well, there never was any downtime, just...retarded time. :D It was that issue where something slowly dies in the throttle so the stick starts intermittently losing input. I was flying like a weed on crack in a high wind, but I was still flying.
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Offline Krusty

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« Reply #23 on: July 26, 2006, 05:35:27 PM »
That's almost sig material. Almost.

Not quite. :lol
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« Reply #24 on: July 26, 2006, 05:40:57 PM »
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Simarl:

Thanks for the review. I can never afford anything like that (or I'd have it by now) but it's always nice to window shop and know exactly what version you'd get, if you could. Of the two the 52 sounds a little better.

Do they sell X52s without the throttles? Just the sticks?

I think it would be interesting to have the CH 4-throttle quadrant, the x52, and some pedals.


I think they always come together. I would not get a X45, primarily because of the durability issue -- better than Logitech, but not good by any means (at least for the intense use we AH'ers put in).

I would strongly recommend the BestBuy warranty...thats how I wen through 3 sticks in about 20 months, with a total cost of about $110.

The throttles have never let me down. In fact, when this Saitek goes I might think about the CH stick, but I'm in no hurry to get another throttle.
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« Reply #25 on: July 26, 2006, 06:25:48 PM »
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Oh yeah, Wolf? Beat this: 7 X45s dead in 6 months. Thank you, BestBuy! :D


Something is tempting me to hire you to get our **** to MILSPEC just by u abusing it.
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« Reply #26 on: July 26, 2006, 06:26:48 PM »
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« Reply #27 on: July 26, 2006, 06:42:31 PM »
When i download this game  so long ago the first thing i did was go get me a microsoft stick and been usin it since.Bought me 2 for back ups and i store them at 2 locations just in case.
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« Reply #28 on: July 26, 2006, 07:58:40 PM »
568 Combat Stick Throttle , and Pedals .  

CH is good gear , will last you far longer than cheaper stuff .

 Yes MS Sidewinder is my next choice , I really is a good stick for the price , you'll have to buy one off Ebay most likly .

You could get CH throttle , pedals , and toss in the MS Sidewinder stick to help you fit your tight budget , that would last you a hell of a long time , far longer than a Saitek product .

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« Reply #29 on: July 27, 2006, 09:37:38 AM »
you can go wrong with the Ms sidewinder. i bought several from this ebay site. so i have several on standby in case i need one.

http://cgi.ebay.com/NEW-MICROSOFT-S...1QQcmdZViewItem
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