Saitek X36 has one more "little" button than the x45 , buy it only with the "store" warr. so you can take it back when the hat wear's out for a cheap and easy as hell replacement . 10 bucks at compUSA , done it 4 times myself .
I use SGE version 2.4 with IE 5.5 or higher with good results . It does eat memory when you are making changes to SGE , reboots are a must .
Please to follow all of Ron Hunts excellent advice on "how to" install SGE for np fun .
That all said I have a couger pre ordered at Chip and Bits
It's a great stick the Saitek but if you don't follow instructions you are going to have problems .
Ron's new help site , he's the man for Saitek
http://saitekhelp.simhq.com/ take care
spro