I had the suncom stick and dual throttle combo and most of the switches wore out within a year, and it spiked to all hell . Physically, the stick is very nice, heavy good feel and tension. Too bad suncom doesn't make a digital optical stick with an 8way hat, that would spark my interest . Untill then I'll stay away from suncom products .
I have a ms precision pro that saw daily use for 3 1/2 years, never required maintenance and still works like new . I bought a usb ms pre pro a year ago so that I could us it with my TM elite pedals, works like a champ .
I have a saitek x36 stick that works like crap, it just collects dust. I also have a saitek x35 throttle that I'm currently using but none of the buttons on it work. I really need a new throttle . In my experience nothing comes close to the precision pro .
[This message has been edited by Suave1 (edited 01-11-2001).]