wich one? saitek x52 or x52pro

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Originally Posted by imaca

Never really considered before - just looks a bit cheap and nasty. This probably explains lack of recognition. Your info has made me re-consider it. The x/y resolution looks excellent. How do you find the buttons, particularly the hat switch which looks small and slippery?

Well, to begin, the HAT and buttons:

I used the joystick about a year of heavy user, and all the buttons on the handle itself are OK. I use the HAT switch to FOV changes, and it's reliable untill now, no problem at all in using it. The other buttons, all OK, can do dive bombing and snap shots precisely.

The base buttons are almost useless, as the "throttle" slider. Bad positioning. I never use they at all. The "twist rudder" is crap, as any other.

The TM16000M is really good if you want a cheap joystick, with some of the better X/Y axis sensibility and precision in the market. I don't know if it will last for 5 years or more, but for the price, even two years of flawless use is better than the others options in market.

In ergonomics side, I get rid of the hand rest in the base of handle (it's fully customizable in this matter, you can put the hand rest left/right or not using it at all, very nice) and use it with ahome made elongated tube in central position. I can fly for hours with total confort and precision.

The TM16000M really looks cheap and nasty, but it's by far the best joystick for the price, having in mind only the joystick itself. Others like CH have great construction, but not so good accuracy and cost more. The X52 and X52Pro don't have the same precision, as all the other Saitek joysticks.

If you are thinking about a "worth the price" joystick, with some of the best X/Y precisiona and reliability in the market, TM16000M is a bargain. I can't recomend it enough.

People are now rushing to buy Warthog. TM16000M uses the same HALL sensor that Warthog and G940 uses, in a simple construction. We pay a lot for things we don't really need.

Now I'm waiting some cheap plastic flight sim pedals with HALL sensor!