Re: X3: Which joystick to buy?

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From: Alex broden
Date: Sat, 12 Nov 2005 06:25

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My Sidwinder 2 FF is great. The cyborg seems to have alot of people
who like it . Dont think you can go wrong. Not sure how many types
they have though.


On Fri, 11 Nov 2005 19:36:05 +0100, Michael Vondung
<mvondung@gmail.com> wrote:

>So, my X3 copy is ordered and will arrive some time next week. Judging by
>my X2 experience with keyboard/mouse and a cheap gamepad, I think I should
>probably look for a decent joystick for a better experience. It's been
>many, many years since I last bought a joystick, so I have no idea what's
>out there and what's good.
>
>One of the X3 reviews recommend a Saitek Cyborg. Is this thing any good?
>Can anyone recommend it? I'm open for other suggestions and tips, too.
>Ideally, I'd prefer not to spend much more than roughly 50 Euro / $65 USD.
>
>M.

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Date: Sat, 12 Nov 2005 17:25:27 +1100
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