Summary: I bought this at a local computer shop for only 20$ AU, incredibly cheap for a gamepad. You get what you pay for I guess. The design of the gamepad is very nice, it fits well into the hand, and all the buttons are easily pressable. After four months though, the controller died, at times it would unresponsive, at times it would work, the calibration on the analog sticks would fail. After I gave up on it, I got a bit curious and opened it up, apparently the analog sticks are only held in place by 4 rubber bands. Not the highest quality I've seen.
Reviewed by: lothamer on 26-Feb-04Rating:
Strengths: Dual joysticks, good feel, easy setup, downloadable profiles.
Summary: This is the first gamepad I have used, and purchased it due to it's poppularity and good reviews. Installation and setup was easy on my Windows XP computer. The Logitech web site has pre-configured profiles (button mappings) for many games for downloading. I have only used it with the Need for Speed III racing game so far. It works great and feels good in hand. Has many programmable buttons. The dual analog joystcks are a nice feature and would allow this gamepad to be used with many types of games
Reviewed by: Sava_mt on 15-Sep-05Rating:
Strengths: Good Design
Summary: I bought this gamepad for NHL 2005 last year. I was amazed how wonderful the controller functioned and how well designed it was. For about 2-3 weeks I was extremely happy with it. But then it started to randomly lose calibration. I would reset the calibration and it would work again. Then it would lose calibration more and more often. Eventually, it stopped working altogether. I went to Logitech's website and downloaded their software and tools, thinking this would help. At first, things got better. But only marginally. Eventually, the thing stopped working again. On their forums, lots of people are having the same problems and they do not help anyone. I have contacted their customer support and they will not replace or do anything to help me!
Do not buy this product. It is not reliable and you will just end up wasting your money.