Saitek X-55 Rhino

[uniform7]

Anyone check out the Saitek X-55 Rhino?I have the X52 Pro but might need a new system later.

[boxcar]

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Wow, this first peek is mighty interesting.

Have been flying their X-65 HOTAS for 2 years now. It's been a love/hate relationship at times though after updating drivers after their combat pedals stopped playing nice with the '65 it's been great for some time now. Smooth, sensitive control.

This new stick & throttle should grab a lot of the Warthog biz from the looks of it. Much better price as well, as in less than half the Thrustmaster's $ tag.

Thanks, uniform7.
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[Dangerous Beans]

That does look very interesting, good price too as long as they don't pull the old $200 = £200 trick.
Glad to see they've done away with the delicate linking cable, the biggest weakness on the X52 IMO.

[StormILM]

I pre-ordered mine which should be here the first week of April. Having spoken with one of the Saitek folks who helped developed the X-55, this person owns a HOTAS Warthog which was used for comparison testing. Few would argue against the Warthog being a very good stick but it is priced a bit above what most are willing to spend and that's a target that Saitek engineers worked very hard to bridge with the X-55. The honest assessment I got was that there are benefits and tradeoffs in both HOTAS systems. The X-55's throttle and expandable systems seem to have a clear advantage over the Warthog throttle but the Warthog's stick is solid and hard to beat in terms of feel and accuracy wise. The X-55 at first glance seems less sturdy than the Warthog's but the Hall Sensors on the X-55 are of the same quality as the Warthog's stick. The tech I spoke with told me the feel if the X-55 is very comparable to the Warthog's and of course fully adjustable on weight/pressure(which is an advantage). Also of note, there may be future plug & play stick head replacements for the X-55 to tailor the setup for user needs. I'm looking forward to getting mine as my 8 year old X52 is at the end of it's service life but still hanging in there. It's been a good one!

[Navy Chief]

What is the price?

[boxcar]

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Circa $200 USD (towards the bottom) pre-order.

http://www.mypilotstore.com/MyPilotS...FRJffgoddRkAxw

http://www.saitek.com/