I took the plunge on the Warthog and I am pleased to report I am not disappointed. It came down to this: Do I want to spend $200 on a $50 piece o' junk that might last a couple of years *if I'm lucky* or do I want to plunk down twice that much on a product that-provided I don't get a 'bum steer'-will probably last a lifetime? (Unfortunately its successor, the X56, seems to be suffering the same fate). The X55 was less than half the price, but it was getting lukewarm reviews and appeared to suffer from serious QA problems. This was by no means an impulse buy on my part: I deliberated long and hard between this and the Saitek X55, which had only been out a few months.
So, with a year's worth of experience under the belt, here we go:
Second, I didn't want to do a 'honeymoon phase' review where I'm singing its praises without really knowing its strengths and weaknesses. I've had the Thrustmaster HOTAS Warthog stick and throttle for over a year now, and I purposely deferred my review for two reasons: First, I wanted to make sure I didn't have a 'bum steer' as is sometimes the case with products of this nature.
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