Saitek Cyborg EVO Joystick...

[PSUPef2k]

Anyone have this? Good? bad?

Also, where can you get one locally? Best Buy doesn't have it, compusa doesn't have it. I don't know where else to try. No way I am ordering a joystick from someone online and having it shipped and banged around more than it already has been.

 

[igowerf]

I have one. This is what I wrote for an Amazon.com review of it:

I bought this joystick to play Freespace 2 and I thought it worked great. My only complaint is that there aren't enough ACCESSIBLE buttons. There are three buttons on each side of the base, but it's difficult to reach around the joystick with your free hand to press the buttons on the other side when you're in the middle of a dogfight. It'd be nicer to have all 6 buttons mirrored on each side (for lefties and righties).

Some people complain about your arm blocking the throttle lever in the middle, but I didn't have a problem with that. When you hold the joystick, your arm is well above the throttle and at a slight angle so there's never any crossover. Unless you bend your wrist downwards on purpose, I don't see how that could ever become a problem.

Pros:
- Works for both left-handed and right-handed people.
- Easily adjusted to fit your hand. No tools required.
- Analogue throttle works well.
- Pretty sturdy contruction.
- Heavy enough to keep itself in place.

Cons:
- Half of the buttons on the base are hard to reach, depending on which hand you use to control the joystick.