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After 9 hard-used yrs. with X-52's, it was time to replace my controllers. I purchased the "Pro's" and after just a small learning curve am glad I did. They are rugged and durable and if they last half as long as the old ones, I'm happy. The only function which the "PRO's" don't do well with and the "X52" do, is the decrease throttle setting in FSX. This is the way to reverse thrust on jets upon landing. I can't figure-out any other way to do it and the "PRO's" only partially and inadvertently accomplish this function. It may very well be the WIN10 operating system to blame, but the old ones worked much better even on WIN10.
Verified purchase: Yes | Condition: Pre-owned
Bought this to practice my flying in the Elite Dangerous Alpha. Smooth controls, all buttons work, knobs respond. The blue lights are a nice touch. Grip is comfortable on the stick. Thruster unit has a nice smooth back and forth motion. The 6 DOF is awesome. Roll is a tad too sensitive when flying in Planetside 2 though. Stick overcompensates. It is probably not an Saitek issue but how SOE support HOTAS in the end. I have only been using it for a few hours but it already gives me better control than my Logitech Extreme 3D Pro. I'd give it 5 stars if the stick didn't give so easily when trying to stay steady on targets. With Star Citizen's first iteration of the Dogfight Module coming up and Elite Dangerous's First Round BETA in a few weeks, I will give the X52 a full workout. I haven't tried it on any non-space flying sims yet. I bought mine used as a stopgap until the newer HOTAS' come down in prce. It's a really good stopgap.Read full review
Despite the age of this product line, it remains the mainstay of combat flight simulation HID. After Saitek got bought up by Madcatz, quality dropped off by a fair but, but used? If you grab one in need of minimal modification for less than $80 you're doing great. Some individuals have difficulty with the factory software and others have problems with stick sensitivity and deadzones. You can buy or make a spring tensioner for the stick to make it feel just right. II prefer heavier stick response but others will doubtlessly find the factory configuration just fine. This stick does great for DCS and Elite: Dangerous. I have not tried it with Star Citizen yet but I imagine it's the same story. I can now play with no assistance from the keyboard or mouse.
Verified purchase: Yes | Condition: Pre-owned
pros: Lots of buttons. easy to setup...windows 10 detects everything automatically. works great in SW Squadrons and ACe combat 7 Cons: too many buttons..takse hours to map all of the controls in your game. (not really a con..its a nice problme to have) flight stick is a littel loose but i heard this s a common complaint. it still works fine in the games i play. adjusting sensitivty to match the looseness of the stick helps the unit i got was sticky..i hear this happens to the rubber on these things. but it felt like someone spilt sometign on it. i sanitzed it and uesd goo gone and disinfectant spray..due to covid i dont take no chances. works fine otherwise. i woudlnt spend 300 bucks on this but for the price i got it for its more than worth it.
Verified purchase: Yes | Condition: Pre-owned
I've used both the X-52 and X-52 Pro, side-by-side. This may resemble the X-52 Pro, but that's where the similarities end. This stick and throttle is essentially a "by cheapest means possible" design in order to sell to a growing number of HOTAS users. Not only that, the price difference between this and the X-52 Pro is nowhere near enough to justify buying the regular X-52. The plastic is cheaper, and used absolutely everywhere. The feel of the stick is cheap, something I scoffed at when I read reviews saying the same. They were right. On top of that, you only get one weak spring on the stick (X-52 Pro has two, one inner, one outer), meaning that it will be flopping around all over the place after not much use. Inevitably you'll be setting your deadzones higher and higher and higher. Another big reason for this is the cheap sensors used. The Pro has much higher quality hall sensors, and it shows. In the short time I've owned the X-52, I had the yaw freak out on me to the point of becoming unusable. Next was the "Fire D" button on the throttle. It started by needing more and more pressure to activate until it finally just quit. Shortly after that, the hat switches, though still functional, started to lose their positive actuation (no feel). From the get go, I suffered from the all-too-common no-zero throttle. I ended up, like so many others, having to decrease the throttle travel by about 30% in order to finally get it to actually hit 0. Legos have a sturdier, and more firm feel than the toggles on the base of the stick. They're terrible. Just to add, for those looking for a HOTAS, the X-52 Pro has been wonderful. Even after tripping over the cord, yanking it off of the inner PCB, and resoldering, the Pro is still going strong. Most of the time I don't have to set a deadzone at all. The precision is amazing and the springs on the stick are adequate for re-centering the stick after over a year of frequent use. The touch surfaces are mostly rubberized, lending to a quality feel in combination with the metal toggles, rotarys, and POV1 hat. Positioning of the buttons is actually a bit more spaced out on the Pro, and rightfully so. Buyer beware...you're MUCH better off saving up a couple more 20's and getting the X-52 Pro instead. Would NOT recommend the X-52 (silver), but definitely WOULD recommend the X-52 Pro (black).Read full review
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