Simple but effective. Few frills. Does what it should, and nothing else.
The gist: This controller is very similar to a Playstation controller, and that's not a bad thing. Lacks a rumble feature, but the feature-rich (albeit slightly clunky) Logitech Profiler utility gives this controller great accessibility, functionality and enables the creation and usage of macro multiple-button-press commands. /\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\ The install: Works great, drivers were installed automatically by Windows (7, in my case) so install was a snap. /\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\ The review: Overall, this is a good basic-but solid and affordable (I paid $16 for mine)-controller. What it lacks in extra hardware features is more than made up for with the Logitech Profiler software utility. The sensitivity is good, a lot of games use this controller natively, and it just plain works like you'd expect a Playstation controller to-albeit, with no vibration/rumble/haptic feedback feature. In those rare instances when a game doesn't natively support this controller, Logitech has a slick little program called Logitech Profiler (which is a free download on the Logitech website if your seller doesn't include software with your purchase) that is very much like xpadder, in that lets you create a custom keymap profile for each game you choose, and will even automatically launch the appropriate profile when a game with a saved profile is opened-you can even create macros using the utility. Logitech Profiler is slightly clumsy compared to xpadder, but since it's dedicated to the F310 you don't spend the extra time setting the utility up for your particular gamepad-so no hunting down images of your controller, and then telling the program what buttons the controller has. All you have to do is map what keys do what and you're set. I took some points away from the the Logitech Profiler software utility for the grab-your-glasses small text in Logitech Profiler, and for the utility's slightly cumbersome nature-for example, you have to "record" even single keystrokes before you can assign them to the controller, but this "record" procedure is what enables the F310 to perform macro functions-it's a tradeoff-more functionality at the expense of simplicity. I found the tradeoff acceptable, but others may be turned off by it. Either way, xpadder, of course, still works with the Logitech F310. /\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\ The good: Simple, familiar button layout, Swiss-army Logitech Profiler software, darn good price on eBay. /\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\ The not-so-good: Simple, slightly clumsy Logitech Profiler software, small text in Logitech Profiler software, no rumble. /\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\ The bottom line: It doesn't exactly swim in added bells and whistles, but this controller's simplicity is what makes it good-and the free Logitech Profiler software makes it even better.Read full review
