I enjoyed this combo so much I am purchasing it again All in all I have found the X52 Pro to be well worth the money!! No need to fret over their software unless you like spending a lot of time trying to get it all to work. Win 7 by itself does a great job of configuring the X52 Pro system as soon as you plug it into a usb port. The new Haswell i5 4670k oc'ed to 4.2 Ghz and the Asus GTX 770 really kick butt on the new bedroom setup! Oh by the way, I have never used the Saitek Driver or sst programming software as to it being a pain in the posterior from past experience. I setup a Digital Storm Vanquish level 4 machine in my bedroom due to arthritis in my knees at age 56 makes it difficult to make the trip up and down the basements stairs to the old i7 950 oc'ed to 3.85 Ghz and a pair of GTX 570's for multi monitor ops. I can not testify to the longevity since I have only had this setup on my bedroom simulator setup for a couple of months now. The configurable led backlighting when looking at the settings from the device and printers area of win 7 is pretty awesome and there are a considerable number of back lighted switches and knobs on the pro system that really makes it stand out from other devices on the market. The Metal parts of this stick and throttle gives a overall better impression of quality to the Pro version.

It returns to center better than I ever remember my old X52 did. The dual spring design is also a plus in the twist ( rudder ) part of the Pro. I have had an original CH yoke and I now use the CH Eclipse and CH rudder pedals in my main sim setup in my basement and even though they are great yokes, I can fly more precise with the X52 Pro. The X52 Pro is listed as having twice the sensors and I believe it is true as I have never had the precision that it delivers to my flying. I had a Plain Saitek X52 years ago and one of the Hall Effect Sensors would Intermittently Fail and the stick would not center in roll otherwise it was a good stick.

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