Posted by Tony C on 21, 2001 at 4:23 PM:
In Reply to: Re: Yeah, but... posted by CoreyGH on 21, 2001 at 2:29 PM:
Well based on your advice and other comments on the forum, I bought 4 Sidewinders today for $28 shipped from Comp Geeks. Even if I decide not to do the 4 player panel I'll have the spare gamepads for my PC (I have only one gamepad right now.) How can you say no to $5 gamepads?!?
I used to build and race 1/10th scale R/C cars, so I am sure I have enough soldering know-how to get by. The I-PAC would be nice but I'd have to buy two to do the 4 player panel. So it's a difference between $80 and $28.
Best part is it leaves the keyboard port open for... a keyboard!
: If you are only concerned with ease of initial setup then I would also definately go with the I-PAC. However, if you wanna save some moola (i.e. $$) then the Sidewinder is it. I had NEVER TOUCHED a soldering gun before IN MY LIFE. But after reading some of the soldering guides that some of the examples at this website link to and