zeddikus wrote:RRP:
- STECS MINI $199
- STECS MINI PLUS $219
- STECS STANDARD $279
- STECS MAX $319
Those are US-prices and doubly irrelevant.
1. US prices are excluding shipping - and shipping cost in the US-store were pretty high last I checked. Between $40 to $50, IIRC depending on the product(s).
2. US store doesn't ship to EU customers
Bottom line is that US customers won't be paying those prices you quoted. The "Standard"-variant will be well over $300, all in - probably closer to $350. Plus it doesn't really matter for EU customers, anyway, because even if the "Max" would cost 50 bucks in the States, we could not buy it for that price over here.
When I saw the US prices for the first time, I pretty much expected the "Standard" to be at around €350 over here. Which, without having seen, let alone used a STECS, is a good price, IMO. TM Warthog is currently €220 to €240 I believe, but it's getting quite long in the tooth and I don't think it's nearly as versatile as the VKB product. Can't talk about internals or overall quality, but if the STECS is anything like my NXT Evo and my MK III Gunfighter, I'd say the STECS will easily outclass the Warthog in that regard, too. I've switched to a Virpil throttle in Jan 2023 (got tired of waiting for the STECS), but I do still own a WHT and the internals/mechanical components on the Thrustmaster-product are a bit of a joke, I think.
Frankly, I'd be a bit suspicious if they sold the STECS Standard for €250 over here - nice things cost money and if its quality is anything like the Gunfighter's, I would fully expect that STECS to outlast my current PC and probably outlast myself.
S.