Logitech 963290-0403 Extreme 3D Pro USB Joystick

Pros: I have had this joystick now for over 4 years and it hasn't degraded at all, all buttons still work, all axis still work (and accurately, I might add).

Cons: from the beginning the rudder axis (twist axis) has always had a little bit larger dead-zone on the right side of center than the left. It's never increased or decreased but it's one of those things you get used to.

Other Thoughts: I would take an egg off for the rudder axis, but the fact that it's a Logitech product more than makes up for it. I bought this in 2009, it's moved with me, traveled to friends houses, used n abused fairly regularly and it's never given me an grief. To say the least, it's built well. And as always, Newegg is awesome.

Pros: Sturdy, Reliable, Precise, Ergonomic . . . . .Easy to install

Cons: None!

Pros: Works.
Price.
Has quiet a few buttons.

Cons: Everyone says some off the buttons on the base go bad.

Other Thoughts: One comrade has had this controller for years and still works great, all of his buttons still work.
My first joystick, I've always used Xbox or Xbox 360 controllers on the PC but the joystick is more precise for the flight simulators and adds a little more to the game.

Pros: Cheap Cheap Price.
Sturdy, responsive.
Been using this to play X3: Terran Conflict for ages now, and it handles like a dream.

Cons: No left-handed option. Not a concern for me, but may be a concern for others.

Other Thoughts: The low price point of this joystick along with its decent quality makes for an excellent combination. Sure, I may go through one every 3 years, but at $30 a pop, I could buy 4 of these for the price I would pay for a high quality mouse or keyboard.

This makes me feel comfortable being a bit "rough" with the joystick, which it can definitely handle.

Also, in response to people having issues with BF2, disable that one "special" gamepad in the options menu (can't remember its name off the top of my head). It screws with most joysticks, and its enabled by default for some bizarre reason (whether or not you have the gamepad in question).

Pros: Been using 3D Pro since F22L3 days,and worn out a few. A good js for the money

Cons: Make it more durable,might just be me turnin & burnin AHHAhahaha (Chris Knight laugh)

Pros: great joystick if its a first buy. good functionality and controls. it may not be the most high-tech or flashy, but for the price it is well worth it and then some.

Cons: not many. the buttons on the base stick on occaision, and there is a plastic ridge on the rest that your hand would sit on and might poke you in the wrist. but these are very minor.

Other Thoughts: for 30 bucks you can't be this joystick. great value

Pros: Very sturdy and fits my meat hooks for hands. The controller is responsive and accurate (as long as you keep it callibrated). Very sturdy for a 30 dollar flight stick.

Cons: Some of the macro buttons (#6,7,8) stopped working, other than that nothing.

Other Thoughts: I have owned this flight stick for years and have flown many amazing missions with this controller, it is deffinately worth $28.

Pros: They withstand abuse well enough.

Cons: They sometimes lose the center and I end up buying another.

Other Thoughts: I fly really hard. And these are really the only sticks that stand up to the abuse. I have not yet bought the 440 dollar Hotas yet... but am thinking about it.

You have to have a sort of a safe cracker touch with butcher hands to get it to control a BF3 helicopter.

Pros: Picked this up here on Newegg a couple of weeks ago for $28.99 + $.99 shipping. I ordered it on a Wednesday night, it was here Friday afternoon! Was not expecting it until the following Monday so that was a plus!
This is the 2nd one of these joysticks I have had as my doggy chewed through the cable on the first one. I think I paid around $49 for the first one at Best Buy several years ago. I used the old one A LOT on BF2 & AIX mod and it makes all the difference in the world for flying jets.
I bought this one to replace the one the dog destroyed so I could fly jets in BF3 & am not disappointed by the joystick at all. It works great once I removed all joystick settings in the controls setup and then setup the joystick how I wanted it. When I'm flying a jet it doesn't seem to turn as tightly as everyone does but I'm pretty sure that's something I'll have to figure out and not the joystick's fault. I have not tried it on the Helicopters because I use a mouse and keyboard for them. If you want a good cheap flight stick for BF3 BF2 or any other game with airplanes, look no further.

Cons: Sometimes even after re-calibrating it I have to unplug the joystick when playing other games. For example if I play MOH single-player, my character will just spin around until I unplug the joystick. It's not a big deal because I don't play MOH other than an occasional foray into the singleplayer.

Other Thoughts: Awesome for the price I paid for it.

Pros: 8-direction HAT, lots of buttons, central throttle, Z-axis, pretty much anything you could want from a joystick.

Cons: No adjustable articulation points, buttons only on the left side and joystick articulated only for right-handers (only a con if you're left-handed, but I had to include it)

Other Thoughts: A classic joystick, I remember when I got my first one, MechWarrior was SO easy to play because of that. When my first one broke (after long years of use) I was devastated. "Upgraded" to an Evo Cyborg, it was horrible. No compatibility with MechWarrior, the articulation points, while changeable, shifted with use and became more uncomfortable than long hours with the far superior Extreme 3D Pro, and you had to take your hand off the stick to use the buttons on the same side as your dominant hand. So when I found this Extreme 3D Pro still on Newegg, I HAD to purchase it, and sold off my Cyborg as fast as possible. LOVE the still-king Extreme 3D Pro!!!