I hear the wheel itself is HUGE, can you give us an idea how "huge" it is?
I'm very interested in this package but would prefer not to drive an 18
wheeler. Also can you comment on the shift paddles, some of reviews
mentioned difficulty in reaching them.
Thanks, Dino
Sounds good, my major concern was wheel size which from your description is
normal and now not an issue.
Thanks for the info! Dino
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>On Sat, 26 Dec 1998 08:32:02 -0600, >>I hear the wheel itself is HUGE, can you give us an idea how "huge" it is? >>I'm very interested in this package but would prefer not to drive an 18 >>wheeler. Also can you comment on the shift paddles, some of reviews >>mentioned difficulty in reaching them. >>Thanks, Dino >HUGE? It is about the same diameter as the Thrustmaster T2. >Estimate 10-11". It is also nice and thick, like a racecar wheel. >It feels great. The angle is perfect, much like a Thrustmaster >T2. It is very heavy (shipping weight 26lbs) and has metal in >the pedals and base instead of plastic. The shifters are loose >feeling, to me, and are positioned too low. I simply map another >button for shifting. The buttons I use are directly under my thumbs. >>>Here are the reviews and comparisons of the Force RS wheel >>>from ACTLABS. www.actlab.com . >>>ACTLABS FORCE RS: >>>To sum it up, the ACTLABS FORCE RS is the HIGHEST rated force feedback >>>wheel in the opinion of *every* site and magazine that has reviewed it: >>>Here are excerpts from the reviews with site addresses and magazine >>>issue and page numbers ...... >>>---------------------------------------------------------------- >>>- CNET - 5 out of 5 stars. They compared it to FOUR force feedback >>>wheels, and it was the *clear winner. It was compared to: >>>MICROSOFT / LOGITECH FORMULA FORCE / SC&T / GUILLEMOT >>>"ACT Labs' Force RS stands out in this roundup with unparalleled >>>upgradability, great overall performance, and the best force-feedback >>>response of the wheels we tested." >>>[link lost in import] >>>---------------------------------------------------------------- >>>- PC GAMER - January '99 - Page 247 - Editors Choice Award. "Beats >>>every other wheel we have tried so far" >>>---------------------------------------------------------------- >>>- COMPUTER *** WORLD - 4 1/2 of 5 stars - Editor's Choice Award - >>>January 1999 - Page 288 >>>"The Force RS is a real winner" >>>---------------------------------------------------------------- >>>- AGN3D (http://www.flight2000.com/hangar/airscapes - 8/10 stars. >>>"The Force RS is a great wheel, especially when you consider that it >>>costs $70 less than the Microsoft Force Wheel. Usually cheaper means >>>less, but in this instance Actlabs has done a great job of delivering >>>us more wheel for the money." >>>---------------------------------------------------------------- >>>- GAMESPOT - 4 1/2 of 5 stars >>>[link lost in import] >>>"The Force RS is the best force-feedback wheel I've driven to date." >>>---------------------------------------------------------------- >>>-- >>>( rrevved posts from mindspring dot com ) >-- >( rrevved posts from mindspring dot com )>To sum it up, the ACTLABS FORCE RS is the HIGHEST rated force feedback
>wheel in the opinion of *every* site and magazine that has reviewed it:
I'm sort of embarrassed to say this, but I was leaning more toward the
Logitech wheel simply because the ACT wheel is *so* damn goofy
looking.
With the swept spokes and brown wheel cover it looks like the K-Mart
interpretation of a Boyd Coddington hot rod wheel.
I don't normally choose form over function, but this one is a tough
call for me. Heh.
The Logitech looks somewhat cheesy itself with the red wheel cover,
but at least the wheel looks (and feels, haven't laid a hand on the
ACTLabs yet) like it's out of a sports car. Too bad the pedals are
lame.
For the price it's hard to bag on the ACT, but I hope they put a Momo
styled wheel on the next revision.
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