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Cake day: July 11th, 2023
  • rustyriffs@lemmy.worldOPtoPC Gaming@lemmy.ca•What is your favorite controller(s) to use with a laptop?
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    6 months ago

    Best buy was the culprit… I feel like I’ve generally had good luck with open box stuff otherwise though.

    You know, previous to the current generation of consoles, I thought FOR SURE that back-paddles/buttons would become the next standardized iteration. Controller innovation over the last TWO generations I’d argue, has been really lacking in my opinion.

    Patience, I guess. I’ve been waiting for literal fucking years at this point. A few more won’t hurt I suppose.

    The Ara definitely seemed like a good thing, for repairability. I’m of the ‘fuck anything google’ mindset though.

    The ‘framework’ laptop also comes to mind.

  • rustyriffs@lemmy.worldOPtoPC Gaming@lemmy.ca•What is your favorite controller(s) to use with a laptop?
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    6 months ago

    New developments:

    So, I actually did order a open box elite series 2 controller but ended up having to exchange it because there was substantial stick drift on both sticks. Super frustrating that this wasn’t caught, or the sellers don’t care enough about the quality control…

    The “core” version is a little cheaper, but nobody has the paddles, which is pretty much the main reason I want one of these controllers…

    There is sadly not many competitors available right now either. The Razer model is 250$!? WAY more than I want to spend…

    The Guilikit one looks promising, but still have another couple of weeks before it actually releases and then would have to wait on shipping from China, which I hate.

    You would think that in 2024 there would be more viable alternatives for professional level no-compromise controllers with good quality for an affordable price.

    Rant over.

  • rustyriffs@lemmy.worldOPtoPC Gaming@lemmy.ca•What is your favorite controller(s) to use with a laptop?
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    6 months ago

    I’d really prefer to order directly from the manufacturer whenever I can. Mainly because I prefer not to use Amazon anymore…

    Anyway, that controller looks fantastic! I may be looking at that one as a serious contender for the next upgrade, thank you for sharing. I really like the fact that the paddles are similar looking to the xbox pro controller ones. Those seem like really good quality, form, fit, and function.

    The switches, on the razr controller, are so good (in my opinion) that I really am not sure if I could go back. Lol. I’ve had other people not get it though, when I tried to show them how amazing they are… They just commented that they are noisy compared to normal buttons. Totally missed the point.

    I’d be super interested to see a review of the KK3 Max (mandatory eyeroll of solidarity).

    I really dislike the xbox gamebar. There are workarounds though. My currently preferred method is to disable the xbox gamebar, and then use joytokey to setup a hotkey for screenshots. I have steam setup to use (F12) as my hotkey to save uncompressed copies in a folder that I use for my background images on my desktop. :)

    Thanks for the good convo, and recommendation!

  • rustyriffs@lemmy.worldOPtoPC Gaming@lemmy.ca•What is your favorite controller(s) to use with a laptop?
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    6 months ago

    I can not handle their website XD

    Their controller does seem pretty good. I like the (seemingly good) repairability aspect too.

    A few features that I’ve grown accustomed to on my current controller are the additional buttons (this one has m1 and m2 buttons on the shoulders, though that isn’t really my favorite position for them), and the other thing would be the tactile switches in the face buttons. The switches in the face buttons for the Gulikit do look interesting, but I really like the tactile clicky switches that are in the Razr. I do wonder how they compare.

    One of the main features that I feel like I’m lacking right now is definitely wireless. Using a ~10’ cable when you’re on a laptop is really no fun.

    Another thing that I really like to see in a controller is an easy way to take screenshots, though, that can usually be remedied with a software solution as well.