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> I have the excellent Ferrari wheel and it is really good. it feels good,
> looks good and has good ff effects. I thinks it is great. it has a dodgy
> paddles but they can be fixed. If I broke it id get another one, or maybe
> that tasty looking number from act labs with that nice shifter but that I
> have read has some problems.

> --
> Kieran


> > Hi everyone . .
> >        Im stupidly thinking about wasting some of my money on a FF
wheel.
> > I've seen posts here occasioanally but I cant remember which people seem
> to
> > like more.  I checked Deja and found a lot of people liking a lot of
> wheels,
> > but my choices are really - MS sidewinder FF, Logitech W FF and I found
> the
> > ferrari wheel for sale on an online store as well.  Locally I've seen
the
> MS
> > and LWFF for around $300 Aussie dollars.  In the capitals I've seen the
> LWFF
> > advertised for about $255 or so.  The Ferrari wheel is about $235 from
an
> > online store, and its the only place I've seen it.

> > I think the guillemot looks the best (I know that doesnt affect the
game!)
> > followed by the LWFF and ms.  I've had a little try of the MS and maybe
> the
> > LWFF (but this was ages ago) and I remember it being a little notchy.  I
> > also dont seem to see any posts from people with MS wheels.

> > I've got a MS sidewinder 3d pro joystick and its great to be able to
have
> > varying degrees of steering, throttle . . . but its just sooo easy to
> > overcorrect.

> > Im still not sure If I should buy one, but your views would be great!
> > Thanks
> > Pete

> I have the LWFF and like it quite a bit. How much CPU
> cycled does the Ferrarri wheel use compared to the LWFF?
> The MS Wheel uses quite a bit more CPU cycles (1.5Mil) than
> the the LWFF (50K) per FF event. If the Guillemot is the old TM
> FF wheel, then it used 3.5Mil CPU cycles per FF event.
> If the Ferrarri is the Guillemot you are referring to then I have
> no idea. I think allot of people like the wheel though.
> --



>> Hi everyone . .
>>        Im stupidly thinking about wasting some of my money on a FF wheel.
>> I've seen posts here occasioanally but I cant remember which people seem
> to
>> like more.  I checked Deja and found a lot of people liking a lot of
> wheels,
>> but my choices are really - MS sidewinder FF, Logitech W FF and I found
> the
>> ferrari wheel for sale on an online store as well.  Locally I've seen the
> MS
>> and LWFF for around $300 Aussie dollars.  In the capitals I've seen the
> LWFF
>> advertised for about $255 or so.  The Ferrari wheel is about $235 from an
>> online store, and its the only place I've seen it.

>> I think the guillemot looks the best (I know that doesnt affect the game!)
>> followed by the LWFF and ms.  I've had a little try of the MS and maybe
> the
>> LWFF (but this was ages ago) and I remember it being a little notchy.  I
>> also dont seem to see any posts from people with MS wheels.

>> I've got a MS sidewinder 3d pro joystick and its great to be able to have
>> varying degrees of steering, throttle . . . but its just sooo easy to
>> overcorrect.

>> Im still not sure If I should buy one, but your views would be great!
>> Thanks
>> Pete

>The only reason I can think of to not own a FF wheel is if you
>have a ECCI or TSW. You don't want *ALL* of that money
>wasted and you need to justify your purchase to the very
>end.

>:-)