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A Great but Slightly Flawed Value
The Saitek X45 Flight Stick and Throttle is an outdated model by today's HOTAS standards, but it is the best you'll find if you're on a budget. For a modern setup, you'll pay a premium with the cheapest starting at $100 (Thrustmaster T16000) and the price goes up "significantly" from there. You can easily spend $1,000 on a flight stick, throttle, and foot pedal setup for flight sims and Elite Dangerous. The X45 is great for those not wanting to pay that much, but you make a few sacrifices. The flight stick does not twist for yaw control and the throttle does not have an analog stick like the Thrustmaster T16000 which is almost essential for landing and combat flight maneuvers in Elite Dangerous. You can find workarounds, the pinky trigger on the flight stick allows you to set all kinds of alternate controls in Elite Dangerous adding more functionality to the stick and throttle that otherwise would have. Saitek sticks are not known for their robustness so if you take good care of it and not abuse it then the X45 should last you a long while, or at least until you can save for something with more options. If you have about $50 or so and can't afford anything more than that these older HOTAS models are your best choice.Read full review
Verified purchase: Yes • Condition: pre-owned • Sold by: sleeplessinnsea...
Saitek X45 usb joystick
I used to ha a site's x36 for descent and it was lost in a move. Just got this x45 and after d/loading the latest drivers I blew through two levels on descent. Works better than I remembered. Totally programmable button and hat functions. Ultimate control.Read full review
Verified purchase: Yes • Condition: pre-owned • Sold by: spikecat5
Saitek X45 Joystick
I really wanted a user interface that had a rudder type button. This fulfilled that need without having to spend very much money. I am still looking to buy the whole setup (yoke, pedals, and quadrant), but am trying to spend less than 125 bucks.Read full review
Verified purchase: Yes • Condition: pre-owned • Sold by: steelrooster61
Recommend to every pilot
My husband flew f105's and he had been working on setting up the most realistic way to play his flight simulator games. He has several different sticks but his really likes this one. He is putting it to good use. Read full review
Verified purchase: Yes • Condition: pre-owned • Sold by: trash1782_1
back to 321bit.
wanted to play the original MechWarrior and X45 fits the bill. The x52 will not work and I am not so much a programmer. The newer one comes without any software, you have to go on line to find it.45 is 32 bit as the 52 is 64 bit only.Read full review
Verified purchase: Yes • Condition: pre-owned • Sold by: hamiltonservices
Saitek X45 Works with Windows 10 Plug and Play
Super good Value. Its built extremely well and has plenty of assignable buttons and wheels. I have it running on USB 2 Port and it works great
Verified purchase: Yes • Condition: pre-owned • Sold by: artisanmim
Nice!
Works great and +1 star for the excellent packaging!
Verified purchase: Yes • Condition: pre-owned • Sold by: silvereagle_2
Saitek X45 Flight control and Stick
The product is new and works very well, as it should.
Verified purchase: Yes • Condition: new • Sold by: wefindyoukeep
Dont do et!
The x45 looks amazing but if u get a used one u will feeel how bad people have wore them down. Dont let looks fool ya.
Verified purchase: Yes • Condition: pre-owned • Sold by: automartparts
Works well
I use it dayily and works as stated in add.
Verified purchase: Yes • Condition: pre-owned • Sold by: mtgusa