Macally USB Joystick For Imac Original Imac Colors

by Macally

Product Details

• Item Weight: 3.1 pounds
• Shipping Weight: 3.4 pounds
• Shipping: Currently, item can be shipped only within the U.S.
• ASIN: B000051182
• Item model number: ISTICK
• Average Customer Review: 2.7 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (3 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #161,224 in Electronics (See Top 100 in Electronics)
• Discontinued by manufacturer: Yes
• Date first available at Amazon.com: September 4, 1973

Customer Reviews

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4 of 4 people found the following review helpful:

3.0 out of 5 stars Good stick, but a few problems, February 14, 2004

By A Customer

This review is from: Macally USB Joystick For Imac Original Imac Colors (Personal Computers)

I bought an iStick and have been using it for flight sims. Overall it's a pretty good joystick but I've found a few problems. It has a nice weighted base, but the plastic in the handle is a bit flimsy. The handle is seamed and gives a bit or even cracks if you grip it too tightly. The HAT switch is also pretty flimsy plastic and can crack or even come off in use. There are 2 centering dials which are useful for calibration, but I found I had to use the iStick Manager software to re-center the joystick fairly often. My biggest problem with the stick though is that after a week or two of use the internal centering tabs break and the joystick ceases to 'bounce' back to center. This is a design flaw, because (after taking the joystick apart) I found that the internal spring mechanism is held in place and centered by a very tiny and thin plastic protrusion. After repeated use (and back and forth movement) the protrusion breaks off. If MacAlly had used metal for this protrusion (or even made it of thicker plastic) this would be an excellent joystick. But as is, it only lasts a few weeks with hard use.

1 of 1 people found the following review helpful:

1.0 out of 5 stars only works with the older mac I think it was the Power Macs but it won't work in a mac with the Intel Chip, June 13, 2011

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This review is from: Macally USB Joystick For Imac Original Imac Colors (Personal Computers)

Only works with the older macs, I think it was the Power Macs, but it won't work in a mac with the Intel Chip. So I got my money back thanks to Amazon. but it's sitting in the closet gathering dust. the retailer didn't even want it back.

1 of 2 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars pretty good control, October 26, 2002

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bo (Flossmoor, IL USA) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Macally USB Joystick For Imac Original Imac Colors (Personal Computers)

definitliy a good buy for mac users. It has very good control control and very few glitches. I reccommend it highly. Macally made another good one.