HRAP 1 & 2 - Where can they be sourced in the USA?
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HRAP 1 & 2 - Where can they be sourced in the USA?
There was a thread with a link to a site that sells HRAP 1 & 2 joysticks.
I can't find it. I would appreciate it if someone could put a linky here
I'm talking about a USA based website. Not play-asia, i'm trying to avoid the $50 shipping
I can't find it. I would appreciate it if someone could put a linky here
I'm talking about a USA based website. Not play-asia, i'm trying to avoid the $50 shipping
This industry has become 2 dimensional as it transcended into a 3D world.
http://www.vgonetwork.com/article.aspx?id=181
They're currently out of both sticks but are ordering more, which I assume should arrive in at most a couple of months, judging from experience.
They're currently out of both sticks but are ordering more, which I assume should arrive in at most a couple of months, judging from experience.
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I understand that. But P-A are charging something like $80 for the joystick and $50 for the shipping (according to forums where people have bought one).
This site sells for about $112.. not much a saving tbh. I never thought i'd see the day i'd pay $112 for a joystick
This site sells for about $112.. not much a saving tbh. I never thought i'd see the day i'd pay $112 for a joystick
This industry has become 2 dimensional as it transcended into a 3D world.
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The HRAP has been out of stock at NCSX for a while, but it's back in now.
http://www.ncsxshop.com/cgi-bin/shop/HP2-134.html
Back when I was shopping for one I was going to order from Lik-Sang, since they have a nice VAT-dodging clearing house in the EU. Obviously they stopped stocking it a few hours before I planned to place the order so I ended up ordering from Play-Asia.
It's a great piece of hardware, but damn, I feel ill when I think about how much it ended up costing me. HRAP1 + UPS shipping + VAT + UPS clearing charges = UK£130 (approx US$245). That's more than a PS2 costs these days.
http://www.ncsxshop.com/cgi-bin/shop/HP2-134.html
Back when I was shopping for one I was going to order from Lik-Sang, since they have a nice VAT-dodging clearing house in the EU. Obviously they stopped stocking it a few hours before I planned to place the order so I ended up ordering from Play-Asia.
It's a great piece of hardware, but damn, I feel ill when I think about how much it ended up costing me. HRAP1 + UPS shipping + VAT + UPS clearing charges = UK£130 (approx US$245). That's more than a PS2 costs these days.
HRAPs are way overrated in my book. I mean you're paying around $100 or more for a stick that's basically a T5 stick with a JLF and QDs. You're still going to want to mod out the buttons with Sanwa/Seimitsu which will cost you around $2-$3 per button depending on where you buy and also shipping. If you mod out all 10 buttons (8 action and 2 start/select), that's another $20-$30 plus shipping. That's $120-$130+ for a stick that's very bulky, very heavy, and altogether not even interesting looking. You can't put your own artwork on it without cutting a piece of plexi or lexan (added cost).
Personally, I'd shell out the extra to get someone to make me a custom stick (well I wouldn't do that because I actually build my own sticks but you know what I mean). I think you get a better value for your money and it's more personal.
If you really like the HRAP look/size, mod a T5 yourself. The only difference is the button layout after you mod it. Here's a pic of the one I did a while back after I starting building my own sticks. I put a plexi layer on top so that I could cover up the buttons that I didn't want (L1 and L2) and so I could put artwork on it in the future (never feel like doing it since I never use this stick anyway). I moved the start and select to the sides and repainted the whole thing white.
http://s10.photobucket.com/albums/a141/Paik4Life/Mods/
Feel free to check out my custom jobs here just for kicks:
http://s10.photobucket.com/albums/a141/Paik4Life/
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Personally, I'd shell out the extra to get someone to make me a custom stick (well I wouldn't do that because I actually build my own sticks but you know what I mean). I think you get a better value for your money and it's more personal.
If you really like the HRAP look/size, mod a T5 yourself. The only difference is the button layout after you mod it. Here's a pic of the one I did a while back after I starting building my own sticks. I put a plexi layer on top so that I could cover up the buttons that I didn't want (L1 and L2) and so I could put artwork on it in the future (never feel like doing it since I never use this stick anyway). I moved the start and select to the sides and repainted the whole thing white.
http://s10.photobucket.com/albums/a141/Paik4Life/Mods/
Feel free to check out my custom jobs here just for kicks:
http://s10.photobucket.com/albums/a141/Paik4Life/
~Paik
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man i didnt know they had hrap 2 for 92$ shipped.. i bought an hrap 1 from them for 99 bucks shipped and my hrap 2 first batch from them was 121$, 22 bucks shipping.Ganelon wrote:I got my HRAP2 from VGO for $92 shipped just last year. You pay the extra $20 extra for not getting in when there was low demand.