Is the CSR Elite better than the T500 rs?

Thomas,

Any eta on a GT wheel for the CSR-E? Because I'll prob buy one right away if I have an option to buy it with a GT wheel instead of the Forza wheel.
 
amf7
I didn't think fanatec had any plans to release the base separately??
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Where did you get that idea? The CSR Elite will never have a separate base as far as I know. Thomas only talked about rim upgrades for it thus far. In other words add-on's.
 
amf7
Buy the gt wheel instead of the forza wheel
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Damn... I'm out of it today. I should take more time to read things. He's mistaken though as I haven't heard rumors about such thing. Only with the CSW you can pick the base with your favorite wheel.
 
LogiForce
This is very interesting to hear. Makes me wonder if the Japanese will make a comeback with an even better wheel.
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It was a 3-year old Mk1 Frex. Although my knowledge of Frex is limited I do know they already have something better than the Mk1. But better than CSRE?

The author reposted the Frex/CSRE comparison in case anyone is interested in reading it who is not an iRacing member.

http://www.racedepartment.com/forum/threads/review-csr-elite-vs-frex-simwheel.44906/
 
mr Latte at times you are not much more then a blowhard, you post about how T500 users are only semi serious and now you have the audacity of saying I am only looking for trouble. You do have a large following and I expect some of them to chime in at any moment.

As I have said, I think the Elite wheel is amazing, that's why I ordered one. If people agree with you great if not you try bullying them, won't work with me. You are a walking contradiction.

FCTaff
I'm not saying I'm a saint, I lose my rag and have a blow up now and again
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FCTaff, you are a troll at best, look at ISR on your gamepod thread, I believe that was the one and only thread at ISR that ever got locked, all because of your anger issues. Look how you bate and argue at everyone that disagrees with you. You recently joined here after you showed Darin at ISR your true colors.
 
Fanatec...
I might add to this that while here it is a battle between the T500RS and the CSR Elite, the guys over on iRacing are discussing if the CSR Elite is better than the Frex wheel.

Not many people have both wheels but the one who does, says that the CSR E clearly wins and this opinion is without consideration of the price. This is more a real apples vs apples comparison ;)

(And no, this guy is not a tester and I never had contact with him)

Are there more Frex or ECCI owners here? I would love to send them a wheel for testing.
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First off Thomas I would like to say the Elite wheel is certainly amazing and yes I have read most of the posts at iRacing. I like the post where the one guy has put on a better racing rim, when can we see something like this?

Another issue is perhaps you could talk to one or two of your beta testers, their combative style is bringing bad publicity to Fanatec. I have made my position crystal clear to both you and members here. I like Fanatec products, that does not mean that I don't enjoy other products.

Whether the Elite wheel is the best out there is up to the users to decide. Having two beta testers ramming their believes on anyone who disagrees with them tells prospective buyers that maybe they are only being paid to say so.

This is why users like Sandboxgod who owns a T500 said in his review that it was a very good wheel but he also stated the Elite was better. For a moment I gave mr Latte the benefit of the doubt only to help ease tensions on the forum, however once again he has to argue and disagree with anyone who does not agree with him.

Also I withdraw my previous PM to you at iRacing out of respect to you and Fanatec.
 
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Left, you make all of these accusations at people, yet the truth be told, they could also be levelled at you. It seems you think you are exempt from such accusations and can post in the manner you see fit. I for one am sick of it and as a result of your posting behaviour your opinion, unfortunately, means very little to me. I find that very sad because it not your opinions that have made me feel that but the way you put them across. And being a man of your advanced years I thought you might have left name calling back at grade school.
 
PzR Slim
Left, you make all of these accusations at people, yet the truth be told, they could also be levelled at you. It seems you think you are exempt from such accusations and can post in the manner you see fit. I for one am sick of it and as a result of your posting behaviour your opinion, unfortunately, means very little to me. I find that very sad because it not your opinions that have made me feel that but the way you put them across. And being a man of your advanced years I thought you might have left name calling back at grade school.
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very true Slim .. next
 
It seems some people are still hungry after the holidays... amazing!

Seriously, could you kids start acting like grown ups again? In other words... take it to PM or just ignore each other.
It's a bit embarrassing to watch people older then me act like they are far younger then me. lol
 
left888
First off Thomas I would like to say the Elite wheel is certainly amazing and yes I have read most of the posts at iRacing. I like the post where the one guy has put on a better racing rim, when can we see something like this?

Another issue is perhaps you could talk to one or two of your beta testers, their combative style is bringing bad publicity to Fanatec. I have made my position crystal clear to both you and members here. I like Fanatec products, that does not mean that I don't enjoy other products.

Whether the Elite wheel is the best out there is up to the users to decide. Having two beta testers ramming their believes on anyone who disagrees with them tells prospective buyers that maybe they are only being paid to say so.

This is why users like Sandboxgod who owns a T500 said in his review that it was a very good wheel but he also stated the Elite was better. For a moment I gave mr Latte the benefit of the doubt only to help ease tensions on the forum, however once again he has to argue and disagree with anyone who does not agree with him.

Also I withdraw my previous PM to you at iRacing out of respect to you and Fanatec.
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Lefty, my sentiment exactly. It's one of the reason I've decided go elsewhere. At the end of the day, everyone wants to feel that they're in control of own destiny and decision- even if the choice is a wrong one. And even it's something as frivolous and as a Force Feedback Steering wheel.
 
LogiForce
Seriously, could you kids start acting like grown ups again? In other words... take it to PM or just ignore each other.
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Certain people around here simply can't do that.....they have to get on the public soapbox for all to read and then it takes the ban hammer threat for them to stop (for awhile)
 
left888
Another issue is perhaps you could talk to one or two of your beta testers, their combative style is bringing bad publicity to Fanatec. I have made my position crystal clear to both you and members here. I like Fanatec products, that does not mean that I don't enjoy other products.

Whether the Elite wheel is the best out there is up to the users to decide. Having two beta testers ramming their believes on anyone who disagrees with them tells prospective buyers that maybe they are only being paid to say so.
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i completely agree...i know a lot of people realize this as well.
 
I asked Darin to lock that thread, It was always being hi jacked.

As for Darin seeing my true colours, he put me through to be a tester and people on ISR voted for me and I had the most votes. I still post on ISR, you make it sound as if I were run out of ISR town and had to come here. Someone on ISR gave a link to this forum, I had a read and thought it was a really good active forum and joined.

Thomas can't have a word with me, he is nothing to do with me. I do not work for Fanatec, I post what I like. I'm sorry if a few home truths hurt your feelings but that can not be helped.

Remember you said I could not be trusted because I did not use a CAP T ! LoL

As other have said if you want to continue this do it by pm. You try to make people look bad and play to the audience. If those people do not reply, then other forum users think the things you say are true. I am quite happy for anyone to read my posts on any forum. I am PAPA on ISR and UKOG, FCTaff here and Forza forum. I have about 7 bad posts on ISR that's about 1%. I do not think I have any here, you may not like what I said to you but it was said In a calm and cool way. I am not going to reply to anymore of you posts, you seem to love the conflict.


If the mods think I am in the wrong and I am a troll, I will understand if they wish to ban me. I will have no hard feelings.


Now let's move on from this nonsense and get back to the thread.
 
thehawk05
Certain people around here simply can't do that.....they have to get on the public soapbox for all to read and then it takes the ban hammer threat for them to stop (for awhile)
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I wouldn't call it a soap box, the guy personally hit out at me in the past making false accusations. He has many past posts and attitude towards previous Fanatec discussions where he is often negative either towards the brand or will argue to the cows come home when he takes the notion. Who is being combative or one sided, I certainly have given reasons for my comments on each wheel and believe what I say to be fair. Certainly not trying to be one sided or biased. Personal preferences we all will have and I even commented as such and my reply to him was just as yet again he continues to try and stir things up.

He seems to have it in for some and sorry but the whole multi quote thing and multiple posts is not needed. Again he mis reads posts, often sidesteps things put to him and I wasn't attacking the T500 or owners of it. The whole "semi serious" comment relates to people that spend reasonable amounts of money on their hobby. I would expect many sim fans to fall into that category particularly ones that pay a subscription to a racing series.

Guy has a nerve to talk about beta testers after what he has said in the past about Fanatec and at times its staff or how it operates.
 
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Better off comparing the the CSW to the T500 anyway.

At least there aimed at the same console PC user base.

Sure it's fine to compare for the sake of it.
I just don't see me buying a T500 for Forza just yet.
 
Lol, that works as well.

Truth be told, the best response to someone who is pissing you off is to not even indulge them in a response.
 
I have to cringe at this latest "lefty" outburst that some of us are possibly paid to do the beta tests. Everyone involved with beta testing or community testers chosen like FCTaff are free to give our own personal accounts and findings. Putting it like he has is just completely disrespectful and done for a reason to target certain members. People do not have to take onboard all the comments made by owners, or testers and can decide for themselves who seems to be unbiased or is trying to be objective yet still sensible.

Their is no need to turn it into a personal brawl and like I stated earlier other members usually do not use his tactics or create such issues. Nobody has been ramming anything at all so more rubbish just made up for his own argument.

Members here not in the wrong should not be made feel they are in the wrong.

It is nothing more than just being nasty to fellow members and creating further revolt.
 
Mr Latte
I have to cringe at this latest "lefty" outburst that some of us are possibly paid to do the beta tests. Everyone involved with beta testing or community testers chosen like FCTaff are free to give our own personal accounts and findings. Putting it like he has is just completely disrespectful and done for a reason to target certain members. People do not have to take onboard all the comments made by owners, or testers and can decide for themselves who seems to be unbiased or is trying to be objective yet still sensible.

Their is no need to turn it into a personal brawl and like I stated earlier other members usually do not use his tactics or create such issues. Nobody has been ramming anything at all so more rubbish just made up for his own argument.

Members here not in the wrong should not be made feel they are in the wrong.

It is nothing more than just being nasty to fellow members and creating further revolt.
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But now that you have a CRS Elite are you going to sell your T500RS ?
 
Spagetti69
Better off comparing the the CSW to the T500 anyway.

At least there aimed at the same console PC user base.

Sure it's fine to compare for the sake of it.
I just don't see me buying a T500 for Forza just yet.
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Don't forget the CSR-E is cheaper than the CSW. So some people will no doubt consider the csr-e due to the cheaper price. The xbox compat is just extra icing for some
 
Do you think that for someone who is already paying 500+ euros for a wheel the main reason for getting the CSR E is the price and not XBOX compatibility?

I would personally get the CSR E even if it was more expensive than CSW because it is XBOX compatible.
 
I personally cant speak for anyone else. I'd rather take the CSW if I didn't need the xbox compat. I still might order a CSW to be honest. I want both 👍

* T500rs < CSR-E < CSW (I want the best)
 
sandboxgod
I personally cant speak for anyone else. I'd rather take the CSW if I didn't need the xbox compat. I still might order a CSW to be honest. I want both 👍

* T500rs < CSR-E < CSW (I want the best)
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CSW will be the best, I think, but it will miss the fun factor of CSR E just like the T500RS.

5 months ago I was mostly a GT5 fan and never considered playing Forza and especially buy an XBOX.

Now I have bought XBOX, FM4, CSR E and my PS3 is collecting dust most of the time.

Forza is a great game and deserves a wheel for it for those who can afford it. If CSR E is too expensive CSR might be an alternative but you need a wheel for this game.

FM4 has all the cars that one might want and for me with the limited time I have for gaming it is mostly the fun factor that is significant and FM4 meets all my expectations especially coupled with GT5.

I apologize for going off topic, just wanted to point out why CSR E is so important.
 
I pretty much did the same thing, got through all the levels in GT5 in just a few months and went back to playing Forza 3 until my GT2 arrived about a year ago now. Now Forza 4 gets limited action and I mainly race iRacing. GT5 gets played very seldom these days.

My Elite should be here any day as tracking showed it cleared Canada customs on the 28th. I will probably put up my GT2 for sale and buy the CSW when it comes out. Then I will have two great Fanatec wheels to go along with two great T500's.
 
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left888
I pretty much did the same thing, got through all the levels in GT5 in just a few months and went back to playing Forza 3 until my GT2 arrived about a year ago now. Now Forza 4 gets limited action and I mainly race iRacing. GT5 gets played very seldom these days.

My Elite should be here any day as tracking showed it cleared Canada customs on the 29th. I will probably put up my GT2 for sale and buy the CSW when it comes out. Then I will have two great Fanatec wheels to go along with two great T500's.
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What do you need so many wheels for? :) I know you have 2 cockpits and you must be organizing some kick ass "track" days with your buddies :)
 
That and my son, one rig will be set up just for iRacing and the other is a general purpose. Plans are in the works for a third rig with triple screens. I have the room and my buddies always want to practice.
 

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