Saitek P3000 Wireless PC Game Pad & Docking Station | 
| Brand: Saitek
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Rating:  24 reviews
Media: Electronics
Autographed: No
Memorabilia: No
Shipping Weight (lbs): 1.4
Dimensions (in): 12 x 9 x 3
MPN: J63
Model: P3000
UPC: 021165102361
EAN: 0021165102361
ASIN: B00008WFJ5
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| Features:
| • | 30 feet of unblockable wireless range | | • | Stylish docking station acts as a storage stand and charging unit, conveniently powered by the same USB port | | • | Integral LCD screen indicates battery life and keypad features at a glance | | • | Two analog joysticks with built-in buttons | | • | 2 quick fire shoulder triggers, 8-way D-pad, 6 responsive buttons |
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Product Description
The P3000 Wireless Pad and Docking Station gives you more freedom of movement, without costing you more money in batteries! Includes 2 rechargeable NiMh battery packs and Smart Technology for programming buttons
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| Customer Reviews: Read 19 more reviews...
dont buy this September 6, 2004
Guy Brand (Los Angeles, California, USA)
35 out of 36 found this review helpful
The Good
The controller has ample buttons which make it so you wont need your keyboard or mouse. The controller itself is constructed well, and has a great feel to it.
Problems:
1. Wireless - although it says 30 feet, i have found that it needs to be within 3 feet of me for the best results. If its more than 5 feet away, forget it. I had to buy a USB extension cable just to use it, which canceled out the need for it to be wireless. Nothing on it says what gigahertz it is, so i am guessing its not even 2.4GHZ.
2. Although the base is only 2 feet away, in the middle of a game it just starts trailing off in one direction. This is solved by using the keyboard, escaping out, and reloading the joystick software. Its very frustrating when your playing a game like Far Cry and it hasn't saved.
Issues
1. Batteries - this is probably luck of the draw, but i was shipped with one defective battery which should have been caught in quality control.
2. Not all games automatically work with joysticks, so you will need to program it. The Saitek 3000 controller comes with really good programing software to do it. But be prepared to spend up to an hour of programing before using a game, and continually fine tuning it as you play. I dont mind, i just wish they had more scripts on their website for download. I think they have about 12 games only.
Update:
I tried buying the Saitek P2500 which was the same gamepad but not wireless. My game profiles i made on the P3000 didnt carry over. Worse, the P2500 stopped working within the first 6 hours, and I had to exchange it, and that one had problems with the SHIFT button. Finally i returned that also.
Conclusion:
I just bought the Logitech Wingman Wireless Rumblepad, its by far a better gamepad. Its 2.4GHZ, so it has distance. The software to program custom scripts is miles ahead of the Saitek SST software. When you load the profile, it automatically loads the game which it corresponds with.
Please, if your looking for a game pad, get the Logitech. Save your self the 3 weeks on pain I had to go through.
 Saitek J64 P3000 Wireless Pad March 23, 2004
12 out of 17 found this review helpful
I have had the pad for 3 months and am disappointed with not only the pad but also the lack of customer service that Saitek provides. The indicator light, on the base always shows that it is charging, the pads battery strength is either all, or the pad goes dead. The strength indicator is fake or does not work. Also the pad looses communication with the base at, what seems to be the worst possible time. Even when I have the base with in a clear 4 inches of the unit they loose communication on a regular basis. I contacted customer support at Saitek over a month ago and never received ANY reply to my email. I do not recommend buying this and furthermore recommend Logitec products. I have one of their force feedback joysticks and am happy with it.
 Awesome Gamepad November 1, 2003
6 out of 12 found this review helpful
Good feel to it and very light. Rubber handles are a nice touch. Highly recommended gamepad. 1 small quibble, the CD with the drivers on it came warped so I downloaded them from the saitek website, it the only thing that kept the P3000 from earning 5 stars from me.
 P3000 Wireless - Good deal for the money! July 13, 2004
6 out of 11 found this review helpful
I purchased the P3000 from Saitek last weekend and have enjoyed using it. It was real easy to hook it up and I am enjoying the gaming freedom of playing without an additional wire hanging around.It has a good feel to it with grips on the handles and a sturdy sense for the buttons (six of them) and joysticks (2 analog with that also act as buttons). Saitek also includes software that lets you program in various commands for the buttons which is an added bonus. This is the second Saitek product I own - the Cyborg Evo is also a great product.
wish i read these reviews before buying September 24, 2005
Daniel Ko
5 out of 6 found this review helpful
bought this particular item from another website. should've checked out amazon's reviews first. like everyone else, i received a defective battery. i actually shipped the gamepad back and got a replacement from the vendor. and the replacmenet sucks just as bad.
while the batteries seems to work, the gamepad has massive calibration problems, even with Saitek's recommended fixes. it takes me about five minutes of fiddling around the analog sticks, unplugging/replugging the batteries, for it to work properly. i've only had it (the second gamepad) for a few weeks, and it only seems to get worse.
this is the worst product i've ever bought, and i will never buy a product from Saitek again.
(btw, if you include the return shipping charges, i've spent over fifty dollars on this gamepad. last week, circuit city had a rebate for it to make it less than twenty total. hey saitek - you suck!)
i strongly urge amazon to discontinue carrying this product.
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