Originally Posted by
negatv1
We know that the two are (for most all intents and purposes) the same piece of hardware.
That said, I haven't found the HW v3 anywhere online substantially cheaper than the Orion -which in that case I'd go for the Orion for the sake of any future service and/or warranty issues.
Have you had to deal with getting an orion product warrantied through Horizon? It is terrible. Almost as bad as HW, which luckily i have never had a issue with. You can get a HW with the program box for the same cost you can buy a 160A R10 with there re-branded box. Either way, its close on price and both are great esc's.