I've got both and I can honestly say I prefer the HW by quite some margin. It is smoother than the Tekin and feels punchier. I've had 2 tekins fail in the past (1x RSX and 1x RX8) and I've never had a single HW ESC fail and I use HW in my 1/8 buggy, 1/10 4wd and 1/10 TC. My recommendation is HW based on experience of both.