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11-29-2024 | 01:45 PM

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gigaplex

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Originally Posted by warracer

I was about to buy a Pro performance ESC , but as with anything I buy for RC , a quick google search later...

Now, rebrands are one thing , but rebrands with an added 100$ markup (street price vs street price) is absurd.

ZTW sells their oem version for 120$ , Pro Performance RC ... 220$ .

Pro performance makes pretty wild claims too like '' Their algorithm specifically allows for maximum advantages throughout the entire power band '' .
Not sure what that means from a technical point of view, better firmware ?

Not only that, but ZTW came out with a gen 2 32bit chip based 150amp ESC, 130$
So the pro-performance version isn't up to date ?

Anyway, I stumbled on this thread and just thought the whole thing was really odd...

Feels like a cash grab with a ''But it's encouraging RC Racing'' umbrella. Just my 2cents.

I just don't see the added value of that brand. Am I missing something ?

The "rebrands" do usually use better FETs so it's not completely unreasonable pricing. Plus ZTW don't bother to get their models on approved lists like ROAR so they're not an option if you run competitively a lot of the time.

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