Originally Posted by
Mr.Maim
I don't get people saying that MaxAmps are expensive. Go price an Orion and compare that price to MaxAmps. The Orion 3800 is $136! ON EBAY!
Rediculous!
I have a MaxAmps 7.4v 6000mAh soft pack that I've run for well over a year. In my Slash I get over an HOUR of run time. It's as strong as the day I bought it.
I also have a MaxAmps 7.4v 4200SS 30C hard pack. Been running it for three months now. I run two heats and a Main twice a week, plus random practice days. No problems whatsoever. Did the price go up $22 after I bought it? Yes. So what?
Ultimately, people are going to bitch about what they're going to bitch about. If I've learned anything about online forums, it's that 50% of the people don't know shit about what they're posting about, 10% SWEAR that their buddy had one blow up, 10% flat-out lie just so they can have somebody talk to them, which leaves 20%. Those are the people who will tell you what they have, how long they have had it, and what their experience has been.
That being said: I challenge you to find one person who has had a problem with a MaxAmps product, that didn't get it resolved immediately by the company.
As for the cost: you get what you pay for.
You make a number of good points here--always appreciate your input. I run Orion LiPos and love 'em but those are for my 1/10 scale. Now that I am doing the 1/8th scale conversions I wanted to go 4S and searched the interweb extensively. Maxamps had the goods! I searched Tower and ePay and nothing for 4S.
Anyway, I have my two 4S 5000mAh LiPos from Maxamps and am itching to give them a try. Damn snow here in CO! Oh well, it has also been my experience you get what you pay for and just look at the awards they got for best battery in 2008. Customer service and website are phenomenal so will hedge my bets and "live and learn" if I have to . . .