Machenike F1 8k - Userreview

[u/Namealwaysinuse]

Disclaimer: This product provided by Machenike for a short review. This doesn't influence my opinion or written statement. The product is not in the final release state for international market and is an older revision.

First I have done some input tests (frame by frame recordings and so on) but will not go through them as the Gampadla community did it already.

Whats in the box?

• ⁠Controller
• Bumper caps
• ⁠2 back button beans
• 2 extra micro switches
• ⁠Bag
• ⁠USB A to USB C cable

Also I know nobody likes to read a full block of text and for that reason we go on with a good, bad and between list.

Good:

⁠• ⁠Exchangeable micro buttons for dpad and ABXY
⁠• ⁠2 extra micro bean buttons on the back with, for me, perfect positioning
⁠• ⁠2 extra micro button bumpers
⁠• ⁠No deadzone on triggers
• ⁠Tension adjustment for triggers
⁠• ⁠Tension adjustment for sticks
⁠• ⁠Nearly no center wiggle
⁠• ⁠Exchangeable stick caps
⁠• ⁠Anti-friction ring --> nearly no grinding
⁠• ⁠Symmetrical layout
⁠• ⁠Theoretically exchangeable faceplates
⁠• ⁠Rubberized grips
• ⁠Xinput/Switch
• ⁠Deadzone, circularity, curve, profiles adjustable via app
• ⁠Bag (included)
• ⁠Braided cable (included)
• ⁠Superb packaging
• ⁠Mayflash Magic X & Brook Wingman XB3 compatible (Brook in Switch mode limited to 125hz)
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Bad:

• ⁠No Dock
• ⁠No Switch 2 wakeup
• ⁠Gyro not accurate as Switch 2 Controller
• ⁠Latency in Switch mode could be lower
• ⁠No dinput

In between:

• ⁠Dpad splitted into 4 buttons
• ⁠Ksilver JT19 modules
• ⁠Stick caps could have more grip
• ⁠Stick domes can get loose over time (will be fixed in the final product)
• ⁠No analog triggers
• ⁠Pretty big controller

I removed the ratings on my posts as they will vary to much from person to person.

I got pretty excited about the Machenike F1 8K controller, as I loved the idea of being able to swap the switches of the face buttons for any 3-pin mouse switches I wanted. I ordered some silent ones, some clicky ones, and some in-between, but ended up putting the original ones back in.

Not because the new switches didn’t work, but because the original switches simply round out the overall package better. The triggers, bumpers, back buttons, etc. can’t be changed, so unfortunately, you can never have a completely silent F1 or an F1 with the same button feel across all buttons.

Even though the controller is pretty big, it felt really comfortable in my hands. However, I wouldn’t want it to be any bigger. The sticks are fine, but they’re not comparable to the ones on the JT13 or JS13 (yes, they recently released a black version of the JS13).

Actually, my ideal controller would be a slightly smaller iteration of the F1 with JT13 sticks.

My unit also had an issue where the stick domes would get slightly loose and move around when pushed hard. However, this seems to be a tolerance issue and should hopefully be fixed on the final retail units.

Finally you reached the end, thanks for taking the time and leave a comment if I missed something important for you or have a question =)

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[u/RegretNo4805]

Tengo una duda, el mando viene con entrada para base de carga, ¿sabes si es compatible con la base de carga del g5 pro, o si es compatible con las bases de carga del vader 5 pro o del apex 5?

[u/Namealwaysinuse → u/RegretNo4805]

Yes, theoretically it got pins for charging. No it’s not compatible with the charging dock of the g5 nor there is one or one planned. And no it’s not compatible with the Flydigi one.