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fanatec vs logitech

November 7, 2019 by fanatec

Its a fact that Logitech sells its racing wheels, the Logitech g29 is one of the TOP sell products on simracing niche, and I know why, the product is at a very good price, nice looking and with a ton of functionalities and features. This company produces only 2 racing wheel the PS4 Version and the Xbox One Version, both are sell like fresh bread.

If we go for number most people just want a racing wheel to play with, not too complicated to setup , just plug and play, and be ready to go, that’s the advantage of Logitech products, You can play almost any game with their wheels, and most important you don’t need any previous knowledge in adjust things like Force Feedback or Damper.

I buy you that, but if you are a serious e-racing gamer and planning to play at the top of the niche then you need to buy one of the Fanatec Ecosystem Products, They are High-Tech and more customizable that Logitech products, I mean this company only product simracing Gears, they know very very well what they are doing.

If you don’t want to be limit at some point then Fanatec is the way to go, you can always start with your racing wheel and then add some new players to your setup, like pedals, shifter o even a cockpit. The sky is the limit.

Fanatec vs Logitech [ The Simracing Battle ? ]

Our Mission

My other mission is just to write the facts I have learned and witnessed for over the years that I have been sim racer. Thousands and thousands of forums, articles, and even videos about this topic but today I wanna decode everything about these two brands for you to pick wisely your wheel or else product they produce, passing from customer service to quality of products, let’s do it.

Features Compare
Fanatec	Logitech
Force Feedback: Powerful	Force Feedback: Very good
Setup: It takes some time to configure, ( all wheels does )	Setup: easy to configure
Can configure: sensitivity – strength of the Force Feedback – strength of the shock/vibration motors – ABS – The linearity – deadzone – Drift Mode	Can configure: sensitivity – strength of the Force Feedback – strength of the shock/vibration motors – ABS – The linearity – deadzone – Drift Mode
Price: Hight	Price: ok
Ecosystem: Full of products, ( They produce only simracing products )	Ecosystem: Just 2 product
Competition: Yes, you can go to the competition with Fanatec wheels	Competition: Not that much.

Fanatec

PROS	CONS
Better of E-sports / High level of competitions	Products with a high range of prices
A great ecosystem with much more options ( more products )	Most time pedals are not included
Pedals are much much better than Thrustmaster ( far)
Extremely customizable
Best design full of technology

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Logitech

PROS	CONS
Price is really good	Limit ecosystem, you can only add a shifter to the setup.
Very good company	not that good for competition
Comes with pedals	For weekends players
Nice design and materials	Pedals are included ( I know that), but they are not at the top of the best in the market.
Dual motor for better FFB

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More Insights

Warranty

Warranty is something you should care about, simracing wheels are in demand all the time, soon or later you will need at least replace a part, and in worst cases replace your entire wheel.

Fanatec: for the U.S, Canada, and Australia Fanatec offers a 12-month warranty, in the EU It’s a 2-year warranty
Logitech: offers a 30 days warranty through retail

Customer services

Setup a simracing wheels the right way is not that easy, getting official tech support that let you adjust your telemetrics or just for you initial setups is very very import, you will suddenly need to contact the customer services

Fanatec: all over the web you can find mixed opinions but mostly positives ones, the major complaint is about the hours and time to response.
Logitech: Not sure here, but they have a good knowledge page full of information and with an active community of people waiting for you.

Product Quality

Fanatec: Based on my own experience, I can say that Fanatec has better quality, the built-in quality is amazing, this German brand goes with everything when it comes to the finish, the aesthetic and the quality of the materials, definitely Fanatec is top-notch.

Logitech: products are made to last, Logitech produces very good racing wheels, ready to play, you won’t any problem during installation or during playtime, their products are very reliable

Product Performance

In a basic level is better to compare 2 products and not the entire company that produces them, I mean not any singles product are equal, they produce products with different users in mind, different level of experience and different level of budget, It’s ok to know which brands are in the top of the line, but better for you compare feature by feature.

Take a look at the main feature a racing wheel should have, like Force feedback, compare each other and take you finale desition

TOP Sell Products

Podium Racing Wheel – Check Price On Fanatec
CSL Elite F1 Set – Check Price On Fanatec
ClubSport Pedals V3 – Check Price On Fanatec
Logitech G29
Logitech G920
Logitech Shifter

fanatec vs logitech

Fanatec vs Thrustmaster

November 6, 2019 by fanatec

This’s not that hard than you might think, is not like a Clash of titans, battle of bastards, or a face battle (not really), is more simple than that, picking which brand is in the TOP of the chain is easy, the hard part is picking the right racing wheel for you, The one that suits better your needs, is not the same playing with some friends online than working for a simracing team and playing e-competitions all over the world. Copy that?

But let’s keep this simple, imagine you are new to Simracing , and you are doing your initials researches in which brand pointing your fingers to, assuming you don’t have any previous exposure to any product produced for one of these companies In this case, let me introduce the main difference between these two companies, after this you will be able to identify more clearly the advantages and disadvantage depends on your needs, and which one is the better option for you.

Fanatec vs Thrustmaster [ The Simracing Battle ? ]

Let’s jump right to the point, first of all, Fanatec produce one of the top simracing products in the industry, (Nothing new here), this German company is well know for producing high-level simracing equipment, no one like them produces racing wheels in mass with such high quality, top-notch technology, and great design. Their products are at the top of the chain, if you want to star at simracing with the right foot you will need to buy one of the Fanatec’s ecosystem products.

On the other hand, if you just want to play with some friends on weekend, don’t want to spend a lot of money (because Fanatec products are really expensive ), then you could go for a Thrustmaster wheel, Their wheels are really good as well, well designed and with a ton of features, for example if you decide to go after a TS-XW Racer Sparco P310 wheel , you will get a really good and high-tech product. Do you know now where I am going with this ? for example if you are ready for the competition I will enforce you to buy the CSL Elite F1® Set or a more advance like the Podium Racing Wheel F1, both product made for high demand in F1 and e-racing competitions.