A controller is only as good as the support and continuous upgrades it comes with. To me vertex has it's hands in too many things and as a result may tend to be bias to it's own product lines in terms of compatibility and I doubt continuous new upgrades and expansion modules will be high priority. I do like the idea of the android operating system but at the same time wonder if open source will be a useful feature with such a small market and would be concerned about credibility/reliability of such apps in something controlling the lifeline of such a sensitive investment. The apps along with most of it's features also seem gimmicky, kind of like my iphone which is pretty cool but I wouldn't trust it to run my tank IYKWIM.
Of course this is just my assumption but I'd simply be careful about jumping on that vertex right away, I'd let it play out for at least a few months.
For the record I like my profilux, mainly for the reason it grows with the hobby. I don't think there's anything it can't do that other controllers (currently actually available) can and it does so without crashing.
Last edited by sphelps; 01-16-2012 at 10:04 PM.
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