Anyone tried the Paddle Palace S4W Robot?

I bought one recently.  Good robot.  I would buy another unit in a heartbeat if this one breaks down...

wakabay wrote: Has anyone tried the Paddle Palace Robot S4W Pro? http://www.paddlepalace.com/Paddle-Palace-Robot-S4W-Pro/productinfo/OPVS4/ It's got 2 heads - practice different spins from one shot to another programming random mode and everything else that you would want a higher end robot to do but at a reasonable price of $1499.  I have not seen much reviews about this here or online.  Winning raves or crying complaints anyone? Thanks! Wakabay

What sets this robot apart from other cheap robots is the random feature (in addition to programmable top/underspin sequences).  When set to maximum topspin drive mode from each head (9/3 or 9/4) on the control panel) and "random" feature on, the balls come so fast 'n furious, and and the landing spots so unpredictable, it's the closest thing to facing a good 2300-2400 opponent's looping attack.  Also with each head shooting balls out at random instead of alternating one and one, there's no way for me to "cheat" by looking at the head's angle to predict next ball's landing spot.  I have used Butterfly Amicus 3000 many times before and own several Newgy 2040s for ten years, I feel this one offers the best feature set and build quality for the money.

So you are saying the motor speeds can't be changed on-the-fly?  I find it hard to believe someone would try to sell a robot where the speeds can't be programmed to change on-the-fly.   Also,  there are two motors per head.  By changing the speeds relative to each other the ratio of spin to speed can be changed.   I have not used one of these S4w robots but my Newgy allows changing the speeds on-the-fly either randomly of under control of a table based program program.  The problem is that the Newgy has only one motor.

With this new robot, I can do the most realistic topspin/underspin combo drills possible, better than any single head programmable robot, including Amicus 3000s.  I am just starting to experiment other combinations that approximate high quality multiball drills.  I am very happy with the purchase.