I went through reviews for all Newgy's models before settling this this one and it is perhaps the best product from them yet. A friend of mine has the 2040 so this is a fair comparison between the two models:PROs:
Set up takes well under 5 minutes to set up. Plug in the adapter to the control, connect control to machine, load up the machine with balls, and you're good to go. No fancy installation required (unlike the 2040). The head can be adjusted to control of flight/height of the ball.
Portability The machine itself is reasonably light weight and can be moved around with ease. I don't use the Oscillation feature much so it's easy for me to just turn the machine for forehand and backhand when I need to.
Controls The controls allow you to control ball speed, ball frequency, and oscillation. Intuitive design and easy to use. Nothing complicated which is great.
Spins the head of the machine allows you to choose between top spin and a variety of other spins on the ball. Works well.
CONs:
Not really a con (and I cannot believe the other reviewr knocked this product down to 3 stars because of this), but sometimes the balls get stuck and the bucket needs to be shaken to start working again. I have seen this usually happens if the bucket is either too full or too empty. Easy fix. Keep the balls in the bucket to a reasonable quantity and this problem goes away.
Why is it better than the Robopong 2040? For 2 reasons:
1. The 2040 requires assembly of the net which is time consuming. It also takes up a decent amount of space. I have the table set up in my basement and there is sufficient space either for a player or for the net. So if I'm playing with someone, I need to remove the net and put it back if I want to use the machine. Cumbersome and time consuming.
2. When practicing with this machine (at least at a high speed/frequency), a good percentage of balls are likely to not go straight. This means that they won't go into the net and need to be picked up anyway, making the whole point of the net useless.
RECOMMENDED ACCESSORIES TO BUY WITH THE ROBOPONG 1040:
1. GOGO 3-Star 40mm Table Tennis Balls (144-pack), Ping Pong Balls the Robopong comes with I think 2-3 dozen balls, but you need more to fill the bucket and enjoy a longer practice session with less intervals to pick up the balls.
2. My Ping Pong Buddy fantastic tool to pick up balls quickly!
FREEBIES:
The box includes two fliers, one for a free net (not sure what type of net but it's free so I will be sending this one in for sure), and I think 48 balls for a friend who recommended this product. Doesn't appear to be any catch so I will be filling both forms out and will look forward to the freebies.
Overall a well thought out design and the Newgy team deserves credit for their hard work and making table tennis practice so much easier for us!
I have only had this product for a few days but so far it has been great. I can now practice any time I want. The best part is that it provides a variety of spins which is beneficial.I was disappointed in the unit. The ball jam was so bad you could hardly play at all. My balls are ipong 40mm 2-star balls that I carefully washed a few times. I also disassembled and reassembled the unit twice but it did not help the jam. I had no choice but to send it back. The return shipping cost me $24. All in all it was a very disappointing experience. But I have to say that the seller is very cooperative and easy to work with.
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I tried Ipong-Pro but the first impression was 50/50. And in 10 days i returned it and bought this one.
First day is 100% liked it. Great professional product. Clear manual little involved setup but still simple. Just worked to expectation right from the switched on. hope to see my son's pingpong go to next level in few weeks. Great!!!!Had it for 2 weeks and it worked great.Jammed initially, but after reading the manual realized it was because the new balls.The jamming disappeared after a few days of use.
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