Customer review for IPONG V300

Review by jrussell for IPONG V300 on December 21, 2016

The IPONG V300 was super easy to setup--it took about 2 minutes. It's very light but also very stable. Moving it around to different spots on the table is quick and easy.

I was a little worried about jams, having read about problems with other robots, but the only time I've experienced a jam is when I bought a different brand of balls. For the first day or two I had a few jams, but only with the new balls. I think it was the dust or some other coating on the ball because after a couple of days the new balls were broken in and the jams completely stopped and I haven't experienced any since then. I've never had an issue with the balls that shipped with the robot. During the very few times it did jam all that was necessary was to use the remote to pause and restart the V300, which cleared the jam. I never had to physically touch the robot itself.

As an intermediate player I find that I can get balls with numerous variations of speed and spin. At first I was worried about the lack of a "random" type of function but after using it for several weeks I quickly learned that it's not something I want. One downside to a robot is not seeing your opponent's swing as they hit the ball so without any kind of indicator of the ball coming from the robot a "random" function wouldn't be very useful--you would have absolutely no idea of the speed or spin. Being able to quickly change the shot type using the wireless remote allows me to hit multiple balls with a certain speed/spin and then change the setup in seconds without having to touch the robot.

I couldn't be happier. I'm now hitting between 500 and 1000 balls a day. Before I would only play if someone came over who liked table tennis and then only for a game or two. There are no clubs that are easy for me to get to so multi-ball isn't an option. The v300 is the perfect solution. I had planned on getting this robot and upgrading if it worked well but now I have no plans to upgrade because the V300 does everything I need. The wireless remote is fantastic--well worth the additional cost!

BTW, this robot will run off a 9V battery pack. It needs a 2.1 x 5.5mm barrel connector. I've used both 6-AA batteries and my preferred setup of a 2000mah 3S Lithium Polymer battery connected to a 9V 2A voltage regulator.

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