(Topic ID: 191079)

Stern reliability: S.A.M. vs SPIKE

By halflip87

6 years ago


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    “Which system is more reliable and repair friendly?”

    • S.A.M. 176 votes
      90%
    • Spike 20 votes
      10%

    (196 votes)

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    #9 6 years ago

    I currently own 5 SAM games and have previously owned 13 others and never had a single problem with the main boards. I helped a friend fix a bad transistor on a Tron, and it was fine after that. I had a lot of problems with X-Men LE, but that was due to the Aux boards....most SAM games didn't have those.

    #14 6 years ago
    Quoted from KozMckPinball:

    but SAM was around in some form for 30ish years.

    30 years!? SAM was introduced with WPT in 2006. Before that was Whitestar.

    #28 6 years ago
    Quoted from QuietEarp:

    Remakes and vault editions will be SPIKE right? Will the smart money be on the originals being more desirable?

    All Vaults so far - IM, SM, AC/DC - have been SAM.

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