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As an index owner since the start, I can say the index is fantastic but has some serious flaws that can be a dealbreaker. The joysticks will wear out eventually no matter how careful you are with them due to a design flaw, and the cable will fail over time as well even with "perfect" storage and usage.It'll fail even faster if you break the plastic tab holding it on (something I found out the hardway). I've had to RMA due to that plastic tab breaking and it killing two wires.

Valve support has been helpful but now that the warranty periods are over for people who got it earlier, there's like 2 or 3 people claiming that valve isn't even offering repairs at a cost for things that break. I've heard that they'll let you buy a new wire, but I can't confirm any of this. It's a harrowing experience, and honestly the Vive I've gotten from launch had none of these issues and HTC sold replacement wires so you could stock up on them. Right now I'm up shit creek because my left controller's joystick is starting to drift and I'm far beyond the warranty period so the only way to replace it when it does break is to beg valve for some mercy, fork up ~$300 for a new set of controllers or try to fix it myself. Even then no matter what option I take I'm going to be at square one again whenever those joysticks wear out.

Sorry for my insane rambling but this shit really does keep me up at night. Here's a relevant video about all this and more https://youtu.be/RcsXVmwUPbw. I love the index I really do, but I'm constantly reminded that the device will not last forever and that terrifies me.