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Originally Posted by B  best advice I can give is get an 08 Etek it is a fully perfected 07 ego. Previous years Ego's are the platform for the next years Etek. Egos are in a state of constant chance and up grades/ updates through a given years production. |
Kind of but not exactly....The Etek was designed as a lower priced, lower maintenance workhorse of a marker compared to the lighter, faster, more elite Ego line. The lack of a QEV reduces maintenance and potential porblems and the lack of an LCD reduces some of the features but neither of those things are really huge when you consider the price difference between the Etek and Ego. Etek's are more like '05 Ego's without QEV's than the newer model Ego's. The reason that they seem like the "perfected Ego" is that they are rock solid in performance and reliability due to their simplified but less elegant design. The original Etek and new Etek2 are virtually identical guns internally with most of the drastic changes involving cosmetic and barrel upgrades. While similar, the Etek and Ego are different guns and the price points of both indicate that. I would not hesitate to buy another Etek as prices on new '07 Eteks are around $200 to $250 less than an Etek2 and for those prices they are definitely the best electro gun you can buy for the money. Ego7's are around $800 new and they are also a great value at that price compared to the Ego8's.