Final Update 2 since this review
So since I have received my Cactus V4, I only tested it on the day I received it. I wanted to try it out again this week but when I took it out, the transmitter was not working. So maybe it was the battery since they ship with cheap batteries. I bought a new battery, put it in, and it still didnt work. The cover for the antenna also fell off.
I contacted Gadget Infinity, and they said I can ship it back and they will send me a new unit. They will also cover for the shipping back to them. I asked if it was really necessary for me to ship it back first before they sent me a new one and they said yes. They gave me their UPS account number but I had some difficulities sending it back to Hong Kong. Since it was international, I needed a customs form and I wasn’t schedule a UPS pickup online for some reason as it didnt give me a customs form. It also required me to create a UPS account even though I was using Harvest One’s account. I had to call UPS to have them schedule a pickup and they sent me the link to create a customs form. Basically a big hassle just to send something back.
Assuming it will take about a week to send back, another week for them to test and verify, then one more week to get another unit, I will get the new unit in 3 weeks.
This is very unsatisifactory and if I had to do it over again, I would definitely just go with the AlienBee Cybersyncs. The money I save by getting these cheap triggers from Hong Kong does not really make up for the inconvenience and reliability.
We will see how reliable the Cactus V4 as I will definitely do more testing when I receive the unit again.
