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Best dartboard?

MillField · 2019-11-04 10:31:47

I need to buy a new dartboard. Which would be a better choice - Winmau Blade 5 or Unicorn Eclipse HD2? I know these are generally the two most popular, presumably because of their BDO/PDC usage. What is your preference? I've heard there is less lasting in the Unicorn boards. Is that true?

04-11-2019 11:31am

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MillField

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I need to buy a new dartboard. Which would be a better choice - Winmau Blade 5 or Unicorn Eclipse HD2?

I know these are generally the two most popular, presumably because of their BDO/PDC usage.

What is your preference? I've heard there is less lasting in the Unicorn boards. Is that true?

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#2 04-11-2019 11:56am

Kingp35

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I would lean towards the Blade 5 as I do find them slightly longer lasting. It's also a cheaper board.

To be honest there's very little between the too though.

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#3 04-11-2019 1:21pm

MillField

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Yeah I've noticed the Blade 5 is quite a bit cheaper than the Eclipse HD2. I wasn't sure was that an indication of quality, but based off what I'm seeing online, it's actually the Blade 5 which is generally considered better.

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#4 04-11-2019 1:23pm

Margate

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go with the blade

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#5 20-11-2019 9:31pm

gonko

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Blade by a country mile. Its probably the best board in the world at the moment in terms of production quality and longevity.
Unicorn quality control is not the best, putting it lightly.

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