I am curious as to how you came to the conclusion that Ego's are less efficient? I have an 06 and get roughly 12 to 13 pods and a hopper out of a 68/4500 fill. But you do have a point on tha loudness issue ego's are loud compared to mini's.

etek all the way..

I'm pretty much the man.

CLEMSON

etek...best gun for the money by far.

my ego7 is very efficient as well... 11+ pods on a 70/4500 that seems to never to get filled to 4500.
my mini can get through about 9, maybe 10. i haven't seen much difference in accuracy. i use the same barrel kit on both of them and found no clear winner there. the mini is a lot quieter than the ego, without a doubt.
i'd say for the money- the mini can't be beat, but if price is no issue, the ego7 is sex on the paintball field.

the trigger feels so much better than that loose shaky invert trigger, there's no real NEED for upgrading the board or anything, because its already awesome, and if you want to change a setting, there's no- click and hold power button til LED flashes twice indicating firing mode option menu, then click button 3 times and pull trigger 7 times, then divide by 2. you're now in dwell adjustment mode.... LOL... on the ego its an LCD menu. scroll, click, adjust up or down, click. done.
not sure how many people saw me at DEA vs Cartel, but i'd almost had enough of programming that effing board on the mini.... not something you want to attempt while hungover.

EGO FTMFW

What's your definition of "better"?

The Ego is the fastest, most efficient marker of the three, with the best features and accessories out of the box. It's also twice as expensive as the Etex and 3-4 times more expensive than the Mini *.

The Mini is the smallest and lightest of the three, and least expensive. It also uses a number of proprietary / rare parts, so if it goes down, future repairs could be an issue.

The Etek is a good compromise between the two.

It really boils down to what you're looking for in a marker.

* New prices. Used is a different can of worms.