90% agreed. There is some advantages to having the Traxxas batteries and Spektrum Smart batteries.
The Traxxas connector and charger do allow you less setup when you charge. They have the ability to detect what the battery is (Traxxas ID) and balance charge it auto-magically.
Similarly the...
Great write up and having just gone through this I figured I will throw in my 2 cents.
I have never run a Traxxas battery in any of my Traxxas cars. Nothing wrong with the batteries, they are just expensive.
Without a Traxxas branded battery all the telemetry works. The telemetry goes through...