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Dunlop Megamax vs Arkos
The Arkos is the better racket, 72 to 68: more control. The Megamax is not at PadelProShop right now.
Our scores, updated 11 June 2026 · How we score
Score by score
How we score →The green bar wins the round. The Arkos takes 1 of the six, the Megamax takes value, and power and sweet spot and comfort and handling are level.
Feel is read from the core and the face until hardness is measured.
What is different
Face, weight and price change between them; the rest is the same. Pick one to look closer.
Not listed on the Megamax, fibreglass on the Arkos.
No edge either way
* The feel starts from the core's rated hardness (estimated from the core material where there is no rating), then the face: carbon 12K and up is firmer, fibreglass softer.
About the same weight: 360 g and 358 g.
No edge either way
The balance point is not listed for both.
No edge either way
* Drawn to scale: a 455 mm racket in its shape's outline (traced from a real racket of that shape), with the balance point the shops list marked on it. Real rackets vary by a few millimetres.
Only the Arkos is at PadelProShop right now, at €63.
No edge either way
Specs from the makers and the shops that sell them. Weights are the maker's figures, not measured by us.
Which one sounds like you?
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Megamax
Our score 68 · not in stockSkip it if you want more control: the Arkos has 74 for control against its 72.
Arkos
Our score 72 · €63Skip it if you want more racket for the money: the Megamax has 76 for value against its 74.
Our recommendation for most players
The Arkos
The higher score, 72 to 68.
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What players said
1 player who own or have owned one of them told us how it plays. It is their word: it is not a review and does not count towards Our score.
Megamax
No player has told us about the Megamax yet.
Arkos
1 of 1 liked it
Liked it 1No strong view 0Did not 0
Only 1 player so far: too few to rank what they said.
Our recommendation
StarVie Arkos
The better racket, 72 to 68: more control.
- Our score 72 against 68
- Fibreglass face
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Questions
Straight answers.
Which is better, the Megamax or the Arkos?
The Arkos is the better racket, 72 to 68: more control. The Megamax is not at PadelProShop right now.
What is the difference between the Megamax and the Arkos?
Not listed on the Megamax, fibreglass on the Arkos. About the same weight: 360 g and 358 g. The balance point is not listed for both.
Which is better for control?
The Arkos: control 74 against 72.
What is the price difference?
Only the Arkos is at PadelProShop right now, at €63.
