I use cheap Chinese gear. (although not that particular model)
There, I said it.
I'm not ashamed.
My philosophy is most fun per £ per boat on the water. No point spending a fortune on parts if the finances mean the thing never gets finished. (who really needs brushless/Lipo on a paddle steamer?)
It all works fine - for my models - which are mainly slow moving scale models.
They are cheap as chips so I can have as many controllers, radio sets, lighting rigs and crappy 'clone' servos as I want. I haven't had one single failure - EVER- so I will happily use them.
BUT - IF I was building super-high-performance racing models, I
might spend more on components - horses for courses really.