I bought a F300 as my first arcade stick ever and unfortunately I am not happy with it at all. The left side of the stick has barely any room for me to rest my hand and it is pretty uncomfortable. I looked at pictures of F500 and I think it has more space, but I cannot be sure. I just wanted to confirm this if someone has seen/used both.
That what happens when you scrape from bottom of the barrel.
In general the F500 does have more space than the F300. I don’t have the F500 model, but it’s the same exact case as the Venom PS3/PS4, Mayflash V2 and the 8Bitdo Bluetooth which I’ve gotten and switched out some parts.
With that said, I wouldn’t buy the F500 either (at least for the current $100 price). I’d wait until you see a price drop / sale (for like $50 or less). Overall not a great stick. But yes it has more space on the left side. It’s not super significant though. If you’re a pretty big dude and looking for something with more space then pick up a Hori or some other Widebody stick.