2168 has used the F310 for at least the last 3 years, possibly longer, can't remember. It's been a while. We've always used Java.
Do a search for F310 on the forums here, you'll find lots of teams using them.
There's no perceivable difference in "lag" using these vs any other option. All IO into the robot has to go through the driver station and you're limited there to a maximum update frequency of 20Hz? if I remember correctly. They're just as reliable as the KOP Joysticks. Just make sure your drive team doesn't abuse the USB cables. Theat's the only problem we've had with them over the years. When the cables get wrapped around the controllers too tightly, there's no strain relief and over time the USB cables become frayed. We buy new ones each competition season because of this.
We have also used an arcade style joystick (
something like this)
And played around with the wired Xbox 360 controllers a few years back - the deadband on the joysticks was not acceptable for our use.