E-Tech vs Legendary?

[Bulletsponge]

First off, I love the new Eridian weapons, they're "freaking dope!" I've only used one thus far and unfortunately it actually wasted my ammunition. I remember the main appeal from Borderlands 1, at least for me, was that they never required ammunition, are they all this way or just the one I came across?

Another difference from Borderlands 1 is that Eridian weapons now have their own specific rarity color, dark-pink. How do these unique weapons compare against a Legendary (orange) weapon in terms of stats? Or maybe, the fact it's some what a shade of Purple, it's more closely related to the Purple (rare?) weaponry, if so, how do they tend to compare in regards to stats?

[shikamaru31789]

It seems that every e-tech weapon has enhanced capabilities, but uses 2 ammo per shot. They are more common than Legendary, I've found 3 e-tech but no legendaries yet. They seem to be between blue and purple in quality, based on selling prices and their capabilities.

[Kmack11]

I got an E-Tech out of the Golden Chest. It's amazing, it's a hot-pink rarity.