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Re: FIRST Choice 3D Printer Lottery

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Originally Posted by Jim Wilks View Post
I'm not sure I'm following the logic of this.
What I'm saying is that just because a 3D printer is worth a lot of money, doesn't mean that it is worth anything to your team. If it is going just sit in a corner, occasionally being used to print a prototype (or even worse, sitting there because nobody bothered to learn how to use it), then why on earth wouldn't you just get a couple of talons, a CRIO chassis, some game pieces, etc. instead.

EDIT: and the other part is that you are going to have to buy stuff like talons and batteries anyways, but you probably don't plan on buying a 3D printer anytime soon.
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