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Originally Posted by Bongle
Could you elaborate on what is second rate about the components?
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Good question. I was thinking of the general perception that copied and knocked off stuff is 2nd rate and cheap. It's pretty obvious they're just trying to come up with a platform to replace Vex and aren't even trying to make it look very different, so I consider it a Lego knockoff - just a NXT controller trying to copy the Vex kit. I consider "copied" stuff to be "cheap". Worst part is it sounds like it's going to be more expensive than Vex and not cheap. But it being a knockoff and cheap is just my opinion, some may disagree and many do not, just opinion.
On the other stuff - the Vex metal is great as is, so if the new metal is harder to work with, bend and modify, then it is not better. I don't care about metal gears or bigger motors, that's what I would do FRC to work with, but I do consider metal gears and bigger motors to be less safe for classroom use. So we have different opinions, I haven't seen anything in the new kit that looks "better" than Vex.
Hope that explains what I was saying, should have been more clear, didn't mean to confuse.