[Gdeaver]

Don't compare this to the 2009 FRC compact rio. Compare it to the FTC lego solution. This is a much cleaner hardware platform than the lego. The big difference is the software. The FTC lego platform has many software options.
I haven't found a package that is the eqivalent to NXTG or labview student with add ins. May be Carnegie-mellon and IFI have something coming later.
Both have promise. Which way to go?