2013 Robot Bridge-Rev B Only

[jspatz1]

The 1522 we ordered from Amazon in January 2012 was rev. B so I think it would be virtually certain that you would recieve a rev. B from Amazon at his time.

[Joe Ross]

Originally Posted by jspatz1

The 1522 we ordered from Amazon in January 2012 was rev. B so I think it would be virtually certain that you would recieve a rev. B from Amazon at his time.

On the other hand, the 1522 we ordered from Amazon in February 2012 was rev. A.

[Siri]

Originally Posted by Joe Ross

On the other hand, the 1522 we ordered from Amazon in February 2012 was rev. A.

We ordered around or later than that, and it was also an A.

Nothing difficult is ever easy.

[dcarr]

Here is one item that probably should have been on FIRST Choice, if only to make it easier for more teams to get the right thing. Granted, everyone gets one in the KOP but if there's one thing that every team should have a backup of, it's the wireless bridge. Consumer products like this are way too flaky.

[Jon Stratis]

It may not be on FIRST Choice, but it IS available from AndyMark:
http://www.andymark.com/DAP-1522-REV-B-p/am-0839.htm

As they say,

We are the only supplier that specifies that you will get the Hardware Rev B version of this Bridge/Access Point without calling to confirm. Be sure you're getting the right one for the 2013 FRC Season.

[Taylor]

I'm confused - the blog post said all teams would get a RevB in the 2013 kit - why are people worried?

[Jon Stratis]

Originally Posted by Taylor

I'm confused - the blog post said all teams would get a RevB in the 2013 kit - why are people worried?

Mostly about obtaining backups. We managed to go through 2 RevA's last season...

[Phyrxes]

We ended up purchasing two from amazon to replace ours and for a pre-rookie for an offseason, guess I should go check and see what revision they are.

[Siri]

We had to buy two more this year as well. After all the grief they've caused, I just plain don't trust D-Links for FRC. I hope RevB is better, but we intend to have at least one spare at all times.

[Bob Steele]

Originally Posted by Jon Stratis

It may not be on FIRST Choice, but it IS available from AndyMark:
http://www.andymark.com/DAP-1522-REV-B-p/am-0839.htm

As they say,

And they are presently out of stock at Andy Mark

November 19, 2012 6:00 PM Pacific Time

[Siri]

Back in stock at AndyMark, and I also picked up the one I ordered from Best Buy today. It is a RevB, and they again confirmed they have only RevB versions. No guarantees from me, but at $80, free shipping, <3 day delivery (ship to store), and no-hassle returns for 60? days, I'm pretty happy. Then again, for $15 more, AM is still the only vendor I know that will guarantee is writing.

[dcarr]

Originally Posted by Siri

Back in stock at AndyMark, and I also picked up the one I ordered from Best Buy today. It is a RevB, and they again confirmed they have only RevB versions. No guarantees from me, but at $80, free shipping, <3 day delivery (ship to store), and no-hassle returns for 60? days, I'm pretty happy. Then again, for $15 more, AM is still the only vendor I know that will guarantee is writing.

Best Buy redeems themselves for once And to think I planned to never set foot in one of their stores again...

[cgmv123]

Originally Posted by dcarr

And to think I planned to never set foot in one of their stores again...

I wouldn't for another 48-72 hours.

[Tom Line]

I just returned from the Microcenter in Madison Heights, Michigan. I had to stop by to grab a router, and checked their stock. They had approximately 15 on the shelves, and only 4 were rev. B. Their price is $79.99, so it was a nice savings over AM. I picked up 2.

The picture on the box of the Rev B shows the new picture, and under hardware version on the bottom of the Box it says "B1". The rev A box says "A1".