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Re: The FIRST Choice Value Coefficient
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2) The more likely it is that a part will go on the robot, the more valuable that part is relative to its actual dollar cost. What's a more attractive choice: a $50 part that's 100% likely to go on your robot, or a $100 part that's 50% likely to go on the robot?
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Well Nemo, in my experience there's been a 50/50 chance that my robot uses pneumatics in a given year. By that logic, should I never get pneumatic hardware from FIRST Choice?
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The Tekin's used to constantly suffer from spontaneous combustion, it was extremely frustrating how often they would go. - Kingofl337 [more] 
10-12-2012, 21:33
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