[FTC]: FVC (Vex) VS. FTC (Tetrix)

[NalaTI]

This is really kind of a religious/political argument (like Mac vs PC)

Both sides have reasons they like what they do, and there are people that are adamant that they are right and there are people that can go either way.

artdutra04 wrote:

Whether there is a FIRST or VEX banner at the competition, the kids still have fun and still get inspired. (And isn't that the whole point of this? To inspire kids?)

That's really the most important thing.

When you compare the two, the students that have used both and prefer VEX have good points. But the people that I've talked to that made the decision to switch from VEX to Tetrix also have really good things to say about the new stuff.

VEX is a more mature product, Tetrix is the new upstart. Yes, strictly from a cost standpoint VEX is cheaper. Strictly from a structural quality, Tetrix is better. We could go on and on with a comparison, but really it's more of a preference thing.

We decided to go with Tetrix because A) we'd never used either, B) we wanted to stay within the FIRST organization, C) since it was new, and so were we, we'd all (all the teams) be starting at the same level playing field.

If I was a brand new team that had no experience with either VEX or FTC this year, I'd probably come to exactly the same decision, for exactly the same reasons...