I've got an Adabox subscription, so every quarter, I get a surprise box of goodies. It costs $60 per quarter, and the box value is in the $80-100 range. If you don't want a subscription, you can buy the boxes individually. You do get a few extras with the subscription. They boxes make a nice gift, but you can certainly shop just the parts you need.
It's just fun coming home to a surprise package with everything needed to build some neat stuff - a Zero-based emulator in this case. I've wanted to build a retro-emulator for some time, but just haven't been enthused about hunting down the parts.
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Now I've got 'em! See the link in my post for more details. I did a quick tally on all the 'hard' items you'd want for the project, and it came to $75, so an effective 25% savings on the bundle. S&H was free, adding another $9 or so to the value. Of course, you could dig around for cheaper individual parts, but then you're on your own for sourcing it all and support.In addition, they tossed in a MagPi issue hardcopy and a coupon for 25% off a 5' display, 15% off Pimoroni and 10% off other products, etc.It's a nice package if you want to try something new and be sure you've got everything you need in the box (including batteries in past boxes).
If I were to build the same thing again, I'd buy the parts separately, but this is a lot like any other starter kit in terms of completeness. The Hammer Headers still make me chuckle though.
Not sure I'll ever use those! The stickers are fun, but the little pin will look funny at work. Here's my list, based on the same items from Adafruit:. RPi Zero W $10.
JoyBonnet $15. Case $5. Card reader $6.
Hammer headers $6.50. OTG adapter $2.50.
Mini-HDMI cable $6. 5V 2.5A power adapter $7.50. 8 GB card $10I selected a couple of different options on my original pass, but this comes to $68.50. So you're in the 15-25% discount range for the basics, depending on what you select. Add in $9 S&H - not to mention having an elusive RPi W and all the other parts in hand - and it's a decent package, especially if you're giving a gift. The magazine ($6), coupons, pin & sticker ($1) add additional value for some.
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Sure, you can shop individual parts, use a cardboard box for a case and use a ratty-ass phone charger to save a few bucks. This isn't targeted to that demographic.I'm not trying to sell 'em.
I just find the little quarterly surprise something to look forward to that gets me out of my usual comfort zone. I've been looking at retro-gaming, but got side-tracked with options. This is a nice, complete kit and included a fun sticker. What did you think about this month's box? As far as value and uniqueness is concerned, I thought the last two boxes (003 and 004) were much more interesting.
I am surprised this month's box was so basic. I know it's for beginner tinkerer's but I imagine most people already have a Pi Zero (not even W), 8GB microSD card, microUSB power supply, etc lying around. I think i have 2 Pi 3's, 2-3 Pi Zero's and 2 Pi Zero W's.
My hope for Adabox is for projects I would probably not pick up myself like different sensors, RGB LED's, 3D Printing, making API calls, etc.
Indeed this the way to get it.It is funny that my Pi0 has the same data (serial) as above example.