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    Need some advice please —Jim West
   Howdy all, I've decided that I'd like to get a second brick. For those that keep track of things like price per brick, sales, etc, my question is this. Would I be better off purchasing a complete RIS set (~$199) or just another brick (~$130). My (...) (25 years ago, 17-Dec-99, to lugnet.robotics)
   
        RE: Need some advice please —Tilman Sporkert
     Get another RIS set. What can you do with another brick, but no extra motors or sensors? Buy the time you buy 2 or 3 sensors and two motors, you will have spent at least as much as on a complete RIS set. And you don't have those 720 other Lego (...) (25 years ago, 17-Dec-99, to lugnet.robotics)
   
        Re: Need some advice please —Nick Taylor
     Jim ... I'd go for the 1.0 RIS ... then get the upgrade from S@H. Have fun, - Nick - (...) (25 years ago, 17-Dec-99, to lugnet.robotics)
   
        Re: Need some advice please —Dave Baum
   I'd go with the complete RIS set - mostly because an RCX all by itself isn't very useful. If you would use the 2 motors and 3 sensors included in RIS, then its a pretty good value. Using S@H prices: RCX $129.00 2 Motors $ 35.00 2 Touch Sen. $ 22.00 (...) (25 years ago, 17-Dec-99, to lugnet.robotics)
 

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