Pros & Cons
Pros
The instructions and explanations in the manuals are crystal clear - for our five-year-old - who is pretty good with following instructions with brand-name building blocks. The battery option makes it portable and easy to use anywhere in the house, bu... Read More
Quick shipment. Components are sturdy and snap into place easily. Numbers illustrate the order in which parts should be snapped onto the board.
Highlights
Quality
My 5 year old can follow the instructions to build things and has gotten an intuitive understanding for some of the components
The components are sturdy and of very good quality
Our first set had a whistle chip which was not working and opted for a replacement instead of a return
Components and connectors are place on a spatial grid so the resulting layout is akin to how it would be done on a real printed... Read More
Price
Unbeatable price very excited to see what my kids think of this come christmas morning
I reduced one star because of the high price
Thank you elenco for a great value toy and to amazon for sticking by their return policy when we ran into some issues earlier on
I dont like how expensive it is
Shipping
We took advantage of the free shipping and was very pleased to have received it in two days after ordering
Arrived in one day and in great shapes
I informed the seller and i got it the next day via ups
A customer representative from elenco contacted us immediately and said that they were going to ship a replacement
Packaging/appearance
I reinforced the boxes with packaging tape and labelled each spot with a permanent marker
My set was pristine inside with everything packaged snugly and no pieces missing but the outer box was very banged up
The actual electronic components are not worth that much but i guess you are paying for the convenient and easy form factor tha... Read More
Overview
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- This product had a total of 1,774 reviews as of our last analysis date on Mar 23 2024.
Helpful InsightsBETA
Posted by a reviewer on Amazon
Bought this for myself as i wanted to work with circuits but do not have a suitable area for soldering or storing a bunch of supplies
Posted by a reviewer on Amazon
Prosit comes with all of the instruction booklets from the smaller sets junior pro etc
Posted by a reviewer on Amazon
The components are sturdy and snap into place easily
Posted by a reviewer on Amazon
Doesnt feel like anything will break apart when assemblingdisassembling the projects
Posted by a reviewer on Amazon
The instructions are mainly pictures
Posted by a reviewer on Amazon
Numbers illustrate the order in which parts should be snapped onto the board
Posted by a reviewer on Amazon
If there is any possibility of causing a short circuit or other issues the instructions will warn you
Posted by a reviewer on Amazon
Consas many others have mentioned when it comes to snap circuits it would be nice to have more explanation of why the circuits work the way they do