Reviewer:
Dan Franz
from Cottage Grove, MN United States
As I am a Ham Radio Operator, anything that comes in an Altoids tin I Must Own. While not overly impressed with the price I went to Google and searched for the assemble instructions and found them. Todays society must want everything done for them. People, USE YOUR Brain and Resources and go out and build something! I already own multiple Arduino's and they are my programmers. As DIY implies, "DO IT YOURSELF"! :-)
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Wish I had Read the Reviews Prior to Purchase
April 14, 2013
Reviewer:
David Scheltema
from Ann Arbor, MI United States
I bought this at RadioShack and like everyone else reviewing found the packaging misleading.
In fact, my version of the MintDuino kit does not even show the MintDuino it has a photo of the Survival Pack. The link on the card inserted for the manual doesn't link to the pdf. And all the complains regarding the FTDI programmer hold true for me.
Overall I am very disappointed with the packaging on the exterior of the kit! MAKE really should strive to do better with their kits that they sell at third-party resellers. To their credit It is very explicit on the website that you need an FTDI programmer, but to not have such notification for the store supplier kit is disappointing and unhelpful.
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Misleading - DO NOT WASTE TIME
April 2, 2013
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from ,
I enjoyed the other Mintronics kits, but no more after this bulls**t. First you pay 25$ for the kit, oh yeah another 15$ for the FTDI adapter, and then did we mention another 3$ for the instructions. Extremely disappointed with Make now. Perhaps they should start MAKING it a habit to list what you need BEFORE you open the damn package. Returning and getting an Arduino. At least that already has the USB plug.
Reviewer:
jj Fryzel
from Oakland , CA United States
I went to radio shack bought a led strip of lights asked If I needed to buy anything additional and was told no but when I got it home the instructions tell me I need an arduino so back to RadioShack I go and bought this mintduino and get home to find that I need to buy a freakin FTDI ? Whatever that is....it's 15 additional dollars. So $39.99 For the lightstrip and then $2499 for the Mintduino and then ANOTHER $15 for the FTDI? this is bull$?/-! and then three round trips to RadioShack in gas!? The better just return my money altogether. I'm so annoyed. and I really want to learn about programming but this is no fun . C'mon MAKE dont make this so hard! at least give a shopping list of what the hell I need (in plain beginner level tech language)provided at the store with your product bc RadioShack staff sure as hell can't help more than reading packaging along w u. Pfft!
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Garbage
March 22, 2013
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VReddy
from Naperville, IL United States
I picked up this product at Radio Shack. Maker Shed did not put up that you need a programmer to put this togather. Secondly on box it says the instructions are on the web site.
So you come to the web site and decide to buy two more products like the instruction book and the programmer and wait another week. Stupid is the word that comes to my mind. Not in the Returning the product not worth my time to jump through hoops.... VR
Love this Kit! 
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