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    Who was it that was ordering an NXT? Did you get it? How is it going?

    I'm too tired to read the entire thread again but I recall someone was also going to do Jim Kelly's Mars Mission Base Command challenge? How's it going? We have one more mission to build and we'll start on the robot.

    For those interested, hop on over to http://www.thenxtstep.blogspot.com/ and read Brian Davis' blog on his NXT payload as well as the other NXT payloads which will be launched in the HALE mission.

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    Me!! smile It's here, DS and I played with it one whole day, installed the software, and then things got really busy and it's been sitting there staring at me... Wednesday we're having a friend over who will almost certainly go straight for that to play with (and I trust him not to break it...), so it will get played with I promise! And actually the ridiculously-busy phase should be starting to ease off in about six hours (swim team, cat sitting, and a series of appointments), so there's hope for the rest of the summer too... LOL


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    If anyone is on the fence about buying - there is a coupon code for $20% off and free shipping so that's $200 for a retail NXT kit. The price is not to beat. If you want details, go to http://thenxtstep.blogspot.com/

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    Dazey!!!!!!

    i love you i hate you i love you i hate you i love you i hate you.


    Oy,
    My husband is going to kill me.........here I go!

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    laugh

    Good luck!

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    there are two codes. From the nxtstep blog comments "I was attempting a test purchase, added the coupon code as described in the posting, then also added this coupon code "SSFS67" and when it was applied the shipping costs were removed saving another $7 USD."

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    Hey Dazey,

    I just ordered it. I called and the person removed the shipping fee for me, so 199.96, no shipping, no tax.


    I do have a question.
    I have the education catalogs, but what I ordered was the retail version, not the education version.

    So as I understand it, I'm ordering the exact same thing without the rechargable battery, storage bin and NXT software. Does that sound right?

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    No. the retail version comes with the software. The education version does not come w/ the software b/c it assumes schools would be buying a site license.

    I can't recall about the storage bin...i got a tackle box which fits all the components nicely. In the top part, fits the balls, wheels, NXT brick, cables. Beneath that, are 4 of those tackle boxes where you put in the moveable dividers. All the rest of the parts are sorted by type in those bins.

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    Thanks Dazey! I'm pretty excited, that's a great price. The only problem is that Scholastic doesn't actually have them in stock yet!
    Oops!
    They said the are expecting 60 and that it shouldn't be a problem.

    Ahem......

    Oh well, the coupon expires tomorrow, so even if I have to wait a month, I will still get that price and I won't be billed til it ships.

    Thank you so much for posting that, I appreciate it.

    Now, there are so many other components I want to buy as well!

    I think I will buy one thing per month and dollar cost average the whole project!
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    wowza!

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