There's a middle way, too[1] - I am tempted, as my son was just given a mostly-complete Mindstorms NXT (the previous generation), with a somewhat-flaky 'brick'.

There's a middle way, too[1] - I am tempted, as my son was just given a mostly-complete Mindstorms NXT (the previous generation), with a somewhat-flaky 'brick'. 1: http://www.mindsensors.com/stem-with-robotics/13-pistorms-v2-base-kit-raspberry-pi-brain-for-lego-robot http://www.mindsensors.com/stem-with-robotics/13-pistorms-v2...