I'd have to say free time is also a huge factor! I have exams coming up, but for now in free to hack stuff in my spare time. I was also looking into newer echo

I'd have to say free time is also a huge factor! I have exams coming up, but for now in free to hack stuff in my spare time. I was also looking into newer echo models, according to hackaday they have a hidden debug port but still use mediatek processors, maybe I'll buy one on ebay in the future and have a look...