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Flipper Zero is one of those things that I would love to try, but I can't justify the price when I know I'll get minimal usage out of it before it just sits on

Flipper Zero is one of those things that I would love to try, but I can't justify the price when I know I'll get minimal usage out of it before it just sits on the shelf. I still love seeing what everyone does with them though.

devmor 3y ago
I thought so too until it saved me paying $90 for a new garage opener.
- jvanderbot 3y ago
  It cost more than 90 but the bragging rights are _priceless_.
  - _____-___ 3y ago
    Sounds like they already had one, so they saved $90 by not having to buy another garage door opener by using something they already had.
- dcdc123 3y ago
  You can buy a nice rolling code receiver and pair of programmable key fob transmitters for $15.
  - rickdeckard 3y ago
    That's only an option if you own the garage door itself, not if you're i.e. renting in an apartment building
sho_hn 3y ago
I'd say the Bus Pirate v5 is the more useful device for makers, unless you need the wireless.
- diggan 3y ago
  I'd say most (if not all) of the value from the flipper comes from the various wireless sensors/readers/writers, and the fact that it's portable.
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doctorpangloss 3y ago
My Apple Vision Pro has literally gathered dust.
- al_borland 3y ago
  Why didn’t you return it, if you weren’t using it?
  - FirmwareBurner 3y ago
    Probably passed the 14 day return window in the hopes a killer app will come out any day now.
- BossingAround 3y ago
  Not sure how that relates to anything else, but sell it then?
Gigachad 3y ago
You could buy a USB SDR device and get most of the same functionality but without the convenient form factor.
rockbruno 3y ago
Same. I opened the purchase page multiple times already, but I always close it because I realise that I have no use for it. Everything cool that you could potentially do with it is illegal.
- donatj 3y ago
  I have been been on the checkout page multiple times and just not been able to pull the trigger.
- FirmwareBurner 3y ago
  >Everything cool that you could potentially do with it is illegal. How so? Think of it as a lock picking tool. Sometimes maybe you loose your keys to your bike lock or garage. Wouldn't ti be better if you had the tools to pick your own locks? That's not illegal.
  - diggan 3y ago
    > That's not illegal Worth to specify exactly where in the world you make this claim. In a lot of countries, carrying around tools that can be used exclusively for burglary can be illegal, and also picking locks (even your own) can be illegal unless you have a license. As always, it depends on where you are :) Best to lookup your local laws if you're a person who like to carry lock picks around. Just as an example: in Alberta, Canada, it is illegal to carry lock picks without a license, no matter for what purpose.
    - FirmwareBurner 3y ago
      I don't live in Canada.
      - diggan 3y ago
        That makes at least two of us then.
    - voxic11 3y ago

devmor 3y ago

I thought so too until it saved me paying $90 for a new garage opener.

jvanderbot 3y ago
It cost more than 90 but the bragging rights are _priceless_.
- _____-___ 3y ago
  Sounds like they already had one, so they saved $90 by not having to buy another garage door opener by using something they already had.
dcdc123 3y ago
You can buy a nice rolling code receiver and pair of programmable key fob transmitters for $15.
- rickdeckard 3y ago
  That's only an option if you own the garage door itself, not if you're i.e. renting in an apartment building

sho_hn 3y ago

I'd say the Bus Pirate v5 is the more useful device for makers, unless you need the wireless.

diggan 3y ago
I'd say most (if not all) of the value from the flipper comes from the various wireless sensors/readers/writers, and the fact that it's portable.

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doctorpangloss 3y ago

My Apple Vision Pro has literally gathered dust.

al_borland 3y ago
Why didn’t you return it, if you weren’t using it?
- FirmwareBurner 3y ago
  Probably passed the 14 day return window in the hopes a killer app will come out any day now.
BossingAround 3y ago
Not sure how that relates to anything else, but sell it then?

Gigachad 3y ago

You could buy a USB SDR device and get most of the same functionality but without the convenient form factor.

rockbruno 3y ago

Same. I opened the purchase page multiple times already, but I always close it because I realise that I have no use for it. Everything cool that you could potentially do with it is illegal.

donatj 3y ago
I have been been on the checkout page multiple times and just not been able to pull the trigger.
FirmwareBurner 3y ago
>Everything cool that you could potentially do with it is illegal. How so? Think of it as a lock picking tool. Sometimes maybe you loose your keys to your bike lock or garage. Wouldn't ti be better if you had the tools to pick your own locks? That's not illegal.
- diggan 3y ago
  > That's not illegal Worth to specify exactly where in the world you make this claim. In a lot of countries, carrying around tools that can be used exclusively for burglary can be illegal, and also picking locks (even your own) can be illegal unless you have a license. As always, it depends on where you are :) Best to lookup your local laws if you're a person who like to carry lock picks around. Just as an example: in Alberta, Canada, it is illegal to carry lock picks without a license, no matter for what purpose.
  - FirmwareBurner 3y ago
    I don't live in Canada.
    - diggan 3y ago
      That makes at least two of us then.
  - voxic11 3y ago