Customer Reviews

Elenco Electronics Snap Circuits Deluxe Snap Rover

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Where to begin with this thing?

My kid (8 y.o. girl) who loves "science stuff" has started getting into Snap Circuits, specifically the SC-300 kit. She expressed an interest in the standard RC Rover, but I thought the voice box and disc shooter were worthwhile upgrades for the fun factor.

One nitpick to start off:
The picture posted for this item does not really represent what it looks like. Yes, it has the Dome contraption and the yellow tanklike bottom, but the components on the back are not representative of what comes in the box. For example the big yellow speaker is not present and the green box is also not there. The red RF receiver box is nowhere near as large. What you get is functionally the same with a slightly different mix of components and the number of "experiments" went from 40 to 63, with two bonus experiments if you have an SC-300 kit or higher.

The kid showed a passing interest in it when it was with all the other Christmas loot, but the first experiment we did was the RC disc shooter. Thus followed an hour of playtime of having the vehicle hunt down and fire harmless foam discs at the cat (the cat enjoyed chasing down the discs as fast as the thing could be reloaded, too). Followed by hunting the wife, and then I fell victim to the rover's discs of death.

This thing is built quite sturdy and makes lots of gear noise when it runs. It has a headlight and flashing red "eyes". It plays beeping musical tunes and it can record and playback voices.

What to nitpick about it? Just a few things:
1. The SC-300 and other SnapCircuit kits come in a box to organize and store all the stuff. This comes in a box, but the box isn't suited for storage.
2. There is no "battery saver" for either the remote or the vehicle. It would be nice if the remote at least shut off after not being used for a while.
3. The remote uses a telescoping metal antenna, so one has to be careful not to break it.
4. One of the items - a 2-snap "wire" segment had a broken snap that won't stay attached. There is a card included where the customer can call the vendor about missing/broken parts and I plan to give them a call about it after the holidays.

In the end, this is a great toy (more toy-ish than the kits at least) and very entertaining and fun. Highly recommended if you have a kid who loves to tinker and build stuff.

This toy is excellent. The only real quibble I have is that a couple of the diagrams are slightly hard to read because wires cover the capacitor numbers in the diagrams. But otherwise, this is very simple to put together, very straightforward, and great fun. The rover itself is quite sturdy (though loud when rolling) and rolls over small objects with ease. It's great for chasing your dogs around the living room. If you're looking for something more advanced than Lego, but less advanced than the Mindstorms lego, this is it.

This is a second purchase of a Snap Circuit learning toy. My eight year old very smart son is challenged and intrigued by these toys and he is definitely developing a knowledge of how electricity works and analytical skills. For a toy a kid can have fun with I give this Snap Circuit toys highest marks.Elenco Electronics Snap Circuits Deluxe Snap Rover

Very educational for any child 7 and up. This product promotes higher order thinking and is very educational and fun. The Snap Rover Deluxe is very sturdy. The directions are very colorful and easy to read. I would suggest this for any child that loves to use their hands. I rate this above legos. Make sure you buy rechargable batteries for the Snap Rover you will need them. If you have questions visit their website. You can download directions and order extra parts if needed.
My son got this for his birthday and has not stop playing with it yet. A++++++

Amazon has the following description listed
From the Manufacturer
Have FUN building your own Deluxe Snap Rover using the colorful Snap Circuits parts that come with this
kit. There is no soldering required as all the parts snap together with ease. Once completed, you will
be able to navigate your surroundings with the easy-to-use Snap Rover remote control. Create a Line
Tracking Robot, an Infared Avoidance Robot or a Programable Tracking Robot. Complete 40 experiments in all.
This product DOESN'T have Line Tracking Robot, an Infared Avoidance Robot or a Programable Tracking Robot as they have listed in the description- it is far more basic.

My 7 year old still found it fun but I was disappointed with the fact that Amazon didn't have the product correctly represented and wouldn't do what they claimed it could.

I bought this toy for my 9 year old son. He required some help to assemble the toy, He enjoyed playing with it, however, I think he and my other son enjoyed the snap circut sets more.

I think that this is a great toy. It has a disc launcher, a voice recorder and playback, and lighted wheels. The only thing about it that isn't so great is how slow it moves. Other than that though, it's great. It comes with 15 foam discs that all fit in the launcher. I recommend this to anyone interested in electronics (specifically remote control) who doesn't mind the price. This is a great learning resource and a fun toy. one cool thing they could add is another thing you can assign to a button on the remote like a laser target for the disc launcher.

My son (8) is a budding electrical engineer, and this really helps keep him excited and engaged. He started doing snap circuits at age five and has steadily moved through the different sets. It was great to have one that is mobile. He incorporated the Rover into a book report, and was the hit of the class. It's really, really creative.

Bought this for my 10 year old grandson and he was amazed with the things that this kit will do. He already had the other snap circuit kits but were not quite as interactive as this one. Many many hours of learning fun.

I'm through the second set of this toy and each had a defect that prevented it from working properly.

The first set: After one day of opening and assembly, the command from the remote to make it turn right stopped working. Don't know if it was the remote or the actual controller. Doesn't matter to me so I returned it.
The second set: Missing antenna. Disk thrower didn't actually threw the disks. 90% of the time one of the disks got stuck inside the slot, and had to be taken manually. Interestingly, the first set didn't have this problem.

So, for amusement and overall educational value, I think this toy has the potential of being a great one. Unfortunately, as we all know, Made in China has its problems.

I wouldn't recommend this toy as it is clear to me that Elenco isn't good at making ones with moving parts. Stay with the other snap circuits.