[LAC-Tech]

I say embrace it.

I never had a computer as a kid in the 90s. But I would go to electronics stores and play around with PCs - my most vivid memory was the large white and grey keyboards.

I now own a very expensive, large, white and grey keyboard :) (Leopold FC980C for you keyboard fans).

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Was going to say the same thing. Worst case you buy it and it doesn't do what you need (itch) and in that case you can gift it to someone.

I think the design decisions can be educational. I'm sure mindstorms is full of compromises required to get a product to market under a certain price point (etc).