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What is the Ideal Prize?

I am curious what the most desirable prizes might be within the community.

I have selected items from each of the following categories for this poll but feel free to indicate something else in the comments below.

  • Measurement instrumentation
  • Fabrication tools
  • Communications devices
  • Computers
  • Cameras
  • Toys/Entertainment

What is the item you would most like to see offered as a prize in a design contest?

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  • I wish we could vote for a 'top three' since it was hard to decide on one. If I'm honest, e14 has disproportionately great prizes (although, if I'm more honest, often one would be able to buy them outright working for minimum wage for x hours and be farther ahead versus the time invested in most of the great projects). So I don't know of many places that offer fancy 3D printers, oscilloscopes, and other tool kits. It works great for us nerds since we'd be doing these projects just for fun anyways.

     

    For the comments about non-participation since  one may already have something similar to the offered prize - Here are some of my thoughts. Perhaps E14 could consider doing a "or voucher equivalent" to their website. Sometimes I consider the prizes, but often I participate based on amount of other side-projects weighed against how interesting the topic is to me. If I've been mulling over a project and a contest comes along, it really bumps up my motivation. Another thought is that it is great for the E14 team to continue offering similar prizes since it is a great way to attract new people to the community. I know I've sent links out to friends with "Hey - you've got a shot to win a 3D printer if you participate".

     

    More specialized tools like spectrum analyzers may be a little /too/ specific for general contests, but if they are offered for RF themed contest then it makes sense.

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  • I wish we could vote for a 'top three' since it was hard to decide on one. If I'm honest, e14 has disproportionately great prizes (although, if I'm more honest, often one would be able to buy them outright working for minimum wage for x hours and be farther ahead versus the time invested in most of the great projects). So I don't know of many places that offer fancy 3D printers, oscilloscopes, and other tool kits. It works great for us nerds since we'd be doing these projects just for fun anyways.

     

    For the comments about non-participation since  one may already have something similar to the offered prize - Here are some of my thoughts. Perhaps E14 could consider doing a "or voucher equivalent" to their website. Sometimes I consider the prizes, but often I participate based on amount of other side-projects weighed against how interesting the topic is to me. If I've been mulling over a project and a contest comes along, it really bumps up my motivation. Another thought is that it is great for the E14 team to continue offering similar prizes since it is a great way to attract new people to the community. I know I've sent links out to friends with "Hey - you've got a shot to win a 3D printer if you participate".

     

    More specialized tools like spectrum analyzers may be a little /too/ specific for general contests, but if they are offered for RF themed contest then it makes sense.

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