I wish I can say I have this one. I was gifted two original Thumby's before, and I broke one of them by dropping it by accident on hardwood laminated flooring. The other one was stolen from me and destroyed, along with the link cable. But for as long as I've had those, they were amazing. Now that the Thumby Color is out, I would love to purchase one, but they are sold out. I will purchase one once they are restocked, but under one condition. It won't break under such a circumstance such as being dropped. That made me doubt the quality build, so I never purchased another one. Now I could have been much more careful in both situations, and they would still work today no doubt, but I want verification that it will not break in a situation such as dropping it 3.5 feet off the ground. Accidents happen. So I hope the team answers with verification that it won't end up like the original. excluding the theft related situation, I wouldn't expect it to survive that. So I am not trying to drive other customers away with this story, because I still absolutely recommend this product, but I will buy a Thumby Color only if the team has done anything in the slightest to improve the durability of the console. Because I love the original, and the idea of the new one. Please get back to me. And for other customers, do not hesitate to buy this, but due to my experience, I would be a little more careful than normal with the original, and I would keep it on a keychain ring or something, So it is more secure. I thank the TinyCircuits Team for reading this, and the consumer for reading this. Please get back to me, I would greatly appreciate it. I will also be rating this 5 stars as I don't want to lower than average rating.
~ Xavier Garcia