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LAFVIN ESP32 Basic Starter Kit review

A small kit for learning the ESP32, with an LED, a DHT11 sensor and an OLED module, at about $20.

By

Taster

Enough to read a sensor and show it on a screen.

Value

About $20.

Next

See the ELEGOO ESP-32 Super Kit for more.

Prices quoted in this text are dated readings and can differ from the live price in the buy box.

Where it earns its place, and where it falls short

Strengths

  • Cheap entry to ESP32
  • Includes an OLED
  • Rated 4.6

Compromises

  • Small kit
  • Thin listing
  • Tutorial needs a download

Specifications

BoardESP32
PartsLED, DHT11, OLED and others
TutorialDownload
ModelLA043
Amazon ASINB0BVZBTP8V

Questions makers ask before buying

Does it include a screen?

An OLED module, on the listing.

How do I get the tutorial?

Download it after you receive the kit.

What this bench machine does its own way

Taken against the median of its own bench on this site — not against the whole of the maker market.

  • BoardESP32+967 % against the median of this bench
  • ModelLA043+514 % against the median of this bench

Our score

8.3/ 10

A low-cost taster.

This one against the other workshop machines

workshop machines from the same category, at nearby prices. Only what all of them publish is shown: a column with holes compares nothing.

Model Price Parts
LAFVIN ESP32 Basic Starter Kit $20 LED, DHT11, OLED and others
ELEGOO UNO R3 Basic Starter Kit $22 Breadboard, LEDs, RGB LED, sensors, buzzer
REXQualis Electronics Component Fun Kit $14 400+
ELEGOO Electronic Fun Kit $10 235

What sets the models apart, in workshop machines

  • If price decides: ELEGOO Electronic Fun Kit, at $10.

What use this one answers, among workshop machines

A hobbyist curious about ESP32.

Sources

Specifications: the manufacturer sheet for maker machines and tools and the matching Amazon product page. Prices and availability: Keepa. Every figure on this page names its source.

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