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ELEGOO ESP-32 3-Pack review

A 3-pack of ESP-WROOM-32 boards with USB-C, Wi-Fi and Bluetooth 4.2, at about $7 each, from a known kit maker.

Value

Three boards for $20.

Connectivity

Wi-Fi and Bluetooth for small projects.

Logic

3.3 V pins.

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

  • USB-C
  • Cheap per board
  • ELEGOO documentation

Compromises

  • Older chip
  • Bluetooth 4.2
  • 3.3 V logic

Specifications

Pack3 boards
MCUESP32, dual core, 240 MHz
Memory520 KB RAM, 4 MB flash
WirelessWi-Fi, Bluetooth 4.2
USBUSB-C
Amazon ASINB0D8T53CQ5
EAN6976021766680

Questions makers ask before buying

How many boards?

Three.

What USB?

USB-C.

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.

  • Memory520 KB RAM, 4 MB flash+1525 % against the median of this bench
  • WirelessWi-Fi, Bluetooth 4.2-16 % against the median of this bench

Our score

8.5/ 10

A great way to buy ESP32s.

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 MCU
ELEGOO ESP-32 3-Pack $20 ESP32, dual core, 240 MHz
Arduino Nano ESP32 with Headers $19 ESP32-S3, dual-core, 240 MHz
FREENOVE ESP32 2-Pack $19 ESP32, dual core, 240 MHz
Hosyond ESP32-S3 N16R8 3-Pack $19 ESP32-S3, 240 MHz

What sets the models apart, in workshop machines

  • If price decides: Arduino Nano ESP32 with Headers, at $19.

What use this one answers, among workshop machines

A maker wiring several sensors.

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.

What we judge these workshop machines on