I need some advice about getting the flipper zero

[vivid urchin]

I need some advice on getting the flipper zero. I want to get it for Christmas but I keep seeing people say its not worth it, yet the capabilities look incredible. I want it mostly for its bruteforce rfid unlocking and bad usb abilities but I keep seeing people giving it bad reviews. Is it worth it? I know that it has lots to do with coding and programming so that's why I came here for help

[coral flicker]

Something to know about the flipper zero, it's a toy.

So, if you buy that don't expect it to behave differently than any other kind of toy would

[tame violet]

if you wanna really get into that stuff you could get more hardcore toys like adafruit's featherboard ecosystem, would cost you ~ 10% and you'd learn a lot more building those things yourself

https://www.adafruit.com/category/943