# What Made You Buy R1? šŸ‡ **URL:** \ **Category:** all things rabbit\ **Created:** [June 19, 2024, 8:41pm UTC](https://forum.rabbitcommunity.tech/t/what-made-you-buy-r1/1955 "2024-06-19T20:41:25Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![Gat](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex002/user_avatar/forum.rabbitcommunity.tech/gat/32/5421_2.png) [@Gat](https://forum.rabbitcommunity.tech/u/Gat)\ **Post date:** [June 19, 2024, 8:41pm UTC](https://forum.rabbitcommunity.tech/t/what-made-you-buy-r1/1955/1 "2024-06-19T20:41:25Z")
I bought it because $200 for teenage engineering AI gear is crazy and its orange. ---
**Author:** ![MrPickles](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex002/user_avatar/forum.rabbitcommunity.tech/mrpickles/32/4181_2.png) [@MrPickles](https://forum.rabbitcommunity.tech/u/MrPickles)\ **Post date:** [June 19, 2024, 9:25pm UTC](https://forum.rabbitcommunity.tech/t/what-made-you-buy-r1/1955/2 "2024-06-19T21:25:59Z")
I wanted something that could help cut down on being stuck on my phone, but still be able have some similar AI functions. I had no delusions it would magically be better than a phone, but for me, that wasnā€™t really the point. A fun, quirky device that doesnā€™t break the bank, that could help with things with a single button, I was all for giving it a shot. Totally knew there would be early adopter issues, so fine with that. ---
**Author:** ![Scr81](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/ed655f/32.png) [@Scr81](https://forum.rabbitcommunity.tech/u/Scr81)\ **Post date:** [June 19, 2024, 9:41pm UTC](https://forum.rabbitcommunity.tech/t/what-made-you-buy-r1/1955/3 "2024-06-19T21:41:40Z")
I feel a bit like the people who expected Jarvis in your pocket have tainted my excitement a bit, but i reminded myself that the aim was to give me a portable LLM assistant with its own screen and camera for nothing more than requests. I want my phone time, I want my camera time, and i want my ADHD brain to have access to an LLM that doesnt involve the many distractions my phone brings. I just wanted to be a disconnected, connected, present in the moment, geek. Surely thats not too much to ask? šŸ¤£ ---
**Author:** ![jorge](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex002/user_avatar/forum.rabbitcommunity.tech/jorge/32/731_2.png) [@jorge](https://forum.rabbitcommunity.tech/u/jorge)\ **Post date:** [June 19, 2024, 10:41pm UTC](https://forum.rabbitcommunity.tech/t/what-made-you-buy-r1/1955/4 "2024-06-19T22:41:41Z")
Iā€™m just passionate about tech, and after seeing the presentation and all the things the r1 will be able to do, I just wanted one. The price tag was great, Teenage Engineering was behind the design (and I own a Playdate, designed by them too), it was super orange, and I was starting to mess with AI assistants, so it resonated with me from all sides. ---
**Author:** ![nipahc](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex002/user_avatar/forum.rabbitcommunity.tech/nipahc/32/1033_2.png) [@nipahc](https://forum.rabbitcommunity.tech/u/nipahc)\ **Post date:** [June 20, 2024, 1:49am UTC](https://forum.rabbitcommunity.tech/t/what-made-you-buy-r1/1955/5 "2024-06-20T01:49:21Z")
I was excited to see it was Teenage Engineering gear. Excited to be able to note and ask questions on the go. As well as do some of my Midjourney queres by voice. The Teach Mode looks super BA so that tooā€¦ Soon as I saw it the next morning and Jesse presented it, like bet deal for $199! ---
**Author:** ![itzatwist](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex002/user_avatar/forum.rabbitcommunity.tech/itzatwist/32/970_2.png) [@itzatwist](https://forum.rabbitcommunity.tech/u/itzatwist)\ **Post date:** [June 20, 2024, 7:16am UTC](https://forum.rabbitcommunity.tech/t/what-made-you-buy-r1/1955/6 "2024-06-20T07:16:23Z")
I am bored to _gekkk_ with the ā€œApple Knows Bestā€ attitude. Even tho I buy refurbs, delete/reset their crap & run my own work arounds is a boring huge waste of my time. I already went thru this with windows in the 90ā€™s. I prefer to spend time with my first lovs; Poser, Daz, photoshop & Mid Journey; than mess with apple crap. Nuff said. So far ā€œJessicaā€ _(is her name)_ & I are making wonderful progress, plus she is getting to know my little parrot, Kali. It will take time for all of us, but is happening & hey, ya think my iPhone will ever get to know my Kali??? ---
**Author:** ![feelfetch](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex002/user_avatar/forum.rabbitcommunity.tech/feelfetch/32/546_2.png) [@feelfetch](https://forum.rabbitcommunity.tech/u/feelfetch)\ **Post date:** [June 20, 2024, 7:51am UTC](https://forum.rabbitcommunity.tech/t/what-made-you-buy-r1/1955/7 "2024-06-20T07:51:10Z")
Same here. Iā€™ve also seen some future potential. I am currently waiting for it to become useful, and in the meantime, itā€™s sitting next to my modular gear. It is a VERY nice object, if nothing else šŸ™‚ ---
**Author:** ![rodrop](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/5daacb/32.png) [@rodrop](https://forum.rabbitcommunity.tech/u/rodrop)\ **Post date:** [June 20, 2024, 8:14am UTC](https://forum.rabbitcommunity.tech/t/what-made-you-buy-r1/1955/8 "2024-06-20T08:14:57Z")
Sounded like a good product, looked cool, I love orange. I always buy new things. Price point was affordable AND---- no subscription costs. I think the no subscription costs (for the R1) to me is a quiet game changer. Too many devices and tools have costs tied to them. I would bet the average consumer has over $100 in subscription costs , probably over $150 if they have streaming services. Also, considered this as the first of many steps for many companies that will bring us to helpful companion devices and digital friends. R1 today, R2D2 tomorrow ---
**Author:** ![Chris](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex002/user_avatar/forum.rabbitcommunity.tech/chris/32/57_2.png) [@Chris](https://forum.rabbitcommunity.tech/u/Chris)\ **Post date:** [June 20, 2024, 10:42am UTC](https://forum.rabbitcommunity.tech/t/what-made-you-buy-r1/1955/9 "2024-06-20T10:42:27Z")
The orange made me do itā€¦ šŸ˜… ---
**Author:** ![ra.ni](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/ce7236/32.png) [@ra.ni](https://forum.rabbitcommunity.tech/u/ra.ni)\ **Post date:** [June 20, 2024, 12:09pm UTC](https://forum.rabbitcommunity.tech/t/what-made-you-buy-r1/1955/10 "2024-06-20T12:09:49Z")
Jesse sold it in the keynote. And to be honest not only one. Right now waiting for the Big Bang and all the promised features šŸ™‚ I love the idea to have my own workflows to make some part of my live easier. ---
**Author:** ![andyn](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/8baadc/32.png) [@andyn](https://forum.rabbitcommunity.tech/u/andyn)\ **Post date:** [June 20, 2024, 12:51pm UTC](https://forum.rabbitcommunity.tech/t/what-made-you-buy-r1/1955/11 "2024-06-20T12:51:34Z")
Basically this for me also. I assumed it would go nowhere, but for the price itā€™s a fun shelf filler if nothing else. Iā€™m batch 2 and yet to receive it still, so I have doubts itā€™ll even make it as far as the shelf at this point! šŸ™‚ ---
**Author:** ![NerdzLab](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex002/user_avatar/forum.rabbitcommunity.tech/nerdzlab/32/180_2.png) [@NerdzLab](https://forum.rabbitcommunity.tech/u/NerdzLab)\ **Post date:** [June 20, 2024, 12:53pm UTC](https://forum.rabbitcommunity.tech/t/what-made-you-buy-r1/1955/12 "2024-06-20T12:53:16Z")
> [@Gat](#): > > I bought it because $200 for teenage engineering AI gear is crazy and its orange. This tbh šŸ˜‚ ---
**Author:** ![dcmike](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex002/user_avatar/forum.rabbitcommunity.tech/dcmike/32/978_2.png) [@dcmike](https://forum.rabbitcommunity.tech/u/dcmike)\ **Post date:** [June 20, 2024, 2:58pm UTC](https://forum.rabbitcommunity.tech/t/what-made-you-buy-r1/1955/13 "2024-06-20T14:58:59Z")
It was cute and 200$ and I am a sucker for cute devices. I liked the concept and hope that it will get to a point where all those things we imagine are possible. ---
**Author:** ![Argo](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex002/user_avatar/forum.rabbitcommunity.tech/argo/32/388_2.png) [@Argo](https://forum.rabbitcommunity.tech/u/Argo)\ **Post date:** [June 20, 2024, 4:14pm UTC](https://forum.rabbitcommunity.tech/t/what-made-you-buy-r1/1955/14 "2024-06-20T16:14:43Z")
Seemed like a fun device to work on and try to build unique projects on. I also ask a lot of questions, and having a standalone device keeps me from getting sucked into an endless scroll and losing time on the phone. ---
**Author:** ![raven](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex002/user_avatar/forum.rabbitcommunity.tech/raven/32/254_2.png) [@raven](https://forum.rabbitcommunity.tech/u/raven)\ **Post date:** [June 20, 2024, 5:25pm UTC](https://forum.rabbitcommunity.tech/t/what-made-you-buy-r1/1955/15 "2024-06-20T17:25:39Z")
I was actually designing a device that was very similar and was just at the point where I could start ordering parts when the reviews from launch came out and I realized it could do everything I was looking for with better specs so everything else on top of being a handheld LLM button that isnā€™t my phone or worn on my body is a bonus. Just wanted a little walkie-talkie, pokedex, virtual pet. Just hoping they add more virtual pet features. ---
**Author:** ![kmac](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/k/2bfe46/32.png) [@kmac](https://forum.rabbitcommunity.tech/u/kmac)\ **Post date:** [June 20, 2024, 10:19pm UTC](https://forum.rabbitcommunity.tech/t/what-made-you-buy-r1/1955/16 "2024-06-20T22:19:18Z")
I bought it because I wanted to get cutting edge tech to surprize my husband with a gift. Iā€™ve gotten him a 3D printer in the past which was more expensive. I like that this wasnā€™t too much money if he didnā€™t end up liking it or not use it much. It turns out he doesnā€™t use it much because: - Doordash doesnā€™t work in our location - We use Google Music not Spotify or Apple Music - I thought he could integrate it with other apps and customize how it works. Like even though you donā€™t support Google Music, he could set up a task that would allow him to play a playlist, for example. But that isnā€™t a thingā€¦ ā˜¹ I do feel like I was tricked, as a ton of the features I was expecting are not available in my region (Ontario, Canada). We considered returning it, but we decided to keep it in case new features were released to improve it (kind of like how Cyber Punk got better with time). The hardware looks cool, and the Rabit character is cute, too, so itā€™s kind of a novelty / collectorā€™s item if it doesnā€™t end up getting better. ---
**Author:** ![cyprien](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex002/user_avatar/forum.rabbitcommunity.tech/cyprien/32/4099_2.png) [@cyprien](https://forum.rabbitcommunity.tech/u/cyprien)\ **Post date:** [June 21, 2024, 2:00pm UTC](https://forum.rabbitcommunity.tech/t/what-made-you-buy-r1/1955/17 "2024-06-21T14:00:28Z")
for me it was the no subscription feesā€¦ That is the bane of my life. I knew what I was getting for one up front fee. ---
**Author:** ![Jefejiraffe](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/bb73d2/32.png) [@Jefejiraffe](https://forum.rabbitcommunity.tech/u/Jefejiraffe)\ **Post date:** [June 24, 2024, 6:47pm UTC](https://forum.rabbitcommunity.tech/t/what-made-you-buy-r1/1955/18 "2024-06-24T18:47:45Z")
I thought it would work. Perhaps allow access to the LAM to let me train specific functions. I guess I was a rube. ---
**Author:** ![Gadsdencode](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex002/user_avatar/forum.rabbitcommunity.tech/gadsdencode/32/440_2.png) [@Gadsdencode](https://forum.rabbitcommunity.tech/u/Gadsdencode)\ **Post date:** [June 24, 2024, 10:34pm UTC](https://forum.rabbitcommunity.tech/t/what-made-you-buy-r1/1955/19 "2024-06-24T22:34:31Z")
Exactly this. ---
**Author:** ![Siriap](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex002/user_avatar/forum.rabbitcommunity.tech/siriap/32/1064_2.png) [@Siriap](https://forum.rabbitcommunity.tech/u/Siriap)\ **Post date:** [June 25, 2024, 5:21am UTC](https://forum.rabbitcommunity.tech/t/what-made-you-buy-r1/1955/20 "2024-06-25T05:21:54Z")
Also this, but after learning about teach mode I smashed that purchase button! I just love exploring and building my own fun scenarios. I do that with home automation and I am keen to experience it with Rabbit! [Next page](https://forum.rabbitcommunity.tech/t/what-made-you-buy-r1/1955.md?page=2)