John Deere 9700 Forage Harvester is good value for a Technic set
Good value
#14 of 66 Technic sets with 500–999 pieces
A good-value licensed farm machine: the forage harvester gives about 130 pieces per $10 against a typical 104 for mid-size Technic sets and roughly 21% more plastic per dollar. At $39.99 it costs about 25% less than similar contents usually do, though its 3.8 of 5 rating is a little under the group norm.
#14
Chart 1 · Among similar sets
Where it sits among 66 Technic sets with 500–999 pieces
Each stud is a similar set; this one is circled. Hover for the set.
74
Chart 2 · The score
How the 74 is built
Each measure against a typical similar set (the ink line), and the points it adds.
Plastic per dollar
144 vs 113
+37 of 35
Pieces per $10
130 vs 87
+31 of 30
Minifigures per $100
0.0
not counted
Builder rating
3.8 vs 3.9
+6 of 15
$15 less
Chart 3 · The price
Is the price fair for what’s in the box?
Sets with its pieces, plastic and minifigures usually cost about $55. Each brick is $5.
$39.99
you pay
$55
sets like it usually cost