Reddit mentions of Elegoo EL-KIT-000 37-in-1 Sensor Module Kit for Arduino UNO R3, MEGA, Nano

I got this one: http://amzn.com/B00D9M4BQU

It's half the price of the one you linked and seems to have a lot more of the basic stuff you should learn in the beginning. The book that comes with it is good in the sense that it has great starting projects. You start with really simple ones like turning an LED on and off with code, then moves on to using a knob to set the brightness of the LED, and so on and so forth.

As far as explaining how and why it works it does a decent job but I always found myself YouTubing things just to understand them more. I always took things apart my whole life and I've seen the components countless times. One by one you finally learn what each thing is called and what it does and things start making a lot more sense.

The sensor box I got was this one: http://amzn.com/B009OVGKTQ and it's $25. I know a lot of the reviews say that things are not labeled properly but hey fixed that. This comes with a CD that I think only has the C++ classes for each module. It doesn't have an instruction manual on how to use each one BUT it tells you what each module is and its name and you can google it and find detail info on it and videos explaining them.

With the money you were going to spend on the kit you linked, these two kits end up being the same price together and I think you'd get a lot more for your buck buying these two as a starting point.

Seems like a decent deal for a bunch of sensors. Does it come with any documentation?

Also, looks like Amazon has it 10 bucks cheaper.

http://www.amazon.com/ARDUINO-Compatible-37-Sensor-Module/dp/B009OVGKTQ

Also, shipping is horrendous. And the reviews say the sensors are undocumented and unlabeled.

No matter what, looks like it's $80 bucks to get to the U.S. at least.

Bombs Away. (meaning, no, this is not a good deal and I don't like it)

edit: I don't know why this grabbed me but it looks like you can get the same kit on Ebay with 'free shipping' for about 55 bucks... which is more reasonable.
http://www.ebay.com/itm/Ultimate-37-in-1-Sensor-Modules-Kit-for-Arduino-MCU-Education-User-/111132462537?pt=LH_DefaultDomain_0&hash=item19e002cdc9

and here's apparently the product page:

http://www.sintron-hk.com/Ultimate-37-in-1-Sensor-Modules-Kit-for-Arduino-MCU-Education-User-P3112448.aspx

They also say free shipping and promise to send you documentation if you buy via PDF.

Ok.. I think I'm done kicking this horse. Would love to see an actual review of this kit to see if it's worth the 55 bucks.

I highly suggest the Elegoo Uno Starter kit. It's a clone of the Arduino UNO. Looks exactly the same and does exactly the same thing. The pins and set up are exactly the same so any Arduino brand addons work with it. It even uses the same software for coding it. But the kits are way cheaper AND comes with more things. As a bonus it comes with it's own tutorials AND the tutorials that come with Arduino.

I got the super starter kit from my Reddit secret santa. I would go with that kit or the next one up, the most complete starter kit. Both are really affordable.

Here are their Amazon links.

https://www.amazon.com/Elegoo-Project-Tutorial-Prototype-Expansion/dp/B01D8KOZF4/ref=sr_1_2?ie=UTF8&qid=1483822687&sr=8-2&keywords=elegoo+kit

https://www.amazon.com/Elegoo-Project-Complete-Tutorial-MEGA2560/dp/B01CZTLHGE/ref=sr_1_3?ie=UTF8&qid=1483822783&sr=8-3&keywords=elegoo+uno+kit+most

EDIT: Both seem to be on sale too. They are much much cheaper than the Arduino kits and both come with more thing. You can also get an addon kit with something like 37 sensors. Although some will be repeats from the kit. but some of those you can use two.

https://www.amazon.com/Elegoo-Sensor-Module-Arduino-MEGA/dp/B009OVGKTQ

People generally frown upon kits here but I think they were key to my development. Here is a VERY unofficial starter kit that has some typos and may have a defective part or two, but it is filled with parts and is very cheap. Here is a companion set full of sensors that may inspire you to start a project you are passionate about. Lastly, here is a cheap LCD screen that will be cheap enough to play around and get good with at least until you are ready for something bigger. You will definitely not make use of every part in these kits but they will each give you a different idea of how basic circuit components can come together to make cool projects. They come with sample code that needs a little debugging here and there (actually, this may be a good thing so you learn how to troubleshoot your projects!). I would also recommend buying another arduino uno at some point to learn about interfacing. Others may disagree and encourage you to start with a project or something, but everyone learns differently, and I have done well with these kits and found them to definitely be worth the money.

EDIT: Also, all of these products are available on Prime and will ship in 2 days, unlike most eBay products that take upwards of a month.

Those sensor kits seem really fun to play around with. Would the sensors in this kit work with the parts from this kit? Thanks

For a ton of sensors, check out this kit, I got it and it was pretty reasonably priced.

You can also pick up ESP8266 pretty cheap ($5-10) once you get out of the beginner stage for future projects, they're pretty powerful.