On Tue, 15 Jan 2002 14:55:59 -0500, Paul Davis wrote: >few other people want them *a lot* doesn't do anything to balance the >fact that very few people want them at all. companies that make small >production runs need to charge a fortune for each item; companies that
Since I work for such a company. I'll comment on the above. We run a boards in any minimum quantity and our pricing model is: (Our Parts+labor * 25% markup) + NRE charges. A good 4 layer board (which you will just about have to have for clean audio) would run you $400-500 in setup + per board costs (probally $12-$20/pcb depending on board size & quantity) If you have surface mount add $200 for a screen. Then depening on the board we have a NRE charge for setting up the equipment. Can't really estimate with out any idea of the boad but usually $200-$400. One area that can really jack the price up is if we get hit with minimum buys from our parts vendors. You may only need 20 wiz-bang chips but if they only come in lots of 100 we have to pass that extra cost on to you (along with the extra parts). However for a smaller type runs. Say 30 or so. It's possible and doable for a single person to come in on say the weekend and run the boards. So if you could talk such a person into doing it say with a free board or 2. *grin* He should be able to get it done with only minimum markup to cover ordering parts and some expendables. You would still be looking at around $700 + parts for the run. -- Richard A. Smith Bitworks, Inc. [EMAIL PROTECTED] 501.846.5777 x204 Sr. Design Engineer http://www.bitworks.com
