Hi, Quixotic Nixotic wrote: > Has anybody used this outfit for PCBs? Accutrace inc, trading as > pcb4u.com. [...] > I am asking, because they are doing a US $30 + $10 FedEx shipping > deal (is this US only?) on ten double side boards up to 20 square > inches, 129 square centimetres. This seems a very attractive price.
I haven't used them, but if you don't mind ordering from China and waiting a while for your boards, you can get them even cheaper. There are a few suppliers with similar prices, I have used ITEAD <http://imall.iteadstudio.com/open-pcb/pcb-prototyping.html> several times. For ten double-sided 10cm x 10cm boards (about 4" x 4") with green silkscreen, they ask 20 USD + shipping. I have found that shipping is very cheap (less than 10 USD for 10 boards) if you choose Hongkong Post, but takes 2-3 weeks (to Germany) in addition to about one week for manufacturing, and you get (very basic) tracking. As far as I know, shipping times to the US are similar. The quality was usually very good, although in one case there was a board with a clearly visible break in one of the trace, despite ordering with "100% E-Test". I got 11 boards instead of 10 though. Also the silkscreen isn't very high resolution and they put an order code somewhere on the PCB, so if you need a board that *looks* perfect, this one isn't right for you. The other cheap chinese manufacturers I know of are <https://www.seeedstudio.com/service/index.php?r=site/pcbService> <http://www.tinyosshop.com/index.php?route=product/category&path=111> <http://smart-prototyping.com/Prototyping-Services/Electronic-Prototyping/PCB-Prototyping.html> <http://www.elecrow.com/special-offer-for-2-layer-1010cm-max-green-pcb-510pcs-p-761.html> some of which are even cheaper than ITEAD in some cases, but I haven't used any of those so far. Best Regards, Arne -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "neonixie-l" group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to [email protected]. To post to this group, send an email to [email protected]. To view this discussion on the web, visit https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/neonixie-l/53E76780.4000505%40blinkenarea.org. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout.
