On Mon, Aug 22, 2011 at 3:32 PM, S. Dale Morrey <[email protected]> wrote: > Hello Everyone, > > After having a harrowing experience with DFRobot from China sending me > completely the wrong product. I'm wondering what companies others in > the group have dealt with, that they would either recommend or > recommend avoiding. > > In my case I ordered an Atmel Atmega328 (arduino) processor which only > cost $6.00 but ended up being $25 after shipping costs; only to find > that it was AtMega168. Of course they will gladly refund my $6 if I > send it back to them, but I would have to pay return shipping myself. > > Can anyone recommend a good reliable supplier, preferably in the > U.S.A. for uC and that sort of thing? I've already tried Central Utah > Electronics in Provo and while they are a great company, they are > limited to PICs series only and their stock on hand is a bit limited.
If you need a DIY Arduino board kit, the local Maker group in Utah Valley, The Transistor, makes and sells a cheap solution. See http://thetransistor.com/store/ although it looks like their kit is out of stock right now. They're a great bunch of guys with a really cool hackerspace, so you should check them out anyway. Also drop by #utahmakers if you're on IRC and want to chat about Maker stuff. --Levi /* PLUG: http://plug.org, #utah on irc.freenode.net Unsubscribe: http://plug.org/mailman/options/plug Don't fear the penguin. */
