Hi

I would add that there is a whole empire of hobby board builders in Asia. If 
you are willing to take a chance on them, the prices can be quite reasonable.

Bob

On Jan 5, 2013, at 9:45 PM, gary <[email protected]> wrote:

> If the manufacturer sells the part directly, I just buy it. I did that with 
> the MSP430 as someone on the list suggested. But if they only sell by the 
> reel, it is perfectly acceptable to ask for a freebie. Case in point are 
> ceramic filters. They are dirt cheap, but nobody wants to stock them since 
> there are few customers for them. That is, the volume of the product is high, 
> but not many companies buy them. I did some radio mods and Murata was nice 
> enough to sample me a few filters.
> 
> Note with some chips, it is often better to look for eval boards made by 
> hobby companies like Sparkfun. I did that with an ADI accelerometer.
> 
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