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Actually, China is often a less-than-ideal option for prototypes, unless you live in or near China. I can't talk for the US, but in Europe where I live there a
by LeonM 7y ago
Actually, China is often a less-than-ideal option for prototypes, unless you live in or near China.
I can't talk for the US, but in Europe where I live there are some amazingly cheap options for prototype batches. You could probably order a prototype batch (2~3 boards) for around 150 euro with a 7 day delivery. Ordering from China from EU will probably take around a month to arrive.
- soneil 7y agoAny you'd suggest in particular? I often find it cheaper to get 10 boards made in China than to get 1-2 made anywhere near remotely local. (And DHL from China isn't a lot slower than DHL from Germany)
- bestouff 7y agoIndeed I'd also like some Europeean equivalent (maybe that deserves its own Ask HN ?).
- fit2rule 7y agoGermany isn't a bad place to get 100 - 1,000 PCB's of this magnitude made .. perhaps you'd be better off doing the hardware assembly in Hungary or Croatia right now, albeit for the current cruise notwithstanding, of course ..
- stoobs 7y agoHmm, I can get a 4 layer board the same size as the a500 motherboard in quantities of 5 in 2 weeks for £100 delivered, European suppliers seem to be nearly that for a single board even with prototype specials? It may be useful for smaller pcb's and a fast turnaround, but given everything at the moment, is anyone really in a rush?
- unixhero 7y agoIt takes a month, yes. There's absolutely no problem with that.