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I always see these low prices (<$5) on articles and comments but this doesn't seem the be the case for the boards people actually recommend. Are people buying o

by zippox 3y ago

I always see these low prices (<$5) on articles and comments but this doesn't seem the be the case for the boards people actually recommend. Are people buying on aliexpress or other cheap alternatives?

mft_ 3y ago
I’ve got three from AliExpress that were all €2-3 (I pushed the boat out for a USB-C model most recently) and they’re all working perfectly so far.
yjftsjthsd-h 3y ago
Aliexpress is probably cheaper, but TBH I just order them on Amazon. If you buy a bundle of like 6 then the unit cost gets around... I would have said $6, but I might be misremembering. Of course, for the number I've used, ~$4 and ~$6 are equivalent so YMMV.
- regularfry 3y ago
  Right now I can see knock-off D1 mini clones on Amazon for about £2.40 each. Real Wemos boards are about £4 each in bulk.
kube-system 3y ago
$1.10 US on eBay: https://www.ebay.com/itm/314750044526 https://www.ebay.com/itm/314750044526
microtonal 3y ago
Wemos D1 Mini is about 5 Euro from many local sellers here. It’s a great little board (if you have the official ones, don’t know about clones).
- smilespray 3y ago
  If you liked the D1 Mini, you can now get the excellent S2 Mini with an ESP32 S2 microcontroller for $2.50 on eBay. I just ordered a 10-pack for my HomeKit projects. https://www.wemos.cc/en/latest/s2/s2_mini.html https://www.wemos.cc/en/latest/s2/s2_mini.html
otherme123 3y ago
To get less than 5€ you usually have to buy more than one, like here: https://www.az-delivery.de/products/nodemcu-lua-amica-v2-modul-mit-esp8266-12e-unverloetet?variant=18287239430240 https://www.az-delivery.de/products/nodemcu-lua-amica-v2-mod....
- 3D30497420 3y ago
  As an aside, I've bought a bunch of AZ-Delivery products and have been very happy with them.
otherme123 2y ago
You surely won't read this, but this is my best shot: as of today, there's an offer at AZ-delivery (they use to have offers like this every couple of months) that allows you to buy three 8266 for 7€ (2.40€ a piece), one for 3.79€. Sadly, the offer don't extend to the pack of five, that is 20€ (still, 4€ a piece!) https://www.az-delivery.de/en/products/nodemcu-lua-lolin-v3-modul-mit-esp8266-12e-unverlotet https://www.az-delivery.de/en/products/nodemcu-lua-lolin-v3-... I know I sound like a salesman, but if you subscribe to their newsletter, you'll get that kind of offers all the time.

by zippox 3y ago

mft_ 3y ago

I’ve got three from AliExpress that were all €2-3 (I pushed the boat out for a USB-C model most recently) and they’re all working perfectly so far.

yjftsjthsd-h 3y ago

Aliexpress is probably cheaper, but TBH I just order them on Amazon. If you buy a bundle of like 6 then the unit cost gets around... I would have said $6, but I might be misremembering. Of course, for the number I've used, ~$4 and ~$6 are equivalent so YMMV.

regularfry 3y ago
Right now I can see knock-off D1 mini clones on Amazon for about £2.40 each. Real Wemos boards are about £4 each in bulk.

kube-system 3y ago

$1.10 US on eBay: https://www.ebay.com/itm/314750044526 https://www.ebay.com/itm/314750044526

microtonal 3y ago

Wemos D1 Mini is about 5 Euro from many local sellers here. It’s a great little board (if you have the official ones, don’t know about clones).

smilespray 3y ago
If you liked the D1 Mini, you can now get the excellent S2 Mini with an ESP32 S2 microcontroller for $2.50 on eBay. I just ordered a 10-pack for my HomeKit projects. https://www.wemos.cc/en/latest/s2/s2_mini.html https://www.wemos.cc/en/latest/s2/s2_mini.html

otherme123 3y ago

To get less than 5€ you usually have to buy more than one, like here: https://www.az-delivery.de/products/nodemcu-lua-amica-v2-modul-mit-esp8266-12e-unverloetet?variant=18287239430240 https://www.az-delivery.de/products/nodemcu-lua-amica-v2-mod....

3D30497420 3y ago
As an aside, I've bought a bunch of AZ-Delivery products and have been very happy with them.

otherme123 2y ago

You surely won't read this, but this is my best shot: as of today, there's an offer at AZ-delivery (they use to have offers like this every couple of months) that allows you to buy three 8266 for 7€ (2.40€ a piece), one for 3.79€. Sadly, the offer don't extend to the pack of five, that is 20€ (still, 4€ a piece!) https://www.az-delivery.de/en/products/nodemcu-lua-lolin-v3-modul-mit-esp8266-12e-unverlotet https://www.az-delivery.de/en/products/nodemcu-lua-lolin-v3-... I know I sound like a salesman, but if you subscribe to their newsletter, you'll get that kind of offers all the time.