There's also, even though I'm not sure whether its still going, TI Deals[1] where they will sometimes throw out dev boards for next to nothing, as well as other

There's also, even though I'm not sure whether its still going, TI Deals[1] where they will sometimes throw out dev boards for next to nothing, as well as other products such as the Chronos for well below their actual retail price. They also offer free international 2 day shipping on those items, or have done so in the past. [1]http://www.ti.com/ww/en/tideals/ http://www.ti.com/ww/en/tideals/