On Fri, Jan 21, 2011 at 1:05 PM, yamazakir2 <yamazak...@gmail.com> wrote: > > Hi all, > > I have been using 4pcb for awhile now and even for a small board the > cheapest option they have is $250 for an order of 5 boards (their > minimum quantity). They have a bare bones (no silk/mask) option that I > have been using that allows you to order 2 for $60 which is a great > option most of the time.
I'm a student, so I use 4PCB's $33 each special at a quantity of 1 whenever I order from them. Is this: http://www.33each.com/ what you're using? It says $33 each, "min qty 4, Get 1 EXTRA PCB FREE!". > I have order their silk/mask board for $250 a few times and their > quality is superb however I'm looking for something cheaper and > perhaps has a lower minimum (maybe 2). I'm willing to deal with a lead > time of up to 2 weeks. > > Any suggestions? My student IEEE chapter was brainstorming fundraising options, thought about starting a panelizing service (we later decided to do mylar stencils instead), and so I threw together the following little text file with some links: Seeedstudio http://www.seeedstudio.com/depot/fusion-pcb-2-layer-5cm5cm-max-p-513.html?cPath=64_12 $20 for 5cm by 5cm in qty 10 $40 for 10cm by 10cm in qty 10 See also open-source version "Propaganda PCB" Batch PCB http://batchpcb.com/index.php/Products $10 setup + $2.50/in^2 or $8/in^2 iTeadStudio http://iteadstudio.com/store/index.php?main_page=index&cPath=19 $12 for 5 pcs. 5x5cm ExpressPCB http://www.expresspcb.com/ExpressPCBHtm/Costs.htm Requires proprietary windows-only PCB software! Otherwise the cheapest single-board full-spec service. $51 Dorkbot PDX http://pcb.laen.org/ $5/in^2 for 3 copies AdvancedCircuits - 33Each http://www.33each.com/ http://www.4pcb.com/index.php?load=content&page_id=130 You guessed it…$33 each. Min qty applies to non-students E-TekNet http://www.e-teknet.com/ $20, min qty 4 Gold Phoenix http://www.goldphoenixpcb.biz/ $89 for 100 sq in and $99 for 155 sq in Opencircuits list of manufacturers: (many not in this list, I picked the ones I was familiar with) http://www.opencircuits.com/PCB_Manufacturers LadyAda's cost calculator http://www.ladyada.net/library/pcb/costcalc.html Hope that helps! -- Kevin Vermeer _______________________________________________ geda-user mailing list geda-user@moria.seul.org http://www.seul.org/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/geda-user