I jwas just looking at them at Digikey, The16f84 for one unit is $6.25 plus $5 for shipping. If you were to buy 25 of them they are just over $4 each and they would pay shipping. Actually they pay shipping on all orders over $25. RalphNicholas wrote: > > Hi everybody... > I just started learning microcontroller. My friend told me that > Microchip controllers are very popular now. So, I decided to choose Pic > as my first microcontroller. > I tried to buy from local Pic distributors but they just sell in big > quantity, for instance 250 pcs. > It's imposible for me to buy since I'm still a college student. > So, is there any source that offer samples (Pic16F84)? > Thank you very much.....