It sure would be nice if companies like Mototola and TI would also realize that
some of the people who try to buy two or three parts today without a mimimum
order quantity are the same people who will need two or three hundred thousand i
n
the future.  But I guess that is one of the reasons why Maxim is one of the
fastest growing semiconductor companies while others are going nowhere.

Thierry Vanmarcke wrote:

> > For those who don't know :-)
> > Maxim have a small order system which allows you to buy direct from them
> > off the web.
> > Prices are available in 1 / 25 / 100 quantity in a 480K PDF
> >
> > Prices seem dearish (ie cheaper than Farnell but still > 50% of Farnell in
> > most cases).
> > BUT if they send these as fast as they send samples then the service is
> > excellent (YMMV :-))
>
> Well, actually, if you order only 2 parts, they will sometimes send them for
> free (as samples). Happened to me, I ordered 2 samples of the MAX1480 which
> never arrived. After trying again without success, I ordered 2 by using their
> small order service and got an e-mail from their sales department saying that
> I would not be charged for it!
>
> Long life free samples !