All,

 "To each his own".  If you don't think geographic proximity is important,
  That's fine.  I don't have a problem with it. I happen to like geographic
 proximity because it makes it easy and handy to communicate exactly what
 I want.  And if any problems arise, I can go over to the board house and
 look at the problem and fix it in short order BEFORE the boards are made.
 Using a board house across the country, you probably should be very sure
 of your layout before you have it built.  I choose to be able to make
 quick repairs before the boards are made, if indeed any are necessary.
 My response included the issues I have found either helpful or advisable
 in my experience.  That by no means obligates anyone else to those
 constraints.  In the original post, the man was asking for opinions and
 advice about PC Boards and development flow. My response gave that.
 From my point of view, you can use anyone you want to. But by the same
 token, I too can use whomever I choose. And I choose geographic proximity.
 So again, "To each his own".  Good luck in all your PC Board endeavors.

                                                 Regards,

                                                   Jim



> Hi Olin.
>
> I guess 4pcb and Advanced Circuits are the same.
> www.4pcb.com is Advanced Circuits website.
>
> Completely agreed with idea that closeness doesn't mean
> quality and lowest cost. I'm buying boards across the
> country much more cheaper than the local pcb guys can do.
>
> WBR Dmitry.
>
>
>> Just my two cents, but I don't think geographic proximity is much of
>> an issue.  I'm in Massachusetts and I routinely use PCB Express, which
>> ships from Oregon.  I have never talked to a human there, and
>> hopefully will never have to.  From my point of view, they are on the
>> other end of the internet and of a UPS delivery.  The exact geographic
>> location make little difference, except perhaps to the price of a rush
>> shipment.  Even then, the cost of a board run drawfs the price of
>> shipment.
>>
>> Other board houses I have considered but never used were 4PCB,
>> Advanced Circuits, and Olimex.  If I remember right, 4PCB came out
>> more expensive, and Advanced Circuits and Olimex only did double
>> sided.
>
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