Not to mention their search engine is the best that I have seen by far.... Quoting Bob Axtell : > I'm here in the US (AZ) and I've found Digikey to be indispensible. Here's > why: > > OBVIOUS REASONS: > > 1. Has a high price but offsets it by almost ALWAYS being in stock. If > you'll notice, this is ALWAYS the case with any commodity sale. > > 2. Has an excellent shipping department. These guys REALLY know how to get > the stuff out on time. > > NOT SO OBVIOUS REASONS: > > 1. Bigger distributors have built their parts substitute sheet on Digikey's > part number system. Just tell 'em it has to be the same as Digikey# > xxx-xxxx-ND, and they'll be able to match it. > > 2. Digikey's prices are consistent. A design engineer can assume that the > REAL price for a component is exactly 1/2 of what digikey charges for > onesies. This makes estimating costs MUCH easier than the ol' days. > > 3. Their stock choices are relevant. They stock stuff that IS BEING USED, > not pie-in-the- sky junk. If you are looking for a 3.3V regulator, you have > a choice of going to Digikey.com or going to LT or National's website. But > Digikey eliminates second-guessing about the actual price and availability. > > Just my $.02... which won't buy anything anymore.... > > --Bob > --------------- > NOTICE > > 1. This account can accept email & attachments up to 10M in size. > 2. Federal Monitors: At request of client, some attachments are encrypted. > Please DO NOT delay traffic; please reply with credentials for password. > -------------- > > -- > http://www.piclist.com hint: The PICList is archived three different > ways. See http://www.piclist.com/#archives for details. > ---------------------------------------- This mail sent through www.mywaterloo.ca -- http://www.piclist.com hint: The PICList is archived three different ways. See http://www.piclist.com/#archives for details.