MChip won't sample all products, and not all that they will sample are
always in
stock.  They also ship from Singapore, so not too fast.

They're quite flexible about sending products; if they don't have some on
hand,
they'll send the stuff they do have right away.

They've never questioned me about my usage; I order from a Hotmail account
and have them delivered to my home; my applications are either for my
primary
job at the university or the secondary job doing datalogging.

Take a look at Maxim, TI, and Analog Devices.  They have reasonable sample
programs too; TI at least follows up.

Mike H.

>I've recently started in the fascinating world of PIC development and am
>considering ordering 'samples' from the
>company...
>
>Before I do, however, how do they 'limit' the quantity of samples sent?  I
>would like to try several different chips in
>different categories (PICs, rfPICs, I2C EEPROMS, and some linear ICs) but I
>don't want to seem excessive!
>
>Has anyone received samples from the company?  What recommendation could
>you offer?
>
>Many thanks!
>
>     Jean-Pierre

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