pic microcontroller discussion list <> wrote:
>> Note that Farnell (available in many countries incl most European)
>> also has the Aries socket.
>>
>> And since Farnell is a company with well established multi-country
>> business, they will probably be easier to deal with then those
>> US-based, US-centric ones.
>
> Farnell are usually very very very dear.
> The can afford to charge well over usual cost as they specialise in
> excellent delivery times and a vast and available stockholding.

That may be a country-specific thing?  In the UK, I would call their prices
'average'- typically cheaper than RS and Maplin, more expensive than CPC
and Rapid Electronics.

Nigel
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