In SX Microcontrollers, SX/B Compiler and SX-Key Tool, kmonsx wrote:

[quote="ummm.wanna-be"]
but then i saw the price of the SX key and i was amazed at it ($80 interface for the $8 microcontroller[img]http://forums.parallax.com/forums/emoticons/cry.gif[/img] [img]http://forums.parallax.com/forums/emoticons/cry.gif[/img] [img]http://forums.parallax.com/forums/emoticons/cry.gif[/img][/quote]If you compare the features and functionality of the sx key to any other companies development products, the price-performance blows them out of the water.  Go look at Microchip's PIC development kits for their PICs above 14-pins, and you'll see what I mean.  To save you the trip, its hundreds to thousands of dollars.  And their chips are boringly slow, unless you get the higher end versions(which require expensive programmers and real-time debuggers)
 

For me, a hobby user, the $129 kit I bought which included everything you need to get started, chips, resonators, books, power supply, test board, etc was a great bargain.  And remember that support is part of the price too --- you have these forums, good free downloadable content, faq's, etc.  Good help is just around the corner!

 

Not to mention, where else can you pay $129 and get essentially a blank canvas for creating standalone intelligent projects that have the speed to get the job done?

 

Good deal in my book!

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