> -----Original Message-----
> From: piclist-bounces@mit.edu 
> [mailto:piclist-bounces@mit.edu] On Behalf Of Brian B. Riley
> Sent: Monday, November 13, 2006 5:30 PM
> To: Microcontroller discussion list - Public.
> Subject: Re: Futurelec PCB Manufacturing
> 
> I have been using ExpressPCB for over a year now on about 7 
> different batches of boards in quantities from 100 to 600 
> pieces. The quality was excellent and I found their prices to 
> be on par with most others for those quantities (the 'magic 
> number' is somewhere around 50-60 pieces where the prices 
> start to get real good.) They have always delivered when they 
> said they would and twice they delivered as much as 6 
> business days early. I have had questions answered usually 
> within 16-24 hours, sometimes under 8 hours.
> 
>   I particularly like their 3 day delivery prototype, 3 boards (2.5"  
> x 3.8" - 350 holes per board max, no solder mask, no 
> silkscreen) for $59.

I can't comment on FutureElec.  I was this close:  -> <-  to ordering
from ExpressPCB but changed my mind when they said they would only
accept orders from their proprietary PCB software, that they could
neither import nor export Gerbers or other formats.  I ended up ordering
from www.e-teknet.com.  They have a 2 layer proto special, $18.99 each
for 4 boards.  This is the same price per board as ExpressPCB, but with
e-teknet they come in your size, not theirs, and they also come with
silkscreen and soldermask.  It was my first PCB order so I had lots of
questions.  They were very good about returning emails and phone calls
and the order turned around quickly.  I would recommend them.

--steve


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