I've always been a fan of Mouser...for the last 20 years or so. They will= sample some parts as well...which is nice. Pricing, least for those thing= s I purchase, has always been better than DigiKey, but there are exceptions= of course. Shipping...lots of options from cheap USPS to overnight. And = the search engine is good...as good or better than Digikey. Im just a sati= sfied customer with em. Charles Craft wrote: I can't find the thread but= recently in a discussion of distributors someone mentioned that Mouser seemed to be doing a better job than DigiKey. Been a while since I've been to the Mouser web site so just saw this: http://www.mouser.com/Pdfdocs/PressRoomTTIBerkshireSaleClosing.pdf TTI, INC. ANNOUNCES THE CLOSING OF ITS ACQUISITION BY BERKSHIRE HATHAWAY FORT WORTH, TEXAS =EE =BA MARCH 30, 2007 =EE =BA TTI, Inc., the world=E2=80= =99s leading passive and connector specialist, announced today the closing of its acquisition by Ber= kshire Hathaway Inc. making TTI and its affiliate Mouser Electronics part of the Berkshire Hatha= way Group, whose Chairman and CEO is Warren Buffet. You never hear about the dogs that Warren Buffet buys so I assume this speaks pretty highly of Mouser. :-) -- = http://www.piclist.com PIC/SX FAQ & list archive View/change your membership options at http://mailman.mit.edu/mailman/listinfo/piclist = --------------------------------- Be a better Globetrotter. Get better travel answers from someone who knows. Yahoo! Answers - Check it out. -- = http://www.piclist.com PIC/SX FAQ & list archive View/change your membership options at http://mailman.mit.edu/mailman/listinfo/piclist