On 1/28/08, Vitaliy <spam@maksimov.org> wrote:
> cdb wrote:
> > Eagle (www.cadsoft.de  /com) I think is extraordinarily expensive for the
> > low volume users [...]
>
> How do you mean? IMHO, it's very affordable -- unless your requirements are
> unique (many layers, very large board, etc):
>
> http://www.cadsoft.de/prices.htm

I think it all depends on the situation. Colin (cdb) is comparing Eagle
with free tools. So Eage is NaN times the cost of free tools in terms
of initial acquisition cost.

Personally I do not want to pay for anything software (even though it
only costs US$10) if I am just playing with something as a hobby. But
I am willing to pay for the hardware even though it costs US$100.
And for low cost software, often there are open source alternatives
which can do the job.

However if I am at work, I would like to use the best in class tools
within the budget my boss allows. And the project cycle is
usually long enough to justify the software cost of even several
thousand dollars.

Xiaofan
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