Sean Breheny wrote:
> I don't have a suggestion for single-sided boards BUT I've got to ask
> why you would think AP Circuits was still the best option for online
> PCBs? For example, SFCircuits.com has similar prices but includes
> silkscreen and soldermask. There are many others which do the same. If
> you look for specials which they run sometimes, you can get full
> double-sided PCBs (soldermask, silkscreen ,etc.) for a fair amount
> less than AP Circuits.
Actually it's more than AP circuits...for typical projects.

Most of my prototype boards are rather small... typically under 15-20sq 
inches, and many are under 10sq inches.

Let's take a 20 sq inch design as an example....  4x5 inches.

At sfcircuits, these would cost me $35 each for minimum quantity of 3, 
so $105+shipping.  And they wouldn't ship till 5 days from now.

At ap circuits, these would cost me a total of 67.16+shipping for a 
quantity 2, but they would ship tomorrow.   Typically I can work on a 
design over the weekend, submit it by monday a.m. and the boards will 
ship tuesday and be here by thursday, which then gives me the weekend to 
work on them and possibly rev them the following weekend.   If I have 
multiple designs they will bundle them for shipping, and shipping isn't 
that much different than stateside.

About the only thing I've found close (and it wasn't originally) is the 
Advanced Circuits Barebonespcb.com service.  Right now, the costs are 
neck and neck with the AP circuits service - primarily because of the 
new US/CDN exchange rate.   I find the restrictions on the AP circuits 
less restrictive for my needs than the barebonespcb.com service...  but 
either would work for the majority of my designs.

-forrest



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