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On Tue, Jan 29, 2008 at 10:22:04AM -0700, Dwayne Reid wrote:
> At 10:36 AM 1/28/2008, 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?
> 
> APcircuits is not the bargain they used to be.  Not only did they 
> have a significant price increase last year, but the Canadian Dollar 
> trading near par with the US dollar has hurt them as well.

Bargain for larger orders or bargain for small stuff?

If I'm not mistaken they seem to have eliminated their setup fees, so
for instance the cheapest price is for 2x 1"x1" boards is
$16.74+shipping while before I remember it being that, and a ~$50 setup
fee. Also silkscreening and soldermasks are only another $4, while
before it was another $90 or something.

They're far cheaper now for what I need them for.

> However, I reside in Alberta.  If I get the files into them by 11:00 
> AM my time (or even after that, if I call them to let them know the 
> files are on the way), I'll have PCBs in my hands 48 hours 
> later.  That's hard to beat.

Defintely!

> Their quality is second to none.  I've had problems exactly once (bad 
> plating) - APcircuits phoned me before the boards had even arrived to 
> let me know of the problem and to NOT use the boards that would be 
> arriving shortly.  Replacement boards arrived the next day.  That's 
> once out of hundreds of orders.

Heck, on my first order with them, I accidentally managed to submit the
order twice. When two sets of boards arrived, which I really couldn't
afford, I called them up, they canceled one of the orders, and told me
to keep 'em both.

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