On Wed, 30 Sep 2009 21:41:10 -0400, you wrote:

>Also, as Bob A. said, obtaining samples is a hassle when working for a big
>company. If they were free, I could simply order some and have them in a few
>days. But when charging for shipping, I have to submit a request to
>accounting, they have to approve, then send it over to purchasing (and hope
>they order the correct part/footprint/voltage-level). This is not a fast
>process.

But a process you would still have to use for all the other bits and a PCB
to put them on. You can't evaluate a processor chip by looking at it. 

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