On Wed, Apr 14, 2010 at 03:04:11AM -0400, Marechiare wrote:
> >> 4. The price difference is significant. The 18F2620
> >> is $7.68 at Digikey in singles.
> >
> > But that's a bad place to buy PICs. ?Microchip sells
> > the 18F2520-I/SP for $3.98 in singles, which is more
> > comparable anyway to even the enhanced 16Fs.
> > Then again we're only talking about buying a small
> > number. ?Whether the PIC costs $4 or $2 is going
> > to get burried in lots of other costs. ?The difference
> > is probably less than the box you put it in.
> 
> PIC24F08KA102-I/SP     -  US$2.31 n singles.
> .

> The OP should forget about the existence of 10F, 12F, 16F, 18F lines for
> some time (in my opinion).  The best PIC line for a newbie to start with
> is 24F line (in my opinion).  Start with 24F and don't look back.

> 
> http://www.microchipdirect.com/ProductSearch.aspx?keywords=PIC24F08KA102
> 
> PIC24F08KA102-I/SP
> Lead Count:	28	
> Package Type:	 SPDIP	
> 
> Quantity	USD per Unit
> 1-25         2.31
> 26-99       2.10
> 100+        1.91
> 
> Easy Checkout, No Business account or Quote needed
> Ready to ship : 654

I you have an excellent argument in isolation. But I don't think it works
given the environment the OP outlined. There is very limited Linux support
at this time for the 24F line.

BAJ
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