On Fri, Jan 28, 2011 at 6:27 AM, Peter wrote: > > > One thing I learned over the years, is that you should buy the best too= ls > > within your reach. It may seem crazy to pay $30 for a pair of cutters, = or > > $300 for a soldering iron, or $800 for a microscope, until you realize > > that > > the difference in performance is worth every penny. > > > > Vitaliy > I also have found this, and agree totally! > Otherwise you end up buying the same sub-standard tool over-and-over. > Not to mention the amount of time (money) wasted! > Do it right - once! > Although I agree with you, there is another factor on this: Does this tool pays off itself? For example if you have a company probably you need to calculate if you have enough trade to pay the device off, or if you can sav= e that much money on the research/development/production with the better tool that would pay itself off. For a hobbyist the real question is whenever hav= e enough funds and of course will use that device that much that worth having it or it just for the sake of owning a cool tool. Tamas > > Peter > -- > http://www.piclist.com PIC/SX FAQ & list archive > View/change your membership options at > http://mailman.mit.edu/mailman/listinfo/piclist > --=20 int main() { char *a,*s,*q; printf(s=3D"int main() { char *a,*s,*q; printf(s=3D%s%s%s, q=3D%s%s%s%s,s,q,q,a=3D%s%s%s%s,q,q,q,a,a,q); }", q=3D"\"",s,q,q,a=3D"\\",q,q,q,a,a,q); } --=20 http://www.piclist.com PIC/SX FAQ & list archive View/change your membership options at http://mailman.mit.edu/mailman/listinfo/piclist .