On Mon, Jun 13, 2011 at 12:39 PM, Oli Glaser wrot= e: > I have tried quite a few packages, including: > =A0Altium: > Wonderful, perfect for the design I am doing more frequently now > (multilayer, high speed, FPGA etc) > Too expensive to justify as yet with a newish business, but this may > change in the nearish future. > $4995 for full license. What do you mean by a newish business? If it is a full-time business, I tend to think $4995 is not a big issue for the developed world. Whether it is too high for a part-time business, then it depends on the expectation of the returns. > Eagle: > Tried it briefly, not too impressed. Apart from the popularity which is > a big plus (support, libraries etc) > I can't see much improvement (if any) on something like Diptrace or even > Kicad, although I haven't used it enough to justify that view. > The price for a full professional license is $1494, not too cheap, > although we could probably get away with the autorouter free version or > the 6-layer 160x100 version ($995 and $498, a lot more reasonable) > > Diptrace: > Old license, not used for some time. I liked it, the price was good but > I moved on. May revisit, as it sounds to have improved a bit. > Price is 585 Euros for full license. Even for a part time business, I would think $1494 or Euro 585 should not be a big issue for the developed world. --=20 Xiaofan --=20 http://www.piclist.com PIC/SX FAQ & list archive View/change your membership options at http://mailman.mit.edu/mailman/listinfo/piclist .