On Mon, Jun 13, 2011 at 1:23 PM, RussellMc <apptechnz@gmail.com> wrote:
> Simplistically: =A0 the incremental value has to be say $1500 - $2000
> per year higher to justify it.
> As the cheap package probably does 80% of what the dear one does for
> practical purposes (the mythical 80:20 rule) the improvements would
> have to be substantial indeed to justify it.
> If PCB layout was an all day every day activity then it would be
> justifiable in almost any situation. If PCB layout is under about 10%
> of total activities then "the developed world" would have to wait
> another year.

I see what you mean now. So it depends on the usage of
the PCB tools.

> Maybe they pay better in Singapore than in the the UK
> :-). (Entirely possible).

The GDP per capita of Singapore is actually higher than UK.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_countries_by_GDP_%28nominal%29_per_cap=
ita
IMF 2010 ranking
US: No. 9
AU: No 7
SG: No 15
UK: No 22.
NZ: No 24

On the other hand, I think engineers got poorly paid in Singapore
compared to other first world countries. That being said, life here in
Singapore is quite okay as long as your expectation is not high,
do not expect big house and a car where the price of them in
Singapore is much higher than most of the world. Other than
that two, things are quite okay and engineers can afford a
relatively good life here. :-)


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