That does seem like a very good deal! What is their turn-time? Are they one of the panelizers/aggregators for hobbyists? I was basing my numbers from past experience with quick-turn proto shops. Just to go from their standard process to a more flexible one which allows ENIG is a significant cost. I just ran some numbers through Sunstone Circuits online quote generator. Sunstone is a proto place I've used a few times recently. They are definitely not the least expensive for simple boards but I recently have needed special specs (4 layer in one case, 2oz copper in another), and they seem to be the least costly quick turn (1 week or less) option for those cases that I could find. Specs: Soldermask both sides, silkscreen one side, 100 holes, 6 inches by 6 inches. All prices US dollars. Qty. 2 boards TinLead 1 week custom service("Full Feature") $585 3 weeks leadtime goes down to $433 5 boards, 1 week leadtime $616 10 boards 1 week leadtime $668 Qty. 2 boards ENIG (Gold) 1 week custom service("Full Feature") $738 3 weeks $550 5 boards 1 week $787 10 boards $868 Qty. 2 boards TinLead 2 day standard service("PCBexpress") $444 5 boards $534 10 boards $600 Qty. 1 board TinLead 2 weeks economy service("ValueProto")(still has soldermask and silkscreen) $133 2 boards $241 5 boards $565 On Mon, Feb 6, 2012 at 6:59 PM, Lee Mulvogue wrote: > > Actually, I was checking out the SeeedStudios Fusion PCB Service > yesterday, basically they fit your designs on spare parts of their > production boards, seems ENIG coating is only $15 more on ANY of their > sizings > > =A0 =A0 =A0 =A0So 10x 5x5cm boards are $10, plus $15 for ENIG - that's $2= ..50 each > for a dual-layer gold board! (I haven't looked into the shipping yet) > > =A0 =A0 =A0 =A0Didn't see a size mentioned in the original post, but Seee= d could be > worth a look. =A0For Sean's 6inch x =A06 inch (15cm x 15cm) it would work > out as $130 - FOR 10 BOARDS! > > =A0 =A0 =A0 =A0Lee > =A0Gold is a standard coating. I've never added it to a simple PCB but > on > =A0more complex ones (6-layer, heavy copper, etc.) it wasn't a > =A0significant cost adder in a prototype run. I would guess that you > =A0could get 2-layer 6 inch by 6 inch gold-coated PCBs for something > like > =A0$400 total for qty 2, and maybe $100 each for qty 5, $70 each for qty > =A010, etc. > =A0Sean > > ------------------------- > Msg sent via Webmail - http://hosting.myob.com/ > -- > http://www.piclist.com PIC/SX FAQ & list archive > View/change your membership options at > http://mailman.mit.edu/mailman/listinfo/piclist --=20 http://www.piclist.com PIC/SX FAQ & list archive View/change your membership options at http://mailman.mit.edu/mailman/listinfo/piclist .