One amendment to what I just said - I said Sunstone was the least costly quickturn custom-spec place that I found. I had one more requirement: domestic production. There are less expensive Chinese options which I have used in the past but for various reasons I did not want to go that route this time. On Tue, Feb 7, 2012 at 8:04 AM, Sean Breheny wrote: > 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 See= ed could be >> worth a look. =A0For Sean's 6inch x =A06 inch (15cm x 15cm) it would wor= k >> 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 .