Yes, APC is good when you need it NOW. And for commercial jobs, their=20
cost structure is reasonable, considering the turn-around time. For=20
hobby jobs, not so much.

My experience with DirtyPCBs is as follows:
1. 5x5 cm, no expedite fee, job cost US$14; order to receive time was 19=20
days
2. 5x5 cm, US$14 expedite, job cost total US$33; order to receive time=20
was 11 days
3. 10x10 cm, US$15 expedite, job cost total US$40; order to receive time=20
was 8 days

You probably get cheaper shipping from APC I'm guessing since you nearly=20
local to them; to the US, it's FEDEX overnight at approx US$30.  My job=20
number 3 above would have been nearly US$300 via APC so we saved some=20
money with DirtyPCBs.  It was a company order as opposed to hobby but we=20
had 2 months time so it was worth a try.

My second job above was a little 1"x2" PIC 44 pin TQFP dev bd. for=20
general purpose fun although the first two assembled got used at work=20
for test fixtures.
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