buildafriend
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Where would you buy blank single sided PCB if you lived in america or do live in america? I have a bunch of prototypes I need to make. I also need that blue laser printer transfer paper.. I wish i saved the package.
buildafriend said:Where would you buy blank single sided PCB if you lived in america or do live in america? I have a bunch of prototypes I need to make. I also need that blue laser printer transfer paper.. I wish i saved the package.
JohnRoberts said:China is not as bad as the rumors, but it's not here, yet... they need a lot more lawyers.
horvitz said:JohnRoberts said:China is not as bad as the rumors, but it's not here, yet... they need a lot more lawyers.
That's funny. I read an interview with the CEO of Foxconn a while back and when asked why he doesn't manufacture in the US since that's where most of what he makes goes anyway, his response was "too many lawyers".
I went through the same lately trying to get a shortish run done locally and found the pricing absurd. Wound up using Gold Phoenix and am very happy with the results. I think though that I can kind of dig this. If you can't compete with a place where manufacturing costs are far less (including salaries, cost of living, everything really..) then you build a business by adding value. The locals wanted to help me with design, bulk assembly, etc. Their value was making a finished product, not pumping out boards. Good way to stay in business in tough times - focus on what you can do better than the other guys.
Brian
JohnRoberts said:We (the west) do not understand the chinese culture and mindset.
JohnRoberts said:I never saw any child labor or slaves in (the few) Chinese factories I visited.
I have read reports about retarded people being kidnapped and forced to work in brick factories that are apparently pretty unpleasant jobs. Of course the ones we read about in western newspapers are the ones who got found out.
China is not as bad as the rumors, but it's not here, yet... they need a lot more lawyers.
if the labor was so cheap, Hon Hai (the company that makes I-poop over there) wouldn't plan to buy 1 million robots to assemble stuff.
JR
JohnRoberts said:Interesting... I just received an order of 250 pcs, for a small PCB that I ordered and thought was coming from Canada. I was slightly surprised that Canada would quote out cheaper than the US, but nothing much surprises me these days..
But I admit I was a little surprised when the package arrived today FROM CHINA.... No wonder the canadian website was cheaper.... good one. ;D
next time I might get the boards cheaper by going to their source in China... but the canadian website may just be a front for the Chinese company. At $0.47 ea not a big problem to worry about.
JR
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