Post by thread:[PIC]:Cheap PS+ in UK?

Hi Could any of the English subscribers tell me the best (cheapest) place to get a Picstart + in the UK? Thanks Graham North -- http://www.piclist.com hint: The list server can filter out subtopics (like ads or off topics) for you. See http://www.piclist.com/#topics

> From: "Graham North" <spam_OUTgraham.northTakeThisOuTLANDINST.COM> > To: <.....PICLISTKILLspam@spam@MITVMA.MIT.EDU> > Sent: Tuesday, August 15, 2000 8:28 AM > Subject: [PIC]:Cheap PS+ in UK? > > Hi > > Could any of the English subscribers tell me the best (cheapest) place to > get a Picstart + in the UK? > I've found pretty much everyone charges around the same price. At best you might save a fiver. If you have a good buying relationship with a distributor who also handles PICs they might be willing to haggle but to be honest it'll cost you more in time and phone calls than you're likely to save. The exception is if you go to one of Microchips training seminars where they offer large discounts on kit. At recent seminars they also offer a "crossgrade" where you can take in a programmer or devkit from a competing product and get the equivalent kit from Microchip. Obviously there are some very cheap programmers around for other processors so this is potentially a very good deal indeed. Obviously you havve to pay for the seminar, but the training sessions are worth the dosh anyway IMO, even without the special offers. . -- http://www.piclist.com hint: The list server can filter out subtopics (like ads or off topics) for you. See http://www.piclist.com/#topics