<div dir="ltr">Quote from the FAQ: <a href="http://arduino.cc/en/Main/FAQ">http://arduino.cc/en/Main/FAQ</a><br><br>First, the Arduino concept is Italian, not from switzerland.<br>Second, see who manufactures the "official" boards.<br>
<br>Who makes Arduino boards?<br>Most of the official Arduino boards are manufactured by <span class="wikiword">SmartProjects</span> in Italy. The Arduino Pro, Pro Mini, and <span class="wikiword">LilyPad</span> are manufactured by <span class="wikiword">SparkFun</span> Electronics (a US company). The Arduino Nano is manufactured by Gravitech (also a US company).
<br><br>Since Arduino is based on open source technologies, you can:<br>1. Buy an original Arduino<br>2. Buy an Arduino clone that is exactly like the original.<br>3. Buy an Arduino compatible board.<br><br>The boards made seeed studio, called seeduino, are cheaper and better than original Arduino boards.<br>
1. They are manufactured in China and being sold directly from there to you.<br>2. Shipping costs for regular air mail from HK are very cheap.<br>Some of the boards use technologies not even offered by other Arduino vendors. Take for example Seeeduino film (An Arduino compatible board manufactured on a flexible film, like the one found in cameras and other minituarized electronics, not a regular PCB).<br>
<br>Udi<br><br><div class="gmail_quote">On Thu, Oct 21, 2010 at 6:22 PM, Michael Shiloh <span dir="ltr"><<a href="mailto:michaelshiloh1010@gmail.com">michaelshiloh1010@gmail.com</a>></span> wrote:<br><blockquote class="gmail_quote" style="margin: 0pt 0pt 0pt 0.8ex; border-left: 1px solid rgb(204, 204, 204); padding-left: 1ex;">
wouldn't it be cheaper to order them from switzerland, where they are made?<div class="im"><br>
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On 10/21/2010 07:09 AM, Udi Finkelstein wrote:<br>
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Also, if you don't need these tomorrow morning, i.e. can order from<br>
abroad, I would recommend:<br>
</div><a href="http://www.seeedstudio.com" target="_blank">www.seeedstudio.com</a> <<a href="http://www.seeedstudio.com" target="_blank">http://www.seeedstudio.com</a>><br>
<a href="http://www.sparkfun.com" target="_blank">www.sparkfun.com</a> <<a href="http://www.sparkfun.com" target="_blank">http://www.sparkfun.com</a>><div class="im"><br>
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seeed is based in China, but has the mentality of a young american<br>
startup, not a chinese clone sweatshop.<br>
They are heavily oriened towards open source hardware projects.<br>
It is also cheaper than sparkfun (which itself isn't too expensive).<br>
sparkfun airmail to Israel starts at $8, while seeed starts at around $2.80<br>
<br>
Another interesting sire is <a href="http://www.gadgetfactory.com" target="_blank">www.gadgetfactory.com</a><br></div>
<<a href="http://www.gadgetfactory.com" target="_blank">http://www.gadgetfactory.com</a>> that offers FPGA boards with Arduino<div class="im"><br>
compatible expansion, and an AVR soft core.<br>
<br>
Udi<br>
<br>
On Thu, Oct 21, 2010 at 4:01 PM, Gabor Szabo <<a href="mailto:szabgab@gmail.com" target="_blank">szabgab@gmail.com</a><br></div><div class="im">
<mailto:<a href="mailto:szabgab@gmail.com" target="_blank">szabgab@gmail.com</a>>> wrote:<br>
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On Thu, Oct 21, 2010 at 3:58 PM, Udi Finkelstein <<a href="mailto:Linux-IL@udif.com" target="_blank">Linux-IL@udif.com</a><br></div><div class="im">
<mailto:<a href="mailto:Linux-IL@udif.com" target="_blank">Linux-IL@udif.com</a>>> wrote:<br>
> You can also add:<br>
><br>
> <a href="http://www.dash.co.il/index.php/cPath/1_7" target="_blank">http://www.dash.co.il/index.php/cPath/1_7</a><br>
> <a href="http://www.elector.co.il/index.php/krtis-pitvh-arduino.html" target="_blank">http://www.elector.co.il/index.php/krtis-pitvh-arduino.html</a><br>
> <a href="https://www.4project.co.il/section.php?id=43" target="_blank">https://www.4project.co.il/section.php?id=43</a><br>
><br>
> I found these by searching Google for "arduino מחיר" (without<br>
quotes).<br>
> This search technique is very useful.<br>
<br>
Thanks for the links.<br>
<br>
I wonder why none of them are linked from<br>
<a href="http://arduino.cc/en/Main/Buy" target="_blank">http://arduino.cc/en/Main/Buy</a> ?<br>
<br>
Gabor<br>
<br>
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