- Fri Apr 15, 2016 8:43 am
#7279
So Frankenstein 0.11 (12x6) assembled bundle = $191USD
Speeduino Pro SMD assembled bundle = $150USD
So what's in the Speeduino V4 (4x4) assembled for $160USD?
If it just the V4 and a Mega2560, it's only $7 in front of the 0.11 (12x6) bundle.
V4 was invented to get the $10 price break by switching to a smaller 100x100 board but it had to use the smaller 40 pin IDE connector because of room limitations. And now that you need a header breakout board for it the overall PCB cost are practically the same as V3.
No matter how you look at it they both cost the same, and do the same thing, so why not reduce inventory and just use V4 for everything because it has the versatility of different header breakout boards on a common board.
Speeduino Pro SMD assembled bundle = $150USD
So what's in the Speeduino V4 (4x4) assembled for $160USD?
If it just the V4 and a Mega2560, it's only $7 in front of the 0.11 (12x6) bundle.
noisymime wrote:V0.4 doesn't have the room to fit the screw terminals on it. Those things take up a lot of real estate (Hence the larger v0.3 board).Yes, that why I said the V3 wouldn't be needed anymore if you only make V4s', but have a header breakout board with the screw terminals.
V4 was invented to get the $10 price break by switching to a smaller 100x100 board but it had to use the smaller 40 pin IDE connector because of room limitations. And now that you need a header breakout board for it the overall PCB cost are practically the same as V3.
No matter how you look at it they both cost the same, and do the same thing, so why not reduce inventory and just use V4 for everything because it has the versatility of different header breakout boards on a common board.