justDIY said:that delay sounds about right for Futurlec. They are very very slow in fulfilling orders. but their prices are so cheap on many things, it is often worth the wait. I've ordered many times, and usually wait about a month for delivery, but everything eventually made it.
not recommended if you're working under any sort of deadline!
I would think it to be more the other way around. Are not DigiKey and Mouser much larger distributors then Futurlec.gramo said:... go through more of a middle of a middle man distributor like digikey/mouser
3v0 said:Futurlec does have some good prices on some stuff. A 9 Contact Female PC Mount Connector is only 55 cents. The best I found elsewhere is 70 cents.
Whey I looked at crystals prices were good on common values but higher then on less common values.
What I do not like is that much of the time futurlec does not list the manufactures part number.
justDIY said:that's mainly what I buy from them, is connectors.
the best example I have is in their nock-off molex KK series connectors, specifically the crimp pin. if you buy 25 ten-packs of the terminal, they're 5 cents each. Newark has the second best price at 6.57 cents each, and mouser is 8 cents each. Take that up in quantity a little, 1000 crimp pins would cost you 4 cents each from futurlec, 6 cents each from mouser and 5.82 cents each from newark. the housings and headers are also discounted, but not as dramatic as those damn little crimp pins.
gramo said:16 * 2 LCD's for $6.9
**broken link removed**
GLCD's for $22.9
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Random things like those that make the wait worth it
Optikon said:Your ordering experience will be directly proportional to the amount of $$$ you spend.
AllVol said:In Futurlec's defense, I reiterate the "no minimum" and low shipping costs.
AllVol said:If you mean better service the more you spend, Gramo should have gotten his merchandise next-day.
AllVol said:In Futurlec's defense, I reiterate the "no minimum" and low shipping costs.
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