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 A new type of engine where you actually type in the description. Has photos, but still in development! A new type of engine where you actually type in the description. Has photos, but still in development!
  
-[[http://​www.chinaicmart.com]] +[[http://​www.chinaicmart.com|China IC Mart]] 
-If you are buying in sufficient quantity, this search engine allows you to find sellers with the ICs you want.+If you are buying in sufficient quantity, this search engine allows you to find sellers with the ICs you want. Ed. note: These 'IC search'​ systems tend to be grade-A 100% nonsense 
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 ==== Smaller shops ==== ==== Smaller shops ====
  
 +This has been moved to [[Boutiques]]
  
-[[http://​www.saelig.com/​|saelig]] +==== Bigger shops ====
-A small company with USB, USB-on-the-go,​ Ethernet, and RFID ICs, but also wireless modules, and test-gear like bargain LCD scopes, dataloggers and spectrum analyzers. I've bought stuff from them and they always seem to stock interesting things.+
  
 +These places are massive, and stock pretty much everything!
  
-[[http://sparkfun.com/|Sparkfun]] +[[http://www.digikey.com/|Digikey]] 
-caries all sorts of neat stuff. ​They also have hobbyist PC board service+The best in the business: gigantic collection ​of in-stock parts, reasonably low costs, amazing searchable website, will sell small quantities of most stuff, doesn'​t rip you off for shipping and (most importantly) ships your order within the hourYes, hour. Next day really means next day. Get their catalog & cuddle it before you go to bed...they'​re more dependable than your boyfriend ever will be.  Currently Altium Designer (EDA suite) now has direct database link from their parts library to Digikey'​s inventory. ​ Should be the first or second place to start any project, don't spec anything in unless Digikey or Mouser has it (if at all possible).
  
-[[http://​www.jameco.com/|Jameco]] +[[http://​www.mouser.com/|Mouser]] 
-Good selectionno minimum ​order, ​reasonable prices ​and very good service.  ​Good place to find old-school TTLpower supplies, tools and robot parts.+Second only to DigiKeyMouser is a hot-shot distributor with often-cheaper prices and if you place a large order they'​ll often upgrade your shipping from UPS ground to 2nd day!  Based in Mansfield Texas, and if you are shipping in Texas all shipping (ground) is next day.  ​Should be the first or second ​place to start any projectdon't spec anything in unless Digikey or Mouser has it (if at all possible).
  
-[[http://​www.elexp.com/|Elexp]] +[[http://​www.alliedelec.com/|Allied]] 
-I love this siteIts bit old-skool ​but they stock pretty much everything for hobbyists and very good prices.+A so-so company, but tend to have a lot more things like switches, pots, etcthan the above. ​ More of traditional distributor,​ less in stock but can stock items if you order large quantities.
  
-[[http://​www.futurlec.com/|FuturLec]]  +[[http://​www.newark.com/|Newark/​InOne/​MCM]] 
-ManI have no idea who these guys are, but they sell some really awesome chips for really cheap! (Unfortunately,​ they may never ship to you, I've had some bad experiences and so have others! Caveat emptor... +Nobody likes Newark, so use them as a last resortThey'​ll charge you $25 to ship a small cardboard box by UPS groundGrrr.  ​More of a traditional distributor,​ less in stock but can stock items if you order large quantities.
  
-> Russ says:  ​have used quite a bitshipping sometimes slow, and not cheapbut shipping is disclosed before the buy and I have always gotten everything I ordered Lots of selectioncheap 1 % resistorslots of selection ​on PIC's and Op amps to mention only a few.+(Oct.2010) -- I've found Newark to be pretty good. Useful Web interface (sortable results in all categoriesincluding price), and prices frequently better than Mouser or DigiKeyparticularly for smaller quantitiesThey will now ship via USPSFedExor UPS ground, starting at about $5, depending ​on weight. Seem to be pretty good about in-stock items too.
  
->Chris saysI had a really bad experience using futurlecI made an order on their website (everything was indicated as "in-stock"​) which totaled around $800I heard nothing from them for over a week, and the status page indicated that my order had not yet shipped. I emailed ​them to ask about this and they told me they needed my 3 digit security code from the credit card. sent this to them promptly... Again over a week passes and no update as to the shipping status. ​receive another email telling me not all the parts are in stock , and they don't know when they will be. I wanted to get building as soon as possible so I told them to cancel my order (so I could order from say digi-key). It took over a month for them to finally refund my money after several emails (beware of companies that charge you before they ship). My friend also had problems ​with this type of issue (items that appeared to be in-stock but weren'​t). I would personally never order from them again. Also you can expect ​week turn around time for your emails to them. My 2 cents.+[[http://australia.rs-online.com/​web/​]] 
 +Their range is amazing but so are their pricesWhen first saw them I thought ​was dealing ​with a different currency.
  
->Martin saysI had a great experience with them... I live in Canada so I have relatively few inexpensive means of attaining parts for my projects. I am working on my own MP3 player built around the STA013/CS4340 combo, and I ordered a pair of each, for $6.90 and $2.40 respectively,​ as compared to $17.14 and $5.16 from Digikey.  ​Since it was such a great price, I also got an assortment of diodes, IC sockets, some 74xx logic, some prototyping boards and a pair of SSOP adapters, and 100 assorted LEDs. Shipping included, it came to only $55.80. Took 3 weeks to ship, though, and came straight out of Thailand :) Apparently Futurlec is Australian, and they ship from Thailand. I would buy from them again. I mean, the thing is that just the STA/CS parts were less 66% and 50% cheaper, so even if they lost 1 order, I could buy from Digikey ​any still have not lost all that much money.+[[http://www.arrownac.com/|Arrow Electronics]] 
 +Another traditional distributor.  ​Use only if you can't find what you need from Digikey ​or Mouser.
  
->​Blankname saysI have also a good experienceAt first I had troubles because I don't have credit card, but I contacted them and I paid with paypalI took less than two weeks to arrive, very well packedThey don't give you a proper tracking number using the cheap shipping (4-10$ depending the order amount), but they give you the "​receipt number", ​you can use it to track your packet using thailand post. They also don'​t ​have minimal order. They are Australian, with some offices in certain countries, and they send from his warehouse in Thailand. The bad thing for me is that they doesn'​t have some infrarred sensors I need (CNY70, TSOP17xx), but for ICs, diodes, resistors, some hardware (breadboars...) are good&​cheap. If you buy, check the value packs, a lot of mixed value components (resistors, transistors,​ capacitors) at very cheap price.+[[http://www.futureelectronics.com/|Future Electronics]] 
 +Another traditional distributor Use only if you can'​t ​find what you need from Digikey or Mouser.
  
 +[[http://​www.avnet.com/​|Avnet]]
 +Another traditional distributor. ​ Use only if you can't find what you need from Digikey or Mouser.
  
-==== Bigger shops ====+[[http://​www.allamerican.com/​|All American]] 
 +Another traditional distributor. ​ Use only if you can't find what you need from Digikey or Mouser.
  
-These places are massive, and stock pretty much everything!+[[http://​www.nuhorizons.com/​|NuHorizons]] 
 +Another traditional distributor. ​ Use only if you can't find what you need from Digikey or Mouser.
  
-[[http://​www.digikey.com/|Digikey]] +[[http://​www.ttiinc.com|TTI]] 
-The best in the business: gigantic collection of in-stock parts, reasonably low costs, amazing searchable website, will sell small quantities of most stuff, doesn'​t ​rip you off for shipping and (most importantly) ships your order within the hourYeshour. Next day really means next day. Get their catalog & cuddle it before you go to bed...they'​re more dependable than your boyfriend ever will be.+Another traditional distributor. ​ Use only if you can'​t ​find what you need from Digikey or MouserCurrently owns Mouserbut does not have cross inventory control or supply.
  
-[[http://​www.mouser.com/|Mouser]] +[[http://​www.jameco.com|Jameco Electronics]] 
-Second only to DigiKey, Mouser is a hot-shot distributor with often-cheaper prices and if you place a large order they'll often upgrade your shipping from UPS ground to 2nd day!+Yet another. Does seem to specialize in hobbyists. Has its own line of branded commodity parts. Many components only sold in large quantities (e.g.: resistors only available in packages of 100 but they are $1.50-$2 for the package).
  
-[[http://​www.alliedelec.com/|Allied]] +[[http://​www.distrelec.com|Distrelec]] 
-A so-so company, but tend to have a lot more things like switches, pots, etcthan the above+Large European distributorCheap components (e.g. resistors, general purpose transistors) only available in packages of 100. 
 +==== Lab Supplies ====
  
-[[http://​www.newark.com/|Newark/​InOne/​MCM]] +[[http://​www.techni-tool.com/|Techni-tool]] 
-Nobody likes Newark, so use them as a last resort. They'​ll charge you $25 to ship a small cardboard box by UPS groundGrrr.+Carries essential lab equipment such as o-scopes, irons, solder, test equipment, microscopes,​ PCB supplies, etc..
  
-[[http://​australia.rs-online.com/​web/​]] 
-Their range is amazing but so are their prices. When I first saw them I thought I was dealing with a different currency. 
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