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 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
 ==== 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 a 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 hour. Yes, 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 a 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 selection, no minimum order, reasonable prices and very good service.  Good place to find old-school TTL, power supplies, tools and robot parts.
+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!  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 project, don't spec anything in unless Digikey or Mouser has it (if at all possible).
-[[http://www.protostack.com/|Protostack]]
+[[http://www.alliedelec.com/|Allied]]
-Stackable prototyping boards plus a small range of other components. The boards come in many flavours including standard breadboard layouts and microcontroller development boards.
+A so-so company, but tend to have a lot more things like switches, pots, etc. than the above.  More of a traditional distributor, less in stock but can stock items if you order large quantities.
-[[http://www.elexp.com/|Elexp]]
+[[http://www.newark.com/|Newark/InOne/MCM]]
-I love this site. Its a bit old-skool but they stock pretty much everything for hobbyists and very good prices.
+Nobody likes Newark, so use them as a last resort. They'll charge you $25 to ship a small cardboard box by UPS ground. Grrr.  More of a traditional distributor, less in stock but can stock items if you order large quantities.
-[[http://www.futurlec.com/|FuturLec]]
+(Oct.2010) -- I've found Newark to be pretty good. Useful Web interface (sortable results in all categories, including price), and prices frequently better than Mouser or DigiKey, particularly for smaller quantities. They will now ship via USPS, FedEx, or UPS ground, starting at about $5, depending on weight. Seem to be pretty good about in-stock items too.
-Man, I 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...)
-> Russ says:  I have used quite a bit, shipping sometimes slow, and not cheap, but shipping is disclosed before the buy and I have always gotten everything I ordered.  Lots of selection, cheap 1 % resistors, lots of selection on PIC's and Op amps to mention only a few.
+[[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.
->Chris says: I had a really bad experience using futurlec. I made an order on their website (everything was indicated as "in-stock") which totaled around $800. I 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. I sent this to them promptly... Again over a week passes and no update as to the shipping status. I 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 a week turn around time for your emails to them. My 2 cents.
+[[http://www.arrownac.com/|Arrow Electronics]]
+Another traditional distributor.  Use only if you can't find what you need from Digikey or Mouser.
->Martin says: I 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 $55.80. Took 3 weeks to ship, though, and came straight out of Thailand :) Apparently Futurlec is Australian, and they ship from Thailand. I would buy from them again. I mean, the thing is that just the STA/CS parts were less 66% and 50% cheaper, so even if they lost 1 order, I could buy from Digikey any still have not lost all that much money.
+[[http://www.futureelectronics.com/|Future Electronics]]
+Another traditional distributor.  Use only if you can't find what you need from Digikey or Mouser.
->Blankname says: I have also a good experience. At first I had troubles because I don't have credit card, but I contacted them and I paid with paypal. I took less than two weeks to arrive, very well packed. They don't give you a proper tracking number using the cheap shipping (4-10$ 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.avnet.com/|Avnet]]
+Another traditional distributor.  Use only if you can't find what you need from Digikey or Mouser.
+[[http://www.allamerican.com/|All American]]
+Another traditional distributor.  Use only if you can't find what you need from Digikey or Mouser.
-==== Bigger shops ====
+[[http://www.nuhorizons.com/|NuHorizons]]
+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.ttiinc.com|TTI]]
+Another traditional distributor.  Use only if you can't find what you need from Digikey or Mouser. Currently owns Mouser, but does not have cross inventory control or supply.
-[[http://www.digikey.com/|Digikey]]
+[[http://www.jameco.com|Jameco Electronics]]
-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 hour. Yes, 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.
+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.mouser.com/|Mouser]]
+[[http://www.distrelec.com|Distrelec]]
-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!
+Large European distributor. Cheap components (e.g. resistors, general purpose transistors) only available in packages of 100.
+==== Lab Supplies ====
-[[http://www.alliedelec.com/|Allied]]
+[[http://www.techni-tool.com/|Techni-tool]]
-A so-so company, but tend to have a lot more things like switches, pots, etc. than the above.
+Carries essential lab equipment such as o-scopes, irons, solder, test equipment, microscopes, PCB supplies, etc..
-[[http://www.newark.com/|Newark/InOne/MCM]]
-Nobody likes Newark, so use them as a last resort. They'll charge you $25 to ship a small cardboard box by UPS ground. Grrr.
-[[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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