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==== Where To Have Made  ====
If you dont have your own [[http://www.ladyada.net/library/pcb/inhouseetch.html|wet-etch system,]] you'll need to send pcb's out to be made by a company

Many companies have a "quick prototyping" option, where you get your board back within the week, but sometimes without soldermask or silkscreen. Most hobbyists use this option to make small runs of boards.


****[[http://www.4pcb.com|Advanced Circuits (4pcb.com)]]** aka **[[http://www.barebonespcb.com|Barebones PCB]]** aka [[http://www.33each.com|33Each.com]]** aka **[[http://www.freedfm.com|FreeDFM.com]]** \\ These guys have a bunch of different options for cheap boards. The fastest is [[http://barebonespcb.com|barebonespcb.com]], which will get your boards shipped next day, no solder mask, etc. for $35 and a sq. in. cost. This seems to be one of the cheaper method available online. I've used it a lot and have no complaints. Since it's square-inch priced you can panelize (put mulitple designs on one PCB and cut it with a saw your shear) \\ Another method, if you're a student, is their [[http://www.33each.com|$33 deal ]]where you can get a 60sq.in. board for $33 ($50 after shipping) with soldermask and top silkscreen. If you're not a student, theres a 3-part minimum, so its $100. Still, a good deal if you want soldermask. If you want to panelize this design they'll add $50.  \\ They'll rip you off on shipping, so be sure to calculate that into your total! 

**[[http://www.apcircuits.com|Alberta Printed Circuits (APCircuits)]]**  \\ I like their quick turn P1 service, I dont like their weird drill-size constraints. Apparently theres a quick way to deal with this in Eagle but I dont use them much anymore 

**[[http://www.customcircuitboards.com|Custom Circuit Boards]]**  \\ "I have used them for our quick turn prototypes and I was extremely happy with the price points and customer service. They are able to handle pretty much anything I throw at them." -zacharyb

**[[http://e-teknet.com|E-TekNet]]** \\ A front-end for some PCB company in China. A friend recommended them but after making 500 PCBs there, I found their customer service to be frustrating and I was unhappy with the PCBs I purchased. I wouldn't use them again. 

**[[http://www.goldphoenixpcb.biz/|Gold Phoenix]]** \\ This is the company Sparkfun uses for their cheap PCB service. You can get 1000 sq cm of PCBs for about $100. Yow! [[http://www.nearfuturelaboratory.com/2007/01/19/pcb-fab-house-review/|Check out Julian Bleekers very nice review.]] I order prototypes from them, but for production be sure to go with electrical testing as I've had a few flawed PCBs (vias that dont connect thru, etc)

**[[http://www.olimex.com|Olimex]]** \\ I've never used these guys, they're in Bulgaria so things take a while to get to/from them if you don't live in  Europe. They're dirt cheap, though. I've heard some good things about the quality.

**[[http://www.ourpcb.com|OurPCB]]** \\ Steve Conway recommends them after a PCB run. Made in China, but with reasonable service and shipping. Probably similar to Gold Phoenix in quality.

**[[http://www.pcbcart.com|PCBCART]]** \\ We held a grudge against these guys for a few years for using a photo of our PCBs in their ads but after nudging from from friends, we've tried them out for PCB manufacture. They're good when you want a lot of something made. We think the PCB quality is higher than Gold Phoenix but its still not as good as advanced circuits.

**[[http://www.pcbexpress.com|PCB 123/PCB Express ]]** \\ The software is lame, but the service is pretty good, apparently. I haven't had time to try it out though. Seems to be pretty much identical to Advanced Circuits in pricing and structure: Cheap (no silk/mask) next-day PCBs, a couple-day prototype service with green mask and white silkscreen, and then a more detailed 'production' service. [[http://www.pcbexpress.com/products/prices.php|You can check out their pricing here.]]

**[[http://www.2justforyou.com|Sierra Proto (2justforyou)]]** \\ The URL is kinda retarded, their DFM production staff seems so-so compared to 4pcb, and they add a $20 'service' charge to their proto PCBs which is really obnoxious (just be honest about the price, is all I ask). But when they get around to it, the quality of their "NoTouch" boards exceeds that of 4pcb w/gorgeous silk-screening. Whats really nice is that they allow much larger PCBs for their prototype runs, 80 sq. & larger. 

**[[http://www.goldencircuits.com|Golden Circuits]]** \\ A Front end trader for a PCB manufacturer in China. Quality is not consistent and I've found they can and will modify your PCB's without your authorisation. Out of a batch of 200 PCB's, only 75% were usable, the rest had unconnected via's or shorts between tracks that needed to be fixed. Word of warning, Don't get them to assemble your PCB designs! Also they will rip you blind on the shipping, so factor this into your price!

==== "Batching" manufacturers ====

These services will make nice PCBs in small quantities but they can take weeks - they basically collect a dozen orders and tile them into one PCB which is why there's a delay.

**[[http://www.sparkfun.com|BatchPCB (SparkFun Prototyping)]]** \\ They have a 'prototypers' service, $10 + $2.50 per sq in. They use Gold Phoenix as their downstream provider, its probably good for most small projects but be aware that it may take 3 weeks to get your PCBs (they are low priority and made in China)

**[[http://dorkbotpdx.org/wiki/pcb_order]]** \\ The Portland Dorkbot group sends out a bi-weekly (sometimes tri-weekly) PCB order. Boards are $5/sq. inch. for 3 copies. The Quality is excellent, the boards are produced domestically, and shipping is covered in your board price. Boards take a max of 9 days turn around. Not cost-effective for producing small volume runs, but good for testing/experimenting with a design. Occasionally some member pitches in for gold-plating and the whole panel gets it.

**[[http://iteadstudio.com/store/index.php?main_page=index&cPath=19|ITeadStudio PCB proto]]** \\ 10cm*10cm max -10pcs for ~$40

**[[http://www.seeedstudio.com/depot/fusion-pcb-2-layer-10cm10cm-max-10pcs-p-396.html?cPath=64_12|SeeedStudio Fusion]]** \\ 10cm*10cm max -10pcs for $40
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