AVR-Chat

--- In AVR-Chat@yahoogroups.com, "Richard Cooke" <rcooke@...> wrote:
> Is there a rule of thumb for estimating the
> cost of getting circuit boards assembled?
I just went through the process of getting quotes from assembly houses 
in the Portland, Oregon area for 1000 of a board of similar 
size/density.  The quotes were all over the map from a few dollars to 
nearly $20.  I suspect it depends a lot on how badly they want your 
business.

Several companies told me that for "turnkey" builds, where they buy 
the parts and deliver finished boards, they mark up the parts 100%.

I'm guessing that you could probably get it done in China for well 
under $1.  The problem, of course, is finding a reputable company that 
you'd want to do business with.

Don Kinzer