[chbot] Arduino boards

[King Au]

J Harris wrote:
> Hey King
>
> Try http://www.mindkits.co.nz (highly recommended) or
> http://nicegear.co.nz (I haven't used these guys but they seem to be
> good)
>
> Thanks
>
>
> Joshua Harris
>
>
> On Sun, Jul 11, 2010 at 10:05 PM, King Au <kingau1999 at gmail.com> wrote:
>   
>> Hi,
>>
>> I'm going to order some Arduino boards from China. Apparently they are
>> much cheaper in China than buying it here so let me know if you want
>> some as well.
>>
>> One of the boards I'm getting is the Arduino Duemilanove 2009,  for
>> which people are selling for $72 in Trade me, but it's only $45 if I get
>> some from China. It has a ATmega328 processor and the USB cable is included.
>>
>>
>> If you can't see the image, try this link:
>> http://eshopen.com/wp-content/uploads/wpsc/product_images/Arduino%20Duemilanove%20w%20Atmega328.jpg
>>
>> It also comes with a combo such that an Arduino board + USB cable +
>> power adapter + ISP (In chip System Programming) board for $60
>>
>>
>> The second one is the Arduino Mega 1280 board:
>>
>>
>> If you can't see the image, try this link:
>> http://carancho.com/AeroQuad/store/images/arduino_mega_iso2_800.jpg
>>
>>
>> I personally think it's a very good deal so if you want some for your
>> projects, let me know asap. And if you are new to microcontrollers and
>> want to start a project, these boards are ideal. Because the boards are
>> standard and fully supported in the open source community. Free source
>> code and example available at:
>>
>> http://www.arduino.cc/
>>
>> Look here for fun projects you can do with arduino boards :
>>
>> http://zedomax.com/blog/2010/02/16/top-10-diy-arduino-projects-and-how-to-tutorials/
>>
>> Cheers,
>> King Au
>>
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Yes, I know there are available in NZ, but I can still get them cheaper 
 From China.

For example , the Arduino Duemilanove  is $45 in China, but $59 in nicegear.

Plus I'm getting a whole lots of other things from China as well, the 
saving can add up.

King


<http://nicegear.co.nz/electronics-gear/arduino-duemilanove/>