[chbot] Arduino boards

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On 12/07/2010, King Au <kingau1999 at gmail.com> wrote:
> I asked my cousin in China to get them for me from an electronic whole
> sell market in China so don't know if they have a website.
If it's not an actual Italian-manufactured (or licensed) Arduino then
comparing prices is a bit apples to oranges.

If the board is labelled as an Arduino (rather than
Arduino-compatible) and is not licensed from the Arduino team then I
would advise against supporting a company that is operating in that
manner. If the board is exactly as the picture you linked in your
original post but the seller is not listed on
<http://arduino.cc/en/Main/Buy> then it is most likely using the
Arduino name in an unlicensed manner.

There are plenty of Arduino-compatible boards being produced and sold
by reputable companies (some of which are listed on my site:
<http://code.rancidbacon.com/ArduinoNewZealand>)--if price is an issue
I would suggest considering them.

--Philip;

Disclaimer: I have done contract work for various Arduino-resellers,
enjoy hacking with the Arduino and think we should support people that
help the Arduino ecosystem and community grow.