[chbot] Arduino boards

[King Au]

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