X2s in the US???????

[Dave E]

Anyone stocking the X2s in the USA yet?

 

[womai]

Did you look at the usual US distributors (Advancedmicrocircuits and Sparkfun)? Sparkfun has the 28X2 in stock - when I checked it said "27 left in stock":

http://www.sparkfun.com/commerce/product_info.php?products_id=9195

Wolfgang

 

[lbenson]

I looked for it on Sparkfun a couple of days ago and would have sworn it wasn't there. 26 in stock now.

 

[Dave E]

Yea, me too.

I have been checking all 3 sources every day or so and must have overlooked them.
Anyway, thanks for pointing them out. Will order some shortly.


Dave E

 

[Andres Rodriguez]

It is less expensive to buy from Tech Supplies even with the shpping costs.

 

[Mycroft2152]

It is less expensive to buy from Tech Supplies even with the shpping costs.

I'd have to agree with Marmitas, it is less expensive overall to buy them from Tech Supplies and have them shipped to the US. Do the math and include the shipping charges.

At Tech Supplies, just watch the shipping charge breakpoints. The chipping charges are based on the total value of the order, not the weight. The "best" shipping deal is for orders just under $90 US (₤50). and Tech Supplies now takes Paypal

Myc

 

[lbenson]

Thanks, Marmitas--I'll keep that in mind when the 20X2 becomes available. A question about shipping, tho--why should it cost nearly three times as much (£12.50) to ship three 28X2s as to ship two of them (£4.50)?

 

[SilentScreamer]

Thanks, Marmitas--I'll keep that in mind when the 20X2 becomes available. A question about shipping, tho--why should it cost nearly three times as much (£12.50) to ship three 28X2s as to ship two of them (£4.50)?

Technology supplies does P&P according to what values worth of items you have bought. In your instance you have left the up to £10 price bracket and entered the up to £30 one.

 

[SilentScreamer]

Are hippy or technical able to say an estimate on when X2s will be available from rapid online?

 

[hippy]

I'm afraid I don't know.

 

[lbenson]

>left the up to £10 price bracket

That means that if I wanted 6 PICAXE-20X2s @ £2.99, I'd be better off placing two separate orders of 3 each--total postage £9.00 instead of £12.50. Something doesn't compute there--extra handling on the part of Tech Supplies.

 

[Technical]

It's a different level of service - the under £10 packages are not insured or online tracked, over £10 are. That is why the cost is different.

We expect Rapid to take the X2s soon, it always takes the catalogues a while to generate new order-codes, add to stock etc.