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SVFeingold on SEN-11486 - 9 Degrees of Freedom - MPU-9150 Breakout

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This is a nice sensor, but…

Sparkfun: Holy hell, are you ever going to do anything about your abso-ludicrous prices? This chip costs $17 straight from the manufacturer in single-unit quantities. That means that this tiny, 2-layer, simple breakout board (minus chip) costs $33!!! Even with (extremely minor) assembly THAT IS ABSOLUTELY INSANE. That is how much it costs per unit to pop over to Advanced Circuits and order several 2 layer boards with silkscreen and soldermask.

I really am having a hard time even comprehending the psychotic prices that you charge for breakout boards, especially this one. You seem to trying to demonstrate that the more expensive/complex the IC, the more expensive the breakout board must be? I hope you change your ways before people start to realize how ridiculous that is and leave you for your competitors.


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