[sdiy] Buying the full version of Eagle

[Jason Tribbeck]

owner-synth-diy at dropmix.xs4all.nl wrote:

> I'm about to take the dive and drop 399$ of the unrestricted
> version of the layout editor and before I do this I'm
> wondering if I should consider any other options..  From what
> I've found Eagle really is the least expensive option and
> does everything I'll need, but are there any hidden caveats?

Easy-PC is another option - and for the same level (schematic editor,
PCB layout and autorouter), ISTR it's cheaper.

> I assume I can still use the free schematic editor with the
> full layout editor..

If they were on the same machine, I would be surprised if you could,
because it's really one large program, and each component reads the same
licence file.
-- 
Jason Tribbeck