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<p>Look, all the disti's search thingies have good and bad points.
If you use them enough to get used to their various quirks then
they can be useful. I use mostly Mouser but they don't stock
everything, and sometimes the prices at DK are way better. An
example: Mouser cannot search for non-polarized caps. So I go to
DK to find part numbers and then search Mouser to see if they are
cheaper, which they usually are. <br>
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<p>Tools make you job easier. Learn them, use them.</p>
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<div class="moz-cite-prefix">On 8/15/2018 7:13 AM, Mattias
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<div dir="ltr">On Wed, 15 Aug 2018 at 11:58, mark verbos <<a
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does anyone like Digikey? Is it a Canadian thing? I also
hate their search system.
<div>I use Mouser for almost everything. They usually have
the best price and the search engine is very usable. </div>
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<div>Good question. I've gotten used to having Digikey as my
go-to database of components and prices, even if I also use
Mouser and Farnell (element14) just as much when actually
buying random stuff for development or repairs. All of them
have their pros and cons when it comes to their search
engines, I can't really say either one is perfect.</div>
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<div>I'm not sure if it's true, but I've often got the
impression that Digikey shows the most complete supply of
components (I often want to know what products exist, not
only what products are in stock here or there) and also at a
price more similar to what you'd get in production -
especially if you enter 10000 or so in the quantity field.
Being able to enter 10000 pieces and then sort the
components after 10000-prices gives a better indication of
the actual prices in production. Sorting on price for 1 pc
(which is the only way I've found at Mouser & Farnell)
shows higher prices and can list the products in another
order since prices on small vs large quantities isn't always
consistent.</div>
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<div>/mr - not Canadian, but similarly European ;-)</div>
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