yes, difficulty pretty much refers to parts count and density. the main question is how
good you are at handling a soldering iron. it's important to be patient and precise with
your boards. if you have some experience, you're probably not going to have any more
trouble getting through a more populated module like the 440, it's just going to be a
larger time investment.
and to be honest, i've never been compelled to own any dotcom module, although i'm sure
they're capable instruments.
soggy
--- In motm@yahoogroups.com, Jeff Laity <synthetic@e...> wrote:
> A few questions first:
>
> - The 490 is rated a "1" in difficulty and the 440 is a "4". What makes
> the 440 so much more difficult? Parts count?
> - Does anyone have a photo of the main board of the 440?
> - Does everyone flip-flop between MOTM and dotcom every single day
> before placing that first order?
>
> Thanks, -jl