> Actually, I like the prepopulated boards. Yes, I enjoy putting together
> the module kits, but populating and soldering the resistors (and the
> decoupling caps) has always been my 'least favorite' (to put it
> mildly) part of building a module. I vote for more prepopulated boards.
Amusingly enough, my preferences are opposite: I think stuffing boards is
more fun than the mechanical assembly and running the board-to-panel wires.
That said, the presence or absence of a pre-stuffed board has little to do
with my purchasing decisions.
--Adam