I find that with most PCB vendors there is a "floor" of about $2000. It almost doesn't matter what you order, the floor for starting a job is about this amount. I expect you could double the qty to 24 and they would still quote about $2000. - Stefan -----Original Message----- From: si-list-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx [mailto:si-list-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx] On Behalf Of Luciano Boglione Sent: Tuesday, January 31, 2012 10:38 AM To: si-list@xxxxxxxxxxxxx Subject: [SI-LIST] RT5880 question Dear all, I have asked 2 vendors for a quote for a 2in x 2in, RT5880, 10mil thick, 1oz Cu (top and bottom layers only). No assembly required, just the board. The board is designed for a microwave application and has about 25 vias. The quotes seem on the expensive side (12 boards for ~$2,000.00 in 10days; 10 boards for ~1,000.00 in 10 days), particularly in the first case. It is a prototype, so I just need a handful of boards. I am also a first time customer - I got the vendor's names from a Rogers rep, the substrate does not seem available for instant web-quotes. Are these amounts what I should expect in your view? I prefer not to disclose the names of the vendors but if you have a name in mind you want to share with me, I have yet to place my order. Thank you in advance, Luciano ------------------------------------------------------------------ To unsubscribe from si-list: si-list-request@xxxxxxxxxxxxx with 'unsubscribe' in the Subject field or to administer your membership from a web page, go to: //www.freelists.org/webpage/si-list For help: si-list-request@xxxxxxxxxxxxx with 'help' in the Subject field List technical documents are available at: http://www.si-list.net List archives are viewable at: //www.freelists.org/archives/si-list Old (prior to June 6, 2001) list archives are viewable at: http://www.qsl.net/wb6tpu ------------------------------------------------------------------ To unsubscribe from si-list: si-list-request@xxxxxxxxxxxxx with 'unsubscribe' in the Subject field or to administer your membership from a web page, go to: //www.freelists.org/webpage/si-list For help: si-list-request@xxxxxxxxxxxxx with 'help' in the Subject field List technical documents are available at: http://www.si-list.net List archives are viewable at: //www.freelists.org/archives/si-list Old (prior to June 6, 2001) list archives are viewable at: http://www.qsl.net/wb6tpu