[GreenKeys] Volpe board - almost the last call and cost update...

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Hey all,

Almost the last call for the Volpe board v2!  Any additional folks who would like to have one / a few and are still on the fence about it, please let me know soon ;) !  Best guess is that the board and kits will be available in around 15 days… preassembled boards a bit later.  Components have arrived, antistatic bags have arrived, got a price quote from a local computer store on pre-assembly (please see below), but still waiting for the boards to arrive from the fabricator :/ (in roughly 12 days maybe).  Also still working on what can be done with the programming/firmware with these preassembled boards (or CPUs in general - took a few days off on working on it, to concentrate on a few other things - since there’s still a little time ;p)... will have something worked out here soon hopefully :) .  Anywho, the price breakdown is as follows:


Components:

From Mouser:
$1.73
From Digi-Key:
$9.13

Components total:
$10.86/kit

Board:
$3.83/each

Antistatic bags:
$0.96 for the first kit
$0.92 for each additional kit

Shipping (to you):
$7.20/destination

Pre-assembly (optional):
$10 (CPU only)
$26 (whole board)

*Individual discounts may apply.

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…so to total it up:…

First kit total (kit/board only):
$22.85

Each additional kit (kit/board only):
$15.61

or

First kit cost (pre-assembled):
$32.81(CPU only)
$47.93 (fully pre-assembled)

Each additional kit (pre-assembled):
$25.61 (CPU only)
$40.73 (fully pre-assembled)


I’m settling on these numbers above.  I know a few were interested in pre-assemby -, if the price was right, so please reaffirm your interest via email if you were one of those folks wondering about it :) .  Also, there are still quite a few extra boards and kits that are unclaimed (they are extras), so like mentioned before, if still interested, it’s not too late ;) ~

As for payment… I’ll take it early if willing (or even partially) ‘cause I totally underestimated demand and have cleaned out my savings ~o~; (my wife wouldn’t let me keep it on the Visa :/ )… but I will take payments anytime - even after those interested receive the board(s) (but not too long thereafter ^_~ ) .  Check/cash/money order/PayPal - all is fine with me :) .  Just let me know when ’n how and I’ll jot you down ^_^ .

Anywho, thank you all for your patience - hope to hear from some of you soon ^^ ~