Cheap components

[toked323]

oh www.newark.com

 

[danq]

I like Newark Electronics, when I want something that I can't find in the 'bargain' sites - actually sometimes cheaper than those. Decent prices, rapid shipping, astounding packaging.

All-around favorite: Electronic Goldmine

eBay:
NightFire Electronic Kits has what it calls 'kits'. Among them are fantastic resistor asortments, both SM and 'regular'.
Techno-Star ex: 100 x 33ufd 16V tantalum for $6)
RF-Basic-Store
Golden-O
JEA-CAPACITORS
ColdfusionX-Electronics nice dpm's

 

[pwnstar]

A co-worker recommended www.jameco.com

They seem to have good prices, but we will see how much/how long it is for shipping.

Jameco is good. I used to order from there. =P

 

[toked323]

nightfireelectronics on ebay is the same seller as vakits.com

 

[hutch123]

you also forgot .alliedelec.com mouser.com and newark.com . mouser is my favorite tho. much easier to use than digikey...

I gotta second the recommendation on Mouser. Very easy to find the exact parts you want, good shipment tracking. Not the cheapest, but not super expensive either. The orders always come well-packed, and well-identified - no surprises.

Had to edit the quote as I can't post links - even if they are in a quote......

 

[Bionic-Badger]

I gotta second the recommendation on Mouser.  Very easy to find the exact parts you want, good shipment tracking.  Not the cheapest, but not super expensive either.  The orders always come well-packed, and well-identified - no surprises.

Mouser (http://www.mouser.com) is the source I get most of my parts, except maybe the parts shop in the engineering lab or ebay. I've found that if you order more stuff, the shipping actually goes down. Which meant I could actually get more parts for the same price as fewer. Their selection is great, and the links to the datasheets are good for seeing what's available.

 

[toked323]

Yea i think mouser by far is the best, they have great prices and reasonable shipping.