On Thu, 28 Jun 2012, Mark Benson wrote: I work with a lot of embedded boards these days. Design wise, I rather like the Raspberry Pi. My single gripe with the project is their choice of Farnell/Newark as their retail distributor. Newark as they are better known in the US has an enormous markup on parts and materials and I've had so many bad experiences with them (including overnight shipping not shipping out for 3-4 days on /multiple/ occasions) that I will simply not deal with Farnell/Newark unless there is absolutely no way I can avoid doing so. With my latest experience with Newark last year, they charged me $18 for a small heat sink plus $20 for UPS ground shipping (that they -finally- shipped out about 5 days later) PLUS local sales tax for an out of state purchase. All total, about $58.00 USD for a small aluminum heat sink that was less than 1LB shipped. That part was for a rush repair job, and I ate the cost, but I vowed to never deal with Newark again. By the time Newark tacks on all their fees, that "inexpensive" Raspberry Pi is no longer inexpensive by any definition. Until the Raspberry Pi is available via another distributor, I will not buy one.