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Places to get specific parts and/or assist in choosing parts. These are bigger, general-purpose suppliers that incidently service the maker market.
| Site | Link | Notes |
|---|---|---|
| Digikey | http://www.digikey.com/ | Huge selection, great search, datasheets. Great parametric search. |
| Futurelec | http://www.futurlec.com | |
| Jameco Electronics | http://www.jameco.com | Good selection, decent search. |
| Mouser Electronics | http://www.mouser.com | Good selection. Fast shipping. Frustrating search. |
| Newark | http://www.newark.com/ | Decent selection, but usually check Mouser or Digikey first |
Places to get bulk/surplus parts. If your project doesn't require something specific, this is the cheapest route. Also a great way to build up a stock of parts.
| Site | Link | Notes |
|---|---|---|
| All Electronics | http://www.allelectronics.com | |
| Alltronics | http://www.alltronics.com | |
| American Science and Surplus | http://www.sciplus.com | |
| BG Micro | http://www.bgmicro.com | |
| Electronics Goldmine | http://www.goldmine-elec.com | Random, cheap surplus parts. Great assortments and grab bags. |
| Surplus Electronics Sales | http://www.surplus-electronics-sales.com | Name says it all |
| MPJA Online | http://www.mpja.com | |
| Tayda Electronics | http://www.taydaelectronics.com | Not surplus; direct from China. Good reputation. |
Specifically maker-oriented, open hardware-type suppliers.
| Site | Link | Notes |
|---|---|---|
| Adafruit Industries | http://www.adafruit.com | Small number of great kits, online instructions/tutorials are fantastic. |
| Evil Mad Scientist | http://evilmadscience.com | Home of Peggy massive LED matrices and good cheap Arduino-clone Diavolino |
| Hobby Engineering | http://hobbyengineering.com | |
| Modern Device | http://shop.moderndevice.com | Small(est?), cheap(est?) Arduino clones, small selection of neat sensors and parts |
| PJRC | http://www.pjrc.com/store | Home of the Teensy Arduino variant |
| SeeedStudio | http://www.seeedstudio.com/depot | Some great Arduino stuff, also the excellent DSO Nano line of cheap/portable digital oscilloscope. |
| SparkFun | http://www.sparkfun.com | Prices can be a bit high. Super-neat stuff, much of which is unavailable elsewhere. |