$40 more for a breakout board?

I am interested in purchasing a Bluetooth® Breakout - Bluegiga WT-32 however I cannot figure out why the SMT chip is $50 and the breakout board is 90. If it is just a matter of soldering this, it would be nice if you could offer the board its self separate. $40 is pretty steep for a small pcb and a capacitor.

I guess you don’t want it badly enough then :slight_smile:

Why not design your own board? You can sell them for less than $40 and make lots of money!

Leon