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> Just remember you always get what you pay for!! You might be saving
> money in the short run but it will cost you in the long run.

Hmmm... do you have any data or real-world experiences to support that
theory, or are you just quoting your Grandpappy? I admit I'm kind of the
new guy when it comes to the designer-vendor interface, but I can't
really go to my boss and suggest we look for vendors based on "you get
what you pay for". 

"Trust me, boss! We really need to be paying MORE for these boards!"

(typing with a smile...)                          Jack the new guy



On Fri, 25 Jul 1997, Jack Olson wrote:
> At my new company we are using vendors who can't 
> plot their own film, and we have to modem the data
> over to a photoplotting vendor. This implies that
> NO up-front engineering type CAM work is being done,
> and most of these boards are impedance controlled
> RF designs. Am I confused in thinking maybe we should
> look for more modernized vendors, or did I just get 
> spoiled by cream-of-the-crop high-tech excellence? 
> (Also, its probably worth noting that the previous 
> employer's concern was high-quality prototypes FAST 
> TURN no matter the cost. Whereas here, money is a big 
> issue and these low-tech places are CHEAP!) 
> Not trying to start any wars here, but I'm curious
> how many vendors these days just work from someone 
> else's film?


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