arduino uno price in lebanon

smithsimpson1989

i chatted online with EKT on there official site www.ekt2.com and they told me that the arduino uno original costs 90000LL and the normal one costs 50000 is this a normal price for the arduino uno can they be mistaken about the price?
i heard the fake ones not the original only costs about 9$ or 12$
is there any other shop in lebanon that sells arduino for those prices or something like that ?
plz don't tell me to contect J4D because i can't his inbox is full
plz help

J4D

I'm all ears. Inbox is full and the method to empty it is lousy.
Either talk here and let all the others benefit or email me. berrojad at gmail

rtwo2008

Don't you just love it when Lebanese resellers ruin the whole point of a product to the extent that you get disgusted by them and the product.
The Arduino is successful because it is highly functional and cheap, not just because it is highly functional, I really hope what you said "smithsimpson" turns out to be a misunderstanding with ekt.
Same thing with the Nexus 7 when it was first released: 400$ for the 8GB version in Lebanon (200$ elsewhere)...

smithsimpson1989

J4D wroteI'm all ears. Inbox is full and the method to empty it is lousy.
Either talk here and let all the others benefit or email me. berrojad at gmail

can you make me a arduino uno?for how much?how am i gonna get it?
thank you

solo220

@smithsimpson1989 IMO if you or J4D intend to buy the components from Lebanon the price will go higher than EKT price :-). because the rise in prices is not specific to the ARDUINO board only X-( .

mr-anderson

Order it from here for 15$ (Free shipping and no customs)
http://dx.com/p/arduino-uno-rev3-development-board-120464

marotronix

Mr. Anderson , did you buy any item with free shipping from this supplier ?

m0ei

We did especially when some items are way overpriced here in Lebanon. They are sometimes slow but if you wanna get good items for cheap price then DX is the way to go.

@marotronix, I'm not trying to attack Katranji or anyone but imagine you can buy a sensor for 5$ and Katranji sells it for 50$. Some items costs more. He's the only one selling them but still, it's an overkill.

marotronix

moei my friend , yes you alright
i'm here , not as EKT staff
i'm here to share information and to communicate with guy that have the same passion in electronics design
anyway i get your point of view and i will pass your complain to EKT managment ( and if you can give me the name of sensor it will be better )
maro

yasamoka

marotronix wrotemoei my friend , yes you alright
i'm here , not as EKT staff
i'm here to share information and to communicate with guy that have the same passion in electronics design
anyway i get your point of view and i will pass your complain to EKT managment ( and if you can give me the name of sensor it will be better )
maro

Thanks for the support.

xterm

Sensor compass digital: 20$ DX.COM, 140$ EKT (600% more)
Ultrasonic sensor: 3$ DX.COM, 38$ EKT (1200% more)

There's so much more, but I guess you guys have to check them, though anything beyond 50% difference is too much.

marotronix

hi xterm
can you please send both links ( from DX website and from EKT2 ) ,because as you know the price will be affected bythe IC used in modules , and i will pass you complain to top managment in EKT
thanks in advance
maro

m0ei

http://dx.com/p/hc-sr04-ultrasonic-sensor-distance-measuring-module-133696 is for the Ultrasonic sensor and even the range is up to 4-5 meters.

That's one example. Also you can get a cheaper price if you buy in bulk.

@xterm, I bought the compass from DX for even a lower price for about 10$.

marotronix

412 CH ULTRASONIC MODULE HC-SR04 5.00000
EKT price for this item is 5$
Dear All ,( i'm here to share information and to communicate with guy that have the same passion in electronics design )
so please Just accept me as Friend , not as EKT staff , and i will stp reply on any post related to EKT
Maro

solo220

Well guys to be fair EKT has higher prices than DX or other online shops ,
but if you compare his prices with other Lebanese Electronics shops (no need to name them) than you will be shocked :-) ,
I am not an employee nor i have any kind of relation ship with EKT .
i hope that our dear Electronics shops will reconsider their price list because i see that shopping online and shipping is becoming easier, faster and delivery is almost at your door.

xterm

marotronix wrote so please Just accept me as Friend , not as EKT staff , and i will stp reply on any post related to EKT
Maro

We will, from this point on marotronix is no longer considered an EKT staff, let's not badger him anymore with EKT!

Sorry, its just us venting :-)

marotronix

habibi , thanks

amkahal

marotronix wroteMr. Anderson , did you buy any item with free shipping from this supplier ?

My question too.

mr-anderson

Yes, i bought from DX before and it is free shipping, the arduino Uno is a great board replica.
But please note that they can be slow, expect 2-3 weeks but have a very good customer support, you can chat with the guys live from the site and they will be very glad to help you as long as you rate them 5 stars!

amkahal

Mr. Anderson wroteYes, i bought from DX before and it is free shipping, the arduino Uno is a great board replica.
But please note that they can be slow, expect 2-3 weeks but have a very good customer support, you can chat with the guys live from the site and they will be very glad to help you as long as you rate them 5 stars!

What about other fees, customs ... ??