hey everyone, i wanted to thank you all for your input in regards to my quest for a custom motherboard...i've recieved replies from 2 out of about 15 mobo manufactueres that i emailed...AMI and Soltek. While both companies said essentially the same thing, AMI's reply was a bit more specific...here's an excerpt from the email:
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* Yes, we do consider custom designs, and will do them
* Typically we charge about $100,000 for NRE (but this may vary
depending on the complexity of the design idea)
* When we design a board, we retain the rights to exclusively
manufacture the first 5,000 boards. (after all, we're in this to do ongoing
business)
* As for minimum quantities, again, not hard and fast, but as a
general guideline, we like to take on projects that will yield at least
5,000 to 10,000 boards per year.
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So, design costs are about $100,000 (NRE = non-recurring expense), and maybe a little bit more since it's more complex than normal boards
and i'd have to order 5000 boards...yipes...this project is turning out bigger than i had expected
one thing i don't know is how much the individual boards would cost me, if i bought 5000 of them...if anyone knows the average markup on a motherboard, or can give me an estimate on the cost basis then i'd really appreciate it
finally, i just wanted to let everyone know that if you're interested in the project i'm reseraching that requires a custom motherboard, i've started
another thread and i'd appreciate any comments or ideas on the board or anything else...thanks
pe@ce,
.:galas:.