ESP8266 Community Forum

- Wed Apr 22, 2015 1:07 pm #15297

They start appearing on eBay too :

http://www.ebay.ca/itm/New-ESP8266-Seri ... 58c285ba65

But, the price is disappointing.
Also, the additionnal pins are not whole-pins, but half-holes ...

Agree the price is high compare to ESP-12.
My project NodeUSB is based on ESP-12E, add LDO, power switch, lots of headers and case for just a little more,
here is the kickstarter link:
https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/786298545/nodeusb-tinylow-costeat-your-own-dog-food-devkit-f

Make something useful. 'Eat your own dog food' DevKit for IoT.
http://www.nodeusb.com

- Wed Apr 22, 2015 2:08 pm #15308 I would bet that the price will fall down in about a month or so.

- Thu Apr 23, 2015 1:45 am #15338 Buy them from Aliexpress. The prices are nearly the same than for a classic ESP-12.
I don't buy much from Ebay anymore. Alipay is cheaper, and the buyer protection works better.

- Thu Apr 23, 2015 9:23 am #15376

Alipay is cheaper, and the buyer protection works better.

Compared to what? Paypal is free for buyers, and I've always been fully refunded for items I didn't receive. Does Alipay gives you money on top of that or what?