- Wed Feb 03, 2016 7:24 pm
#40383
I'm working on a project to try and bring a simple product to market using the ESP-12E module.
The contract manufacturers I've contacted for quotes are having a hard time sourcing the ESP-12E at wholesale quantities, at reasonable prices. Adafruit and digikey retail the units for $5-6, but I'd like to get that price lower so that I can keep my price down. I can find much cheaper prices on sites like Alibaba, Ebay, and Amazon, but the contract shops are afraid to work with these sites, because they've heard a lot of counterfeiting horror stories, and things would work more smoothly if they could use a more traditional electronic components supplier.
Does anyone know of a more traditional electronics supplier who carries the ESP-12E in wholesale quantities for something closer to the $3 price point?
This would seem like a necessary step if the 8266 it going to make the leap from darling of the maker community to actually empowering low cost, open source ioT products?
The contract manufacturers I've contacted for quotes are having a hard time sourcing the ESP-12E at wholesale quantities, at reasonable prices. Adafruit and digikey retail the units for $5-6, but I'd like to get that price lower so that I can keep my price down. I can find much cheaper prices on sites like Alibaba, Ebay, and Amazon, but the contract shops are afraid to work with these sites, because they've heard a lot of counterfeiting horror stories, and things would work more smoothly if they could use a more traditional electronic components supplier.
Does anyone know of a more traditional electronics supplier who carries the ESP-12E in wholesale quantities for something closer to the $3 price point?
This would seem like a necessary step if the 8266 it going to make the leap from darling of the maker community to actually empowering low cost, open source ioT products?
