PCB Costs

[Kris]

Does anyone know how much cheaper surface mount designs are to build
than thru-hole ones? What about mixed boards? I have a design with
~200 parts that I am considering having built. Would it be cheaper to
use all thru-hole components, or about 50 thru-hole and the rest
surface mount?

 

[Mike Harrison]

Does anyone know how much cheaper surface mount designs are to build
than thru-hole ones? What about mixed boards? I have a design with
~200 parts that I am considering having built. Would it be cheaper to
use all thru-hole components, or about 50 thru-hole and the rest
surface mount?

There is no simple answer - a lot depends on things like the type of components and production
volume.
There are also often significant differences (both ways) in cost between through-hole and SM
components.

 

[R2D2]

are u in Canada? where about? Can you make multi-layers?