edge connector rarity [was Re: HP9836C colour alignment (grey scale

[Christian Corti]

On Tue, 7 Oct 2008, der Mouse wrote:
> Okay, so edge connectors are very far from dead.  Which was where I
> really was tryign to go with this. :-)

And they are far from being cheap or low-cost. I've recently ordered many 
different card edge connectors from DigiKey, the most needed were the 48 
pin 0.156" ones used for the HP2100/HP1000. They cost 7,30 EUR each *plus* 
customs and VAT. And DigiKey is actually the only one that will sell you 
these, so I wouldn't say (apart from DIMM sockets) that they are still 
very common.

Christian