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Re:Arduino DUE (32 bit) Now Available by agl on Monday October 22, 2012 @11:07AM (#4683445)
€60 for shipping to US seems a little much for shipping 60 grams taking a week.

Sadly none of the distributors seem to have it yet. Seems like we'll have to wait a little while longer still.

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Re:Arduino DUE (32 bit) Now Available by bencevans on Monday October 22, 2012 @11:29AM (#4683551)
I'm sure SparkFun or some other American based company will import in bulk so you can get it cheaper from them.
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Re:Arduino DUE (32 bit) Now Available by ImprovedSilence on Monday October 22, 2012 @12:44PM (#4684017)
Ture. I'll probably wait a few months and buy it from Amazon...
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Re:Arduino DUE (32 bit) Now Available by ChuckMcM on Monday October 22, 2012 @01:55PM (#4684357)
http://www.adafruit.com/products/1076 $50 US plus shipping.
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Re:Arduino DUE (32 bit) Now Available by vonmoltke on Monday October 22, 2012 @11:18AM (#4683492)
Take that up with UPS. I ran their shipping calculator for Rome to Dallas and got rates well in excess of that[1], so either they are eating part of the shipping or they have a preferred rate.

[1] Cheapest I saw was $109 (83 euros)

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Re:Arduino DUE (32 bit) Now Available by anigbrowl on Monday October 22, 2012 @01:47PM (#4684315)
I think the problem is that they specified UPS express, which is one of their high speed delivery options (overniight within US, 2-3 days global point-to-point). I'd be perfectly OK with waiting a week for shipping by postal mail, but the Arduino folk don't offer a low-cost option.
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Re:Arduino DUE (32 bit) Now Available by vonmoltke on Monday October 22, 2012 @03:24PM (#4684990)
Actually, what I quoted is for the cheapest service UPS offers between Italy and the US and is only about $15 less than their express service.
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Re:Arduino DUE (32 bit) Now Available by anigbrowl on Monday October 22, 2012 @05:29PM (#4685640)
8-.
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