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Electronics, componants

Bigger Shops - large and often complex catalogues
Supplier Material Website Note
RS electronics, componants, tools (http://uk.rs-online.com/) Fast delivery, huge selection. Free delivery. Collection also possible from Bow
Rapid online electronics, componants, tools (https://www.rapidonline.com) Fast delivery, huge selection, student pricing + free delivery over £30
Mouser electronics, consumer stuff https://www.mouser.co.uk/ Fast delivery, some items overpriced, Free delivery over £33
Farnell electronics, componants, tools http://www.farnell.co.uk Free delivery over £20 (ex VAT)
CPC electronics, componants, tools http://cpc.farnell.com/ Free delivery over £8 + VAT
Bitsbox https://www.bitsbox.co.uk/
Smaller Shops - stock products locally, so not shipping from the EU/US
Supplier Material Website Note
Proto-Pic electronics, componants https://www.proto-pic.co.uk/ Offers 10% student discount
Cool components electronics, componants http://coolcomponents.co.uk/
Pimoroni electronics, robotics, kits https://shop.pimoroni.com/
Robotshop electronics, robotics https://www.robotshop.com/
Active Robots electronics, robotics http://www.active-robots.com/
Hobbytronics electronics, componants http://www.hobbytronics.co.uk/
Hobbyking radio controlled electronics https://hobbyking.com/ RC control, BLDC motors, battery packs etc
SKPang electronics, componants https://skpang.co.uk/
#DigitalMeans electronics, componants http://digitalmeans.co.uk/
Oomlout electronics, componants https://oomlout.co.uk/
Spiratronics electronics, componants http://spiratronics.com/
Bright Components electronics, componants http://bright-components.co.uk/
Kitronik electronics, robotics, kits https://kitronik.co.uk/
US/EU based
Supplier Material Website Note
Arduino kits https://store.arduino.cc/
Adafruit electronics, componants, kits https://www.adafruit.com/
Sparkfun electronics, kits https://www.sparkfun.com/
Seeed studio pcb and electronics components http://www.seeedstudio.com/depot/
Digikey (USA) electronics, componants, kits http://www.digikey.co.uk/
China based
Supplier Material Website Note
Seedstudio (China) electronics, componants, kits https://seeedstudio.com/
DF Robot (China) electronics, componants, robotics http://dfrobot.com/
DealExtreme (China) electronics, componants http://dx.com/
Ali Express (China) electronics, componants https://www.aliexpress.com/

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