AdaFruit Budget Pack for Arduino

Here is the reference pack: AdaFruit Budget Pack for Arduino


Contents $49.50

Item# Quantity Description Adafruit Price eBay Price
1 1 Arduino Uno R3 $29.95 $6.94
2 1 USB Cable $4.00 N/A
3 1 400 contact bread board $5.00 $2.27
4 1 65 flexible breadboard wires $6.00 $1.59
5 1 Photo cell (CdS photoresitor) $0.95 $0.05 (20 for $0.99)
6 1 1K potentiometer N/A $0.18 (10 for $1.79)
7 1 10K potentiometer N/A $0.18 (10 for $1.79)
8 2 Mini Push Button N/A $0.03 (100 for $1.39)
9 5 bright red diffused LEDs N/A $0.09 (100 for $1.68)
10 3 ultra bright LEDs N/A $0.15 (100 for $2.85, 20 each color Red Green Blue Yellow White)
11 5 100 OHM Resistor N/A $0.10 (50 for $0.99)
12 5 1k OHM Resistor N/A $0.08 (100 for $1.49)
13 5 10k OHM Resistor N/A $0.08 (100 for $1.49)

Summary:

adafruit package price: $49.50

adafruit sum price: $41.90 (does not include resistors, LEDs, switches and potentiometers)

eBay buy it now price: $11.74


Here is the starter pack I would recommend:


Items Quantity Description Price
1,2 1 Arduino UNO $6.94 (add $5.00 for Mega), includes USB cable
3 1 Breadboard $1.89
4 1 20 wire assortment (male to male) $0.53 (one third of a set for $1.59)
1 20 wire assortment (female to female) $0.70 (half of a set for $1.39)
1 20 wire assortment (male to female) $0.82 (half of a set for $1.64)
5 2 Photoresistor GL5528 LDR Photo Resistors $0.10 (20 for $0.99)
6 2 1K potentiometer $0.36 (10 for $1.79)
7 2 10K potentiometer $0.36 (10 for $1.79)
8 2 Mini Push Button $0.03 (100 for $1.39)
9 5 Bright red diffused LEDs $0.09 (100 for $1.68)
10 10 (2 each color) Ultra bright LEDs $0.30(100 for $2.91, 20 each color Red Green Blue Yellow White)
11,12,13 1 Resistor assortment (20 resistors at 20 values) $2.29
1 Single Row 40 Way / Pin 2.54mm Pitch Pin Header $0.10
1 Ultrasonic Module HC-SR04 Distance Measuring Transducer $1.12
1 9V DC Battery Power Cable Plug Clip barrel jack connector $1.09
1 DHT11 Digital Temperature Humidity Sensor Module Probe $1.39
1 ULN2003 Stepper Motor Driver Board with motor $2.00
2 5mm 4 pin RGB common cathode led $0.15 ($7.25 per 100)
1 Plastic box $1.07

Total for kit above is $21.33.