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by OJFord 2076 days ago
> Farnell (or CPC in the UK)

In the UK we have both CPC (~.farnell.com) and Farnell (uk.~.farnell.com; née Element14).

It's not always clear to me which I should be using (optimally for me - to them I think it's clear that CPC is trade/savvy DIY, and E14 is larger electronics buyers) - one or the other can be cheaper on the same product.

Recent examples - that sort of make sense given demographics I mentioned - small volume components cheaper at CPC; (low-end/budget) test equipment cheaper at E14.