[anonymousab]

I haven't used pcbway so maybe they're much better, but I can say that messups and throwaway board issues are common enough with JLCPCB assemblies that their "sorry, here's a $5 coupon" response is a meme in hobbyist communities. They're very hard to trust for anything truly complex or critical.

[TaylorAlexander]

I’ve heard very positive things about pcbway. I use JLCPCB regularly for fab and assembly. Most issues I’ve had come down to misunderstandings due to problems in their web order PCB viewer, which can be slightly janky. I have however learned to use it properly and I don’t have that type of error anymore.

As far as PCB fab or PCBA quality issues, I’m unable to think of any problems I’ve had across 15+ orders over the last three years. I just got another two PCBA jobs back in the last couple weeks and they were great.

I’m honestly in awe of what JLCPCB does and it’s a big inspiration to me for how much better things could be in the USA if we were committed to manufacturing.