Where do you guys buy your LED strips from? I am trying to buy a lot of APA102 144 LED strips and want the best price. I am buying them off ebay for about $31 a meter right now. Is that about the best I will get or is there a better source?
Thank in advance.
Aliexpress! Try ray wu
Yes, have a look at Ray Wu. http://m.aliexpress.com/store/storeHome.htm?sellerAdminSeq=109417280
If you’re buying more than 2 reels then it starts becoming economical to buy them from Ray Wu. Basic shipping from China takes a while, however.
If you’re buying 4 or more reels, then getting them shipped via DHL only adds a couple of dollars each reel, and they usually show up around the 1-week mark (unless it’s peak season, like just before Xmas)
Dont’ buy them from SINON-LEDs ws2812 on Aliexpress. They beads were soldered messy. On ebay I have good experience with the ws2811 store.
In Ray Wu in didn’t buy strips yet, but only loose APA102 beads.
The AliExpress sellers I usually go through, Ray Wu and Shenzhen Rita, are out of the common APA102c
Normal pricing from them was:
30/m - $5.50 - $6/m
60/m - $8.50 - $9/m
144/m - $19/m
Plus 15-20% for shipping DHL
Apparently, there is a production problem at the source.
No one has elaborated as to the cause, other than to say the ETA is sometime in April.
@Justin_Onimus Ah, no wonder I didn’t find the usual selection of APA102c strips in Ray’s store the other day. Thanks for the info.
I often use these guys http://www.tyrialight.com/ for large orders Get in touch with Janice janiceliu@tyrialight.com