BB830 Solderless Plug-in BreadBoard, 830 tie-Points, 4 Power Rails, 6.5 x 2.2 x 0.3in (165 x 55 x 9mm)

I've been using breadboards a long time. My first breadboards were the dual-rail, all-white x-y types, so I really dig the quad-rail red-blue things that are popular these days. I have a bunch of breadboards currently, and they all have projects on them, so I needed to get some more. I originally found this board on amazon, and added it to my cart. Then I found the Elenco 9830C for 5 cents cheaper (although, at time of writing this the Elenco boards are 7.11 instead of 7.95). So I ordered 2 Elenco boards and one BB830. I got the Elenco boards a day earlier, and was immediately disappointed to find that the backing was 1) mostly non-adhered (though fixable with some thumb-action) and b) didn't have a double-sided backing. Not a big deal, really, but perhaps notable. A day later (today) I got the BB830. I have them side-by-side right now, and the quality difference is actually significant. 1) The Elenco board is warped where the BB830 is straight. The rails on the Elenco board curve inwards rather flimsily, whereas the BB830 is flat and solid. 2) The print quality of the numbers and letters on the Elenco board is dark, blotchy and still somehow washed out, with whole character segments missing or run together. The same printing on the BB830 is really crisp and clear. It's like a typewriter versus a laser printer. 3) This is not really a quality difference but more of a preference: on the Elenco boards, the letters are lowercase, while on the BB830, they are uppercase. Oddly, I think I prefer the uppercase, although it may be the obvious difference in print quality that is swaying me. 4) The BB830 comes with a padded, double-sided backing. This isn't really a huge deal on its own, but most of the breadboards I already own have this same feature, and it feels better somehow. If the Elenco boards had even the thin adhesive backing fully in place and sealed, I probably wouldn't even bring it up. 5) This should have probably been number one. There is a VERY noticeable difference when plugging in leads (using "premium" jumpers to test, I think 22 gauge). The BB830 has a light-but-firm feeling on entry and then a clean, secure tug. Very smooth. The Elenco boards are tougher to insert leads into and have an almost "rusty", grating feeling when inserting the lead. I've never paid specific attention to these things before, but it makes a huge difference. All told, they both do the job that needs doing, but I already know the BusBoard (distributor? mfgr?) breadboards will last longer and be more pleasant to use. Nitpicks: Elenco has better packaging, although I recommend that it not be a selling point. Elenco also spells breadboard as "bredboard." Um, whatever.

Works perfectly

I'm new to electronics. I've been using a breadboard from a starter kit. There is a noticeable, positive difference with this breadboard. It is consistent - all holes feel exactly the same. It gives great feedback both visual and tactile, unlike the cheap one I was using. The overall quality really stands out. To me, it is worth the extra $$ because I can tell this one is going to last much longer than a cheaper one. I've used the old only about 2 months and I've noticed some holes are already feel insecure.

My favorite breadboard. Don't skimp on breadboards. Your project is more reliable with the right equipment.

Easy to insert wire for solid connection. Printed numbers and line crisp and clean and easy to read. Very well made... works well for prototyping circuits.

I have used a series of cheap, generic, breadboards. I was always troubleshooting the breadboard connections more than I was troubleshooting the circuit. I started to just solder all my circuits together because at least then I knew the electrical connections would be good. I watched a YouTube review that concluded that this was one of the good breadboards, so I bought a couple. The first circuit that I made was an amplitude modulator at 45 MHz. Just a single FET, some biasing resistors and decoupling capacitors. The circuit worked the first time I powered it! I never would have used one of the cheap breadboards for this since it's RF. The resistors even have thin 0.3mm leads that were problematic on the other breadboards. They cost more, but I think they are worth it.

After years of using cheap $2 breadboards, I genuinely didn't realize that there were better quality options out there. They all mostly look the same and I figured they all came from the same supplier, so why bother paying more for the same product? Boy was I wrong... These breadboards are in a completely different class from cheaper options. It might sound weird to gawk over a breadboard, but after doing countless projects on the cheap ones, these are so much better to work with. The tolerances are way better, connecting multiple boards together is much easier, the connections themselves are more forgiving, and in general they just feel better. I'd highly recommend anyone give these a try. Now knowing what I know, I won't settle for anything less than the quality that these boards provide. Also, now my old breadboards have been demoted to being guinea pigs if I'm afraid whatever I'm making might damage the boards (I learned the hard way that H-Bridges can get hot enough to melt plastic...). P.S. Thanks to Ben Eater for the tip.

So worth the little bit of extra money compared to the cheap alternatives. You can feel the sturdiness immediately. The holes are aligned precisely, microcontrollers and other modules slot in effortlessly. The friction is perfect when inserting wires and leads. Do yourself a favor and get something like this that actually works well.

I've bought a few of these over the last year or so. I find them to be cheaper than the veroboard I'd use to make permanent versions of my prototypes, so I leave most of them on the breadboard and just buy another. They're not fantastically well engineered, some holes are tighter or looser than others, but they work fine. I just can't get over how cheap these are (compared to prices 20 years ago - last time I did any electronics).

Nice breadboard. More expensive than your typical breadboard i suppose, but still very affordable;and the benefits are immedietly apparent.

Das Board wirkt etwas klein (wenn man vorher nur an Lochplatinen rumgespielt hat) hat aber genügend Platz für alle alltäglichen Spielereien. Kontakte fassen ordentlich auch bei dünnen Drähten. Klebestreifen hinten. Wirkt schon durch das Gewicht wertig. Aufdruck deutlich und sauber und lässt sich nicht abkratzen. Kann man bei den Dingern was falsch machen? Recht simples Teil das es schon ab 2,99, mit etwas suchen, gibt. Habe 8.50 mit Prime bezahlt - geht.

Works good for price

strumento perfetto, funzionante e performante, risponde a quello che mi aspettavo di trovare comodo, poco ingombrante, e ben fatto.. utilissimo