A question about Arduino and chipKit

I found here that rhydolabz.com , SUMEET Instruments and TANNA Education are authorised distributors of Arduino Italy.

http://arduino.cc/en/Main/Buy

I also found that price of Arduino Mega 2560 and Arduino Due are cheaper at tannaeducation.com and sumeetinstruments.com than at rhydolabz.com

Can anybody confirm whether these boards are Genuine Arduino (Italy) boards?

**broken link removed**

**broken link removed**

http://shop.sumeetinstruments.com/index.php?route=product/product&product_id=377

http://shop.sumeetinstruments.com/index.php?route=product/product&product_id=505



The minus point I found about sumeet instruments is they are selling chipKit Max32 at Rs.7500

http://shop.sumeetinstruments.com/index.php?route=product/product&path=85&product_id=810

but tanna education s selling the same at Rs.4750

**broken link removed**


I again want to know whether chipKit Max32 sold by sumeet instruments and tann education are genuine boards.

Here it is not mentioned that sumeet instruments and tanna education are authorized distributors of chipKit Max32.

http://www.digilentinc.com/partners/international.cfm





One difference I see is the on Mega 2560 boards at sumeet instruments and tanna education "Made in Italy" is printed near USB port but it is not printed on the Mega 2560 board at arduino.cc website

http://arduino.cc/en/Main/ArduinoBoardMega2560

Is the image of Mega 2560 shown at arduino.cc website is for Mega 2560 rev1 or 2 ?

- - - Updated - - -

I checked eagle files of Mega 2560 R3 provided at arduino.cc and it shows "MADE IN ITALY" near USB port. So, the boards are genuine. The only issue that remains now is whether chipKit Max32 at tannaeducation.com is genuine or not.

- - - Updated - - -

I checked eagle files of Mega 2560 R3 provided at arduino.cc and it shows "MADE IN ITALY" near USB port. So, the boards are genuine. The only issue that remains now is whether chipKit Max32 at tannaeducation.com is genuine or not.

How to spot a counterfeit Arduino

How to spot a Fake Arduino Uno


BigDog

If you are considering the purchase of a chipKIT, Microchip Direct is offering the chipKIT Uno32 at 22% off the MSRP of $26.95, with discount about $21.

Save up to 50% with our monthly deals on Microchip Development Tools

Microchip Direct also stocks the chipKIT Max32 for $49.95.

Part Number TDGL003 - chipKIT Max32 Development Board


BigDog

Your reply was helpful. I ordered both chipKit Max32 and chipKit Uno32.


Here it shows the Genuine Arduino Mega 2560 R3 board images.

**broken link removed**