On: 22-year-old builds chips in his parents' garage (2...

[dvh]

How do you get fully assembled PCBs at JLCPCB for $5. I just ordered one and it was $4.10 for bare PCB, assembly would cost additional $8 so minimum for assembled pcb is $12.

[_Microft → dvh]

They are waiving the assembly setup fee at the moment.

https://jlcpcb.com/blog/4-Free-Assembly-for-Your-PCB

The GP commenter also wrote about a price "per unit":

> get some reasonably complex fully assembled prototype boards shipped to me in a week or two for $5-20 USD per unit.