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💬 ESP-LINK ESP8266 WeMos D1 Mini Adapter Board

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    NeverDie
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    Or maybe they're selling them cheaply because they're rejects that were soldered wrong, and they know it.

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    • mfalkviddM mfalkvidd

      @NeverDie I usually buy mine for $2.60 or even $2.47 so the sale is not that big. They've just yanked up the "standard" price now to make it look like the sale is on.

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      @mfalkvidd said:

      @NeverDie I usually buy mine for $2.60 or even $2.47 so the sale is not that big. They've just yanked up the "standard" price now to make it look like the sale is on.

      Where do you buy them for that price? I remember Wemos selling them for $4 when they first came out, and then I stopped checking. Even $2.60 seems like a good deal to me if the seller has a high reputation.

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        Here you will find some cheap ones for today:

        https://de.aliexpress.com/item/D1-mini-Mini-NodeMcu-4M-bytes-Lua-WIFI-Internet-of-Things-development-board-based-ESP8266-by/32662942091.html

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          This is where I have bough from so far:
          https://www.aliexpress.com/item/D1-mini-Mini-NodeMcu-4M-bytes-Lua-WIFI-Internet-of-Things-development-board-based-ESP8266-by/32710603969.html
          https://www.aliexpress.com/item/D1-mini-Mini-NodeMcu-4M-bytes-Lua-WIFI-Internet-of-Things-development-board-based-ESP8266-by/32662942091.html

          One of them is at $2.34 at the moment

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            The $2.34 one is "no longer available."

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            • mfalkviddM mfalkvidd

              This is where I have bough from so far:
              https://www.aliexpress.com/item/D1-mini-Mini-NodeMcu-4M-bytes-Lua-WIFI-Internet-of-Things-development-board-based-ESP8266-by/32710603969.html
              https://www.aliexpress.com/item/D1-mini-Mini-NodeMcu-4M-bytes-Lua-WIFI-Internet-of-Things-development-board-based-ESP8266-by/32662942091.html

              One of them is at $2.34 at the moment

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              @mfalkvidd said:

              This is where I have bough from so far:
              https://www.aliexpress.com/item/D1-mini-Mini-NodeMcu-4M-bytes-Lua-WIFI-Internet-of-Things-development-board-based-ESP8266-by/32710603969.html
              https://www.aliexpress.com/item/D1-mini-Mini-NodeMcu-4M-bytes-Lua-WIFI-Internet-of-Things-development-board-based-ESP8266-by/32662942091.html

              One of them is at $2.34 at the moment

              There's a catch on the $2.57 listing. I could only get free shipping if I purchased a single unit. If I attempted to buy more than one in a single order, then shipping was no longer free.

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                @mfalkvidd said:

                This is where I have bough from so far:
                https://www.aliexpress.com/item/D1-mini-Mini-NodeMcu-4M-bytes-Lua-WIFI-Internet-of-Things-development-board-based-ESP8266-by/32710603969.html
                https://www.aliexpress.com/item/D1-mini-Mini-NodeMcu-4M-bytes-Lua-WIFI-Internet-of-Things-development-board-based-ESP8266-by/32662942091.html

                One of them is at $2.34 at the moment

                There's a catch on the $2.57 listing. I could only get free shipping if I purchased a single unit. If I attempted to buy more than one in a single order, then shipping was no longer free.

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                @NeverDie yes. I usually create a few orders of 2 each. Sometimes they all arrive in the same package, free of charge :)

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                  I just now noticed that there's a new version 2 of the D1 Mini. So, maybe the version 1's are priced low because they're being liquidated? Anyhow, Wemos claims it's more stable and has 30% greater radiated emissions. So, I decided to order some of those instead.

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                    I just now noticed that there's a new version 2 of the D1 Mini. So, maybe the version 1's are priced low because they're being liquidated? Anyhow, Wemos claims it's more stable and has 30% greater radiated emissions. So, I decided to order some of those instead.

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                    @NeverDie said:

                    So, I decided to order some of those instead.

                    Which one did you order ? Can you provide the link please ;)

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                      @NeverDie said:

                      So, I decided to order some of those instead.

                      Which one did you order ? Can you provide the link please ;)

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                      @fets said:

                      @NeverDie said:

                      So, I decided to order some of those instead.

                      Which one did you order ? Can you provide the link please ;)

                      I ordered it from:
                      https://www.aliexpress.com/item/1PCS-D1-mini-V2-Mini-NodeMcu-4M-bytes-Lua-WIFI-development-ESP8266-by-WeMos/32754697134.html?spm=2114.13010608.0.0.zAagka

                      Whereas this link explains it better:
                      https://www.aliexpress.com/store/product/D1-mini-Mini-NodeMcu-4M-bytes-Lua-WIFI-Internet-of-Things-development-board-based-ESP8266/1331105_32529101036.html?spm=2114.8147860.0.0.DrTJYs

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                      • N NeverDie

                        @fets said:

                        @NeverDie said:

                        So, I decided to order some of those instead.

                        Which one did you order ? Can you provide the link please ;)

                        I ordered it from:
                        https://www.aliexpress.com/item/1PCS-D1-mini-V2-Mini-NodeMcu-4M-bytes-Lua-WIFI-development-ESP8266-by-WeMos/32754697134.html?spm=2114.13010608.0.0.zAagka

                        Whereas this link explains it better:
                        https://www.aliexpress.com/store/product/D1-mini-Mini-NodeMcu-4M-bytes-Lua-WIFI-Internet-of-Things-development-board-based-ESP8266/1331105_32529101036.html?spm=2114.8147860.0.0.DrTJYs

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                        @NeverDie if I understand correctly, the difference is in the pcb antenna. That explains why the shipment I received earlier this week look different :)

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                            @mfalkvidd
                            The second link I provided didn't mention the antenna. Rather, it showed this:
                            0_1478903062257_v2vsv1.png

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                              @mfalkvidd
                              The second link I provided didn't mention the antenna. Rather, it showed this:
                              0_1478903062257_v2vsv1.png

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                              I notice Wemos now also has a 16 Megabyte version of the ESP8266. i.e. 4x the flash of an ESP-12F. I suppose that would make it a better webserver.

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                                @mfalkvidd
                                The second link I provided didn't mention the antenna. Rather, it showed this:
                                0_1478903062257_v2vsv1.png

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                                @NeverDie sorry. You had not posted the second link yet when I wrote my reply.

                                I noticed the larger pcb antenna on your first link so I thought that was the difference, but the ones I have are the old version then, they don't have the v2 stuff on the back side.

                                The 16MB version sounds nice. I have had trouble fitting all javascript and images on the 4MB version.

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                                  I think the Version 2 WeMos must have been out for a while already, because the Wemos's I already have and which I purchased a while ago appear to be the Version 2 variety. So, maybe it's old news.

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                                  • mfalkviddM mfalkvidd

                                    @NeverDie sorry. You had not posted the second link yet when I wrote my reply.

                                    I noticed the larger pcb antenna on your first link so I thought that was the difference, but the ones I have are the old version then, they don't have the v2 stuff on the back side.

                                    The 16MB version sounds nice. I have had trouble fitting all javascript and images on the 4MB version.

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                                    @mfalkvidd said:

                                    @NeverDie sorry. You had not posted the second link yet when I wrote my reply.

                                    I noticed the larger pcb antenna on your first link so I thought that was the difference, but the ones I have are the old version then, they don't have the v2 stuff on the back side.

                                    The 16MB version sounds nice. I have had trouble fitting all javascript and images on the 4MB version.

                                    Well, then, here you go: https://www.aliexpress.com/store/product/WEMOS-D1-mini-Pro-16M-bytes-external-antenna-connector-ESP8266-WIFI-Internet-of-Things-development-board/1331105_32724692514.html?spm=2114.8147860.0.0.wNYDeV

                                    Not much of a bump in price either. Just $5.

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                                      @mfalkvidd said:

                                      @NeverDie sorry. You had not posted the second link yet when I wrote my reply.

                                      I noticed the larger pcb antenna on your first link so I thought that was the difference, but the ones I have are the old version then, they don't have the v2 stuff on the back side.

                                      The 16MB version sounds nice. I have had trouble fitting all javascript and images on the 4MB version.

                                      Well, then, here you go: https://www.aliexpress.com/store/product/WEMOS-D1-mini-Pro-16M-bytes-external-antenna-connector-ESP8266-WIFI-Internet-of-Things-development-board/1331105_32724692514.html?spm=2114.8147860.0.0.wNYDeV

                                      Not much of a bump in price either. Just $5.

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                                      @NeverDie thanks.

                                      I've been planning to either offload the files to a cdn (but that only works when the device has an Internet connection of course) or store them on a SD card (which would give access to gigabytes of storage) but there might be cases where the 16MB is a better alternative.

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                                        @mfalkvidd said:

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                                        Are your boards clones? They look different than mine. Mine have rounded corners, and they say WeMos.cc on the front. Yours don't have that.

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                                          @mfalkvidd said:

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                                          Are your boards clones? They look different than mine. Mine have rounded corners, and they say WeMos.cc on the front. Yours don't have that.

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                                          @NeverDie they are probably clones yes

                                          Back side:
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