Once again, thanks for the info :)

I'll be in the US in 3 weeks time so I should probably figure out what electronics I want before then! Looking at the smoothstepper boards they appear cheaper over there (isn't everything).


The options you mentioned:

SmoothStepper:
http://cnc4pc.com/motion-control/motion-controllers/smooth-stepper/ethernet-smooth-stepper-board1.html

CSLabs CSM__:
http://www.cs-lab.eu/en/produkt-18,2...onnectors.html

KFLOP:
http://dynomotion.com/KFLOP.html

PMDX:
http://www.pmdx.com/PMDX-424



I've not delved into Linux yet but it is on my to do list definitely, but for now I want to make this as simple as possible so best not introduce a further way for me to screw up. I'll likely head for Mach3 from what I've read.

I guess I have to figure out the pro's and con's of each board now to understand why they are priced differently.