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[Ricardoco]

I for one would only consider the all in one boards for lighter use on smaller projects, thats not to say they are no good, and i understand that some of the members have had good results, but driving them too hard is not good as they suffer from getting too hot,(I Know they can be modified for anyone who wishes to point this out), The cost of the all in 1 boards is the real reason they are so popular so the intended use should be the deciding factor. By all means try one but i suspect it will end up where mine has...... On the shelf in the workshop.

The seperate drivers are considerably more expensive but the extra cost is offset by the ability to drive them harder, they have better cooling (usually they have a considerable heatsink but not always) having seperate drivers and Breakout boards also means easier to diagnose and remedy hardware problems. I went down this road after trying the all in ones..

Thats my tupneys worth.. hope it helps

Rick