I remember them selling for $4.30 when they came out

That was long after MSP430 were widely used, that pricing was part of the launch of the "value line" G-series (And it's associated MSP430 LaunchPad eval board, which is what was priced at $4.30).

	▲	kjs3 a year ago \| parent \| next [-]
		Were the LauchPads or the ST 'Discovery' line of super cheap eval boards first? Those were brilliant for getting the part in people hands.
	▲	glouwbug a year ago \| parent \| prev [-]
		Yeah I loved my LaunchPad. I bought like 20 and handed them out like candy at school