[SOLVED] USB Serial communication fails after repeated queries

Are there any other Arduinos, with the same connections as the UNO that use the FTDI chip? It seemed like early versions of the Arduino UNO used this chip, but that doesn't seem to be the case anymore.

There are still E-bay Asian sellers selling clones of the prior FTDI equipped Arduino Duemilanove board:

http://www.ebay.com/itm/Duemilanove-2009-ATMega328P-PU-AVR-100-Compatible-for-Arduino-w-free-USB-cable-/310700620591?pt=LH_DefaultDomain_0&hash=item4857333b2f

http://www.ebay.com/itm/Duemilanove-USB-Board-2009-ATMega328P-PU-microcontroller-Compatible-with-Arduino-/290870277556?pt=LH_DefaultDomain_0&hash=item43b93835b4

http://www.ebay.com/itm/Duemilanove-Board-2009-ATMega328P-PU-microcontroller-for-Arduino-Robot-usb-cable-/191150232762?pt=LH_DefaultDomain_0&hash=item2c817114ba