fungus:
wanderson:
The pro mini is quite a bit larger than a 14-pin dip... more like a 28 pin dip (0,6" wide)No...the Pro Mini PCB is shorter than the chip on my Arduino Uno.
A 14-pin DIP on a piece of perfboard will most likely end up bigger than a Pro Mini once you add a programming header and a nice capacitor.
Yes it is shorter (not by much, about 2mm), but it is twice as wide as a standard 14-pin DIP package, which is 0.3" and the Pro is 0.6" wide.
A 28-pin AVR328 (DIP) takes about 350 sq. mm of board space. The Mini Pro takes about 600 sq mm. Now that added space gets you crystal, reset button, FTDI header, etc... but it is much larger than the 14-pin chip you mentioned.