The ultimate solution would be to build it yourself! [![enter image description here][1]][1] Arduino has an excellent step by step guide on how to build a [standalone Arduino][2], using a ATMega328, on a breadboard. Now everything is removable, not just the chip. Note that there is one slight error in the guide, which I have highlighted here, [Arduino Standalone - photo shows incorrect pin wired to MOSI][3]. There is a video on how to achieve, more or less, the same thing, [1-Day Project: Build Your Own Arduino Uno for $5][4]. [1]: https://i.sstatic.net/EYXT3.jpg [2]: https://www.arduino.cc/en/main/standalone [3]: http://arduino.stackexchange.com/questions/10392/arduino-standalone-photo-shows-incorrect-pin-wired-to-mosi [4]: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sNIMCdVOHOM