> Con: you'll have to use vendor chargers. > > Pro: you won't be able to use these: The con (which is really a con) represents a restriction to your freedom of

> Con: you'll have to use vendor chargers. > > Pro: you won't be able to use these: The con (which is really a con) represents a restriction to your freedom of choice and, ultimately, the creation of a monopoly. The pro, on the other hand, is irrelevant. If you wish to risk your gear connecting crap components to it, feel free to do so. What I want is the ability to actually buy and use a component without being strong-armed by the manufacturer to comply with their price-gouging. If risking having to brick the product I bought with my own cash if I intentionally purchase crap chinese knock-offs then that is the price to pay, and a price that I'm willing to pay.