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Yup. And Taobao is often even cheaper. Sadly, a lot of the Aliexpress stuff is so cheap because it's unlicensed/knockoffs. It'll work, but in a lot of cases, i
by obrajesse 10y ago
Yup. And Taobao is often even cheaper.
Sadly, a lot of the Aliexpress stuff is so cheap because it's unlicensed/knockoffs. It'll work, but in a lot of cases, it's the hardware equivalent of pirating software. :/
- GunboatDiplomat 10y ago>It'll work, but in a lot of cases, it's the hardware equivalent of pirating software. :/ Let me find my eye patch and parrot.
- th0br0 10y agoThe lack of a proper english translation for Taobao is a game killer for me though..
- patrickk 10y agohttps://www.baopals.com/ https://www.baopals.com/ All the expats in China use it. You need to figure out shipping though.
- Cthulhu_ 10y agoPirating software (and media for that matter) usually gets you the exact same product though; with electronics, it's a lot dodgier.
- whamlastxmas 10y agoAs someone who finds the American copyright and patent system unbelievably fucked up, I really have no qualms with buying knock-off modules/boards. It's not like any of them are especially novel or something any competent EE couldn't conceptualize with relatively little effort.