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This seems weird that 13 minute outage can kill month and a half production. I wonder if this is standat hi-tech factory process reliability.

• jotm 7y ago
  I guess it makes more sense to destroy everything affected by a power loss (even if some of it could be perfectly fine, or salvageable) than risk shipping products that will fail at a higher rate. That would cost way more in lost trust and lost sales.
  • r00fus 7y ago
    Not to mention it's likely that it's insured against.
  • meruru 7y ago
    They could sell under a special brand.
    • jotm 7y ago
      Oh I just remembered! There used to be noname parts - motherboards, PCI cards, RAM. Literally no brand markings, no warranty either. I remember the RAM in particular - the chips had nothing etched on them, or a single 5char line. Even the firmware was unbranded, with strange timings, too (probably loosened because they would not work at standard specs). I'm guessing it was Chinese companies buying up "bad" or excess stock and reselling it. Haven't seen this in a while, either they tightened up regulations or the margins are too low to make a profit nowadays.