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Tbe only thing that worries me if that if these components are sold as new, that would be a bit unpleasant. Sure it's recycling, but it's dishonest. Of course,
by unwind 16y ago
Tbe only thing that worries me if that if these components are sold as new, that would be a bit unpleasant. Sure it's recycling, but it's dishonest. Of course, I'm not saying that the pictured establishments in particular should be suspected of any such deviousness (I don't know them at all).
Also, I really don't want to sound prejudiced, I've just read about fake components coming out of China sometimes, and it seems the step to fake "new" components isn't very far-fetched.
- sliverstorm 16y agoWell, you get what you pay for. Buy reputable brands through reputable dealers and pay a few extra cents for high quality parts, and you'll probably be ok.
- colanderman 16y ago"Probably" is the key word. Counterfieters do an awful good job at making themselves and the product look reputable, and China could use some work on trademark enforcement. cf. the many stories of "empty" big-name ICs from Chinese distributors.
- sliverstorm 16y agoIt's all about the supply chain you use. Buy from an authorized reseller; they have a vested interest in selling you the real thing. Tangentially, notice the counterfeit IC's from China are mostly storage (unless something has changed that I wasn't aware of) The margins on faked storage are pretty good. The margins on SMT capacitors? I can buy authentic, extremely high quality capacitors on DigiKey for $0.07.