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This is perfect for me, who want to avoid Chinese-branded devices as much as possible.
by tyteen4a03 10mo ago
This is perfect for me, who want to avoid Chinese-branded devices as much as possible.
- alt227 10mo agoRight, but do you know what radio chips they are using inside? I would guess they are chinese...
- SigmundA 10mo agoLooks like Qualcomm X62
- kllrnohj 10mo agoWhy would you guess Chinese? Broadcom, Qualcomm, MediaTek, and Realtek are the typical answers for radio chips, no? None of whom are Chinese? There certainly are Chinese radio chips, such as from Espressif or Huawei, but they aren't especially popular in APs or anything
- alt227 10mo agoMost of those chips are made in TSMC or samsung foundries, the majority of which are currently in China or South Asia.
- cap11235 10mo agoRealtek windows drivers literally have taiwnese written text. They are as American as Lego
- gmanley 10mo agoThe majority of their foundries are in Taiwan and South Korea which, to avoid politics, is outside what most people mean when they worry about tech made in China (they think about the PRC).
- jamiek88 10mo agoNone of them are in china. They are in Taiwan and South Korea.
- kllrnohj 10mo agoTo be strictly accurate TSMC has exactly 2 fabs in China (Fab 10 & Fab 16). So it's not "none" in China, but very almost none.
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- kenmacd 10mo agoIf you avoid Chinese-branded devices you should doubly avoid US-branded devices. See National Security Letters and Room 641A as a small subset of why.