I guess it's nice to see that they put some thought into it but it still seems, well... over-engineered. If you are trying to be the monolith that your customer

I guess it's nice to see that they put some thought into it but it still seems, well... over-engineered. If you are trying to be the monolith that your customers buy EVERYTHING from then you should be a little more realistic... nobody wants to shell out an extra $25 for a fancier chip with a little shielding. It bugs me that Apple customers seem to get ripped off by their brand for simple things & then they thank them for it. I'm glad a 3rd party market for Apple stuff finally emerged. I remember the dark ages when you couldn't even tell your friend "check ebay I'm sure theres one of those..." Part of the reason I am still in the PC world vs Mac (I build my own powerhouse desktops for research data-mining & gaming, buy cheap laptops for practical use) is that the multitude of companies making parts means they find the proper price/quality balance much more often. I'm glad this author gives credit to the off-brand. I'm very impressed with the quality of cheap Chinese electronics, and if it breaks you have 8 or so more tries to get it right before you reach the same amount spent. & plus, let's face it the main problem with this stuff is that you lose it, not that it breaks so I have a tendency to sway way toward the cheaper end with non-essential cabling & components for that reason. Inside my research PCs is a different story... no expense spared on CPU/GPU/drives/mobo/etc. :D