[dennisw]

I buy a lot of cables, fans and computer components. What you initially see may not be what you get later. An example given me, that applies across a wide spectrum of products: is tennis shoes.

Is there such a thing as A quality and B quality versions of the same "made in China" computer component or accessory?
I've often thought that when I see a computer component sold with rebates or steep discount that a company is getting rid of a batch or run of B quality items

[Borderline]

"Is there such a thing as A quality and B quality versions of the same "made in China" computer component or accessory?


Not that I have ever seen formally stated that way. What happens is, over time, your product quality deteriorates and you have to look for a new builder. We are always looking for it. However, we also have some top notch suppliers: For instance, Lycom in Taiwan, builds a bunch of boards and cards for us and is always top of the heap and as good as anything made anywhere.

You would think that if we had issues with doing business in China that we would use domestic suppliers. Well , for what we can get here, we do get here! But there are no cable manufacturers making what we buy in the US. I would love to bring it home. In my opinion it is inevitable that it comes home or just disappears entirely as the 'global' economy is about to go up in smoke. However, the other side of that coin is: what US company is stupid enough to build onshore capability with Obama and the Dems running the insane asylum? Have to be fools to pay million dollar bribes to US officials when thousand dollar bribes gets the same thing offshore. And US unions are frankly the enemy of this country.