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Old May 17th 18, 11:02 PM posted to alt.comp.os.windows-10
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Jason wrote:

nothing lasts forever, but the good ones should last a very long time.
unfortunately, some are not particularly good, possibly counterfeit.


A friend and former colleague is a very experienced EE who
works independently as a software and circuit designer and
also writes technical articles on computer topics for
magazines that you and I probably read (and journal
articles we probably don't...). I have asked him the same
questions about these gadgets. His response: "To a first
approximation ALL such devices on eBay are counterfeit."


he should stick to designing circuits rather than assuming everything
on ebay is fake. it's true that some are, but definitely not all.

Be careful. Buy them from places like Newegg or Frys.


newegg is ok, but frys is definitely not because they sell returned
merchandise as new, among other sleazy tactics. while it might not be
counterfeit, it is probably defective, likely why it was returned.
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