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You need to realize that pretty much all electronics is manufactured in China / Hong Kong these days. You can get quality things, you can get cheap crap.

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But how do you discern ahead of time which is quality and which is crap?

You read the onsite and offsite reviews, just like with every other store?

The iPhone is also manufactured there, but AAPL engineers are assuring that no corners are cut

With other, no brand stuff you can expect to get what you pay for. As always.

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