Read the book "Poorly Made in China" to see how it is a virtue with some manufacturers to nickel and dime their customers by deliberately reducing quality until they complain and then charge them more to maybe restore the quality. Keep that in mind when you see a low price, its you that is taking the risk of finding out exactly what the quality will be like (not that price and quality always go hand in hand). One of things not mentioned is that rarely are all of the chips coming off a wafer all tested. Pick one or two and see if they work OK is the usual procedure.
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Read the book "Poorly Made in China" to see how it is a virtue with some manufacturers to nickel and dime their customers by deliberately reducing quality until they complain and then charge them more to maybe restore the quality. Keep that in mind when you see a low price, its you that is taking the risk of finding out exactly what the quality will be like (not that price and quality always go hand in hand). One of things not mentioned is that rarely are all of the chips coming off a wafer all tested. Pick one or two and see if they work OK is the usual procedure.