I kinda agree and disagree with the posts above...
Yah gotta look at the big picture to try and understand what's going on.
China is HUGE, and they got a GAZILLION people there who REALLY want to eat.
They are very industrious in going about doing that. They never seem to be interested in price-gouging, but garner their small profit on bulk sales. Integrity doesn't seem to be an impediment.
To the best of my knowledge, there are MANY manufacturers of the various components, and even more job-shops that may assemble and market various levels of completed units.
One, or many of them may be good today, and suspect tomorrow.
They have no reservation about employing some other design, and there seems to be no stigmatism of piracy being an ill-gotten gain.
Metalurgy and finish quality are always suspect, and could also change at any given point in time.
As said above, it's a crapshoot!
Saving factor is it doesn't cost dearly to participate.
Good luck!
It will be important.
rc
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