I was looking for a new USB-c hub and came across this article. It’s an interesting write-up of what is on the inside of some popular options

  • beesyrup@lemmy.world
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    1 year ago

    Terrific write up. It’s a shame that these reputable companies aren’t producing their own hub thru R&D, good part sourcing and finding factories with stricter standards. White label OEMs being pushed at 4-7x the cost of what you can actually get it for is pretty insulting.

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      1 year ago

      It feels like the kind of thing that should be regulated so that these companies are forced to disclose upfront which items they are reselling and not manufacturing.