> You are joking right?. > Not joking, but the confidence with which people talk of these so called cheap Chinese gadgets actually makes me believe (rightly or wrongly) that they are somewhat reliable. I am interested in the time frame people have managed to used these gadgets, so that I can implore that option myself.
The idea is buy one, use it for a while, and after a while maybe hack the hardware and the software :-) > > The maths and logic is very simple. Need reliability and service buy a > reboxed and rebranded thingy @ 3 times the price IMHO, the quality of the hardware can still vary according to the hardware manufacturer. Is it always the reboxing and rebranding that takes the cost ? Have data that is important or services tha are critical? dont touch ANY > stuff without a fallback plan AND a cast > iron maintanence contract. > > Even a Laptop or a Mobile from a known brand only offers a warranty (not a guarantee), and that too on limited parts (maybe for 1 year which can be extendible for upto say 3 years for some additional cost). No I don't intent to keep any critical data on such devices, that will be safe on a PC or at the most on a Laptop or even on an External HDD. These Devices will be more of an educational tool more than anything else. So let me put this question once again to the list: How long have people here managed to use cheap Chinese devices without any deterioration in the quality of service that they provide ? Regards, -- Vivek Varghese Cherian Senior Systems Administrator RHCT ( # 605010995430406) Website : http://www.vivekcherian.com Blog: http://www.vivekcherian.net Linkedin: http://www.linkedin.com/in/vivekvc IRC: Vivek and ViveKVC on both Freenode and OFTC GPG Key fingerprint = 1EB1 0647 9574 18A3 40B5 8D74 F842 576B 3C2B 8538 -- http://mm.glug-bom.org/mailman/listinfo/linuxers
