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The Hidden Costs of Bargain Electronics
Fill Dirt writes "Mike Langberg of Knight-Ridder newspapers wrote an interesting article on the the hidden costs of bargain priced consumer electronics. I saw it in the Seattle Times business section with the title Can't lose with bargain DVD player, but low cost carries price ."
Often times, low-cost, batch-produced items are made of low-cost, batch-produced components. Lower cost in electronics often means lower quality (just ask someone knowledgeable about the widely acknowledge low quality of the 555 timer chip, commonly used in cheap products) and as such you're advised to purchase products which are inexpensive but not consumer-priced.
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...and drives jobs to countries with lower labor costs. It has happened with all manufacturing. Now it is happening with software too, and we have ourselves to thank. If we aren't taking advantage of low prices at Walmart, we are taking advantage of free software.
...but at least my user ID isn't sixty-nine sixty-nine sixty-nine.
YHBT. YHL. And you also have a pervy user ID. You must be a troll.
what about the hidden cost based on stolen GPL software? i've heard rumors..
How is this insightful? Its just a troll.
For the record, the bulk of the continental US was *purchased* from France.
As to the rest, don't you think the American west would be in worse shape if it was still owned by Spain, or *)shudder(* owned by Mexico?
Cripes, your kind is too weak to live.