
11-03-2009
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Location: West Michigan
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I noticed those last year while at HF, intended to do some internet searching so I could figure out who's design they were, but forgot about them.
Not to defend HF, but most of what they sell are direct clones of another product, generally built right on the same line as the 'good' product. They are generally cheaper because they piggy back on the name brand product's production run, and avoid the setup, market research, and development costs of the higher priced product. (hey, I'll give you $100 plus costs if you run an extra 1000 parts for me) Many times the HF product can not be distinguished from the name brand part.
Nothing wrong with the product, but in my opinion it's 'theft', but it's also the cost of business with Chinese manufacturing.
Ken.
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