Look, I'm an idiot. I know that, you know that, and the man on the moon knows that. Let's not get into why I'm an idiot; let's just accept that I have my peculiarities and you have yours. My idiocy is a quest to make sure all my portable electronics can recharge using USB-C. Modern smartwatches are tiny and they do a lot. As a consequence, their battery life is generally poor. The industry's…
  • FurryMemesAccount@lemmy.blahaj.zoneEnglish
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    1 month ago

    I wouldn’t say aliexpress stuff is good, but rather that amazon stooped down to aliexpress-levels of quality, to which we got ourselves used to.

    • GissaMittJobb@lemmy.mlEnglish
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      1 month ago

      You’d be surprised, actually. You have to be careful, yes - the default option is that you get crap - but all of the high-quality cycling gear/running gear/variety consumer electronics I’ve scored is a testament to the possibility of getting great stuff.

      • FurryMemesAccount@lemmy.blahaj.zoneEnglish
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        1 month ago

        I’m familiar with it, I’ve ordered more than 100 items off aliexpress.

        And I feel like the modern amazon experience got worse and is closer to the intense searching required to find the good stuff at the right price from aliexpress.