China currently handles the majority of device testing for the U.S. market.
  • gravitas_deficiency@sh.itjust.worksEnglish
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    10 hours ago
    • tiny/mini/micro boxes
    • PCIe NICs (appropriate to whatever you’re into/building, but having a set to select from is nice)
    • SBCs
    • maybe a handful of good quality somewhat recent ish laptops if you see any crazy deals
    • anything on slickdeals.net that looks like an absolute steal
    • enterprise grade U2 SSDs - you’ll occasionally find some gems with relatively low wear
    • enterprise hardware that’s getting decommissioned (there are often auctions for this sort of things in major metro areas, as well as areas that host datacenters)
    • we can go on
    • don’t let your dreams be dreams