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We have an 3 year old 7-port USB 3.0 hub from China (cost: around €5, rather than €20), and it always worked well.

Likewise, several Powstro automobile power outlet phone chargers just worked fine and delivered fast charging reliably for over 3 years, at 1/6 of the price (around €3, rather than over €20).

But I recommend against cheap home wall adapters, as these handle much higher voltages. But many other chinese "garbage" electronics might just work fine!

We have an 3 year old 7-port USB 3.0 hub from China (cost: around €5, rather than €20), and it always worked well. Likewise, several *Powstro* automobile power outlet phone chargers just worked fine and delivered fast charging reliably for over 3 years, at 1/6 of the price (around €3, rather than over €20). But I recommend against cheap home wall adapters, as these handle much higher voltages. But many other chinese "garbage" electronics might just work fine!

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As long as it's not dealing with mains voltages, chink crap is usually good enough for the home gamer. This goes for Arduino modules as well; I've picked up a couple of modules for really cheap (around $2) that work well enough for prototyping and testing. I'd never use them in production though, as there's no guarantee as to longevity or reliability.