Originally Posted by
Looigi
FWIW: All my Garmin, Cygolite, Samsung, Apple, etc. chargers are made in China, so I imagine it's the design and QC that's important rather than the geographic locale of manufacture.
Agreed, the differentiation being "cheap Chinese." All those knock-offs or off-brands. But it happens with name brands too, like you said,
design, so there is no guarantee your charger circuit board won't fritz and smoke either.
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