Originally Posted by
Koyote
A name brand has a reputation to protect; one online photo of a broken component might cost them millions in lost sales, and they also have deep pockets in the event of lawsuits. A no-name online seller has no reputation and is largely shielded from litigation. From which company would you rather buy a critical component?
Originally Posted by
Sy Reene
In America, of course you want to buy from whomever a lawsuit would pay off the most.
I don't know whether this is just a cynical observation or you missed the point -- which is that such a company actually has something to protect (assets and reputation), and thus is more likely to do its due diligence before bringing a product to market. So, you're not buying the product in the hope of suing the company, but rather you're buying it precisely because of the lower likelihood of having a problem.