[GTALUG] War story: Hardware bloat

[Evan Leibovitch]

On Thu, Sep 12, 2024 at 3:36 PM Don Tai <dontai.canada at gmail.com> wrote:

> If you buy any Chinese device online, for example from Taobao or Alibaba,
> it may not be CSA certified and thus a fire hazard, new or older. Lithium
> ion batteries should have safety features to prevent spontaneous
> combustion, but obviously this is not always the case.
>

That was part of the point I was making. Mine was a known brand (Acer) sold
by Amazon (not an affiliate). Not only the off-brands have this problem.

- Evan
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