especially when I first got into it, I'd never have been able to do certain things affordably without chink shit

and some goods are hard to get anywhere else

^

like what things

>tfw looking for alternative brands of yak jerky is futile

i imagine some specific hardware things are just way better from like AliExpress or whatever than Amazon but like what

hi-fi stuff I see often

but are phones good too? like idk i have an s7 edge right now, are there alternatives as good/better than the s8/s8 plus right now?

it let me start a youtube channel and get equipment way better than I could afford locally

the mi6 beats the S8 in most tests from what I've seen

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_gRCXWsrv0k

my rule is, if I can wait 3 weeks for it then I get it from China, if it's urgent I get it locally/Amazon

@refinery for example: try and find a better/cheaper duck roaster

https://www.aliexpress.com/item/Best-quality-Commercial-GAS-duck-roaster-Chicken-furnace-Oven-roasted-beef-jerky-very-delicious/32271511508.html

idk how much those things are supposed to cost

unironically

i dont either, but they are probably more than that locally

i trust the chinks in that regard

@refinery have you checked the infographic?

that gives you a good idea what's best to buy from chinks

where is it

<#247481427803897866> ?

yeah

Infographic: http://chinkshit.xyz/infographic.pdf

the only thing the chinks didnt manage to conquer yet is used goods

cant find used tenga eggs anywhere on aliex

e-readers

since we get that question every thread

if they make an e-reader they're set

yeah i need a boom stand and pop filter for my microphone

prob just gonna go with aliexpress or something

don't care much for quality

wonder how the bm-800 holds vs a blue yeti

Ok so let's rank the best chink countries

@refinery bm-800 beats a blue yeti but it does require phantom power

blue yeti is only memed because twitch streamers are paid by blue to do so

>tfw no chink made home gym

do you need phantom power?

i got my blue yeti for $50

seems pretty close to the yeti in sound

yeah you can't really plug a bm-800 direct into PC, it requires power