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Re:Counterfeit Macbook charger teardown: convincing outside ... by epistasis on Sunday March 20, 2016 @08:37PM (#11325454)
>Apple's apparent lack of control over their supply chain and brand

In this case it's Amazon's lack of vetting third-party sellers that's causing this. Anything that actually comes from Apple will be good. Also, it won't be > 50% off, which should be a huge red flag that this is a counterfeit.

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Re:Counterfeit Macbook charger teardown: convincing outside ... by artursapek on Sunday March 20, 2016 @08:41PM (#11325470)
You're right, I should have price checked against Apple.com. But Amazon shouldn't claim that it's "by Apple" while burying the fact that it's actually sold by a third party several lines down.
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Re:Counterfeit Macbook charger teardown: convincing outside ... by epistasis on Sunday March 20, 2016 @11:18PM (#11325990)
Totally agree. I no longer trust third party electronics sellers on Amazon, and always have a ton of trouble finding that info.
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