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Re:The Mirai Botnet Is Proof the Security Industry Is Broken by pjc50 on Wednesday November 02, 2016 @09:39AM (#12854525)
It's fine as a hobbyist, but once you're making 1000+ then the only way Amazon (which doesn't do volume pricing I think?) can be cheaper is by selling you fakes.

As a hobbyist I buy stuff from ebay, amazon, and aliexpress all the time, but not for anything mains-powered or safety-critical.

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