Hardware supplier

[Ralf Mardorf]

>On Wed, 4 Dec 2019 at 20:30, phakt wrote:
>> which hardware supplier based in EU do you recommend?
>> someone have a list of the best suppliers?

Hi,

"best" in terms of what? Since 2 decades I'm a steady customer of the
German dealer who is the lowest priced in semi-conductors, cables etc.
and within Germany the orders are delivered the next day. Return
deliver and payment have always worked without issues. Nowadays I
rarely order semi-conductors, cables etc., but often I order computer
hardware, even while this dealer might not have such an extensive range
of computer hardware products as other dealers might have and sometimes
computer hardware does cost 1 or 2 Euro more than it does cost when
ordering from another dealer. Very seldom I order from other dealers,
however, if there is the need to do it, I check customer ratings from
different sources. Btw. I made good experiences when ordering from
China, cable accessories for Apple hardware are way less expensive and
from way better quality than original Apple cable accessories. The
insulation of many Apple cables dissolves very soon, while the
insulation of China remakes probably will last forever. Unfortunately
it could be required to order original Apple adaptors for new devices,
since it could take some time, before remakes are available.

IOW the "best" dealer related to delivery might be resident in your
country. Ordering from just one or a few dealer/s has got pros and cons
over ordering from a huge list of dealers. Related to quality and
trustiness non-EU countries such as China are likely better than the
saying goes. Not everything from brands with good reputations deserves
a good reputation.

Do you care much about sustainability, worker conditions etc.? If so, it
becomes way more complicated to trust suppliers of computer hardware.
Related to computer hardware I doubt that there is anything ok
regarding sustainability, worker conditions etc., there probably is no
supplier at all.

Regards,
Ralf