For example, if you insist on buying Advil instead of store brand ibuprofen. I mean, you’d be wasting your money in that example, but you do you

  • @CeruleanRuin
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    141 year ago

    Electronics in general are you get what you pay for. It might work just as well for a while, but cheaper components will almost always fail quicker.

    • Xavienth
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      41 year ago

      Apple is kinda a mixed bag in this regard. Sometimes the extra premium you paid is worth it because it lasts ten years, sometimes it breaks in six months because a single pin got bent in some critical internal connector. And sometimes they intentionally slow down old iPhones.