When shopping for extra devices for your rig, it can be tempting to go cheap. Especially for something as simple as, say, a USB hub. However, Dr Gough Lui of Dr Gough's Techzone has torn a $5 AliExpress-sourced model apart to take a peek at the internals, and the results are pretty shocking.
As the good doctor points out, cheap AliExpress offerings can be tempting, especially when the platform offers cashback and coupons to sweeten the deal. When the 7-port, "USB 3.0" hub arrived, it showed no obvious manufacturer branding details, beyond a difficult-to-trace company reference on the outer packaging.
