• phx@lemmy.world
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    1 year ago

    In a lot of cases, not even that. Look at stuff like a “raspberry Pi CM4”.

    Pretty much EVERY single retailer I’ve checked in Canada is waiting on stock. You can’t get them from anyone here, period, and I’ve been on a bunch of wait lists.

    Even Amazon’s stuff is coming from overseas but they do help handle logistics, currency conversion, and have some guarantee of a real product. Throw in shipping AND duties+fees and you could be paying 3x from an OOC store.

    Other choice would be AliExpress, but if I receive a lump of metal with a chip glued to it at least Amazon makes it easier to get my money back.