Labor-Intensive Electronics (or, Why U.S. production of SBCs is rare) [video]

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mrbluecoat · 5h ago

A reality check for those envisioning an awakening in U.S. electronics production. Ignoring the significant capital expense for the machinery alone, imagine every person in this video at U.S. wage standards and then comparing the finished product to the Aliexpress MSRP...

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Labor-Intensive Electronics (or, Why U.S. production of SBCs is rare) [video]

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