Last Updated on February 22, 2024 by pg@petergamma.org
Peter Gamma from www.petergamma.org does not know this. But his hypothesis is that both have the same quality. Www.openBCI.com has a support forum, where this topic also has been discussed. But is the discussion there a discussion which is objective? We experienced that in the www.openBCI.com forum sometimes answers are given, without that the one who gives answers gives a proof for his statements. And we suppose that the answers which are given there at the www.openBCI.com forum are positive for products from www.openbci.com and negative for openbci made in China, without the people who give those answers have any proof for this.
It has not been proofen or disproofen, it is difficult to proof or disproof, Peter Gamma from www.petergamma.org does not know which products are better, those of www.openbci.com or those from openbci made in China.
| www.openbci.com | OpenBCI made in China | |
| shops | OpenBCI shop | eBay & Aliexpress |
| support | yes | sellers react on user wishes |
| support forum | yes | no |
| OpenBCI WIFI shield | no | Yes (some have issues, some may not) |
| prices | stable but high prices | currently low prices |
| stock marked speculations | no | prices increase if positive feedback is given, for instance for EEG caps |
| new developments | unknown | Yes – a WIFI shield without issues has been developed – new EEG caps are available – A new product is available with a seprate Daisy module |
| issues | Different users complained about high prices. | Has been accused for the violation of the unwritten rules of open source hardware. |