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Should we buy an Orange Pi 5 from https://www.fruugoschweiz.com?

Posted bypg@petergamma.org

Last Updated on May 2, 2023 by pg@petergamma.org

  • https://www.fruugoschweiz.com:

https://www.fruugoschweiz.com

  • Offers the Orange Pi 5, but it costs about 80 USD more than imported from China, all inclusive.
  • https://www.fruugoschweiz.com says nothing about a warranty for the device.
  • Shipping is free but additional customs duty can be imposed on imported goods between other countries:

https://www.fruugoschweiz.com/help/detail/customs-charge?language=en

  • https://www.fruugoschweiz.com lists ShenZhenShiBaiQiDianZiYouXianGongSi as manufacturer, as the seller, which sounds very Chinese, and https://www.fruugoschweiz.com is only the reseller. But what is exactly the service of https://www.fruugoschweiz.com?
  • The Orange Pi 5 which https://www.fruugoschweiz.com costs more than 80 USD more, as we can sell it in China, but was does https://www.fruugoschweiz.com offer us for the extra money we pay for the device?
  • But was does https://www.fruugoschweiz.com offer us for the extra money we pay for the device?
  • We can send the device back to https://www.fruugoschweiz.com during a litmited time span, but is this worth 80 USD?
  • Is not better for sellers to take a certain risk and by directly in China?
  • The offer of www.fruugoschweiz.com is not listed under the offers of https://www.toppreise.ch/:

https://www.toppreise.ch/produktsuche?q=orange+pi+5

  • There only the offer of:

https://techstudio.ch

  • is listed.
  • https://techstudio only offers the Orange Pi 4 and refuses to sell the Orange Pi 5.
  • But wo buys an old Orange Pi 4?

Not YouTube video maker StoneTime:

  • StoneTime tested the Orange Pi 3 as a Raspberry Pi alternative and says no to it.
  • And where can we find any information if the Orange Pi 4 can be used as a 4 Raspberry Pi alternative?
  • We do not know of a review which says that.
  • fruugo.ch has good ratings in Switzerland:

https://ch.trustpilot.com/review/fruugo.ch

  • but in Germany, only 24 % buy again from www.fruugo.de.

https://erfahrungenscout.de/online-einkaufen/fruugo-bewertungen

fruugo.ch says nothing about a warranty for the Orange Pi 5 therefore we see no advantage to buy an expensive Orange Pi 5 from fruugo.ch over buying an Orange Pi 5 directly from China. If Digitec or Conrad would sell the Orange Pi 5, they offer 24 month warranty time, but not fruugo.ch.