Why component quality is important
When constructing new hardware, it may be tempting
when aiming for the mass market to use cheaper components
that do the same job to save money. But this has a
range of consequences that could eventually affect your customers
and your company.
A lot of
technology is of a reasonable quality, but some of it is built with parts
offered by the lowest bidder,
and that's a worrying
concept to take on board. If you're looking at phones on
o2 you'll know that the companies
manufacturing
those handsets should
use good parts because bad ones are easily noticeable.
But what about an alarm
clock? Or even worse, a toaster?
It's worth petitioning those companies
whose components aren't of the best quality to consider using better
components,
even if it comes at the cost of higher prices to
pay by consumers. But from a company perspective, it's a whole different
ballgame.
Running a business that designs and
manufactures electronic products is a balancing act, involving component
prices,
product prices, quality of the product, and
quality of the components. Spend too much and you'll have to price the
device
outside of your target market's disposable income
range. Spend too little and you risk bad reviews, being relegated to the
electronic bargain bin, or products that end up
breaking after a short time or even costing you millions in recall expenses.
The best approach
is to look for the best possible components - surprisingly, the most
expensive ones aren't always the best,
and here at
Online Technology Exchange
we aim to offer high-quality components at a competitive price to embody
just this approach. This
allows you to advance the overall capabilities of the technology you create,
without dominating someone's
spending budget.
Electrical components are the cornerstone
of a good product, and by paying more attention to the pros and cons when it
comes
to selecting which ones to use, you are taking a
step in the right direction.
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