Military grade: mass produced by the lowest bidder

snowmobile 16 hours ago | parent | next [-]

I only use handmade artisanal networking equipment.

daedrdev 16 hours ago | parent | prev | next [-]

There are plenty of things where mil spec is extremely strict and high quality. They wont be sold to consumers as they are priced accordingly

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esseph 15 hours ago | parent [-]

A company can not sell a product to consumers cheaper than it can sell to the federal government, and the federal government contract normally comes first. A lot of the stuff you can buy (minus restricted items), it'll just cost you.

	▲	bluGill 11 hours ago \| parent [-]
		They can't sell the same thing but they can sell something slightly different. put a different type of paint on it and you can sell for different prices.

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mjanx123 5 hours ago | parent | prev | next [-]

> Military grade: mass produced by the lowest bidder

This

In the military, military grade is a synonym for crap

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kakwa_ 10 hours ago | parent | prev [-]

Well, not mass produced enough.

Common mass produced products manufacturers have incentives to not mess-up too badly: recalls or warranties on such scales are a nightmare.

With military contracts, its a paid maintenance opportunity.