Is it really fair to blame the OEM when the client isn't more concerned with production numbers and cost than quality?
Somebody other than the end-user should be accountable. The OEM's quality controls should eliminate defects. The client's quality controls should reject defects. I guess most clients aren't too concerned unless it drives their brand down and their RMA costs up.
Interesting that every brand advertises some claim towards sparing no expense in emphasizing quality, but so few (if any) actually bother to inspect and test OEM-shipped units before placing them into their own packaging. Alibaba's FOB prices for "high end" (and high cost) keyboards run as little as six bucks per unit, provided you order many hundreds at a time. I would kinda expect a client to put a little more effort into justifying a $120-$200+ markup than merely gluing on a brand sticker and stuffing it all into a pretty box with some mediocre software.
Interesting that Costar, maker of many lesser gaming junkboards, also made my Das.
