[gsmtech]

I don't wish to be involved in any name calling but on a general note this is what comes from the so called 'free market' Products are made in the countries which have the cheapest labour and care not a jot about the environment or workers rights. Its actually spilting hairs to argue over which chinese company is treating their workers better, when none are treating them in what would be an exceptable manner in Europe or USA. Theres is a good argument for having these products built in the west but unless the 'free market' is curtailed such a brave company will go bust in no time

Raspberry pi. Made in Wales.* From daffodils.**

*mostly
** mostly not

Yup, Pi's made in Sony's factory in Wales, with some coming from different suppliers in China, I looked at a Rpi 3 for a long while before I purchased my Mini MX, I already own the Rpi1 and 2 , this time I thought lets try something different, the mini mx is way faster when running Kodi on LibreElec than my Rpi2, also seems much faster than a freinds Rpi3 I have had a play wiith.

Rpi 3 + case + power supply + SD card +optional bluetooth remote purely for kodi usage , makes is a more expensive and messier solution than a good android device. The other option a Odroid C2 is hideously expensive for kodi usage once you add all the parts up, over priced EMMC modules for one....on paper it's the exact same spec as a cheap android box S905, 2Gb Ram, on the board...everything else will cost more 16GB EMMC, power supply WiFi, Case, SD Card ...etc....Do the math .. it works out out to 4 times the cost of an Android box wth the same spec, in a neater one box solution. Considering the android boxes can run LibreElec and openelec in dualboot with android...wheres the benefit in building a Odroid C2 in kit form spending 4 x the cash ?