Samsung LED Grow lights from Alibaba?

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Ben123456733

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If you have ever ordered anything from alibaba you wouldn't even be considering this.
Iffy Chinese companies with minimal, if any, regulation.
They can have 1 thing listed and send you something else entirely.
China is where most counterfeit good come from, rolexes, name brand clothes, etc.
Just because it had the words samsung on it doesn't mean a damn thing.

Also, returns? Good luck. Expect to pay $100 for shipping back to China, it will cost more to try and get your money back then you spent in the first place.
 
bk78

bk78

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Ben123456733 said:
If you have ever ordered anything from alibaba you wouldn't even be considering this.
Iffy Chinese companies with minimal, if any, regulation.
They can have 1 thing listed and send you something else entirely.
China is where most counterfeit good come from, rolexes, name brand clothes, etc.
Just because it had the words samsung on it doesn't mean a damn thing.

Also, returns? Good luck. Expect to pay $100 for shipping back to China, it will cost more to try and get your money back then you spent in the first place.
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What went wrong with your last order and what company did you order from?
 
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Detroit_Dank

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I bought two led boards just like the one in the photograph you provided from king brite on alibaba and it seems just as good as my friends spider farmer sf2000 board. I'm only using it in the very beginning stages of veg growth, dimming it down for cuts, and I'll use it to maintain moms.
 
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pulpoinspace

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Detroit_Dank said:
I bought two led boards just like the one in the photograph you provided from king brite on alibaba and it seems just as good as my friends spider farmer sf2000 board. I'm only using it in the very beginning stages of veg growth, dimming it down for cuts, and I'll use it to maintain moms.
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yes it is just as good as a spider farmer...
 
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SmokeyExcursion

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bk78 said:
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Ill use the lm301b diodes as an example. Samsung invented that design and therefore holds the patent. Any led chip of that design is called a "Samsung lm301b chip". The problem is. Out of a dozen manufacturers on alibaba. Only one or two are true Samsung brand suppliers. And they arent shipping from a port china. It ships from Taiwan as an origin port for authentic Samsung stuff. Also bulk buying only (500+pcs minimum order) direct from Samsung. Thats why their diodes (or boards) cost noticeably more for the "same thing". Just seeing a 5yr warranty vs 6mo-2 year warranty hould say it all IMO
 
bk78

bk78

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SmokeyExcursion said:
Ill use the lm301b diodes as an example. Samsung invented that design and therefore holds the patent. Any led chip of that design is called a "Samsung lm301b chip". The problem is. Out of a dozen manufacturers on alibaba. Only one or two are true Samsung brand suppliers. And they arent shipping from a port china. It ships from Taiwan as an origin port for authentic Samsung stuff. Also bulk buying only (500+pcs minimum order) direct from Samsung. Thats why their diodes (or boards) cost noticeably more for the "same thing". Just seeing a 5yr warranty vs 6mo-2 year warranty hould say it all IMO
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Meijiu and kingbrite buy quadruple the diodes HLG ever will in their lifetime. You’re absolutely wrong
 
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shiva71

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I have a meuiji basic 135w 288 diode board. Absolutely no complaints. Would gladly buy from them again in the price is right. Ive pulled 1.5g/w for 3 grows with this board. People reeling out the old "cheap knock off stuff from China" LOL 90% of everything you use on a daily basis comes from China (or thereabouts)
 
thenasty1

thenasty1

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i cant speak for any other vendors, but meiju is legit. ive done a good bit of business with them, zero problems with the company or the equipment.
 
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soliderri

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i bought a 240w led from aliexpress from YXO YUXINOU Official Store, anyone know it ? I will test and post the results here
 
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asylumhavoc

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I bought 5x 240W Meijiu boards off Alibaba. The price wasn't horrendous (about 900 after shipping and everything). I will say in the two years I've owned them my only compliant is the potentiometers they came with are garbage. I found this out as my light would just randomly flicker... then another one... etc... Most failed within the first year, although it works great by just removing the potentiometer altogether (just can't set the dim).
 
SnoopyDoo

SnoopyDoo

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bk78 said:
I, and many others on here can vouch for meijiu or kingbrite. As for most others on alibabsI wouldn’t deal with personally
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Shenzhen umol Tech is another good company to deal with (at least in my experience). Just as good as a Gavita 1700 or the HLG lights I've seen.
 
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