Guten tag, my dear Aliholics!
People love ripping on cheap Made In China products, saying that they are bad, that they
don’t last a long time, there is a whole subreddit called “buy it for life” that
is against buying cheap things, and I get it.
I would much rather pay 20-50% more and get something that will last me longer, but not
all cheap things break the moment you take a protective sticker off of them.
I have bought a lot of things from AliExpress, and while some of them were just junk, a lot
of them have lasted me for many years, and I still use them to this day.
In this video I will show you some of the cheap things from AliExpress that have worked
for me for 3 years or more.
All affiliate product links are in the description of the video.
I thought it would be proper to start this video with the first video on the channel,
which was for this motorcycle acrylic lamp.
This item was purchased back in February of 2016 for $17 CAD, and it still works to this
day.
The lamp is made out of acrylic, and it comes with a plastic base.
Inside the base there are a few LED lights, and the brightness can be controlled with
a light tap and hold.
The lamp came with a USB cable.
There are a ton of different designs available for any taste.
Right now I’m using this lamp as a studio background for the videos.
The edges on this lamp are a bit sharp, but I think it’s because of the details of the
design on the rear fender.
The next item is a Bluetooth keyboard with a trackpad that I’ve had since June 2016,
so it’s almost 4 years at this point.
I’m really happy that ths cheap trackpad has lasted for so long, because I find it
very useful.
I have a secondary computer setup in my living room for movies and such, and it serves as
a remote on steroids.
The only problem I have with it is that it goes into sleeping mode after two minutes,
so I need to press a button and wait for a second or two for it to reconnect.
Other than that it works fine for typing and scrolling, and that’s all I expect from
it.
I also have this power bank from Blitzwolf that they sent to me for free a few years
back.
I received it around October, and only released a video in December.
I still use it to this day.
The best part about it is the USB type-C charging port, which significantly reduces the time
it takes to charge.
I also like the soft edges and the aluminium case.
The capacity of this power bank is 6700 mAh, which is enough to charge an average smartphone
two times.
I can’t find the order for this USB light, but the video review is from 2016.
It cost me about $1, if I remember correctly.
It’s slightly bendable.
I have mostly used it as a backup lantern for camping, it can be used as a small reading
light, other than that it’s pretty useless.
It still works though.
This USB 3.0 card reader that I bought in May of 2017 for $3 CAD, which is about 2 USD.
I use it all the time for copying files from the camera when I make videos, so it, like
your right hand during the quarantine, gets used quite often.
It is a real USB 3.0 card reader, as can be seen from this test the speed reaches 90 MB/s,
which is much faster than regular USB 2.0 speeds.
The next item is the oldest of them all.
I paid 59.99 for this action camera, but right now it can be bought for much cheaper than
that.
The new ones are not real 4K, the camera just electronically expands 1080P footage.
The quality of the camera is surprisingly adequate for such a cheap price, and it also
came with the accessories like the waterproof case and some mounts.
The button on the front does not work that well anymore though, I have to really push
on it for it to turn on, but I think it’s mostly because of the case button not pressing
on it exactly in the middle.
Here is the example footage of video … and photo.
I bought another camera in 2017.
This one is Xiaomi Yi 4k.
This one is actual true 4K.
Right not you can buy them for much cheaper than what I paid.
This camera has a ton of features and modes, you can see all of them in the video review
that I will leave in the description of this video.
Here I have some test footage from various trips that I took it on.
Unfortunately, it did not come with any accessories, just the camera and the charging cable, and
I bought a waterproof case for it separately for about $7.
A bathroom ladybug holder for $0.99 from 2016.
There is not much wrong that could go with it, other than the clips breaking off or the
suction cups losing their …. suction power.
But yeah, here is what it looks like right now.
A Bluedio BS-2 speaker with an unfortunate model name.
I bought it in 2016 during the 11.11 sale with a pretty good discount.
It works well.
There probably is better speakers that you can buy right now, in terms of the Bluetooth
protocol, but the sound quality is good and the battery life is acceptable.
All buttons still work great, and the battery life is still good as well.
I don’t have any issues with the connection either.
It has some scuffs on it as I brought it to camping multiple times and I can’t say that
I took great care of it, but other than some cosmetic damage, the case has held like a
champ and I have no problems with it whatsoever.
I can’t say that everything that I bought from AliExpress has been proven with the test
of time, but a lot of things have and I am happy that I have bought them.
What items do you have from AliExpress or any other Chinese sites that have lasted for
a while?
Leave a comment below to let me know.
I’d love to hear from you.
Anyway, this is it for this video.
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