new raspberry pi 3(box: made in china)

[freebil]

Hello. The box from element14 says that it is made in China. From youtube unboxings I saw, all the element14 boxes had "made in PRC". Is it normal?

[RaTTuS]

where in the world are you?

[freebil]

I am from Italy but I bought it from china!

[RaTTuS]

if you bought it from china then it being made in china is probably right then...
the UK produces a shed load each month
but e14 and RS both have factories in the PRC for producing more

[freebil]

Yes, I know! But the raspberrys from china, I saw in the back of the box that it shows "Made in PRC", not "Made in China".

[RaTTuS]

Yes, I know! But the raspberrys from china, I saw in the back of the box that it shows "Made in PRC", not "Made in China".

PRC is the People Republic of China

see also
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/China

[freebil]

Yes, I know! But mine has "made in China" and the others "made in PRC". Maybe it is absolutely normal, but I asked anyway. Thanks!

[ghans]

Some Raspberries are made in China , some in Wales. It seems impossible to predict which ones you get and since 2012 there should
be no practical differences between Pis made in either location.


ghans

[RaTTuS]

Yes, I know! But mine has "made in China" and the others "made in PRC". Maybe it is absolutely normal, but I asked anyway. Thanks!

OIC it's just normal I think

[DougieLawson]

Yes, I know! But mine has "made in China" and the others "made in PRC". Maybe it is absolutely normal, but I asked anyway. Thanks!

Why does it matter? All raspberries are made equal.

[mi7chy]

I've been buying the RS/Allied Electronics version and they've all been Made in UK so far. Element14 is supposedly all Made in PRC.

[skspurling]

I've been buying the RS/Allied Electronics version and they've all been Made in UK so far. Element14 is supposedly all Made in PRC.

Noticed the same thing. I've got a lot of Element 14 boards, but bought an RS/Allied board just so I could have one that was made in the UK. Might buy more of the RS boards. Micro-center sells both.

[Joe Pineapples]

I read it that freebil is basically asking why some would say "Made in China" and others "Made in PRC" if they're both from the same place, possibly with concerns of counterfeit products.

I don't know enough about it but I'd say the possibilities are;

1- One is a counterfeit

Or

2- There may be multiple factories in China, legitimately producing the Raspberry Pi but using different "Made in" labels.

[freebil]

Exactly!

[ghans]

There are no counterfeit Pis except if you count
the many Banana / Gooseberry / whetever soundalikes
or the possibility of someone sending a defunct /
fradulent product (as in "i've bought an Intel i5 over the
internet and they sent me a piece of metal instead of
it - that happened").

ghans

[Rive]

I've been buying the RS/Allied Electronics version and they've all been Made in UK so far. Element14 is supposedly all Made in PRC.

That is wrong. I have an element14 pi3 and the box clearly say "Made in UK"

[JimmyN]

It looks like in the U.S. we have them supplied from both PRC and UK. It depends on where you buy it, or it may be a matter of timing and shipments.

I bought the first RPi3 from Adafruit and the box and board both say "Made in UK".
About 3 weeks later I bought another RPi3 from MCM, and the box and board for that one both say "Made in PRC". So I have one PRC, one UK.

[Rive]

It looks like in the U.S. we have them supplied from both PRC and UK. It depends on where you buy it, or it may be a matter of timing and shipments.

I bought the first RPi3 from Adafruit and the box and board both say "Made in UK".
About 3 weeks later I bought another RPi3 from MCM, and the box and board for that one both say "Made in PRC". So I have one PRC, one UK.

I bought my "Made in UK" Pi3 from the sister company of element14 (MCM Electronics). I also bought mine on launch day.

[mi7chy]

That is wrong. I have an element14 pi3 and the box clearly say "Made in UK"

It doesn't matter what it says on the box. What does it say on the board itself?

[Rive]

That is wrong. I have an element14 pi3 and the box clearly say "Made in UK"

It doesn't matter what it says on the box. What does it say on the board itself?

Same as the box....'UK'