For me the issue is usually just an internal conflict over feature X. I will find identical products, but one has one feature and other doesn't, but the brand is some Chinese knockoff and I don't know if I should trust it. I personally prefer brands I am familiar with, and I always look for build quality over anything else. I want my products to be rock solid and last.
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I hear ya.
Intending to build a PC with my eldest over the summer. Picking parts is going to take me far longer than assembling them. Will read all reviews.
That's exactly what I planned on doing with my 6 yo. I doubt he'll take THAT much interest, but I have this tiny case from Teenage Engineering laying around and I thought I'd let him bend it into shape (you literally have to bend it haha), and then plug some hardware in while I explain what it does. Then he can use it as his own.