Griots, Flex, Rupes DA clone

[VISITOR]

looks like a combination of all three DA's. since the introduction of the rupes, I'm kinda curious as to how many different models (besides the chinese rupes knock-off) will be coming out soon...

[Mike Phillips]

I hope Rupes has some type of patent protection.

[VISITOR]

I hope Rupes has some type of patent protection.

who knows, all these could be coming out of the same factory overseas with different variances for different companies. with all the hype on the rupes, you knew it wouldn't be long before someone else would come along and copy or try to better the original...

[Detail_Workx]

I'm sure if you put that knockoff side by side with the Rupes its no near, as far as quality and durability. You always get what you pay for.

[jankerson]

who knows, all these could be coming out of the same factory overseas with different variances for different companies.

That's VERY possible.....

[HateSwirls]

Gotta feel bad for Rupes, I mean their the one who invested all the money creating such a nice machine only to be copied.

Same applies to us in a sense, suppose your detailing a car and across the street someone is also detailing a car but for half the price of yours but you offer much better work but people still stop over and hire the guy doing the hack job.
How would it make you feel?
In the end you'd win because you offer a better job.
The copy cats will be short lived IMO

[jankerson]

Gotta feel bad for Rupes, I mean their the one who invested all the money creating such a nice machine only to be copied.

Same applies to us in a sense, suppose your detailing a car and across the street someone is also detailing a car but for half the price of yours but you offer much better work but people still stop over and hire the guy doing the hack job.
How would it make you feel?
In the end you'd win because you offer a better job.
The copy cats will be short lived IMO

Not good really...

But a lot of the times how things like this work the other models come out of the same factory as the originals....

Happens more than people would like to think it does..

[DRT BRD]

Having a real 21, I wouldn't mind buying one of these to see how well it really performs.

[fly07sti]

Like Jankerson. So much comes out if China and is relabled. Sad, but it's our reality. So many of My military buddies that tell me about all the stuff over there. Also, the griots comes rite out of China. Rite on the machine.

[jankerson]

Like Jankerson. So much comes out if China and is relabled. Sad, but it's our reality. So many of My military buddies that tell me about all the stuff over there. Also, the griots comes rite out of China. Rite on the machine.

That's just how things work these days, the factories are already making the originals so it's really easy to make the other models just by changing a few material colors etc.

Same factory, made by the same people, but different label and colors.... And perhaps some minor changes in other materials to lower cost for budget models....

But sometimes they are for the most part exactly like the original with a different label.....


Like Whirlpool makes Kenmore and Dewalt makes Craftsman and B&D..... Just renamed with slight differences....

Nothing has really changed other than it goes on more these days than it used to...