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There’s like half a dozen or so other high-quality clamp building block producers where you can get a similar product for a better price

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oxideseven@lemmy.ca ⁨1⁩ ⁨day⁩ ago
Examples?

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- BarbecueCowboy@lemmy.dbzer0.com ⁨1⁩ ⁨day⁩ ago
  Normally, I’d be like “Boo sealioning”, but yeah, I want to hear about some examples.
  
  I’ve yet to see any other brand consistently compare. Every once in awhile you’ll get a one off where its like “Yeah, good job” but there’s so many reviews out there of copycat bricks that start with some variations of “Of course, the quality doesn’t compare to Lego”.
  
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Akasazh@lemmy.world ⁨2⁩ ⁨days⁩ ago
Do they carry a comparable range of building components?

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Buddahriffic@lemmy.world ⁨1⁩ ⁨day⁩ ago
And there’s a noticeable drop in quality. Not to the point that I’d say they aren’t worth getting, just noticeable. I’d say they are something like 50% the price for 75% the quality.

And to be more specific, I’m talking about a breadth of quality issues, from piece durability, to how consistent the fit is, to how easy the combination steps are structurally (as in some steps from the knockoffs require figuring out where you need to hold the parts for support or where to apply force to avoid collapsing another part of it as you build it up).

Lego has it down to a science and there’s more to it than just the physical shape (which itself is easier said than done and requires a certain level of precision).

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