...at least that's what I gather from the outside labels of boxes of them which I've been receiving, still sealed from Lumileds.
What inspired me to start this thread was another thread about developmental lighting in third world countries and how Lumileds was possibly donating thousands of Luxeons. And from what I can see so far, our beloved Luxeons are MADE IN MALAYSIA!!!
So I'm thinking we should ask some of our international CPF members to check around if they live in Singapore, etc., as it might be a way of getting them directly from the Malaysian factory, at possibly much lower prices, unless Lumileds has them in a binding legal arrangement some way.
And even something like that has never stopped the flood of production overruns and outright counterfeits of name brand items from reaching our shores...if true, it's no wonder QC can be so dismal at times.
Thoughts and opinions, anybody?
What inspired me to start this thread was another thread about developmental lighting in third world countries and how Lumileds was possibly donating thousands of Luxeons. And from what I can see so far, our beloved Luxeons are MADE IN MALAYSIA!!!
So I'm thinking we should ask some of our international CPF members to check around if they live in Singapore, etc., as it might be a way of getting them directly from the Malaysian factory, at possibly much lower prices, unless Lumileds has them in a binding legal arrangement some way.
And even something like that has never stopped the flood of production overruns and outright counterfeits of name brand items from reaching our shores...if true, it's no wonder QC can be so dismal at times.
Thoughts and opinions, anybody?