AliExpress no-name R104 vs TrixBrix R104

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On top: TrixBrix R104

Below: AliExpress no-name R104

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My initial impression:

 

- No significant difference in the overall quality between the no-name R104 and the TrixBrix R104.

- The dark grey color is slightly more yellow and less blue than the Dark Bluish Gray used by TLG (The LEGO Group) but deviates as such no more than the dark grey used by TrixBrix.

- The finish seems less sharp than TrixBrix and LEGO but only ever so marginally.

- Clutch power is fine and pretty similar to TrixBrix and LEGO.

- The rail coupling points are less tight and thus stick together noticeable more than TrixBrix and LEGO which can be both an advantage and a disadvantage all things considering.

- The price per unit for the no-name is between 27-42% of the similar ones from TrixBrix or 0,80-1€ compared to 2,40-3€.

 

I'm surprisingly pleased with the product overall.

 

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From what I've been told the no-names are actually from Mould King and probably manufactured by Gobricks.

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