[pbnjeh]

I have a couple of N5105 boxes I got off of Amazon on sale, but I haven't put them into use, yet.

I've never bought off of AliExpress. I'm in the U.S. Do people take precautions when ordering from them? I'm not so worried about the products, themselves. I'm worried about the use and security of my financial data.

Worried as in, I just don't know whether they are safe stewards. No experience, no one to ask. Except maybe you guys. Give them my credit card #? Generate a one time #? PayPal?

Sorry to go a bit OT, but this is yet again where I've been tempted to order from them.

[alsobrsp]

I buy from AliExpress often. Most recently a batch of anodized metal business cards, before that a bunch of home automation sensors. I could get the same sensor from Amazon for a lot more money, I did get one for a test piece before buying 16 of them.

My experience has always been a good one. Just be prepared to wait a while for delivery, the business cards were about three weeks.

[nprateem]

Just use a 1 time card and reinstall the OS.

[ChuckNorris89]

Why stop at reinstalling the OS? You also need to throw away the PC in the dumpster of another neighborhood or city and at least use an angle grinder on the NIC and SSD. Don't forget to wipe off the fingerprints beforehand.

[nprateem]

No, that's excessive. I always just unsolder and replace every component, but I thought that went without saying.

[ciupicri]

Wgat about the firmware? Stuff like Intel ME.