[thrtythreeforty]

It's both. The product on Digikey is quantifiably better in many regards. It's also got a price premium on top of the increased price from the OEM. You have to pay Digikey enough to make it worth their while to ship 1 of something to you.

[iancmceachern]

And if you value your wn time above even minimum wage it's a trade well worth taking.