EE Tools Chipmax II universal device programmer not "Made in theUSA"

[Eric Houg]

Here is my e-mail to EE Tools, followed by their reply, 2 days after I bought a new
Chipmax2 universal device programmer:

How can you claim in your advertising "Made and Supported in the USA"
http://www.eetools.com/index.cfm?fuseaction=product.display&Product_ID=311
when your Chipmax2 has a label on it that says "Made in Korea"? The owners
manual is written by someone whose first language is not English. It is
obvious from the awkward and nonsensical grammar. I feel conned.

reply:

I'm sorry to feel that way. The chipmax 2 was developed in the US, and was
made in the US as well. In our earlier production, it was assembled in Korea
due to the cost of labor there was cheaper than here, but now it was made in
the US

John Kim / General Manager
EE Tools, Inc.

 

[Tony Miklos]

Here is my e-mail to EE Tools, followed by their reply, 2 days after I
bought a new Chipmax2 universal device programmer:

How can you claim in your advertising "Made and Supported in the USA"
http://www.eetools.com/index.cfm?fuseaction=product.display&Product_ID=311
when your Chipmax2 has a label on it that says "Made in Korea"? The owners
manual is written by someone whose first language is not English. It is
obvious from the awkward and nonsensical grammar. I feel conned.

Oh my, they still haven't learned English? I had bought what I think
was called a "RomMax" over 15 years ago, and yes their English sucked,
in the manual and on the phone. I don't recall where it was made or
advertised where it was made.

The one cool feature it had that none of the others did what that you
tell it how many leads the IC has, close the ZIF, and it could often
tell you exactly what EPROM you had, manufacturer and more. There
is/was a tiny code on the EPROMs with this information. At the time I
couldn't find any other low end burners with that feature. It came in
handy using lots of *recycled* EPROMS.

Tony