OT: is OKIA a cheap PSU?

[JohnV@nn]

I have had no luck finding any info on OKIA PSU's. Mine is labeled "OKIA 420" but I don't know if that's 420w max power or
sustained. I'm guessing max.

 

[MasterBlaster]

I have had no luck finding any info on OKIA PSU's.

Broadway Corporation's house brand?

http://www.bccpc.com/p4new power.htm

Mine is labeled "OKIA 420" but I don't know if that's 420w max power or
sustained. I'm guessing max.

Probably.

This page:

http://www.atozincomputer.com/catalog/okia_lc-500e_230w_power_supply_atx_3855249.htm

is for an Okai 230w (the text calls it Allied, probably too lazy to change the
stock description), and it's described as "230 total watts (max)".

 

[DaveW]

Yes, it's cheap.

 

[Rob Stow]

Yes, it's cheap.

You bet it is. I got a 400 W Okia for $Cdn 12 (about $USD 9) a
year ago for someone an acquaintance who needed a new PSU but had
no money. It lasted about 5 weeks driving a 233 MHz PII system
with a total power consumption that couldn't have peaked at 120 W
and probably had a normal load of half that much.

The store owner was happy to give me
A.) A refund.
B.) A replacement.
C.) 2 spares so that he could get the last of the damned things
out of his inventory.