QUICK 861 Pro is fake or not?

[sam the one]

https://www.aliexpress.com/i/1005006635381312.html
I cant find this products anywhere, except aliexpress.
I asked Quick, but I received no answer.

So maybe this is originbal Quick product, but they does not upgrade their own website?....

[kripton2035]

in europe you can find them on eleshop for example
https://eleshop.eu/quick-861dw-hot-air-station.html
less stress if any warranty claim is needed !

[sam the one]

NO!
Is not the same model.

[kripton2035]

then is seems this "quick 861 pro" is a chinese made model, only copying the original quick models
if it is not available on reputable sellers like eleshop, then it's certainly not genuine !
at around the same price (look at other models of quick on eleshop) I wouldn't buy out of europe...

[wraper]

Looks the same as Quick TR1300A but with a different display. I don't think it's a clone. Note that Quick has multiple regional websites with different list of models. Also they have poor search optimization, so rarely appear in search results.

[thm_w]

Union and phonefix are selling it, so I'm sure its legit: https://www.unionrepair.com/quick-861-pro-lead-free-smart-hot-air-desoldering-station.html

We already have an existing thread here: https://www.eevblog.com/forum/reviews/quick-861pro-1300w-voice-commands/

[EEVblog]

Quick are sending me one of these. I haven't heard of any fakes?

[DaneLaw]

then is seems this "quick 861 pro" is a chinese made model, only copying the original quick models
if it is not available on reputable sellers like eleshop, then it's certainly not genuine !
at around the same price (look at other models of quick on eleshop) I wouldn't buy out of europe...

Where do you think Quick is from??
I was under the presumption that Quick is a Chinese company with more than 3 decades on its back, and these days one of the biggest soldering tool-companies in China, if not the biggest.

So no real worries in the fact that a Chinese company is also getting their products made in China .. Its more or less the norm when it comes to Chinese products as they optain a lot of system-headwind from staying regional  .. Chinese companies tend not to outsource production, as we love to do here in the West, like there is no tomorrow.