That is true, I ordered a similar socket from them and it is a
counterfeit. Although it is an Australian Company they ship from
Thailand. Their prices are okay but shipping charges are good.
Initially they used to ship chips in Styrofoam pieces!!! I had to
convince them that Styrofoam is highly static !!!.

My 2 cents...


> I could swear that this one :
> http://www.futurlec.com/Sockets/ZIFU40.shtml
> is the same as those that I have a box of, and that has
> been verified by 3M as counterfeit. From the picture it has
> exactly the same design, including the area in the middle for
> the (3M) part number (following the the 3M numbering scheme,
> "nnn-nnnn", but with a number that never have been use on *any*
> true 3M part). They are definitly made to *look* as a real 3M parts.



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