hehe, They from China ?, if so no thanks.

Next they'll be including free test kits...

AsRockhehe, They from China ?, if so no thanks.

Yes, it's from China. Made by BYD, a car manufacture, also Huawei's OEM.

Cool. Too bad its just virtue signaling. Those masks wont stop corona. You need a N95 to make a significant dent in coronavirus exposure, a P100 for best results for civilians. A bandanna will do just as much as a surgical mask will.

And given the masks, test kits, and other PPE China has been shipping out has repeatedly proven to be worthless at best and infected with corona at worst, yeah, I wouldnt chance these things.

This is pretty timely. I actually need a mask and they are pretty much out in my area so this would actually be pretty helpful to me right now. If only Newegg had given useful freebies with all of my past orders .

TheinsanegamerNCool. Too bad its just virtue signaling. Those masks wont stop corona. You need a N95 to make a significant dent in coronavirus exposure, a P100 for best results for civilians. A bandanna will do just as much as a surgical mask will.

And given the masks, test kits, and other PPE China has been shipping out has repeatedly proven to be worthless at best and infected with corona at worst, yeah, I wouldnt chance these things.

Got a link or did you just make up the part about China shipping Corona infected masks?

AsRockhehe, They from China ?, if so no thanks.

The electronics are, so... I mean if you already crossed that bridge by ordering electronics now you are being picky in a weird spot.

TheinsanegamerNThose masks wont stop corona.

They are better than going out bare is the consensus right now.

R-T-BThe electronics are, so... I mean if you already crossed that bridge by ordering electronics now you are being picky in a weird spot.



They are better than going out bare is the consensus right now.

They offer peace of mind and that's it. Any mask that doesn't form a seal around the nose and mouth leaves gaps. Air like water, and electrons follow the path of least resistance e.g. those gaps, therefore those mask provide little to zero protection against airborne pathogens.

What a great PR move. Most places with spare inventory donate them to hospitals. I assume these are junk then, so this is a twofer.

ymbajaGot a link or did you just make up the part about China shipping Corona infected masks?

Sorry, not the masks. The components for the test kits were infected:
archive.li/A6yHp#selection-1705.0-1756.0
600K masks from China were recalled for being defective:
archive.vn/r5gDd
The test kits China was supplying were defective:
archive.vn/zW7Sx

These all came after China made a big deal on the world stage about "helping the rest of the world deal with coronavirus", this stuff was coming from the same factories that, for years, have been making these things without issue. Curious timing.

I'll keep looking for other articles, I remember other shipments from other European countries being affected by this, but I'm having trouble finding the articles. I wouldnt trust any PPE, whether it be gloves, maks, ece or testing equipment of any kind from china right now (or ever, but thats a tale for a different thread).

R-T-BThe electronics are, so... I mean if you already crossed that bridge by ordering electronics now you are being picky in a weird spot.

I mean it's not like virtually smuggling PPE from other countries & then selling them at nearly 10x the markup, not mine but Gov. Cuomo's words, is comparable, is it?
Not to mention lying through their teeth about human to human transmission for at least a good month or so!

Any way since this thread is gonna go the usual way might as well put it here ~

Coronavirus: China stockpiled more than 2 billion masks and

Whistleblower saw TONNES of facemasks being packed for China

So much fking idiots. Yeah right fight other human because it is cool. Meanwhile the virus don't give a fking shit what flag you wave. You are all just fking meat and breeding ground for more virus. All the scientists, doctors and nurses risking their lives to stop the disease from spreading and here we have nut cases keep making BS claims

And you know what China doesn't give a shit about you too, at best you're $$$ to them & worst a Guinea pig so keep your BS to yourself.
Enough of this holier than thou attitude from you :rolleyes:

You've got an issue with other opinions, report them & Mods will decide, not you!

Basically, masks like this are to keep infection in, not keep it out.

Surgical masks are to help prevent the person wearing them from spreading any infection they might have to someone else. If s surgeon coughs during surgery, the mask catches what comes out of their mouth so it doesn't go into the patient. Yes, the argument can be made that some will get out around the mask since it doesn't seal, but it really doesn't, the mask does a good job of catching the cough or sneeze.

R-T-BThe electronics are, so... I mean if you already crossed that bridge by ordering electronics now you are being picky in a weird spot.



They are better than going out bare is the consensus right now.

I i have ordered nothing new, and iif i had it would not of been from Newegg.


Than going without ?, you sure, you actually 100% sure that mask is not infected even before it gets to you. and these look like those dodgy things of ebay too.

Isn't Newegg owned by China now too ?, seems sup they trying to help a few people out in China to off load this crap.

AsRockIsn't Newegg owned by China now too ?

A Chinese company acquired them in 2016

TheinsanegamerNCool. Too bad its just virtue signaling. Those masks wont stop corona. You need a N95 to make a significant dent in coronavirus exposure, a P100 for best results for civilians. A bandanna will do just as much as a surgical mask will.

And given the masks, test kits, and other PPE China has been shipping out has repeatedly proven to be worthless at best and infected with corona at worst, yeah, I wouldnt chance these things.

You get angry smilies under your post even though you are 100% on the money. China managed to send us 600K face masks that were faulty. 'Woops'. And even today its still a known fact they keep the higher quality N95's for themselves. EVEN with excess production.

Its not rocket science either. We know China manufacturing quality is hit or miss and if you don't explicitly check your order, you will get ripped a new one. Hundreds of companies have experienced this, why would it be different when things are under pressure? Production lines have hastily been revamped into mask lines... what do we expect? Its the same thing as that emergency hospital in Wuhan where stuff collapsed due to shoddy construction... These things are not coincidental, its a side effect of the system this country has. The same side effect that kept this virus unknown to us for months even with information available in China. They can't even help themselves, its inherent to the command structure.

And obviously this is virtue signaling on Neweggs part, and IMO it is utterly disgusting. Creating false sense of security to drive sales. Blegh

xkm1948So much fking idiots. Yeah right fight other human because it is cool. Meanwhile the virus don't give a fking shit what flag you wave. You are all just fking meat and breeding ground for more virus. All the scientists, doctors and nurses risking their lives to stop the disease from spreading and here we have nut cases keep making BS claims

The virus doesn't care, but Xi does and there are more and more signs China is taking advantage of the situation right now. I'm all for a happy peaceful world where everyone hugs everyone, but its not the reality. Some of the claims are BS, correct, but some of them are also supported by evidence.

R-T-BThey are better than going out bare is the consensus right now.

The consensus of the US health institutions is not that face masks help, only the mouthpiece has said this under pressure. And neither is that anti malaria drug Trump was boasting about going to be of any use. He's got 29 million overpriced placebo pills right now. Virologists in the EU are still not sharing this consensus and we also know that the WHO is being pressured from China's end. And China really loves masks, too.

Will they help? In certain situations, perhaps. But with random people/masses wearing them and going about their business again? Its a direct ticket back into a new pandemic.

But hey, 'what have you got to lose'.
Its time you wake up. POTUS has failed miserably in this crisis and is already pretty much predicting and accepting hundreds of thousands of deaths, because then he can say in the near future 'he did great'. Its already what he is saying btw. And those 'face masks at least help a little bit' statements fall right in line. His 'What have you got to lose' statement says it all. That is what you say when you're out of options, or simply refusing to fix a problem. Political lies at the expense of lives, that is what this is, no more and no less.

The truth you DONT hear, is that domestic healthcare is in need of a serious change, along with a bunch of other social support systems and that the decentralized approach right now is a complete failure, too. Another truth you don't hear, is that a vast majority of the populace doesn't care if the bottom end of the ladder rots away and dies miserably, 'as long as its the other guy and not me'. Every man for himself. Make your own mask. Dig your own grave.

That is the context in which people are now advocating the use of masks.

AsRockseems sup they trying to help a few people out in China to off load this crap.

That logic only works if they are selling them. They're giving them away for free, so it's no different than whoever they are helping in your theory just throwing them in the dumpster.

newtekie1That logic only works if they are selling them. They're giving them away for free, so it's no different than whoever they are helping in your theory just throwing them in the dumpster.

These are not helping, they are pointless. Be better off using a scarf out of the wardrobe be a much better and safer too boot.

On another thought it's like hey look we have face masks for sale and their fore most will look for other ones meaning they would make money from it.

Still no love for Canada.

TotallyThey offer peace of mind and that's it.

AsRockThese are not helping, they are pointless.

As has been repeatedly stated, that is not the medical consensus, but it is the popular parrot-point.

Vayra86The consensus of the US health institutions is not that face masks help, only the mouthpiece has said this under pressure.

So you say. I've talked to actual doctors lately, a lot of them. They all state the same thing.

That said, any cloth'll due for that level of protection. It doesn't have to come from Newegg.

Vayra86Will they help? In certain situations, perhaps. But with random people/masses wearing them and going about their business again? Its a direct ticket back into a new pandemic.

No one is advising that. My state now requires a mask of some sort to shop for groceries even, though.

AsRockThan going without ?, you sure, you actually 100% sure that mask is not infected even before it gets to you. and these look like those dodgy things of ebay too.

You can't be sure of that with ANY mask right now. Even the states is a hotspot. Infected people go to work in states that don't offer sick leave. Who'd of thunk it?

TheinsanegamerNSorry, not the masks. The components for the test kits were infected:
archive.li/A6yHp#selection-1705.0-1756.0
600K masks from China were recalled for being defective:
archive.vn/r5gDd
The test kits China was supplying were defective:
archive.vn/zW7Sx

These all came after China made a big deal on the world stage about "helping the rest of the world deal with coronavirus", this stuff was coming from the same factories that, for years, have been making these things without issue. Curious timing.

I'll keep looking for other articles, I remember other shipments from other European countries being affected by this, but I'm having trouble finding the articles. I wouldnt trust any PPE, whether it be gloves, maks, ece or testing equipment of any kind from china right now (or ever, but thats a tale for a different thread).

Thanks. Funny it flys in the face of what we are being told about the virus being unlikely to survive shipping. It’s possible it wasn’t viable or the kits had been refrigerated but still...

R-T-BAs has been repeatedly stated, that is not the medical consensus, but it is the popular parrot-point.

How is it not the medical consensus and a popular parrot point when it was stated by the WHO.

"There is no specific evidence to suggest that the wearing of masks by the mass population has any potential benefit."

so called parrot-point

In fact, there's some evidence to suggest the opposite in the misuse of wearing a mask properly or fitting it properly

Referring to mask contamination e.g. taking a clean mask off, setting it on a contaminated surface then putting the now contaminated mask back on

If you are referring to "not the medical consensus" as the fact that medical professionals wear masks when performing their duties that is SOP, pandemic or not that doesn't change.

You can go back and forth all day about the necessity and qualities of varying masks, but doctors and nurses here in NYC are forced to wear the same mask for 60 hours...

Newegg should be giving these to hospitals, for free, not customers.

R-T-BAs has been repeatedly stated, that is not the medical consensus, but it is the popular parrot-point.



So you say. I've talked to actual doctors lately, a lot of them. They all state the same thing.

That said, any cloth'll due for that level of protection. It doesn't have to come from Newegg.



No one is advising that. My state now requires a mask of some sort to shop for groceries even, though.



You can't be sure of that with ANY mask right now. Even the states is a hotspot. Infected people go to work in states that don't offer sick leave. Who'd of thunk it?

You're giving a nice little summary of what panic looks like, that is what this is. You talked to doctors... great. But they are medical staff, and nobody in the world is denying their need for adequate protection. They work in a high risk environment - Corona is literally floating around in those ICUs. Not exactly the situation of everyone's day to day. In fact, if you believe doctors saying they really need them, you should be advocating every available mask to go to them instead of yourself. That is my logic, because I really can't save my own hide when I do get infected. I'll need that doctor.

I prefer sanity and fact based, well thought over decisions on my actions and do's and don'ts right now and I do believe it is important to actively combat the herd mentality moving into crazy land. I think you too, are smart enough to see commerce is desperate for new ways to make money off this pandemic. Newegg right here being a prime example. Do you realize this?

That is the backdrop of the whole mask discussion. Political and commercial gain. That applies to China and it being the largest salesman of masks and filters in the world. It applies to the US president who is completely and utterly mismanaging this and wants 'tools' to make you feel better so he gets re-elected and can tell the world how much he tried. It applies to economies the world over because everyone wants business as usual and maybe, just maybe, a mask may help us do so. And that in turn leads to increased risk. The mask is a placebo that might push us back into the workplace and massed events and does not fix any problems at all. The virus will still be there. It will still have a 3x infection rate. It will still push heavily on healthcare and risk groups. And it will still pose the exact same risk to your situation as it does today.