Quality Chinese alternatives · no knockoffs
Quick is a Chinese brand. Here are its peers:
Hoto is a Shanghai-based, design-focused tool brand founded in 2016 whose first product was a precision screwdriver set. A 2024 comparison found its electric precision kit well built with S2 steel bits, though iFixit's kit offers more bits and a lifetime warranty.
Miniware, the tool brand of Guangzhou e-Design, makes the TS101 and TS80P portable soldering irons and the MHP30 hot plate, all supported by the open-source IronOS firmware. Hackaday found its earlier TS100 good enough for serious hobby work at a low weight and price.
Hong Kong-based Pine64 makes the Pinecil, an open-source USB-C soldering iron running the IronOS firmware. Hackaday called it the state of the art for handheld irons, and the IronOS project lists the Pinecil V2 as its recommended device.
Guangdong Sequre Technology, based in Dongguan, makes the S60, S60P and S99 USB-C soldering irons, which use JBC C210-compatible tips. All three are supported by the open-source IronOS firmware.
UNI-T (Uni-Trend Technology), founded in 1988 and headquartered in Dongguan, is a listed test and measurement maker. Its UT61E meters are EEVblog favourites, and independent testing found the UT61E accurate within spec, though its current ranges have a high burden voltage.