Mea culpa. My understanding was that they were offering it as an option. Hack out my comments about them offering it as an option and I still see that as a win-win. If a consumer doesn't want to purchase a light with a house brand driver, that's completely up to them.
"Of course I don't know if it's a POS driver, rebranded meanwell or a better product. That's just it, I have no idea and don't want to be the guinea pig." I understand that completely and that doesn't sway me from giving them credit for making a lower cost product. When I checked the web site this AM, I didn't see any mention of the driver. Of course, I might have skipped right over it.
"I also don't like how they just shipped a light with the house brand driver and said nothing. I think if a company changes a major component on an existing product it needs to be listed somewhere noticable. Grow light depot didn't know this either and they still a ton of lights so there listing is totally misleading."
If the product description states that it's a MeanWell, you should get a MeanWell. Unless there's a caveat in the fine print that they can substitute piece parts then they're moving into "bait and switch", which is illegal.
