I believe a lot of people purchase from AE because they simply don't know any better - or are in a country outside the US where options are still very limited because of import duties. Many also have misconceptions about how HIK works and believe that because it does't say HIKVision on the mud ring then it isn't HIK. When you can pick up "most" cameras here stateside in private label form with warranty for only around $10 more per camera I don't understand why going with a china region camera. Regardless of the past "positive" experiences, why? Most likely a 10 savings and a few weeks wait time really isn't "worth" saving that $10. Maybe because I don't live in poverty I don't overly worry about $10, but then again I don't believe anyone buying IPCameras lives in "poverty" so... Some of it is also I think people are afraid of change - if they have gotten comfortable with china region cameras and AE they feel they have no reason to change - thats also fine. Bottom line - to each there own and most users that select one over the other have plenty of reasons for it and those reasons don't make to much sense to the other side