I don’t quite understand aliexpress. The Trimui Brick is nearly half the price on Amazon and $20 cheaper than other sites. The reaction from people is: ignore the shipping window. you might get it within 89 days. if you do, it could be a broken light bulb.
Never used Ali Express myself, but have seen the horror stories with proof. People really have gotten some random garbage instead of what they ordered.
Speaking of Amazon, the replacement Brick I ordered still isn't here yet. Meanwhile there's now Prime delivery options. Oh well, should still be here this week.
May just spend extra to get it for upcoming flights. Even if I ordered the Retroid 5 on the site, it’s questionable if it’ll arrive within a week. Checking, the shipping here is the same as shipping cost around Tokyo. So I’ll take back a spare SD and card reader. Figure it out later.
You can check the stock on Retroid's site here:
https://www.goretroid.com/pages/delivery-dashboardPreviously, people had to wait some time to get their RP5s, but they're all caught up. Right now, everything is in stock and ready to ship- given your location, if there's DHL or similarly-faster delivery option available I'm sure you could get one in 2-4 days.