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'Brick' Refers to the MacBook Manufacturing Process
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Macs made in Ireland?
Hmm, sounds interesting.
Macs (some of them) used to be made in Ireland. Cork I believe, so they would be going back if this is true.
No it would be:
Designed in California
Made in Ireland
No more made in China! China is taking control over everything made in the world.
No it would be:
Designed in California
Made in Ireland
No more made in China! China is taking control over everything made in the world.
It's just an opinion but it does go hand in hand with the subject matter of this discussion
Macs made in Ireland?
Hmm, sounds interesting.
Doesn't a "Mac" sound more Scottish than Irish?
That's what I was thinking... Maybe humans won't play a big role in the manufacturing process.
I'm quite excited for the update... I hope it's a thick MacBook Air with an optical drive.
The October 14th MacBook will probably not use Montevina but a custom Nvidia chip-set with an Intel CPU.
I have the same doubts.
The article said Apple's own manufacturing process, meaning Apple was going to be able to produce their laptops using the process they're after rather than using whatever process Foxconn and Quanta was capable of doing, which is essentially putting parts together using really standard techniques that they can use to build computers for Asus, Sony, Dell, etc.
This DOES NOT imply that these laptops will be made in America.
If anything, I expect these laptops to be made in Taiwan or China, but in Apple's own manufacturing plant. It would allow for manufacturing techniques that Apple couldn't get by simply hiring Foxconn and Quanta. Perhaps they want a bit more control over their own destiny, tired of letting someone else be in control of quality control.
Really can't see them manufacturing in the USA. It wouldn't make any sense, they would save money with the new process and then spend more on manufacture.
The chinese are much better at making stuff than americans anyway. Are there actually any products (apart from american cars, and they are not exactly a good advert for quality) made from scratch in the USA?
The chinese are much better at making stuff than americans anyway. Are there actually any products (apart from american cars, and they are not exactly a good advert for quality) made from scratch in the USA?
With the cost of energy going up in general, manufacturing is beginning to trickle back to the U.S. It's already happening in the lumber industry where Canada and Northern U.S. used to ship raw, unprocessed logs overseas only to have them ship it back in finished form. It's no longer cost-effective to do that. So we may not see that much of a price-increase compared to having it done overseas.
I hope this is a sign of things to come. Considering the total crap coming out of China, perhaps the "Made in the U.S.A." moniker can make a glorious comeback and have it mean something like it used to in the "old days".
I try avoiding buying anything from China. It's very difficult to do (especially electronics) but I find that in the long run, it's more expensive to "buy cheap" since the quality is so poor that I end up having to repurchase a more durable and more expensive "local" part that rarely needs replacement. Considering one's time spent (and gas to travel) to deal with flimsy chinese-parts, the local U.S. products begin to look much more like a bargain since I can buy it and forget it. Plus, it keeps American workers working and keeps the money here instead of being shipped to some overseas company.
lawlz.
HaHa... it's too bad I requested my macbook to be replaced today because of defects... If I had just waited that extra week.. who knows
Did the article said made in USA? Apple could have its own plant anywhere in the world.
This will be cool......hardware as solid as the OS (well as solid as 10.4 at least
This process looks like at least some of the issues are being addressed ie : quality control .....well done Apple
No higher , this will cut costs further an further , all off cuts re used , in house manufacturing is the way to get total control .....thank goodness ....I'm expecting good SOLID Macs at decent prices
Sharks with freaking laser beams on their heads!
Somehow, I do not see Apple carving out a case from a solid lump of aluminium, far too expensive and wasteful.
off cuts ? , recycled . see below .
Question for the engineers:
So all the excess material, the "shavings" could then be collected, re-melted (re-smelted?) allowing for an 0% waste, 100% Green environmentally friendly process no?
WOW!
This really is something if it's true , I am so shocked by this , if Apple really are taking control , QC should surely go up and up ....way to go Apple
planes, cars(wake up call GM and Ford at least improved their quality and other manufactures build cars in the US), and military equipment.
Most cars sold in the USA have their final assembly in the USA. Honda builds 60% of their USA cars in Ohio, BMW has a plant in North Carolina, and I believe VW does as well. I think Toyota has a plant in Michigan.