i think they might just be assembled here? the actual parts are made somewhere else?
aside from maybe the corvette.
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i think they might just be assembled here? the actual parts are made somewhere else?
aside from maybe the corvette.
This actually makes sense. Apple will create many jobs, become more environmentally friendly, and, if they wanted to use their cash reserves, could sell these for cheap to re-stimulate the economy. I can see it now: "Apple Saves US From Recession". Awesome.
Boeing aircraft, Coca-Cola syrup (but the finished product is bottled locally), and the Macintosh Operating System.
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It sounds cool. The one thing I don't get is how this is cheaper. How much does the plastic cost that MacBooks are currently encased in?
Hope we still have access to HDD and mem!
This sounds interesting, and I'm open to it, but I hope they are not just creating a giant iPod with an encased HDD, memory (and even battery!). I'd like them to make those parts MORE accessible, not less. "Giant block of aluminum" doesn't sound very accessible!
(maybe it's just a giant iPod touch -- no keyboard, just a big touch screen and an on button in a block of aluminum
This sounds interesting, and I'm open to it, but I hope they are not just creating a giant iPod with an encased HDD, memory (and even battery!). I'd like them to make those parts MORE accessible, not less. "Giant block of aluminum" doesn't sound very accessible!
(maybe it's just a giant iPod touch -- no keyboard, just a big touch screen and an on button in a block of aluminum
Sorry for the slight tongue in cheek comment, shoulda realised it was gonna wind some of you american peeps up a bit.
You see my point though, SE Asia is just more geared up for electronic manufacturing and assembly than the USA or any other western country come to think of it. So much more cost effective with the right core skills already in place.
You see my point though, SE Asia is just more geared up for electronic manufacturing and assembly than the USA or any other western country come to think of it. So much more cost effective with the right core skills already in place.
True, some parts are sourced else where, from what I have seen most GM and Ford products have at least 70% US/Canada parts content( the Aveo and Astra being notable exceptions).
How exciting. I have to ponder this.
Now, as an owner of an Air, and seeing how it's constructed by cutting a hole in the bottom to get the guts in there - how really is the Air much different than what's described? Air is a slab of metal really.
What a great company.
Now, as an owner of an Air, and seeing how it's constructed by cutting a hole in the bottom to get the guts in there - how really is the Air much different than what's described? Air is a slab of metal really.
What a great company.
Yah, all their headphones, cartridges and amps are built from scratch in the US&A and the assembly process is done by hand. With the exception of the iGrado that has its assembly process in China, although the drivers and all are made in the USA and are shipped to be assembled.
Victor
In theory yes, although China and Taiwan have pretty much caught up these days. Japan is obviously too expensive an option for non-japanese companies.
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L- how many American cars "of lesser quality" have you been driving London. Do you have a petrol pump in your garden, or have you been listening to Jeremy Clarkson (Top Gear)?
Great news
Carving out of one piece = less aluminum. If you bend it, then the aluminum needs the be thicker everywhere else (far thicker than it needs to be) so that it isn't dangerously thin at the bend point. Even then, the bend will still be relatively weak. Carved out of one piece, The curves are as solid as everywhere else, so you can use less aluminum in the places where there is not much danger for stress and damage, while not worrying that the curves will still be too weak. The shavings can easily be recycled (likely in the same factory), so nothing is lost.
Carving out of one piece = less aluminum. If you bend it, then the aluminum needs the be thicker everywhere else (far thicker than it needs to be) so that it isn't dangerously thin at the bend point. Even then, the bend will still be relatively weak. Carved out of one piece, The curves are as solid as everywhere else, so you can use less aluminum in the places where there is not much danger for stress and damage, while not worrying that the curves will still be too weak. The shavings can easily be recycled (likely in the same factory), so nothing is lost.