Just trying to see if there is a regional pattern (ie. if only Southwest-U.S. stores are getting the U.S. ones, or if only Apple Stores have U.S. ones while resellers get Chinese, etc.).
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Is your Mac "Assembled in USA"
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Just trying to see if there is a regional pattern (ie. if only Southwest-U.S. stores are getting the U.S. ones, or if only Apple Stores have U.S. ones while resellers get Chinese, etc.).
I just got a notice that my 21' is on its way from Shanghai, China. It is the upgraded 21" with fusion drive and was a BTO. Perhaps that's why China. It's due in by the 12th.
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So if Apple is just screwing together all Chinese parts as you implied, then they are in violation of the FTC's rules on using "Assembled in USA".
One of the first things I checked was where it was assembled.
I was so surprised to find that it was assembled in Jamaica.
No just kidding, it wasn't assembled in Jamaica...strangely enough it says assembled in Ireland :S
Not USA, not China, but Ireland
I was so surprised to find that it was assembled in Jamaica.
No just kidding, it wasn't assembled in Jamaica...strangely enough it says assembled in Ireland :S
Not USA, not China, but Ireland
Assembled in Ireland...
Ireland has lower corporation tax than many other places in (e.g.) Europe.
So if Apple do profitable operations in Ireland, they can pay this lower tax to Ireland and then not have to pay tax on those profits in your home country. The taxed profits then go back to Apple USA without being taxed again.
Where the product is produced in one country and sold in another, one might ask how much of the profits are from production (in Ireland) and how much from sale (in e.g. UK). This issue is currently a political "hot potato" in UK with companies like Starbucks, Amazon and Google.
The other issue as to where you do the operations is speed of response if it is a build-to-order or very new product (which might need last-minute changes). You don't want to wait 3 months for the thing to arrive on a "slow boat from China" from placing your order, and you don't want to pay air freight.
One of the first things I checked was where it was assembled.
I was so surprised to find that it was assembled in Jamaica.
No just kidding, it wasn't assembled in Jamaica...strangely enough it says assembled in Ireland :S
Not USA, not China, but Ireland
Ireland has lower corporation tax than many other places in (e.g.) Europe.
So if Apple do profitable operations in Ireland, they can pay this lower tax to Ireland and then not have to pay tax on those profits in your home country. The taxed profits then go back to Apple USA without being taxed again.
Where the product is produced in one country and sold in another, one might ask how much of the profits are from production (in Ireland) and how much from sale (in e.g. UK). This issue is currently a political "hot potato" in UK with companies like Starbucks, Amazon and Google.
The other issue as to where you do the operations is speed of response if it is a build-to-order or very new product (which might need last-minute changes). You don't want to wait 3 months for the thing to arrive on a "slow boat from China" from placing your order, and you don't want to pay air freight.
One of the first things I checked was where it was assembled (...) strangely enough it says assembled in Ireland :S
Not USA, not China, but Ireland
Does Apple have an official policy regarding assembly workers and alcohol use.
My Chinese-assembled iMac is working flawlessly after two days of use. I must say that times are a little slow though (21.5 base model).
I just received my 21.5" imac yesterday, and it is Assembled in USA. I ordered it online, and it shipped from CA (Newark, CA).
I ordered the base $1299 model and upped it to 16 gb of memory, plus pages. Not sure if adding memory made the difference.
The picture is from the box, just below the serial numbers.
Cheers!
I ordered the base $1299 model and upped it to 16 gb of memory, plus pages. Not sure if adding memory made the difference.
The picture is from the box, just below the serial numbers.
Cheers!
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Apple probably has as many lawyers as designers, so I'm sure it creatively satisfies (dodges?) all laws that may apply.