Previously Out-of-Favor Apple Supplier Wins New MacBook Air Orders

[MacRumors]

Apple has reportedly added a third contract manufacturer to its MacBook supply chain that will primarily handle assembly orders for the new MacBook Air (via DigiTimes).

China-based Wingtech Technology is said to have won the orders for Apple's just-announced new Mac model. The company joins Quanta Computer and Foxconn in what is now a trio of firms in Apple's MacBook supply chain.

Wingtech was previously said to have fallen out of favor with Apple due to manufacturing poor quality products. According to Chinese media reports in May, Wingtech was delisted by Apple from its front-facing camera module supply chain because of the flawed output, a rumor the supplier has dismissed.

Apple at WWDC 2022 announced the next-generation MacBook Air with an all-new M2 chip, a redesigned unibody enclosure, a brighter display with a notch, new color options like Starlight and Midnight, MagSafe charging, a 1080p camera, and more.

The new MacBook Air will be available next month, but no specific date has been provided by Apple. Pricing will start at $1,199 in the United States, and the previous-generation MacBook Air with the M1 chip will remain available for $999.

Article Link: Previously Out-of-Favor Apple Supplier Wins New MacBook Air Orders

 

[Shirasaki]

How bad the delay would be this time then? I suspect the back order of MacBook Pro 14“ 16” is still strong.
Heard something happens again. I doubt the delay won’t go any better.

 

[WiiDSmoker]

Lol good luck to anyone who gets their new expensive computer from Wingdingtech

 

[gigapocket1]

Lol well, apple had to do something to get there products on the shelf

 

[Sheepish-Lord]

If it’s one thing I’ve learned in manufacturing it’s lowest bidder wins and since these aren’t “pro” machines any issues will fall on deaf ears.

*See iPad Mini 6

 

[einsteinbqat]

And I suppose that you cannot know where the MBA was assembled.

 

[Chester Stone]

new color options like Starlight and Midnight

No, the new color is really only Midnight. Not "color options like Starlight and Midnight."

Get it right.🤦🏻‍🤦🏿‍♂️ If you give two examples and add the word "like," you make readers think there are more, like the rumored iMac colors: purple, green, light blue, & pink.

 

[calstanford]

The more expensive the Macs get the cheaper the suppliers get

 

[calstanford]

No, the new color is really only Midnight. Not "color options like Starlight and Midnight."

Get it right.🤦🏻‍🤦🏿‍♂️ If you give two examples and add the word "like," you make readers think there are more, like the rumored iMac colors: purple, green, light blue, & pink.

How the f was there Starlight before?
The Rose Gold looks completely different.

 

[yabeweb]

Higher price + lower quality = higher margins²

 

[robd003]

I really wish Apple would do more to diversify out of China. Manufacturing in a single country is a risk, not a feature.

 

[44267547]

And I suppose that you cannot know where the MBA was assembled.

You wouldn’t know without decoding the serial number.

But at this point with the way things are with supplier relations and demand, especially for those who want one, who cares?

 

[ilikewhey]

so....anyone on here gonna protest and boycott because its from china and not india or vietnam? lol

 

[contacos]

at this point I almost could fly to the US to buy a MacBook Air and still save money. The Dollar to Euro ratio has gone crazy. I remember the days when they just replaced the $ with a € sign and people were already complaining.

 

[solarmon]

No, the new color is really only Midnight. Not "color options like Starlight and Midnight."

Get it right.🤦🏻‍🤦🏿‍♂️ If you give two examples and add the word "like," you make readers think there are more, like the rumored iMac colors: purple, green, light blue, & pink.

Chester, you’re like, really picky.

 

[Krypton Deer]

at this point I almost could fly to the US to buy a MacBook Air and still save money. The Dollar to Euro ratio has gone crazy. I remember the days when they just replaced the $ with a € sign and people were already complaining.

How’s the demand side looking? Is it still impossible to find M1 Max in Euro? I’d be hesitant to buy at € pricing myself tbh.

 

[contacos]

How’s the demand side looking? Is it still impossible to find M1 Max in Euro? I’d be hesitant to buy at € pricing myself tbh.

When I checked last week, the base model was not available until the end of August (Germany). Not sure how much is demand VS global crisis tbh

 

[Corsig]

Yeah this doesn’t give me confidence at all with this one. No thanks

 

[Le0M]

1200 dollars?? Lucky you!!
Here in Italy is like 1650 dollars (after taxes).

 

[JM]

No, the new color is really only Midnight. Not "color options like Starlight and Midnight."

Get it right.🤦🏻‍🤦🏿‍♂️ If you give two examples and add the word "like," you make readers think there are more, like the rumored iMac colors: purple, green, light blue, & pink.

Like, cowabunga: lighten up dude!

Have some pizza.

 

[syklee26]

This is why I never liked Tim Cook. At least Jobs wanted premium dollars for premium products. Tim is just milking Apple loyalty as much as possible and squeezing every ounce of profit margin.

Tim's only expertise is squeezing profits; he has never shown real interest in anything else.

 

[diamond.g]

1200 dollars?? Lucky you!!
Here in Italy is like 1650 dollars (after taxes).

US prices don't include taxes, which vary by state/county/city

 

[FightTheFuture]

This is why I never liked Tim Cook. At least Jobs wanted premium dollars for premium products. Tim is just milking Apple loyalty as much as possible and squeezing every ounce of profit margin.

Tim's only expertise is squeezing profits; he has never shown real interest in anything else.

The original MacBook Air (2008) cost $1,799 at its base configuration.

 

[JM]

This is why I never liked Tim Cook. At least Jobs wanted premium dollars for premium products. Tim is just milking Apple loyalty as much as possible and squeezing every ounce of profit margin.

Tim's only expertise is squeezing profits; he has never shown real interest in anything else.

I had a very weird dream of Cook doing some local news channel piece where he was doing the usual talking about products, and there were around ten or twelve school-aged children standing around him while he talked to the camera.

Then some kid music started playing and the kids all started dancing. Then Tim started dancing, too, for the optics of the news piece.

I was just standing off to the side wondering why on earth he was humoring the kids by dancing with them.

Oh, M2 macs made in a Wing Factory? Ummm… well, I don’t have much confidence in a vendor who just recently failed quality control; coupled with knowledge of current events of high lead times, it’s hard not to believe the standards have been lowered to allow for more manufacturing partners.

Yah want Apple’s best? I’d say buy Apple’s best. That other junk it’ll be a lottery to have no issues.

 

[citysnaps]

The more expensive the Macs get the cheaper the suppliers get

You have a credible source, right?