Your Apple computer is Made in xxx?

[imac_japan]

Where ever the product was assembled, it undergoes Apple's quality control.

Well, Look at Apple's record recently !! Bad Ipods, Bad Powerbooks, Bad Ibooks !!

What quality ??? What control ?

 

[weg]

Where are Apple computers Made in. I am in process of making my final decision to buy PB 15'. I always try to buy goods made in good old USA even though they may cost me more and as far as possible try to avoid buying anything made in China.

Then you'd better avoid Apple products.. Apple is a customer of Quanta (http://www.quanta.com.tw) (located in Taiwan/China), as well as Acer, Benq, Dell, Fujitsu-Siemens, Gateway, HP, IBM, NEC, Sony and Toshiba.

 

[Doraemon]

Sorry if I offended you. Actually I was just comparing products made from Taiwan. I don't mean all products made outside the US are poorer quality,etc.

NP.

Well, Look at Apple's record recently !! Bad Ipods, Bad Powerbooks, Bad Ibooks !!

What quality ??? What control ?

Apple's quality control is truly not doing the best job at the moment. But that's the fault of Apple's quality control and not of the manufacturers, because faulty products are produced everywhere all the time. The question is, whether they are sorted out before they are sold.

 

[whooleytoo]

i suppose that way you are less likely to be supporting slave labour.

I'm sure they're quite happy to have the jobs, and the money.

I experienced this first-hand, working in Apple in Cork as they moved a lot of manufacturing and testing work there to save money (wages are a lot lower here than in Silicon Valley).

After a few years, Ireland has become more expensive, so they moved on most of the manufacturing to Taiwan where it's cheaper. No one was too happy about it here, but it's hardly surprising. We did benefit enormously from Apple, and many people still do. The US's loss was Ireland's gain.. Ireland's loss was Taiwan's gain.. Taiwan's loss will be...

 

[orbital~debris]

My iMac (a G3, 400 MHz, DV model in purple) says "I was assembled in Korea" on it's underside.

No particular significance - just thought it was interesting! (No-one seems to have mentioned Korea so far - do Apple still assemble/manufacture there?).

 

[zami]

733 Quicksilver made in the Peopl.. No the Capitalist Bosses' Republic of Ireland. So count yourselves lucky if you have something made in Taiwan or Korea.

 

[latergator116]

I belive now, the only two places they make computers are Taiwan and the US. The eMac I am sitting in front of now says "Assembled in USA". I am sure they are constantly changing the country of manufacturing though.

 

[idkew]

it may mean cheaper goods for us but it also means lower wages for the workers in other countries, so we are not 'all' better off

and these people would be employed how? a low wage in your eyes might mean food on the table and a good life for someone else. it doesn't take $25,000+ to live in most countries.

 

[mrjamin]

i suppose that way you are less likely to be supporting slave labour. Mine from the Apple UK store is made in the Chezch Republic (can never spell that)

uhm, are you sure?? i thought they were all made in taiwan (mine was, i'm in the UK)

...and its "czech republic"