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How Much Are You Paying For A Nameplate?

Posted by timothy on from the generic-equivalency dept.

Matey-O writes: "I realize most of you built your systems youself (with mad overclocking style) but if you've purchased a fully built system receintly from Compaq, Dell, HP or Apple, you may have a computer built by Quanta, a very quiet, very successful Taiwanese manufacturing company. NY times article here." (This is true at least of notebooks.)

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  1. Wow.... by penguin_nipple · · Score: 5, Funny
    "Mr. Lam runs more than just a crack assembly line."

    ...boy would I love some more insight into that statement :)

  2. Re:Paying for the name by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 1, Funny
    BIOS is also written in house.


    Is that your final answer?

  3. How much for nameplate? by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 2, Funny

    About $5.00 . Bought one for each of my computers.

    www.linuxjewellery.com

  4. Re:NY Times Login by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 1, Funny

    or imadirtyhippyleech:imadirtyhippyleech

  5. Re:Stop using the word MOBO by llamalicious · · Score: 2, Funny

    Better that than my family members who insist on calling the whole computer the hard drive.