How Much Are You Paying For A Nameplate?

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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Sounds like laptops only to me...

[Peyna]

From what I read in the article, it sounds like they really only supply laptops for these companies.

The article also mentions some other interesting things, such as how Dell's success with notebooks depends on Quanta's efficiency in production.

I would like to point out that the article states that Dell popularized the concept of just-in-time manufacturing. Maybe in the realm of computers, but they've been doing that elsewhere (such as the auto industry) for many many years.