I can't see why anyone thinks that IBM quality will fail now that Lenovo have taken over the Thinkpad business.
IBM have been building Thinkpads in China for years, through a JV with a Chinese company. Shoddy manufacturing is usually the result of a lack in standards & systems. Some China factories are good, some are bad, the improvements over the last 10 years have been staggering. Thety are starting to produce some high quality items at low prices.
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I can't see why anyone thinks that IBM quality will fail now that Lenovo have taken over the Thinkpad business. IBM have been building Thinkpads in China for years, through a JV with a Chinese company. Shoddy manufacturing is usually the result of a lack in standards & systems. Some China factories are good, some are bad, the improvements over the last 10 years have been staggering. Thety are starting to produce some high quality items at low prices.