Here's What Apple's Annual Report Says About Where Products Are Assembled
"Final assembly of products sold by the Company is conducted in the Company's manufacturing facilities in Sacramento, California, Cork, Ireland, and Singapore and by external vendors in Taiwan, Korea, Mexico, the People's Republic of China, and the Czech Republic. Currently, many components of the Company's products and final asssembly of all of the Company's portable products including PowerBooks, iBooks, and the iPod is performed by third-party vendors in Taiwan. "
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J :cool:
<strong>So?</strong><hr></blockquote>
So, I don't know what MacsRGood4U's point was, but it kind of disturbs me that some of Apple's products are built in China. They don't exactly have a beautiful human rights record...
<strong>Every once in a while people ask where certain Apple products are manufactured. The point is, here's the answer. OK? OK. </strong><hr></blockquote>
Aaaah I see. So now we post answers in anticipation of questions rather than the other way round? Interesting....
J :cool:
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So, I don't know what MacsRGood4U's point was, but it kind of disturbs me that some of Apple's products are built in China. They don't exactly have a beautiful human rights record...</strong><hr></blockquote>
Nor does the USA. China also has a lower crime rate and fewer murders a year. If you consider the right to live a human right, perhaps China's human rights record is a bit better than ours?
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So, I don't know what MacsRGood4U's point was, but it kind of disturbs me that some of Apple's products are built in China. They don't exactly have a beautiful human rights record...</strong><hr></blockquote>
It would be more surprising if Apple didn't have some of their products made in China. I think it'd be rare to find such a company.
J :cool:
From time to time posters have questioned where Apple makes their computers and who makes them. I didnt anticipate anyone as this question comes up a lot. I just quoted the official source since so many people here post incorrect answers. Shame on me I guess.
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<strong>The biggest problem with products made in China is quality control. I assume the PowerMacs are assembled in California, the iMacs in Taiwan. I'm guessing perhaps the mice and keyboards are made in China?</strong><hr></blockquote>
My Pro Keyboard says Made in Malaysia.
J :cool:
Wait, weren't those wiped out by GATT and the WTO?
All of my keyboards were assembled in Malaysia.
And this is not a stab at Cork, but I don't see how quality control of products made by cheap labor in Ireland is better than that of products made by cheap labor in China or the Czech Republic.
I certainly can't remember any reports iMacs made in Mexico were failing more than iMacs made in California.
We should expect iBooks to be made in China in next few years.
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Its mainly the management than the labor that affects the quality control. China just happens to be a place to build things as cheaply as possible. Moving manufacturing from Taiwan to China is NOT a good thing since Taiwan is a stable manufacturing country with a good track record, China is not. Perhaps in a few years, but then of course the labor costs will go up and the greedy bastards will try to find a cheaper place for labor. Thats the way it goes nowadays. Malaysia is the site of a HP plant thats world renowned for quality control. HP just opened up a plant in China to build its less expensive printers. HP's warranties on their malaysian-built printers is one year. The warranty on their China-built printers is 90 days. Time will tell if that means anything....................
Its mainly the management than the labor that affects the quality control. China just happens to be a place to build things as cheaply as possible. Moving manufacturing from Taiwan to China is NOT a good thing since Taiwan is a stable manufacturing country with a good track record, China is not. Perhaps in a few years, but then of course the labor costs will go up and the greedy bastards will try to find a cheaper place for labor. Thats the way it goes nowadays. Malaysia is the site of a HP plant thats world renowned for quality control. HP just opened up a plant in China to build its less expensive printers. HP's warranties on their malaysian-built printers is one year. The warranty on their China-built printers is 90 days. Time will tell if that means anything....................<hr></blockquote>
Yeah, compare the top-end printers bottom-end printers. Good idea.
And despite being part of the Commonwealth, Malaysia has an abominable human rights record compared with China. Why don't you search Google for "slave labor" and Malaysia? Heck, slave labor in Malaysia was even part of the Zoolander movie plot.