Non-Chinese Laptops?

Question

Are there any good laptop options out there not manufactured in China? Even brands like System 76 fail this test. Looking for suggestions for devices made in the EU, USA, Canada, Japan, etc.

cpach · Accepted Answer

According to this comment from 2023, most laptops are made by Taiwanese companies: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=36651016I don&rsquo;t know for sure, but if I read that comment correctly, those six companies are turnkey suppliers for the large computer brands.

Spooky23 · Answer

Dell 5400 series devices are made in Vietnam. You too can own a mediocre corporate laptop.

onecommentman · Answer

Sony Vaio?&ldquo;Proudly Made In Japan. VAIO, and authentically Japanese manufacturer, can boast of in-house design, manufacturing and support teams. Our level of commitment to Japanese technology and aesthetics that is a hallmark of VAIO&rsquo;s craftsmanship.&rdquo;https://us.vaio.com/pages/why-vaio

solardev · Answer

I wonder if government procurement/compliance rules might help here? For example the military has a Trusted Supplier program for chips: https://www.acq.osd.mil/asds/dmea/tapo/trusted-supplier-prog...There's also a government shopping site for approved "MAS IT Schedule 70" desktops and laptops: https://www.gsaadvantage.gov/advantage/ws/search/gss_search and some of those say "Made in the USA", but I'm not sure of the extent of vetting they do of those component parts. They're mostly Dell and HP machines, but those vendors might have special pipelines for getting those special USA machines...? Not sure.

romerocarlos · Answer

Maybe you should see the Starlabs laptops, they are assembled, imaged and programmed in the UK. https://starlabs.systems/

runjake · Answer

I'd think that the Apple MacBook supply chain, for better or worse, is about the best and most widely-inspected platform.A potential downside might be that you're limited to macOS or Linux only.

LargoLasskhyfv · Answer

Maybe https://dynabook.com/global/en/index.html ?Though they seem old and overpriced. Not much left of Toshibas former glory. (For some models only anyway)edit: https://us.dynabook.com/

throwaway51081 · Answer

What about the brands that use Taiwanese ODM manufacturers like Foxconn? I think Asus is one of them. Or Samsung made in Korea.

krasin · Answer

Fujitsu sells 'Made in Japan' laptops. One place to buy them is Amazon Japan. For example, this one: https://www.amazon.co.jp/Official-LIFEBOOK-WU-X-H1-AZ_WUXH1_...

pestatije · Answer

Asus and Acer, manufactured by Quanta, Compal, Wistron, Inventec, Pegatron, and Foxconn

Non-Chinese Laptops?

Are there any good laptop options out there not manufactured in China? Even brands like System 76 fail this test. Looking for suggestions for devices made in the EU, USA, Canada, Japan, etc.

According to this comment from 2023, most laptops are made by Taiwanese companies: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=36651016
I don’t know for sure, but if I read that comment correctly, those six companies are turnkey suppliers for the large computer brands.

Dell 5400 series devices are made in Vietnam. You too can own a mediocre corporate laptop.

Sony Vaio?
“Proudly Made In Japan. VAIO, and authentically Japanese manufacturer, can boast of in-house design, manufacturing and support teams. Our level of commitment to Japanese technology and aesthetics that is a hallmark of VAIO’s craftsmanship.”
https://us.vaio.com/pages/why-vaio

Maybe you should see the Starlabs laptops, they are assembled, imaged and programmed in the UK. https://starlabs.systems/

I'd think that the Apple MacBook supply chain, for better or worse, is about the best and most widely-inspected platform.
A potential downside might be that you're limited to macOS or Linux only.

Maybe https://dynabook.com/global/en/index.html ?
Though they seem old and overpriced. Not much left of Toshibas former glory. (For some models only anyway)
edit: https://us.dynabook.com/

What about the brands that use Taiwanese ODM manufacturers like Foxconn? I think Asus is one of them. Or Samsung made in Korea.

Fujitsu sells 'Made in Japan' laptops. One place to buy them is Amazon Japan. For example, this one: https://www.amazon.co.jp/Official-LIFEBOOK-WU-X-H1-AZ_WUXH1_...

Asus and Acer, manufactured by Quanta, Compal, Wistron, Inventec, Pegatron, and Foxconn