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Quanta to Produce Apple Netbook in 2009?

ElectronicPulp first pointed out on a Taiwan Headlines article that indicates that Quanta is expected to produce netbooks for Sony and Apple in 2009:

Leung noted netbook PCs will drive much of his company`s shipment growth in 2009. In addition to the orders from existing brand clients as Acer, Lenovo, Hewlett Packard and BenQ, Quanta is expected to add Sony and Apple as clients for the contract manufacture of netbook computers in 2009.

The reference is made without much significance, and so we wonder the "netbook" reference was intended to be used.

Netbooks typically refer to low-cost scaled down laptops that have recently been released by PC manufacturers using lower cost Atom processors. Apple has said they are not interested in the market at this time.

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41 months ago
An Apple but not Apple product?
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41 months ago
As soon as the iPhone nano is proven wrong, they'll be all over this...
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41 months ago

As soon as the iPhone nano is proven wrong, they'll be all over this...


Defiantly. BTW, they found Sasquatch! Or am I too late?
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41 months ago
What is Quanta? I hope they are American manufacturers. I am hoping for a laptop of better quality in the future. I have had my MBP for 3 years and the frame is already bending without even dropping it.
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41 months ago

What is Quanta? I hope they are American manufacturers. I am hoping for a laptop of better quality in the future. I have had my MBP for 3 years and the frame is already bending without even dropping it.


Quanta Computer Incorporated, a Taiwan-based manufacturer of notebook computers and other electronic hardware, is the world's largest manufacturer of notebook computers.

Quanta has made MacBooks, MacBook Pros, and MacBook Airs for Apple.
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41 months ago

Quanta Computer Incorporated, a Taiwan-based manufacturer of notebook computers and other electronic hardware, is the world's largest manufacturer of notebook computers.

Quanta has made MacBooks, MacBook Pros, and MacBook Airs for Apple.


Thats good. The MacBooks that you mentioned must be the new ones, because mine was made in China. The new MacBooks look like they are made well, hopefully the tablet or netbooks will be made the same way.
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41 months ago

Thats good. The MacBooks that you mentioned must be the new ones, because mine was made in China. The new MacBooks look like they are made well, hopefully the tablet or netbooks will be made the same way.


These new unibody macbooks are sturdy as hell. Rock solid.
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41 months ago

These new unibody macbooks are sturdy as hell. Rock solid.


I bet. I am glad to see that Apple put the disc drive of the new MBP on the side, because I always press down on the front. The new unibodys aluminum also looks a lot thicker than the old ones.
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41 months ago
i really hope this happens, but i'll believe it when i see it
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41 months ago

Thats good. The MacBooks that you mentioned must be the new ones, because mine was made in China. The new MacBooks look like they are made well, hopefully the tablet or netbooks will be made the same way.


They're all made in China. Apple (and most other PC companies) have manufacturing contracts with Asus and Quanta, which are companies headquartered in Taiwan but have relocated most of their factories to the Mainland, AFAIK.
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