[citation][nom]Belardo[/nom]Frozen & hirano: Lenovo makes one of the better notebooks in the world. They don't load them up with junk like Hpaq and are easily better built. Take some notebooks apart. They are priced about the same as any high-end notebook from Dell, Toshiba, etc. They have their lower-end consumer line as well which are also pretty good (IdeaPads). But your issues with the Chinese govt. (which I agreed, isn't the best - but that is UP to their people to make change) is quite stupid. Look at every thing piece of electronics you OWN and see how many say "Made in China". CPUs, GPUs, Video cards, Drives, PC cases, computers, DVD players, monitors, mice, printer, etc are made in... CHINA.I'll inventory my own computer:Antec Case = ChinaLogitech mouse and keyboard = chinaUSB cables = china24" Samsung monitor = MexicoGigabyte Mobo = TaiwanStanley Stud finder = ChinaCanon Printer = Vietnam (Thats a Commie country)Various PSUs = ChinaSony DVD player = ChinaVideo cards = China (I looked at 4 of them)Altec Lansing speakers = China (So are Logitechs & Creative)The sony battery in my sony phone = ChinaAn Ikea lap (Swedish brand)= ChinaGE florescent bulbs = chinaThe baic model HP, Compaqs, eMachines and even Dells computers are from China.The StarWars & Star Trek toys are from China as well as most toys and many other low-prices stuff.Acer, one of the largest computer companies in the world, is Chinese.Because of the amount of business China does with the rest of the world, its amazing that we are "enemies" to some degree and have nukes pointed at each other.[/citation]
Even "American only" companies use China. BlueJeansCable likes to talk about how its higher priced cabling is made in America. Sadly, even they admit the cable stock is made in America, but it has to be terminated in China (there is otherwise no way to keep the cables from hitting Monster Cable esque prices or higher). Ethan Allen, American furniture makers, have the frames assembled in China. All they do nowaday is staple on the fabric here, then quality control happens here.