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According to this comment from 2023, most laptops are made by Taiwanese companies: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=36651016 https://news.ycombinator.com/it
by cpach 2y ago
According to this comment from 2023, most laptops are made by Taiwanese companies: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=36651016 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.
- rl3 2y agoSurely there's still subcomponents made in China, even if device manufacture happens in Taiwan. Granted, it doesn't really matter from a security standpoint unless those subcomponents are ICs of some sort. Then again, there's probably some really clever ways to backdoor stuff even using "dumb" components. It'd be nice if consumers had options for end-to-end supply chain assurances though.
- cpach 2y agoYeah I’m 99,9% sure that a non-negligible part of the subcomponents are made in China. I would be extremely surprised if it was possible to find a modern personal computer with zero parts made in China. (Might be possible for embedded devices?)