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System76 laptops are built in China by a Taiwanese company (Clevo). They did have plans to at least assemble laptops in America from Chinese parts (like they d

System76 laptops are built in China by a Taiwanese company (Clevo). They did have plans to at least assemble laptops in America from Chinese parts (like they do for desktops), but it hasn't materialized yet as far as I know.

gjsman-1000 2y ago
System76 desktops (Thelio) are manufactured in Colorado.
- ta1243 2y ago
  Presumably assembled, from components made abroad.
  - gjsman-1000 2y ago
    No; from what I understand, almost every piece that can be made in the US, is. https://system76.com/manufacturing/ https://system76.com/manufacturing/
    - xmodem 2y ago
      Could you cite something that goes into a bit more detail? The only claims for country-of-origin I see on that page are the "US-Sourced Materials" heading which clarifies "..using aluminum sourced from US companies."
    - WillAdams 2y ago
      From your link: >Thelio desktops and Launch keyboards are designed, engineered, and manufactured at our factory in Denver, CO using aluminum sourced from US companies. which seems to only be the metal cases/bodies.
      - 3D30497420 2y ago
        I'd expect pretty much all the internals are not from the US. Most of them seem to have AMD chips and NVIDIA graphic cards. I'd be shocked if the motherboards, RAM, drives, etc. are manufactured in the US. It seems one of the least complicated parts of the system, the case, is actually made in the US.
    - mbesto 2y ago
      Every piece of the chassis, sure. AMD CPUs, GPUs, and pretty much anything else that uses silicon are not sourced and manufactured in the US.
    - 2c2c2c 2y ago
      so the case? maybe the fans?
    - karn97 2y ago
      That means nothing lol.
    - s_dev 2y ago
      >No; from what I understand, Then it's your understanding that needs adjustment. Advanced chips nearly all come from Taiwan. You can't have a laptop without a CPU. Sourcing as much as they can from the US is admirable but the real power is who manufactures the advanced chips not the chassis or peripheral parts.
    - Gormo 2y ago
      Their desktop chassis and keyboard mechanics are made in the US. Where are they getting the motherboards, CPUs, RAM, storage devices, microcontrollers, etc. from? Do you think System76 runs their own silicon fab? And even for the parts they do acquire from domestic sources, tariffs will still drive their cost of goods up. Taxes on steel and aluminum will drive the price of steel and aluminum up in the domestic market, regardless of where it was shipped from.
    - timeon 2y ago
      > almost every piece that can be made in the US, is I do not think anyone is arguing against that, but how is it relevant here?
    - knowitnone 2y ago
      So just the screws? /s

gjsman-1000 2y ago

System76 desktops (Thelio) are manufactured in Colorado.

ta1243 2y ago
Presumably assembled, from components made abroad.
- gjsman-1000 2y ago
  No; from what I understand, almost every piece that can be made in the US, is. https://system76.com/manufacturing/ https://system76.com/manufacturing/
  - xmodem 2y ago
    Could you cite something that goes into a bit more detail? The only claims for country-of-origin I see on that page are the "US-Sourced Materials" heading which clarifies "..using aluminum sourced from US companies."
  - WillAdams 2y ago
    From your link: >Thelio desktops and Launch keyboards are designed, engineered, and manufactured at our factory in Denver, CO using aluminum sourced from US companies. which seems to only be the metal cases/bodies.
    - 3D30497420 2y ago
      I'd expect pretty much all the internals are not from the US. Most of them seem to have AMD chips and NVIDIA graphic cards. I'd be shocked if the motherboards, RAM, drives, etc. are manufactured in the US. It seems one of the least complicated parts of the system, the case, is actually made in the US.
  - mbesto 2y ago
    Every piece of the chassis, sure. AMD CPUs, GPUs, and pretty much anything else that uses silicon are not sourced and manufactured in the US.
  - 2c2c2c 2y ago
    so the case? maybe the fans?
  - karn97 2y ago
    That means nothing lol.
  - s_dev 2y ago
    >No; from what I understand, Then it's your understanding that needs adjustment. Advanced chips nearly all come from Taiwan. You can't have a laptop without a CPU. Sourcing as much as they can from the US is admirable but the real power is who manufactures the advanced chips not the chassis or peripheral parts.
  - Gormo 2y ago
    Their desktop chassis and keyboard mechanics are made in the US. Where are they getting the motherboards, CPUs, RAM, storage devices, microcontrollers, etc. from? Do you think System76 runs their own silicon fab? And even for the parts they do acquire from domestic sources, tariffs will still drive their cost of goods up. Taxes on steel and aluminum will drive the price of steel and aluminum up in the domestic market, regardless of where it was shipped from.
  - timeon 2y ago
    > almost every piece that can be made in the US, is I do not think anyone is arguing against that, but how is it relevant here?
  - knowitnone 2y ago
    So just the screws? /s