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That would be interesting. I bet the older drives were probably from Taiwan/Japan, and the newer ones from Thailand/Vietnam. From what I hear though, at least
by caycep 13y ago
That would be interesting. I bet the older drives were probably from Taiwan/Japan, and the newer ones from Thailand/Vietnam.
From what I hear though, at least in Vietnam the plants are run extremely well. Japanese or Japanese trained managers, and interestingly enough most of the workforce are women. they all meet some ISO specification of precision/reliability, I think. Actual conditions, I have no idea, since I"ve never actually been to one (and am not qualified to say)
- Zancarius 13y agoI may be wrong, but it appears that many of the new model Seagates are Chinese labeled ones. I gather from some previous reading that their manufacturing process is slightly more variable than other locales with quality to match. Also, you raise a fantastic point about the work conditions. We hear things about Apple's plants and other mobile device manufacturers, but I don't know of any study that includes hard drive makers and the worker conditions at those plants. Very good point.