Is the desktop or the laptop you bought in America made in America?
I just bought my DELL laptop. It is said "made in Malaysia". Where is your desktop or laptop made? THank you.
Laptops & Notebooks - 1 Answers
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Answer 1 :
It doesn't matter where its made, there are quality assurances that make sure that there is a minimum standard of quality being maintained, regardless of where the laptop is made in. Besides, you should also know that laptops are comprised of many parts, and a significant portion of your laptop is made in China (who produces motherboards, power supplies, chassis), Japan (who makes laser diodes in DVD drives, LCD panels, and capacitors / other bits of electronics) and Malaysia (Intel has it's main CPU production facilities here)
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Sunday, November 28, 2010
Sunday, November 21, 2010
China Made or assembled laptops...Quality poor
China Made or assembled laptops...Quality poor?
I was checking for laptop, In the middle of different brands of laptops I saw Fujitsu brand on which the sealer posted in Bold "MADE IN JAPAN" I was impressed. Though the specification is older than the other brands it costs higher. I asked, they said this is made of real material unlike those brands made or assembled in China. By the way in Malaysia (I am in Malaysia) you can find all kinds of brands, Toshiba, HP, etc even Apple & Sony Vaio but majority including apple & Sony are either made or assembled in China. Once I bought Toshiba satellite L100 (China) but after a month I sent it for service...CD room died, the body started to rest...I sold it with lose of 1000RM (~300US$). It that my bad luck or really it is true that China made products are poor in quality?
Laptops & Notebooks - 4 Answers
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Answer 1 :
Not all made or assembled in china are of poor quality. most of the items are being assembled there because of the low cost of labor which in turn will add cost to the selling price of the product. Just make sure that the emblem of the product and the parts are of the guaranteed quality of the brand. because a lot of imitation are also coming from china.
Answer 2 :
Not all China assembled product is poor in quality. It depends on the brand. The quality of the components is the core of the quality of any product. The assemble skill can be developed and learned. The price of cheap components makes the finish product cheap.Whatever is cheap but have the same spec of the expensive one must lorwer in quality. If you looking for high quality product, you should look for brands like Panasonic, Sony, HP/Compaq, Dell or Acer p/s I am a Malaysian.
Answer 3 :
not everything made in china is bad. if its from a big company, they have strict production regulations. it means those made in china will be as good as those made anywhere else. fyi, the third biggest laptop company, Lenovo, makers of the ever durable Thinkpad laptops, is a Chinese company.
Answer 4 :
Hi! I've lived in China for 10 years now, both in large cities, smaller towns and even a village where I was the first foreigner to ever live there. In general, I have never bought anything here--from which was as well made or as good quality as is generally available in the States. DVD players, TVs and washing machines break within a year. Mops and brooms snap in half. The soles fall off the shoes and the zippers on the jeans never work. Only the very fluent and very brave would dare to remodel their homes, because unless you know everything yourself there is no way to avoid being taken for a ride by the workmen--find used wiring from some torn down building being substituted for the "highest quality" wiring you paid for, and so on.For those of us who live here, it is simply understood that nothing here is of good quality, and if you truly need something good quality you buy it from the import shops or get it from home. Add to that the fact that corruption is rampant. All the problems with toys and things that have come up in the US are only the tip of the iceburg here. In fact, we have rejoiced that you all in the States have had these problems, because if anything will make the Chinese improve their standards and safety, it can only be the issue of "saving face." Just last year, here, to give you some examples, they found that 35% of the products on shelves were substandard in some way, and 14% of all products labeled "organic" were contaminated with pesticides. Noodles were pulled from the shelves because they were being bleached with a toxic chemical to make them whiter. A ring of "moonshiners" were taking empty name-brand liquor bottles (such as Jim Bean and Absolut), filling them with their own homemade brew--that was making people ill--and selling them for full price. The major grocery stores in big cities are finally fairly free of cheap ripped-off products, but you can still find them in any corner shop and on the street. You can even find rip--offs of the rip-offs! For you in the States, then, the question you have to ask yourself is what American or other "foreigner" company is overseeing the production of things assembled or made in China. This is more important than the label "Made in China." If the standards from the US side are careful, then the Chinese can't get away with the stuff they get away with here. If those standards are lax, you can be sure corners were cut and things were put together in as slipshod a manner as they can get away with. That is just the way things are here. The culture and government do nothing to reward honesty, and nothing WHATEVER can be done without "relationships." If corners aren't cut, many people can't possibly afford to stay in business. If I were you, I'd get my electronics from somewhere else
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I was checking for laptop, In the middle of different brands of laptops I saw Fujitsu brand on which the sealer posted in Bold "MADE IN JAPAN" I was impressed. Though the specification is older than the other brands it costs higher. I asked, they said this is made of real material unlike those brands made or assembled in China. By the way in Malaysia (I am in Malaysia) you can find all kinds of brands, Toshiba, HP, etc even Apple & Sony Vaio but majority including apple & Sony are either made or assembled in China. Once I bought Toshiba satellite L100 (China) but after a month I sent it for service...CD room died, the body started to rest...I sold it with lose of 1000RM (~300US$). It that my bad luck or really it is true that China made products are poor in quality?
Laptops & Notebooks - 4 Answers
People's Answers, Critics, Comments, Opinions :
Answer 1 :
Not all made or assembled in china are of poor quality. most of the items are being assembled there because of the low cost of labor which in turn will add cost to the selling price of the product. Just make sure that the emblem of the product and the parts are of the guaranteed quality of the brand. because a lot of imitation are also coming from china.
Answer 2 :
Not all China assembled product is poor in quality. It depends on the brand. The quality of the components is the core of the quality of any product. The assemble skill can be developed and learned. The price of cheap components makes the finish product cheap.Whatever is cheap but have the same spec of the expensive one must lorwer in quality. If you looking for high quality product, you should look for brands like Panasonic, Sony, HP/Compaq, Dell or Acer p/s I am a Malaysian.
Answer 3 :
not everything made in china is bad. if its from a big company, they have strict production regulations. it means those made in china will be as good as those made anywhere else. fyi, the third biggest laptop company, Lenovo, makers of the ever durable Thinkpad laptops, is a Chinese company.
Answer 4 :
Hi! I've lived in China for 10 years now, both in large cities, smaller towns and even a village where I was the first foreigner to ever live there. In general, I have never bought anything here--from which was as well made or as good quality as is generally available in the States. DVD players, TVs and washing machines break within a year. Mops and brooms snap in half. The soles fall off the shoes and the zippers on the jeans never work. Only the very fluent and very brave would dare to remodel their homes, because unless you know everything yourself there is no way to avoid being taken for a ride by the workmen--find used wiring from some torn down building being substituted for the "highest quality" wiring you paid for, and so on.For those of us who live here, it is simply understood that nothing here is of good quality, and if you truly need something good quality you buy it from the import shops or get it from home. Add to that the fact that corruption is rampant. All the problems with toys and things that have come up in the US are only the tip of the iceburg here. In fact, we have rejoiced that you all in the States have had these problems, because if anything will make the Chinese improve their standards and safety, it can only be the issue of "saving face." Just last year, here, to give you some examples, they found that 35% of the products on shelves were substandard in some way, and 14% of all products labeled "organic" were contaminated with pesticides. Noodles were pulled from the shelves because they were being bleached with a toxic chemical to make them whiter. A ring of "moonshiners" were taking empty name-brand liquor bottles (such as Jim Bean and Absolut), filling them with their own homemade brew--that was making people ill--and selling them for full price. The major grocery stores in big cities are finally fairly free of cheap ripped-off products, but you can still find them in any corner shop and on the street. You can even find rip--offs of the rip-offs! For you in the States, then, the question you have to ask yourself is what American or other "foreigner" company is overseeing the production of things assembled or made in China. This is more important than the label "Made in China." If the standards from the US side are careful, then the Chinese can't get away with the stuff they get away with here. If those standards are lax, you can be sure corners were cut and things were put together in as slipshod a manner as they can get away with. That is just the way things are here. The culture and government do nothing to reward honesty, and nothing WHATEVER can be done without "relationships." If corners aren't cut, many people can't possibly afford to stay in business. If I were you, I'd get my electronics from somewhere else
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Sunday, November 14, 2010
I need a friend from university of nottingham, malaysia campus who will give me details on staying there
I need a friend from university of nottingham, malaysia campus who will give me details on staying there.?
I want to know more about malaysia and more especially university of Nottingham's malaysia campus. Live there, accommodation, health, sports and the Department of Computer Science and Information Technology. What's generally the lecturer - students relationship like? Is there wireless services, can students have access to internet at any point in time? What of the accommodations? are there sufficient internet services? What of the Kuala Lumpur city? Is it highly ICT compliant? What are the estimated prices of laptops with higher configuraqtions? what of desktops? I mean there maximum and minimum prices in us dollars? What of job opportunities? Can one be working while on study? Can I get your email addres so we can be communicating?
Malaysia - 1 Answers
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Answer 1 :
wow that's a lot of questions this is the uni's website..there's a lot of info on that http://www.nottingham.edu.my/Pages/default.aspx my friend studied there for a while but now he's in the uk campus..he's doing chemical engineering i'll answer what i can the lecturer - students relationship is pretty good..he told me the lecturers were quite 'sporting',nice and easy-going they have internet access via wireless if i'm not mistaken
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I want to know more about malaysia and more especially university of Nottingham's malaysia campus. Live there, accommodation, health, sports and the Department of Computer Science and Information Technology. What's generally the lecturer - students relationship like? Is there wireless services, can students have access to internet at any point in time? What of the accommodations? are there sufficient internet services? What of the Kuala Lumpur city? Is it highly ICT compliant? What are the estimated prices of laptops with higher configuraqtions? what of desktops? I mean there maximum and minimum prices in us dollars? What of job opportunities? Can one be working while on study? Can I get your email addres so we can be communicating?
Malaysia - 1 Answers
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Answer 1 :
wow that's a lot of questions this is the uni's website..there's a lot of info on that http://www.nottingham.edu.my/Pages/default.aspx my friend studied there for a while but now he's in the uk campus..he's doing chemical engineering i'll answer what i can the lecturer - students relationship is pretty good..he told me the lecturers were quite 'sporting',nice and easy-going they have internet access via wireless if i'm not mistaken
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Sunday, November 7, 2010
Is this what the Africans and Nigerians doing now in Malaysia
Is this what the Africans and Nigerians doing now in Malaysia?
I read the following article published in the malaysian Star paper:- Is this what the Africans and Nigerians doing now in Malaysia? KUALA LUMPUR: The Black Money scam, also known as the Nigerian 419 scam, was reported by Interpol to have surfaced in Malaysia in 1998. (419 refers to a section of a Nigerian law that deals with fraud.) Most of these con artists enter the country on a social visit pass which allows them to stay up to 30 days. They tend to enrol in local colleges, some even reputable ones, just to obtain student visas so that they could extend their stay here. These so-called students are believed to pay off college staff to mark their attendance. They would then send out random emails and SMS, promising huge piles of money. Usually a “processing fee†is required in advance from their targets. In some of the cases, the victim lost big amounts of money without realising it until the fraudster goes missing. They are such smooth operators that a number of victims took loans from Ah Longs to pay them. In the Black Money scam, victims are told about a stash of bank notes which had been dyed black to avoid Customs detection. The money was supposedly kept in a safe somewhere and the victim should purchase a type of chemical to wash off the dye which would then unveil “genuine†US dollars. The victim would be promised a share of the money. The supposed origin of the riches varied with each new victim. The most popular version is that the money is the lost fortunes of former Nigerian dictator General Abacha which need to be transported out of Nigeria without the Customs knowing it. Commercial Crime Investigation Department director Comm Datuk Koh Hong Sun said the con men, upon meeting their target, would produce a small vial of washing liquid called “Universal Automatic Washer†and ask the victim to select any black bank note at random. The black banknote would be washed but with a sleight of hand,the con man would substitute it with a real note. Victims are given the “washed†bank notes and are encouraged to verify their authenticity at a money changer. “They would ask the victim to buy the chemical in order to process more money and that the costs of the chemicals are very high,†he said. These con artists modus operandi of “layering,†where a different person is sent to each meeting with the victim. According to sources, places like Puchong Prima, a hotel in Ampang and several areas in Kepong are regular meeting spots for such transactions. Using laptops along with a special software, the con men are also able to forge government documents. Comm Koh, who confirmed this, said that raids on the “students’ residence†found no textbooks but merely computers and laptops. In a raid conducted by the police recently, police arrested 29 Nigerians at their office at Metro Prima in Kepong. All those arrested claimed that they were undergraduates in the Klang Valley, showing their student cards instead of passports. A check by The Star showed that some colleges here had about 70% African students. These places provide hassle-free enrolment for foreign students who pay application fees ranging from US$170 to US$330. Investigations also revealed that these so- called students did not have a clear financial source, yet they had no problems paying tuition fees and sending money home to their countries. In fact, some of them live in posh condominiums and drive luxury cars like the BMW X5. They are also known to use local women to carry out their deception, targeting single mothers or college students and using their bank accounts to conduct their shady business. Some of them, when caught by police, would falsely claim to be Muslims and recite verses from the Quran to gain sympathy, said sources. Most of these con artists are deported to their home countries as authorities usually lack evidence to charge them. However, a number of them would return to Malaysia under different passports. Comm Koh said the authorities were using biometric systems as a measure against such the conmen to prevent them from returning. “But as long as there are Malaysians who are fuelled by greed, there will be someone to take advantage of them,†he said.
Malaysia - 10 Answers
People's Answers, Critics, Comments, Opinions :
Answer 1 :
yes, i agreed.
Answer 2 :
probably yes ..
Answer 3 :
its not just in nigeria and african nations though. its all over the world. we get them even in the US and great britain. i saw this on dateline nbc with chris hansen lol. but its pretty sad how ppl can be dumb enough to fall for these.
Answer 4 :
Life is a drama.........and we are all actors on different stages........we bring different characters........some good some bad...........
Answer 5 :
Oh yeah,,,, and this make me wonder what our law enforcement units are doing, close 1 eye huh? wait until so many Malay girls kena raped, then they will start pointing their fingers here and there...
Answer 6 :
This is not something new. It has been going on for many years already and the Africans are carrying out these activities not only in Malaysia but in other countries as well especially in Asian countries. However lately Malaysia seems to be their favorite destination because of the ease to obtain visas ( due to bribery ) and many greedy Malaysian who believe them to earn quick bucks. Sometimes i don't blame the Africans but the victims for their greed.
Answer 7 :
yesi think so
Answer 8 :
Sorry ! i really cant do any things about this matter. sorry. i understand you.. next election..soon..VOTE for me. if i become PM. i will BAN all of them to enter Malaysia.
Answer 9 :
i don't think that this is the case with all nigerians. i think that some of them are in malaysia because they truly want to learn. you cannot lump a whole race base on something that several people of a certain race have done. there are some koreans in canada and the united states who work under student visas, and they don't even go to school. there was one chinese man who attempted to kidnap his landlord's daughter for money, but ended up killing her by accident. that doesn't mean that the entire chinese and korean race is doing the same thing.
Answer 10 :
i agree some of them they do. But it does not mean that all of them are doing such thing. This is what people are mistakenly think sometimes. They do judgement easily. Some of african are even good persons. Some are really came here to continue school, for example is my friend, he is from nigeria, and 3 of them in school are in top 10 student. I seldom saw him gave even 5rm or 10rm to beggars that sometimes the fellow malaysian or chinese other race dont give. Some of them also are looking for a decent work but because of some racist minded people, they dont give them work even they are qualified enough! Example is that my friend am talking about, one of his professor in school recommend 3 of them to work in hotel, and they do a very good job and work really hard that their other colleague cant do the same as they do. And most of people like them their because they really work hard, but because of wrong mindset some people dont like them to stay and fired them from work. This is true and really happening. And not just african do this kind of bad business... some races too are even more have bad business. And some people are even more worst in attitude than them. Some malaysian, chinese, indians, that are local here are also participate in this kind of wrong doing to earn big money. All country has its own monkey
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I read the following article published in the malaysian Star paper:- Is this what the Africans and Nigerians doing now in Malaysia? KUALA LUMPUR: The Black Money scam, also known as the Nigerian 419 scam, was reported by Interpol to have surfaced in Malaysia in 1998. (419 refers to a section of a Nigerian law that deals with fraud.) Most of these con artists enter the country on a social visit pass which allows them to stay up to 30 days. They tend to enrol in local colleges, some even reputable ones, just to obtain student visas so that they could extend their stay here. These so-called students are believed to pay off college staff to mark their attendance. They would then send out random emails and SMS, promising huge piles of money. Usually a “processing fee†is required in advance from their targets. In some of the cases, the victim lost big amounts of money without realising it until the fraudster goes missing. They are such smooth operators that a number of victims took loans from Ah Longs to pay them. In the Black Money scam, victims are told about a stash of bank notes which had been dyed black to avoid Customs detection. The money was supposedly kept in a safe somewhere and the victim should purchase a type of chemical to wash off the dye which would then unveil “genuine†US dollars. The victim would be promised a share of the money. The supposed origin of the riches varied with each new victim. The most popular version is that the money is the lost fortunes of former Nigerian dictator General Abacha which need to be transported out of Nigeria without the Customs knowing it. Commercial Crime Investigation Department director Comm Datuk Koh Hong Sun said the con men, upon meeting their target, would produce a small vial of washing liquid called “Universal Automatic Washer†and ask the victim to select any black bank note at random. The black banknote would be washed but with a sleight of hand,the con man would substitute it with a real note. Victims are given the “washed†bank notes and are encouraged to verify their authenticity at a money changer. “They would ask the victim to buy the chemical in order to process more money and that the costs of the chemicals are very high,†he said. These con artists modus operandi of “layering,†where a different person is sent to each meeting with the victim. According to sources, places like Puchong Prima, a hotel in Ampang and several areas in Kepong are regular meeting spots for such transactions. Using laptops along with a special software, the con men are also able to forge government documents. Comm Koh, who confirmed this, said that raids on the “students’ residence†found no textbooks but merely computers and laptops. In a raid conducted by the police recently, police arrested 29 Nigerians at their office at Metro Prima in Kepong. All those arrested claimed that they were undergraduates in the Klang Valley, showing their student cards instead of passports. A check by The Star showed that some colleges here had about 70% African students. These places provide hassle-free enrolment for foreign students who pay application fees ranging from US$170 to US$330. Investigations also revealed that these so- called students did not have a clear financial source, yet they had no problems paying tuition fees and sending money home to their countries. In fact, some of them live in posh condominiums and drive luxury cars like the BMW X5. They are also known to use local women to carry out their deception, targeting single mothers or college students and using their bank accounts to conduct their shady business. Some of them, when caught by police, would falsely claim to be Muslims and recite verses from the Quran to gain sympathy, said sources. Most of these con artists are deported to their home countries as authorities usually lack evidence to charge them. However, a number of them would return to Malaysia under different passports. Comm Koh said the authorities were using biometric systems as a measure against such the conmen to prevent them from returning. “But as long as there are Malaysians who are fuelled by greed, there will be someone to take advantage of them,†he said.
Malaysia - 10 Answers
People's Answers, Critics, Comments, Opinions :
Answer 1 :
yes, i agreed.
Answer 2 :
probably yes ..
Answer 3 :
its not just in nigeria and african nations though. its all over the world. we get them even in the US and great britain. i saw this on dateline nbc with chris hansen lol. but its pretty sad how ppl can be dumb enough to fall for these.
Answer 4 :
Life is a drama.........and we are all actors on different stages........we bring different characters........some good some bad...........
Answer 5 :
Oh yeah,,,, and this make me wonder what our law enforcement units are doing, close 1 eye huh? wait until so many Malay girls kena raped, then they will start pointing their fingers here and there...
Answer 6 :
This is not something new. It has been going on for many years already and the Africans are carrying out these activities not only in Malaysia but in other countries as well especially in Asian countries. However lately Malaysia seems to be their favorite destination because of the ease to obtain visas ( due to bribery ) and many greedy Malaysian who believe them to earn quick bucks. Sometimes i don't blame the Africans but the victims for their greed.
Answer 7 :
yesi think so
Answer 8 :
Sorry ! i really cant do any things about this matter. sorry. i understand you.. next election..soon..VOTE for me. if i become PM. i will BAN all of them to enter Malaysia.
Answer 9 :
i don't think that this is the case with all nigerians. i think that some of them are in malaysia because they truly want to learn. you cannot lump a whole race base on something that several people of a certain race have done. there are some koreans in canada and the united states who work under student visas, and they don't even go to school. there was one chinese man who attempted to kidnap his landlord's daughter for money, but ended up killing her by accident. that doesn't mean that the entire chinese and korean race is doing the same thing.
Answer 10 :
i agree some of them they do. But it does not mean that all of them are doing such thing. This is what people are mistakenly think sometimes. They do judgement easily. Some of african are even good persons. Some are really came here to continue school, for example is my friend, he is from nigeria, and 3 of them in school are in top 10 student. I seldom saw him gave even 5rm or 10rm to beggars that sometimes the fellow malaysian or chinese other race dont give. Some of them also are looking for a decent work but because of some racist minded people, they dont give them work even they are qualified enough! Example is that my friend am talking about, one of his professor in school recommend 3 of them to work in hotel, and they do a very good job and work really hard that their other colleague cant do the same as they do. And most of people like them their because they really work hard, but because of wrong mindset some people dont like them to stay and fired them from work. This is true and really happening. And not just african do this kind of bad business... some races too are even more have bad business. And some people are even more worst in attitude than them. Some malaysian, chinese, indians, that are local here are also participate in this kind of wrong doing to earn big money. All country has its own monkey
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