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    Asustek Set to Withdraw from Mainboards Manufacturing ...

    Discussion in 'Asus' started by sama98b, Dec 14, 2009.

  1. sama98b

    sama98b Notebook Evangelist

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    http://www.xbitlabs.com/news/mainbo...pin_Off_Pegatron_Technologies_Completely.html

    And what else will change in 2010 ..
     
    sama98b, Dec 14, 2009
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    Cheeseman Eats alot of Cheese

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    The whole point about ASUS being a good notebook company to me was the fact that it is an ODM in comparison to other laptop brands like Dell, HP, Sony, etc. If ASUS decided to stop manufacturing their own components whether it be motherboards, graphics cards, etc then we might just see ASUS trying to make up some of their revenue through their laptop market which could lead to ASUS trying to expand and compete in production with companies like Dell and HP. This could lead to cheaper built computers to meet the demand needs with an attractive price tag to go with it. I'm just speculating on the worse case scenarios, but I hope ASUS quality and service doesn't fall short of its title.
     
    Cheeseman, Dec 14, 2009
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    vista1984 Notebook Geek

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    My understanding is that : asus withdraw from ODM manufacture.
    Asus just spin off its odm sector, so that asus won't directly got the interest conflict between its client and itself.
    mainboard sector would not be impacted at all.
     
    vista1984, Dec 14, 2009
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  4. ALLurGroceries

    ALLurGroceries  Vegan Vermin Super Moderator

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    My G51J already says it's manufactured by Pegatron:
    Code: 
    # lshw | grep -iC3 pegatron
  *-core                 
       description: Motherboard
       product: G60J
       vendor: PEGATRON CORPORATION
       physical id: 0
       version: 1.0
       serial:
     
    ALLurGroceries, Dec 14, 2009
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  5. Lanaya

    Lanaya Templar Assassin

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    their motherboards are all manufactured by pegatron- always have been. Its just that now Asus is releasing the brand name so that it can become its own sector.
     
    Lanaya, Dec 14, 2009
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    I seem to remember my G50V saying ASUS for the mobo, maybe I'm wrong. This is just the end of a long transition... I'm not really sure what the news is here except 'yep we're doin it for reals'.
     
    ALLurGroceries, Dec 14, 2009
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    Lanaya Templar Assassin

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    from the link above:

    "As a result of the meeting, Pegatron Holding, the company that made virtually all Asus-branded motherboards notice the word /made/ as in past tense. They've been doing it for quite some time.
     
    Lanaya, Dec 14, 2009
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    ALLurGroceries, Dec 14, 2009
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