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    Question about where my Vaio EB CTO was built

    Discussion in 'VAIO / Sony' started by dnlkk94, Aug 8, 2011.

  1. dnlkk94

    dnlkk94 Newbie

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    I recently ordered a Vaio EB CTO, and just got the notification that it has shipped. I was under the impression that Vaio CTOs are built/assembled in San Diego, CA, but on my FedEx tracking thing, it says it was picked up in Yantai, China. Are Vaio CTOs really built in China now, and if so, will the build quality be worse than laptops assembled in the USA?

    And also, I live in California.
     
    dnlkk94, Aug 8, 2011
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  2. xxGenericSNxx

    xxGenericSNxx Z1 Fanboy

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    The San Diego plan closed last year. You won't experience any QC discrepancies between the factories. The US factory never really built full computers. They just put a few components together (like RAM and HDD) that you choose and then ship out to you.

    And to answer your question, yes it's built in China. Shipping takes like 2 or 3 days, it's blazingly fast.
     
    xxGenericSNxx, Aug 8, 2011
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  3. electronicsguy

    electronicsguy Notebook Evangelist

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    products made in the us are a piece of . quality/price is horrible.

     
    electronicsguy, Aug 9, 2011
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  4. Achusaysblessyou

    Achusaysblessyou eecs geek ftw :D

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    Nope it's assembled in China. Sony did close down their plant in SD. Also, I believe the EA/EB/EC were never assembled in San Diego. My Z11 was "assembled" in SD... but realistically, they probably just added some parts and sent it out. Things like RAM and stuff aren't made in the US anyways so doesn't matter
     
    Achusaysblessyou, Aug 9, 2011
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