Where are Macbooks made?

Yes, I understand its the Suzhou facility that builds
for them. But Suzhou also builds for other
manufacturers, too. Its the designers in Cupertino
that must accept the accolades - and plenty of
brickbats - for the MacBook.

Give factory workers (whom you're probably paying
about .25 an hour, if the recent iPod living/working
conditions debacle is anything to go by) a badly
designed device and you get back what you pay for.

Sadly, the consumer doesn't enjoy that discount -
paying a considerable premium for an Apple product,
with little beyond the OS to show for it.

I don't know what the workers are paid etc... but I'm pretty happy with my MacBook. I have no problems with the way it runs or the way it looks, fit, finish everything is perfect on mine. I don't think the price was unreasonable either, actually almost the same as comparable notebooks with the same features. And considering I could run windows along with OSX if I wanted too it seems to be a bargin. Oh and to stay on topic my MacBook was made in China, if you just ordered one from Apple you can follow the fedex tracking it usually starts out in China.

Macbook, 2.0 duo, black Mac OS X (10.4.7) 80 gb hd, 2 gb ram, 5g ipod, 2g ipod

I'm sorry my good sir but your reply about the manufacturing location is incorrect.

In fact the Macbook's are DESIGNED in Cupertino, but as far as MANUFACTURING you will find that they are built in Suzhou China. It's on the Eastern Shoreline so as to make shipping, and availability easy.

2.0Ghz Whitebook 1GB DDR2, 80GB HDD Mac OS X (10.4.7)

the computer are manufactured in something china-

-well, yeah, that's what I meant

That's pretty pessemistic, isn't it? It is my understanding that the RSD problem is the minority of the machines coming out.

Scott

they're made in cupertino california wich is where
the apple head quarters is, it's outside of San
Francisco. And you probably will have the shutting
down problem

G4 Silver - a Macbook soon Mac OS X (10.4.7) iPod Nano Nike+

they're made in cupertino california wich is where the apple head quarters is, it's outside of San Francisco. And you probably will have the shutting down problem

No, it wasn't!

As far as I remember, Apple has never manufactured anything in Cupertino since the early years of the Apple II.

Yes, I understand its the Suzhou facility that builds for them. But Suzhou also builds for other manufacturers, too. Its the designers in Cupertino that must accept the accolades - and plenty of brickbats - for the MacBook.

Give factory workers (whom you're probably paying about .25 an hour, if the recent iPod living/working conditions debacle is anything to go by) a badly designed device and you get back what you pay for.

Sadly, the consumer doesn't enjoy that discount - paying a considerable premium for an Apple product, with little beyond the OS to show for it.

Try this app:
http://www.tuaw.com/2006/09/06/coconutidentitycard-goes-universal/

Tells you when and where your Mac was made.

Cool little app, just wish it would tell you where in China, or where it was built. Mine was built in "China" which I assumed.

As I previously stated it will most likely be the Suzhou Manfacturing Facility in China. Other than that I have interest in this .app as it does pinpoint the date of manufacture. Cool.

Hi,

Macbooks are assembled by Asustek facility in suzhou china.