Quanta to build the $100 dollar laptop…

Computers & Mobile

Tn-Laptop-CrankI think Quanta makes Apple’s Powerbook too, I wonder if they made the eMate“The One Laptop per Child (OLPC) organization, which hopes to bring a $100 laptop championed by MIT’s Nicholas Negroponte, has selected Quanta to serve as its original design manufacturer, or ODM. ODMs typically manufacture products, but also participate substantially in the final design. Although not many U.S. consumers know the name, many own Quanta’s products. The company produces systems for Hewlett-Packard, Dell and others. It is engaged in a long-running rivalry with Compal, also based out of Taiwan.” Link.

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