Are there any good laptop options out there not manufactured in China? Even brands like System 76 fail this test. Looking for suggestions for devices made in the EU, USA, Canada, Japan, etc.
According to this comment from 2023, most laptops are made by Taiwanese companies: <a href="https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=36651016">https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=36651016</a><p>I don’t know for sure, but if I read that comment correctly, those six companies are turnkey suppliers for the large computer brands.
Sony Vaio?<p>“Proudly Made In Japan. VAIO, and authentically Japanese manufacturer, can boast of in-house design, manufacturing and support teams. Our level of commitment to Japanese technology and aesthetics that is a hallmark of VAIO’s craftsmanship.”<p><a href="https://us.vaio.com/pages/why-vaio" rel="nofollow">https://us.vaio.com/pages/why-vaio</a>
I wonder if government procurement/compliance rules might help here? For example the military has a Trusted Supplier program for chips: <a href="https://www.acq.osd.mil/asds/dmea/tapo/trusted-supplier-programs.html" rel="nofollow">https://www.acq.osd.mil/asds/dmea/tapo/trusted-supplier-prog...</a><p>There's also a government shopping site for approved "MAS IT Schedule 70" desktops and laptops: <a href="https://www.gsaadvantage.gov/advantage/ws/search/gss_search" rel="nofollow">https://www.gsaadvantage.gov/advantage/ws/search/gss_search</a> and some of those say "Made in the USA", but I'm not sure of the extent of vetting they do of those component parts. They're mostly Dell and HP machines, but those vendors might have special pipelines for getting those special USA machines...? Not sure.
Maybe you should see the Starlabs laptops, they are assembled, imaged and programmed in the UK. <a href="https://starlabs.systems/" rel="nofollow">https://starlabs.systems/</a>
I'd think that the Apple MacBook supply chain, for better or worse, is about the best and most widely-inspected platform.<p>A potential downside might be that you're limited to macOS or Linux only.
Maybe <a href="https://dynabook.com/global/en/index.html" rel="nofollow">https://dynabook.com/global/en/index.html</a> ?<p>Though they seem old and overpriced. Not much left of Toshibas former glory. (For some models only anyway)<p>edit: <a href="https://us.dynabook.com/" rel="nofollow">https://us.dynabook.com/</a>
Fujitsu sells 'Made in Japan' laptops. One place to buy them is Amazon Japan. For example, this one: <a href="https://www.amazon.co.jp/Official-LIFEBOOK-WU-X-H1-AZ_WUXH1_Z288/dp/B0BV63XVZG/" rel="nofollow">https://www.amazon.co.jp/Official-LIFEBOOK-WU-X-H1-AZ_WUXH1_...</a>