[Zaurus]

http://www.digitimes.com/NewsShow/Ne...mp;query=APPLE

according to that news

looks like they're the manufacturer for Apple, Sony, Samsung

but my friends told me Asus notebooks are bad

so that means our iBook has lower quality than PowerBook?

[deaglecat]

yup, with the logic board and reed cable problems the ibook build quality can hardly be described a good. but in fairness it is priced as a budget laptop.

[ghporter]

I think the quality issues are more a function of surging demand than simple lack of overall quality. When there are orders to fill, a manufacturer wants to fill them. Sometimes when the demand gets really high, some manufacturers push back delivery dates. Others rush things, delivering products that may not have been properly inspected, or (shudder!) lowering standards to meet demand.

In this case, I think that Asustek has simply rushed production, leaving less time to inspect and test for errors. It's not like there's even a high percentage of failures in logic boards. There are some failures, but we hear about them because they're so exceptional.

I'd love to see a real analysis of the failed units, when they were ordered, and what the order volume was when they were built. It would be enlightening at least.

BTW, Asus PC products are not "bad," merely around mid-range. There are several PC motherboard producers that make Asus look like Cray! Price is seldom a real indicator of quality, especially when features and track record are taken into consideration, and that is exceptionally applicable in the computer business.

[deaglecat]

I think that when you look at the powerbook and ibook products side by side then you can see that the powerbook uses better quality parts. for example the case and keyboard.

cheap products are not necessarily unreliable however. my limited experience of the ibook is not good but that does not mean that there are not many happy owners out there.