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    Anyone have a "Made in India" notebook?

    Discussion in 'Dell' started by POH, Jan 10, 2008.

  1. POH

    POH Notebook Consultant

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    When I was in Chennai, India late last year, I happened to drive by Dell's factory. Here's the photo I managed to take while speeding by: dellchennai.jpg

    According to Wikipedia, this factory should already be producing notebooks:
    http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dell#Manufacturing

    But from it's appearance a couple of months ago, the factory didn't look completed yet...

    Has anyone received any kind of Dell computer with "Made in India" on it?
     
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  2. sinstoic

    sinstoic Notebook Deity

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    Going by the number of Indian colleagues buying Dell notebooks from USA, during their short stay here in our office, I doubt if Indians themselves are interested in a "Made/Assembled in India" product. I highly doubt any Dell product when made/assembled in India will be shipped to USA.
     
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  3. POH

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    I'm sure they have quality control just like in Malaysia...?
     
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    So... where do you think they'll be sold, exactly?
     
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    No offence intended. My opinions were based on what the Indians who came to our office in USA told us about their country.

    With the world becoming a global village, Dell will have to ensure that their Indian plant is at par with their other facilities or lose business.

    I believe they may assemble/manufacture low cost desktops, printer cartridges/toners for selling in India, Pakistan, Bangladesh & Sri Lanka.
     
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    No offense taken, your Indian colleagues buying notebooks here is probably more a factor of price...

    I would expect that a Dell factory in India could produce a computer of the same quality as a similar factory in Malaysia or China? (if Dell intended it to be the same quality...)

    By the way, right next to the Dell factory was a Nokia, Ford, Hyunduai factory, etc... So Dell is not alone.
     
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