[SGVLUG] any android tablet made in a democratic country

[John Wang]

I admit, I wimp out and take the ostrich approach.  With limited skills and 
choices, I basically look for the tag that does not say "made/assembled in 
china" and pretend the inside components do not exist.

If I really can't find an android tablet not made/assembled in China, I may 
resort to machining my own casing and slap on an "assembled in the us" sticker 
on 

the back to complete the circle. 

John


----- Original Message ----
From: Rae Yip <rae.yip at gmail.com>
To: SGVLUG Discussion List. <sgvlug at sgvlug.net>
Cc: John Wang <red744t at yahoo.com>
Sent: Tue, March 1, 2011 3:48:48 PM
Subject: Re: [SGVLUG] any android tablet made in a democratic country

I'm not sure how one can verify that sort of thing these days. HTC,
Samsung, and Motorola are all ostensibly based in democratic, but the
labour costs are so much cheaper in nearby China, it's hard for them
not to advantage of that.

-Rae.

On Tue, Mar 1, 2011 at 1:32 PM, John Wang <red744t at yahoo.com> wrote:
>
> All this talk about android programming has piqued my interest, enough to want
> to go out and buy one.
>
>
> Are there any android tablets made/assembled in democratic countries, ie 
>Taiwan,
> Malaysia, Korea, or Japan?
>
>
> I know this is a bit of a lost cause, but I am typing away on a US assembled
> thinkpad T43p, and before that a Japan assembled thinkpad 42p.  Yes, the
> components are mostly made in China, but it does offer a glimmer of hope.
>
>
> thanks,
>
> John
>
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>