▲ 181 ▼ Major PC makers are shifting production back to China as costs rise — HP, Asus among firms moving work in efficiency push (www.techradar.com) submitted 1 day ago by g8phcon2@k.fe.derate.me to c/technology@lemmy.world 20 comments fedilink hide all child comments Crossposted from https://lemmygrad.ml/post/13269748
[–] CapuccinoCoretto@lemmy.world 26 points 1 day ago (4 children) Efficiency Exploitation. permalink fedilink source hideshow 4 child comments replies: [–] BooBees@fedinsfw.app 21 points 1 day ago (2 children) While simultaneously hitting the gas pedal on the 6 decade long intentional destruction of the middle class. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] vagrancyand@sh.itjust.works 3 points 18 hours ago (1 child) China's middle class is growing much, much faster than other countries are losing them. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 1 child comment replies: [–] BooBees@fedinsfw.app 3 points 18 hours ago Mexico’s too permalink fedilink source parent [–] avidamoeba@lemmy.ca 35 points 1 day ago They're moving from cheaper (more exploited labour) in Thailand, Vietnam to more expensive (less exploited) labour in China for lower chip costs: HP and Asus are moving some PC production from Thailand and Vietnam back to China as AI-driven component costs climb The work is going to Chinese assemblers like Luxshare and Huaqin rather than Taiwan's server-focused ODMs, partly for access to Chinese memory TrendForce expects the share of notebooks built outside China to slip from 24% to 21% this year, with no sign yet of cheaper PCs as a result of said move back to the country Previously they had moved prod from China to Vietnam and Co as Chinese wages kept rising. permalink fedilink source parent
[–] BooBees@fedinsfw.app 21 points 1 day ago (2 children) While simultaneously hitting the gas pedal on the 6 decade long intentional destruction of the middle class. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] vagrancyand@sh.itjust.works 3 points 18 hours ago (1 child) China's middle class is growing much, much faster than other countries are losing them. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 1 child comment replies: [–] BooBees@fedinsfw.app 3 points 18 hours ago Mexico’s too permalink fedilink source parent
[–] vagrancyand@sh.itjust.works 3 points 18 hours ago (1 child) China's middle class is growing much, much faster than other countries are losing them. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 1 child comment replies: [–] BooBees@fedinsfw.app 3 points 18 hours ago Mexico’s too permalink fedilink source parent
[–] avidamoeba@lemmy.ca 35 points 1 day ago They're moving from cheaper (more exploited labour) in Thailand, Vietnam to more expensive (less exploited) labour in China for lower chip costs: HP and Asus are moving some PC production from Thailand and Vietnam back to China as AI-driven component costs climb The work is going to Chinese assemblers like Luxshare and Huaqin rather than Taiwan's server-focused ODMs, partly for access to Chinese memory TrendForce expects the share of notebooks built outside China to slip from 24% to 21% this year, with no sign yet of cheaper PCs as a result of said move back to the country Previously they had moved prod from China to Vietnam and Co as Chinese wages kept rising. permalink fedilink source parent