Acer AS5517-1643 15.6-Inch Black Laptop (Windows 7 Home Premium)
True Manufacturer of Laptop
People use laptops of various brands such as Compaq, Lenovo, and Toshiba. However, many people think that the laptop company itself manufactures the laptop they are using. However, it is not true that laptop companies manufacture laptops. The truth is the laptop companies buy laptops from Original Design Manufactures (ODM) and market them under the company name.
In real sense, the true manufactures of laptops are Original Design Manufacturer (ODM) and Original Equipment Manufacturer (OEM). There are many such ODMs and OEMs like Asus, Acer, Arima and many more. Few exceptions like Apple and Sony manufacture their own laptops, and that too of nominal quantity.
ODMs and OEMs:
ODMs are the real manufacturers of laptop, as they design, cast and assemble the main unit of a laptop. The main units of a notebook computer include the motherboard, display and shell or outside casing. Collectively, the main unit is called the Barebone. Some examples of ODMs are Mitac, Clevo, Compal, and Quanta. Generally, people are unaware of these companies. However, people use their products under the name of a branded computer company.
Generally, the locations of these ODMs are in Asia and have their distribution centers in the United States. ODM centers send their products to Original Equipment Manufacturers (OEMs). Every ODM sells its laptop to various OEMs.
OEMs are those companies, which assemble the Processor, Memory, Optical Drives, Hard Drives and software programs. OEMs carry out the final assembly process and put the brand label (Brand Name) on the laptop. The company then sells the laptops to dealers or resellers or directly to public. Many companies such as Dell and HP have their OEMs in Asia. In short, laptop-selling companies like Lenovo, Compaq, HP, and Dell function as OEMs.
Quanta is the ODM of Lenovo, who is the maker of the ThinkPad series of laptops. Lenovo acts as an OEM. Earlier, LG was the ODM for IBM. After Lenovo Group took over IBM, they even changed their ODM to Quanta and till date have kept their ODM Quanta as constant. Lenovo did manufacture a very small number of laptops in the past.
Thus, the true manufacturers of laptops are not the laptop producing companies, but the ODMs. Hence, individuals reaping the benefits of using various laptops of different companies need to thank the ODMs, rather than the laptop company for manufacturing laptops. ODMs and OEMs are the backup, whereas laptop companies are just a selling source.
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| Review by N. Chowdhry (USA) 2010-03-04 After much research, I am happy with my purchase. Pros: Light weight, slim profile, at least 9-hr battery life on power saver mode and Wifi antenna turned off (plugged into ethernet cable at my desk), two-finger scrolling, small AC adapter module. Cons: touch pad too sens... Read more reviews | ||
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| Review by Linda D. Pinder (SPANISH WELLS, BAHAMAS) 2010-03-02 A little disappointed as I recently ordered and received from amazon this Acer AS5732Z-4867 and was satisfied that it was a good, basic laptop, at a budget price. However, I discovered today, that Acer was good enough to give me a nice, integrated webcam with this model, but NO microphone, only a m... Read more reviews | ||
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| Review by David Rouleau (ST PETE FL) 2010-02-05 Ok so its been a while since i had a new laptop but i think this one does what i need and it does it very well. the speeds are snappy, the longest waiting time i had was for windows to remove all the bundle software that came with the laptop (seriously, who uses McAfee still?). Windows ... Read more reviews | ||
 | Top #4 Acer Aspire Timeline AS1810T-8638 11.6-Inch HD Display Black Laptop -Overall Rating (8/10) | |
| Review by Michal Kamionek (WORCESTER, MA USA) 2010-01-31 THis laptop has two important features. Power of laptop and size of netbook. Additional HDMI port makes it very unique. Negative - sounds system still could be better, monitor is fine but angle side view is not the best. Overall- highly recommend for this price. ... Read more reviews | ||
 | Top #5 Acer eMachines E525-2200 Notebook PC - 15.6" LCD / IntelOverall Rating (8/10) | |
| Review by Chrisc151 (HIGHLANDS RANCH, CO) 2010-01-31 Not a ton of features, but has a fast enough processor for web surfing and MS Office. Goes to sleep and comes back to life quickly with Windows 7. Good alternative to a netbook that has a micro-sized screen. I also have the Acer version (straight Acer brand, not Acer eMachines) and it is almost i... Read more reviews | ||
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| Review by B. Lafave (LAKELAND , FL) 2010-02-25 I bought this laptop when it was on sale at office max recently for $480.00 plus tax. IT IS FANTASTIC!! the i3 processor is lightning fast, the LCD screen is excellent for streaming videos. beautiful picture. this laptop is built solid (it is heavy) which is ok for me since I never take it out of th... Read more reviews | ||
 | Top #7 Acer Aspire AS1410-2039 11.6-Inch Black Laptop (Windows 7 Home Premium)Overall Rating (8/10) | |
| Review by OMPhoto (NJ) 2010-02-22 The product has performed as advertised. My job frequently takes me on the road for a few days at a time, and this product is my regular computer during those trips.... Read more reviews | ||
