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Old 12-25-2009, 09:37 AM   #12
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Originally Posted by Robotech_Master View Post

And I find their manufacturing model really interesting. Instead of standardizing on a single design, CherryPal buys odd lots of whatever parts it can get least expensively, puts together the best netbook they can out of that, and calls it the Africa. They guarantee a minimum level of performance on their website, but depending on what parts they have available you might get more.

It's like what home-builders do to craft their own beige boxes, but on a much larger scale. I think that's pretty neat.
This is also pretty much how Yugos were made. Not such a good idea all the time.
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