John P. Myers
10-06-12, 09:20 PM
I'm bored so decided i'd post something some of you hopefully find educational :)
So i was sitting here thinking about Dell. As many of you know, i absolutely detest this company :p But specifically i was thinking about their monitors. There's no denying monitors with Dell's name stamped on them are pretty decent and i began to wonder exactly why that was. I had never really looked into it before. First i should point out that Dell makes nothing of their own. They buy parts in bulk, slap on a hefty markup and sell them as their own. Basically all they do is configure and assemble and offer 1 year warranties on computers who's parts were warrantied to them for 3 years. Not that i'm slamming Dell. HP, Gateway, etc. are the same, though HP do at least employ their own software coders, as does Apple. This also helps to explain why their tech support is so horrible. They know nothing and can help so little because none of them know anything about the parts in their computers because none of the parts were even made by either company, and is then contracted out to people in foreign countries where, again, the parts aren't even made, and the company that contracted them has no physical presence.
The only name-brand companies that actually make the computers they sell are Asus (kinda), Lenovo (IBM), Toshiba, Samsung and Sony. If you own a PC/laptop with anyone else's name stamped on it, it's just a stamp. This is why you usually get a better product from these companies that make their own, as well as more features or better warranties, for the same price. Apple, while not making their own parts, also doesn't even assemble their own products. They contract out everything, and boy oh boy at the markups. At least Dell and HP will still screw things together for you.
Anyway, Dell monitors. Knowing Dell buys in bulk (as anyone would), and knowing they prefer the cheapest parts they can find, i was wondering how they were pulling that off with LCD/LED panels. There are only so many companies in the world that can make them so it would be very difficult to find an off-brand unheard of corporation when it comes to those. Turns out Dell has played favorites with basically all of them, revealing why their monitors get such high marks. So who makes Dell's monitors for them? LG, Samsung and BenQ/AU Optronics. Yep. Surprise! :D
Speaking of rebranding, Alienware is a rebranded Dell.
Recent Nvidia rebrands:
The GeForce 605 (OEM) card is a rebranded GeForce 510.
The GeForce GT 610 card is a rebranded GeForce GT 520.
The GeForce GT 620 (OEM) card is a rebranded GeForce GT 520.
The GeForce GT 620 card is a rebranded GeForce GT 530.
The GeForce GT 630 (DDR3) card is a rebranded GeForce GT 440 (DDR3).
The GeForce GT 630 (GDDR5) card is a rebranded GeForce GT 440 (GDDR5).
The GeForce GT 640 (OEM) card is a rebranded GeForce GT 545 (DDR3).
The GeForce GT 645 (OEM) card is a rebranded GeForce GTX 560 SE.
All AMD 7000 series GPUs from the 7670 down are rebrands from the 6000 series.
Liquid CPU cooler rebrands:
Corsair H60/H80/H80i/H100/H100i: CoolIT
Enermax ELC240/120: AVC
Corsair H50/H55/H75/H90/H105/H110: Asetek
NZXT: Asetek
Thermaltake: Asetek
Intel: Asetek
AMD: Asetek
Arctic Accelero: Asetek
Antec makes their own.
Swiftech makes their own.
Ok i guess i'm done now :p Maybe you care, maybe you don't, but hopefully you found it interesting.
So i was sitting here thinking about Dell. As many of you know, i absolutely detest this company :p But specifically i was thinking about their monitors. There's no denying monitors with Dell's name stamped on them are pretty decent and i began to wonder exactly why that was. I had never really looked into it before. First i should point out that Dell makes nothing of their own. They buy parts in bulk, slap on a hefty markup and sell them as their own. Basically all they do is configure and assemble and offer 1 year warranties on computers who's parts were warrantied to them for 3 years. Not that i'm slamming Dell. HP, Gateway, etc. are the same, though HP do at least employ their own software coders, as does Apple. This also helps to explain why their tech support is so horrible. They know nothing and can help so little because none of them know anything about the parts in their computers because none of the parts were even made by either company, and is then contracted out to people in foreign countries where, again, the parts aren't even made, and the company that contracted them has no physical presence.
The only name-brand companies that actually make the computers they sell are Asus (kinda), Lenovo (IBM), Toshiba, Samsung and Sony. If you own a PC/laptop with anyone else's name stamped on it, it's just a stamp. This is why you usually get a better product from these companies that make their own, as well as more features or better warranties, for the same price. Apple, while not making their own parts, also doesn't even assemble their own products. They contract out everything, and boy oh boy at the markups. At least Dell and HP will still screw things together for you.
Anyway, Dell monitors. Knowing Dell buys in bulk (as anyone would), and knowing they prefer the cheapest parts they can find, i was wondering how they were pulling that off with LCD/LED panels. There are only so many companies in the world that can make them so it would be very difficult to find an off-brand unheard of corporation when it comes to those. Turns out Dell has played favorites with basically all of them, revealing why their monitors get such high marks. So who makes Dell's monitors for them? LG, Samsung and BenQ/AU Optronics. Yep. Surprise! :D
Speaking of rebranding, Alienware is a rebranded Dell.
Recent Nvidia rebrands:
The GeForce 605 (OEM) card is a rebranded GeForce 510.
The GeForce GT 610 card is a rebranded GeForce GT 520.
The GeForce GT 620 (OEM) card is a rebranded GeForce GT 520.
The GeForce GT 620 card is a rebranded GeForce GT 530.
The GeForce GT 630 (DDR3) card is a rebranded GeForce GT 440 (DDR3).
The GeForce GT 630 (GDDR5) card is a rebranded GeForce GT 440 (GDDR5).
The GeForce GT 640 (OEM) card is a rebranded GeForce GT 545 (DDR3).
The GeForce GT 645 (OEM) card is a rebranded GeForce GTX 560 SE.
All AMD 7000 series GPUs from the 7670 down are rebrands from the 6000 series.
Liquid CPU cooler rebrands:
Corsair H60/H80/H80i/H100/H100i: CoolIT
Enermax ELC240/120: AVC
Corsair H50/H55/H75/H90/H105/H110: Asetek
NZXT: Asetek
Thermaltake: Asetek
Intel: Asetek
AMD: Asetek
Arctic Accelero: Asetek
Antec makes their own.
Swiftech makes their own.
Ok i guess i'm done now :p Maybe you care, maybe you don't, but hopefully you found it interesting.