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George wrote:
Dell computers are made offshore (including the ones customized just for
you). They bring them in large cargo containers and then the cargo
company opens the container and ships the individual units that are
already boxed for shipment.

Nope. There was a long article about this a couple years or so ago:

http://www.nytimes.com/2004/12/19/bu...l.html?ex=1179
028800&en=9664407af95bef68&ei=5070

Dell does have a factory in China. It makes the computers they sell in
Asia. Their factory in Ireland makes computers they sell in Europe.
And their three US factories make their computers for the US.


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--Tim Smith