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Notes from the build floor.
Buyer guides, behind-the-build stories and straight answers about outsourcing PC manufacturing.
- Five things 20 years of building PCs taught usGarage in 2003, production floor today. Five lessons that still shape every build we ship.
- What happens when a PC comes back: returns, repair and refurbishmentReturns don’t have to be a pile in the corner. Here’s how a returned system gets from your customer back to value — step by step.
- Inside our QA: why every system gets tested, not just a sampleSampling works for screws. It doesn’t work for PCs. How testing in stages catches problems on our floor instead of in your customer’s home.
- In-house vs. outsourced PC assembly: how to decideBuilding your own line gives you control; outsourcing gives you capacity and focus. A side-by-side look at the trade-offs to help you choose.
- What to put in your build spec before you ask for a quoteA one-page checklist for your first quote request: configurations, volumes, parts, build standard, testing, packaging and returns.
- How to choose a PC contract manufacturer: 8 questions to askEight questions that separate a real build partner from a vendor — from peak-week capacity to who picks up the phone when plans change.
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