Oh wow, where to even start with this one? Palmer Luckey and PC hardware — that guy, you know, the Oculus VR genius — might be cooking up something new. It’s kinda pulling at my brain like an itch I can’t reach. So yeah, he’s thinking about diving into the whole “Made in America” PC biz, which is interesting, or maybe it’s just me. I mean, I’m getting those “Team America” vibes. Anyone else?
So, anyway, there’s this poll floating around (saw it on Tom’s Hardware, by the way), and guess what? Loads of people are actually down to pay 20% more for a fully American-made computer. Now, don’t quote me on this, but isn’t that a bit, uh, steep? Or maybe it’s just what people want now. I can sorta get the whole patriotism thing. I mean, I’m British, and yeah, I usually try to buy British stuff, even if it costs a bit more. Who doesn’t like to support their own folks, right?
But, oh man, the practicality of it. That’s a whole different ballgame. Like, do we even know where all the parts are coming from? Our pals at Tom’s Hardware pointed out, kinda rightly, that a 20% hike might be… optimistic? Then again, with all this tariff talk everywhere, maybe it’s not totally wild.
And, seriously, making something all-American isn’t just a walk in the park. I’m talking everything, “all or virtually all” as they say, has to be from home soil. There’s a reason everyone’s making stuff in Asia — it’s cheap. The U.S. does have chip folks — NVIDIA, Intel, those big names. But are they doing everything in America? Eh, not really. They’ve mostly got their operations abroad, too. Makes you think.
Let’s be real: chips are just a piece of this puzzle. The rest? Good luck, especially keeping the price down. Mass production is the key, folks. And let’s face it, a 20% bump? Unclear. Could be real, who knows?
What’s banging around in my head is, shouldn’t it be more than just a flag on the laptop? Like, look at Framework — doing its own cool thing without all the “where it’s made” talk. If Palmer’s gonna dive into this, it needs to be something more than slapping a flag on the box. Right?
Anyway — wait, no — where was I going with this? Oh yeah! Just thinking, “Made in America” is cool and all, but it has to mean something beyond the obvious.
So yeah, that’s my two cents.
