List of laptop brands and manufacturers
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Major brands
Acer - TravelMate, Extensa, Ferrari, AspireAcer Aspire
Aspire is a series of personal computers by Acer Inc. aimed at the casual household user or for small business use. The Aspire series covers both desktop computers and laptops...
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Gateway, Inc.
Gateway Computer Corporation, is a computer hardware company headquartered in Irvine, California, USA which develops, manufactures, supports, and markets a wide range of personal computers, computer monitors, servers, and computer accessories...
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- emachinesEMachineseMachines is a brand of entry level PCs, based in Irvine, California. eMachines employed about 135 employees and sold between 1 to 2 million computers each year before its purchase on January 30, 2004, by rival Gateway Computers...
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Packard Bell
Packard Bell is a Dutch computer manufacturer and a subsidiary of Acer. The name was previously used by Packard Bell, an American radio manufacturer founded in 1926. In 1986, Israeli investors bought the name for a newly formed personal computer manufacturer. Originally the company produced...
- EasyNote Apple - MacBook
MacBook
The MacBook was a brand of Macintosh notebook computers built by Apple Inc. First introduced in May 2006, it replaced the iBook and 12-inch PowerBook series of notebooks as a part of the Apple–Intel transition. Positioned as the low end of the MacBook family, the Apple MacBook was aimed at the...
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MacBook Air
The MacBook Air family is a line of Apple ultraportable Macintosh notebook computers.The first-generation MacBook Air was a 13.3"-only model, previously promoted as the World's Thinnest Notebook, introduced at the Macworld Conference & Expo on January 15, 2008. It featured a custom Intel Merom CPU...
, MacBook Pro
MacBook Pro
The MacBook Pro is a line of Macintosh portable computers introduced in January 2006 by Apple. It replaced the PowerBook G4 and was the second model, after the iMac, to be announced in the Apple–Intel transition...
ASUS
ASUS
ASUSTeK Computer Incorporated is a multinational computer technology and consumer electronics product manufacturer headquartered in Taipei, Taiwan. Its product range includes motherboards, desktops, laptops, monitors, tablet PCs, servers and mobile phones...
- Asus Eee
ASUS Eee
ASUS Eee is a family of products by Asustek. The product family began with the release of the Eee PC subnotebook in 2007; since then, the product family has diversified into a number of PC form factors...
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Dell Inspiron
Dell's Inspiron computer product line started as a range of laptop computers targeted at the entry-level, budget, a Mobile Celeron or Mobile Pentium II processor with SDRAM, and had a high starting price of $2,799...
, Latitude
Dell Latitude
Latitude is Dell's business laptop brand, designed and manufactured mainly by Compal and Quanta.-Overview and product type:The Dell Latitude is targeted for business use. This means that standardized parts are used throughout the line and are available for several years for support purposes...
, Precision
Dell Precision
Dell Precision Workstations are computers aimed at prosumers and CAD / Architecture / CG professionals as a workstation computer, or as small scale business servers.- Current Dell Precision desktop models :* Precision T1500* Precision T1600...
, Studio
Dell Studio
Dell's Studio brand is a range of laptops and desktops targeted at the mainstream consumer market. The computers sit above Dell's Inspiron and below the XPS consumer lines in price and specifications...
, Vostro
Dell Vostro
Dell Vostro is a line of computers from Dell aimed at the small business market. Prior to Vostro, Dell's home and small business computers were sold under the same lines: Dimension for home and small business desktops, and Inspiron for home and small business portables...
, XPS, Studio XPS
} Alienware
Alienware
Alienware is an American computer hardware subsidary of Dell, Inc. It mainly assembles third party components into desktops and laptops with custom enclosures for high-performance gaming. These products also support graphically intense applications such as video editing, simulation, and audio editing...
Fujitsu
Fujitsu
is a Japanese multinational information technology equipment and services company headquartered in Tokyo, Japan. It is the world's third-largest IT services provider measured by revenues....
- LifeBook
Lifebook
LIFEBOOK is line of laptop computers made by Fujitsu.Within the LIFEBOOK family, Fujitsu offers a range of thin and light, portable, and desktop-alternative notebooks, as well as convertible and Tablet PCs.-History:...
, Stylistic Hewlett-Packard
Hewlett-Packard
Hewlett-Packard Company or HP is an American multinational information technology corporation headquartered in Palo Alto, California, USA that provides products, technologies, softwares, solutions and services to consumers, small- and medium-sized businesses and large enterprises, including...
- HP Pavilion
HP Pavilion (computer)
HP Pavilion is a line of personal computers produced by Hewlett-Packard and introduced in 1995. The name is applied to both desktops and laptops for the Home and Home Office product range....
, HP Omnibook
HP Omnibook
HP OmniBook was a range of laptop personal computers created by Hewlett Packard.The range included:* OmniBook 300 — launched in 1993* OmniBook 425* OmniBook 430* OmniBook 500* OmniBook 510* OmniBook 530* OmniBook 600* OmniBook 800...
, HP Compaq Notebooks
} Compaq
Compaq
Compaq Computer Corporation is a personal computer company founded in 1982. Once the largest supplier of personal computing systems in the world, Compaq existed as an independent corporation until 2002, when it was acquired for US$25 billion by Hewlett-Packard....
- Evo
Compaq Evo
The Compaq Evo was a series of business desktop and laptop PCs and thin clients made by Compaq and Hewlett-Packard . The Evo brand was introduced by Compaq in May 2001 as a business-oriented brand, and replaced Compaq's Deskpro brand for desktops and Armada for its notebooks...
, Armada, LTE
Compaq LTE
The Compaq LTE was a line of laptop computers made by Compaq, introduced in 1989. The first models, the Compaq LTE and the Compaq LTE 286, were among the first computers to be the size of a paper notebook, spurring the use of the term "notebook" to describe a smaller laptop...
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Compaq Presario
Presario is a series of desktop computers and notebooks from Compaq. The Presario family of computers was launched for the consumer marketplace in September 1993. Although HP has since acquired Compaq, the Presario name was not discontinued due to its marketability. In the mid-1990s, Compaq began...
Itautec
Itautec
Itautec is a Brazilian company that was founded in 1979. The company is part of Itaúsa: , which is the second largest private Brazilian business group by sales volume....
- Itautec, Infoway Lanix
Lanix
Lanix is a Mexican electronics company based in Hermosillo, Sonora, Mexico. It is Mexico's largest domestically owned electronics company, and sells a wide array of both consumer and professional electronics...
- Lanix Portatiles, Neuron Lenovo
Lenovo Group
Lenovo Group Limited is a Chinese multinational personal technology company that develops, manufactures and markets desktop and notebook computers, workstations, servers, storage drives, IT management software, and other related products and services. Lenovo was incorporated in Hong Kong in 1988...
- ThinkPad
ThinkPad
ThinkPad is line of laptop computers originally sold by IBM but now produced by Lenovo. They are known for their boxy black design, which was modeled after a traditional Japanese lunchbox...
, IdeaPad
IdeaPad
-History:The IdeaPad laptops were announced in January 2008. The first three models in the product line were the Y710, the Y510, and the U110. Some of the features that defined these first three models were widescreens, VeriFace facial recognition, frameless screens, touch controls, and Dolby...
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Lenovo 3000
Lenovo 3000 was a line of low-priced notebook and desktop computers designed by Lenovo Group targeting small businesses and individuals. It was replaced with the IdeaCentre and IdeaPad brands.-Background:...
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Medion
Medion AG is a German consumer electronics company. It operates in Europe, the United States, and the Asia-Pacific region. The main products are computers and notebooks, but also TVs, refrigerators, toasters, and fitness equipment. The company is becoming popular in Europe but has had mixed success...
- Akoya Micro-Star International
Micro-Star International
Micro-Star International Co., Ltd is a Taiwan-based electronics company and one of the world's largest motherboard and video card manufacturers.-Overview:MSI is one of the top three motherboard and video card manufacturers worldwide...
(MSI) - Megabook, Wind
MSI Wind Netbook
The MSI Wind Notebook is a family of subnotebooks / netbooks designed by Micro-Star International . Wind stands for "Wi-Fi Network Device". The first model was announced at CeBIT 2008, and first listed for pre-orders on May 9, 2008. While initially 8.9- and 10.1-inch screen versions existed, as...
Panasonic
Panasonic
Panasonic is an international brand name for Japanese electric products manufacturer Panasonic Corporation, which was formerly known as Matsushita Electric Industrial Co., Ltd...
- Toughbook
Toughbook
Toughbook is a trademarked brand name owned by Panasonic Corporation and refers to its line of rugged computers. The Toughbook is designed to withstand vibration, drops, spills, extreme temperature, and other rough handling....
, Satellite, Let's Note (available in Japan only) Samsung Electronics
Samsung Electronics
Samsung Electronics is a South Korean multinational electronics and information technology company headquartered in Samsung Town, Seoul...
- Sens
Samsung Sens
Samsung Sens is the notebook computer series made by Samsung Electronics. Samsung notebooks are designed similarly to the Dell Latitude series. While they were available in many countries, the Sens notebook line were for some years not sold in the US and Canada...
Positivo Informática
Positivo Informática
Positivo Informática is a Brazilian technology company headquartered in Curitiba. It is the Information Technology arm of the larger organization Grupo Positvo...
- Positivo, Platinum, Aureum, Unique, Premium GURU Computer Technologies - GURU Mind Sony
Sony
, commonly referred to as Sony, is a Japanese multinational conglomerate corporation headquartered in Minato, Tokyo, Japan and the world's fifth largest media conglomerate measured by revenues....
- VAIO
VAIO
VAIO is a sub-brand used for many of Sony's computer products. Originally an acronym of Video Audio Integrated Operation, this was amended to Visual Audio Intelligent Organizer in 2008 to celebrate the brand's 10th anniversary...
Toshiba
Toshiba
is a multinational electronics and electrical equipment corporation headquartered in Tokyo, Japan. It is a diversified manufacturer and marketer of electrical products, spanning information & communications equipment and systems, Internet-based solutions and services, electronic components and...
- Dynabook
Dynabook
The Dynabook concept, created by Alan Kay in 1968, described what is now known as a laptop computer or a tablet or slate computer with nearly eternal battery life and software aimed at giving children access to digital media...
, Portege
Toshiba Portégé
Toshiba Portégé is a range of ultra-light laptops manufactured by Toshiba, where Portégé is the prefix name for each of the models in current series.- Overview :...
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Toshiba Tecra
Toshiba currently markets the Tecra series as performance business laptops. Although the Toshiba_Satellite series and the Satellite Pro series feature several notebook models, the Tecra series currently includes three notebook models...
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Toshiba Satellite
The Toshiba Satellite is Toshiba's line of consumer-grade notebook computers. Models in the Satellite family vary greatly, ranging from entry-level models to full-fledged media center-class notebooks...
, Qosmio
Qosmio
The Qosmio series is Toshiba's consumer-marketed line of high performance desktop replacement laptops. The laptop was first released on July 25, 2004 as the E15-AV101 with a 1.7 GHz Intel Pentium M CPU, 512 megabytes of DDR SDRAM, and a 15 inch XGA 1,024 by 768 screen...
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Libretto (notebook)
The Libretto is a line of subnotebook computers designed and produced by Toshiba. The line was distinguished by its combination of functionality and small size, squeezing a full Windows PC into a device the size of a hardback book. The first model, the Libretto 20, was released on April 17, 1996,...
Other brands
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Belinea
Belinea is a German manufacturer of PCs, notebooks and computer monitors.-History:The name Belinea was first used as a brand of computer monitors manufactured by Maxdata, which were primarily sold in Europe. The name first appeared in 1991. Belineas are known for their unique appearance with a big...
- b.book, gx.book, X3 SLI
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BenQ
BenQ Corporation is a Taiwanese multi-national company that sells and markets consumer electronics, computing and communications devices under the "BenQ" brand name, which stands for the company slogan Bringing Enjoyment and Quality to life .- Company :BenQ sells and markets technology products,...
Clevo dimotion Everex
Everex
Everex is a manufacturer of desktop and notebook personal computers. It was established in 1983 and headquartered in Fremont, California. The company was founded by Steve Hui, John Lee and Wayne Cheung. In 1988, Everex was the leader in tape backup sales with half the world market...
- CloudBook
CloudBook
The Cloudbook is an x86 subnotebook, or Ultra-Mobile PC developed by Everex using a VIA processor, chipset, and NanoBook reference design. It competes with the ASUS Eee PC, the OLPC XO-1 and the Classmate PC...
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Founder Technology
Founder Technology Group Corporation , a subsidiary of Founder Group from Peking University, is an information technology state-owned enterprise in Shanghai, China...
G7 - Genius Book Gigabyte Technology
Gigabyte Technology
Gigabyte Technology Co., Ltd. is a Taiwan-based manufacturer of computer hardware products best known for its motherboards. The company is publicly held and traded on the Taiwan Stock Exchange .-Company:...
Hasee HCL HTC - HTC Shift
HTC Shift
-Features:*Dual Operating System**Microsoft Windows Vista Business 32-Bit **SnapVUE *Processor**Intel A110 Stealey CPU 800 MHz **ARM11 CPU *Memory and Storage**1 GB RAM...
Hyundai
Hyundai
Hyundai ) is a global conglomerate company, part of the Korean chaebol, that was founded in South Korea by one of the most famous businessmen in Korean history: Chung Ju-yung...
Gradiente
Gradiente
Gradiente is a Brazilian consumer electronics company based in São Paulo. The company designs and markets many product lines, including video , audio, home theater, high end acoustics, office and mobile stereo, and wireless. The company was founded in 1964...
Jetta (electronics company)(OEM only) - Jetbook Lotus Computer - Solstice Series, Eclipse Meebox
Meebox
Meebox, also rendered as Meeb[ ]x, is a Mexican company specializing in the design and manufacturer of computers and other consumer electronics. Meebox has operations in Latin America and the United States. It was the first Mexican company to manufacture a full functioned tablet computer and is one...
- Meebox, Slate LG
LG Electronics
LG Electronics is a global electronics and telecommunications company headquartered in Yeouido, Seoul, South Korea. The company operates its business through five divisions: mobile communications, home entertainment, home appliance, air conditioning and business solution...
- Xnote MDG Computers
MDG Computers
MDG Computers Canada Inc. is a Canadian-owned manufacturer, distributor and retailer of personal computers , notebooks and related products and accessories...
Mouse Computer - LuvBook (available in Japanese market only) NEC - VERSA
Versa
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Lavie
The Lavie was a French automobile manufactured in Paris around 1904. The company produced a few 6cv twin-cylinder voiturettes; one is reported to survive....
NCS Technologies Inc. Neo - Empiriva, Endura Olivetti
Olivetti
Olivetti S.p.A. is an Italian manufacturer of computers, printers and other business machines.- Founding :The company was founded as a typewriter manufacturer in 1908 in Ivrea, near Turin, by Camillo Olivetti. The firm was mainly developed by his son Adriano Olivetti...
- Olibook Onkyo
Onkyo
is a Japanese consumer electronics manufacturer, specializing in home cinema and audio equipment including receivers and surround sound speakers. The word Onkyo translates as "sound harmony".The company started under the name of Osaka Denki Onkyo K.K in 1946...
- SOTEC PC Club
PC Club
PC Club was a privately-owned, United States-based chain of computer hardware stores established in City of Industry, California in 1992. The company closed all its stores on July 29, 2008. PC Club operated primarily in the west-coast states...
(Clevo brand) Philips
Philips
Koninklijke Philips Electronics N.V. , more commonly known as Philips, is a multinational Dutch electronics company....
- X200 PCSmart Pioneer Computers (Clevo brand)
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Sharp Corporation
is a Japanese multinational corporation that designs and manufactures electronic products. Headquartered in Abeno-ku, Osaka, Japan, Sharp employs more than 55,580 people worldwide as of June 2011. The company was founded in September 1912 and takes its name from one of its founder's first...
- Mebius Siragon, C.A.
Siragon, C.A.
Síragon, C.A. is a venezuelan manufacturer and assembler of computer hardware and other technology products like digital cameras, peripherals and plasma TV screens. Siragon also designs and manufactures its own RAM and flash memory and printed circuit boards. The company was created in an alliance...
System76 TabletKiosk
TabletKiosk
TabletKiosk is a manufacturer of Tablet PCs and UMPCs located in Torrance, California, United States. All mobile computers produced by TabletKiosk fall into the slate category, featuring touchscreen or pen input, in lieu of integrated or convertible keyboards...
Tongfang TriGem
TG Sambo
TG Sambo or TG Sambo Computer Co, Ltd. is a Korean computer manufacturer headquartered in Ansan, South Korea. It was Korea's first native computer manufacturer.-History:*1980 - established as Sambo Trigem....
- Averatec
Averatec
Averatec is a South Korean laptop computer brand owned by TG Sambo, the country's first computer maker. The brand first entered the American market in July 2003 and has since grown 360% to the fourth largest laptop maker, overtaking Sony in 2004 with a market share of 11.6% according to Current...
Turbo-X (Greece only) Vestel VIA
VIA Technologies
VIA Technologies is a Taiwanese manufacturer of integrated circuits, mainly motherboard chipsets, CPUs, and memory, and is part of the Formosa Plastics Group. It is the world's largest independent manufacturer of motherboard chipsets...
- NanoBook
NanoBook
The NanoBook is an ultra-mobile PC reference design by VIA Technologies, Inc. It has a clamshell form factor, a 7-inch 800×480 touchscreen display, and a full-size keyboard. It weighs less than 850 g and has a claimed battery life of up to 4.5 hours...
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VIA pc-1 Initiative
The VIA pc-1 Initiative is a project of VIA Technologies, established in January 2005, to help bridge the digital divide by developing information and communication technology systems to benefit those who currently do not have computers or Internet access.-Aims:The initiative sought to enable the...
iBall Laptops Voodoo PC - Envy Wipro Technologies Wortmann
Wortmann
Wortmann AG is a German computer manufacturer, based in Hüllhorst, North Rhine-Westphalia. The main products are computers, notebooks and servers, as well as computer monitors and thin clients. The majority of their products are assembled in Germany and are marketed under their own brand, "Terra"...
- Terra Mobile
- Xitrix Computer Corporation
- ZenithZenith Data SystemsZenith Data Systems was a division of Zenith founded in 1979 after Zenith acquired Heathkit, which had, in 1977, entered the personal computer market. Headquartered in Benton Harbor, Michigan, Zenith sold personal computers under both the Heath/Zenith and Zenith Data Systems names...
- Admirable, Presidio, Director, Z-book ZeptoZepto ComputersZepto Computers A/S was a Danish computer company founded in 2002. They specialized in customizable laptops and TVs, rebadging and branding notebook computer barebones of OEMs/ODMs like Compal for sale. Zepto operated in Denmark and Sweden, and throughout the rest of Europe and in Australia via... - Zinox Technologies Zyrex
Defunct
Acorn ComputersAcorn Computers
Acorn Computers Ltd. was a British computer company established in Cambridge, England, in 1978. The company produced a number of computers which were especially popular in the UK. These included the Acorn Electron, the BBC Micro, and the Acorn Archimedes...
- Deskbook, Desknote and Solonote Forcebook (defunct, Croatia only)/
Fujitsu SiemensFujitsu Siemens Computers
Fujitsu Siemens Computers B.V. was a Japanese and German IT vendor. The company was founded in 1999 as a 50/50 joint venture between Fujitsu Limited of Japan and Siemens AG of Germany...
(now defunct, as Fujitsu bought out Siemens' share of the company) Gericom
Gericom
Gericom was an Austrian computer equipment manufacturer, based in Linz, Upper Austria. The company was bought by Quanmax, Inc and subsequently converted to Quanmax AG.-History:...
(defunct, now Quanmax AG) Hypersonic OQO
OQO
OQO was a U.S. computer hardware company that was notable for manufacture of handheld computers. Its systems possess the functionality of a tablet PC in a form factor slightly larger than a personal digital assistant . According to Guinness World Records, the "OQO" was the smallest full-powered,...
Vigor Gaming
Vigor Gaming
Vigor Gaming was a privately held manufacturer of enthusiast level personal computers based in City of Industry, California. The company was founded in 2004 by several former employees and the former owner of competing company. Vigor Gaming Computers are designed specifically for gaming...
- Atlantis
Atlantis
Atlantis is a legendary island first mentioned in Plato's dialogues Timaeus and Critias, written about 360 BC....
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Augustus
Augustus ;23 September 63 BC – 19 August AD 14) is considered the first emperor of the Roman Empire, which he ruled alone from 27 BC until his death in 14 AD.The dates of his rule are contemporary dates; Augustus lived under two calendars, the Roman Republican until 45 BC, and the Julian...
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Artorius
Artorius was the family name of a Roman gens of obscure and contested etymology.Several Italian scholars consider the name to be of Messapic origin, connecting it with the Messapic gens name Artorres, likely a derivative of the Messapic name Artas , of uncertain meaning.An alternate etymology...
, and Aegis - COMPANY SHUT DOWN (Clevo brand)
Gaming brands
- GatewayGateway, Inc.Gateway Computer Corporation, is a computer hardware company headquartered in Irvine, California, USA which develops, manufactures, supports, and markets a wide range of personal computers, computer monitors, servers, and computer accessories...
- FX Series - Abbcore Technologies - Velocita
- AlienwareAlienwareAlienware is an American computer hardware subsidary of Dell, Inc. It mainly assembles third party components into desktops and laptops with custom enclosures for high-performance gaming. These products also support graphically intense applications such as video editing, simulation, and audio editing...
- Area 51m model no longer in production; M11x, M14x, M17x - ASUSASUSASUSTeK Computer Incorporated is a multinational computer technology and consumer electronics product manufacturer headquartered in Taipei, Taiwan. Its product range includes motherboards, desktops, laptops, monitors, tablet PCs, servers and mobile phones...
- G-series - Dell XPS - M1730, and M1530
- Micro-Star International Micro-Star InternationalMicro-Star International Co., Ltd is a Taiwan-based electronics company and one of the world's largest motherboard and video card manufacturers.-Overview:MSI is one of the top three motherboard and video card manufacturers worldwide...
(MSI) - G-series - ToshibaToshibais a multinational electronics and electrical equipment corporation headquartered in Tokyo, Japan. It is a diversified manufacturer and marketer of electrical products, spanning information & communications equipment and systems, Internet-based solutions and services, electronic components and...
- QosmioQosmioThe Qosmio series is Toshiba's consumer-marketed line of high performance desktop replacement laptops. The laptop was first released on July 25, 2004 as the E15-AV101 with a 1.7 GHz Intel Pentium M CPU, 512 megabytes of DDR SDRAM, and a 15 inch XGA 1,024 by 768 screen...
Laptops based on Clevo designs:
- AVADirectAVADirectAVADirect, Inc. is an American computer manufacturing company located in Twinsburg, Ohio near Cleveland. They specialize in highly customized computer systems including Microsoft Windows and Linux servers, high-end workstations and gaming systems, business PCs, and notebooks.AVADirect is a GSA...
- CyberPower
- Falcon NorthwestFalcon NorthwestFalcon Northwest is a personal computer manufacturing company located in Medford, Oregon, USA which was founded in 1992 by its current president, Kelt Reeves. The company began its existence focusing on high-end systems for Flight Simulation...
- DR6800, TL2 - iBuyPower
- Origin PCOrigin PCOrigin PC is a custom personal computer manufacturing company located in Miami, Florida. Founded by former employees of Alienware in 2009, Origin PC assembles third party components to create high-performance gaming desktops and laptops.-History:...
- Sager Notebook ComputersSager Notebook ComputersSager Midern Computer, Inc., is an OEM computer manufacturer specializing in laptop computers. The company is publicly referred to as Sager Notebook Computer, as indicated by their website. Sager laptops are manufactured by Clevo which are also sold under many other brand names. Sager is the...
- V3 Gaming PCV3 Gaming PCV3 Gaming PC is a manufacturer of custom-built personal computers headquartered in Lomita, California. The company, founded in 2010 by industry veterans, touts compatibility with 3D gaming technologies such as NVIDIA 3D Vision as a selling point for its products...
- WidowPCWidowPCWidowPC, based in Boulder, Colorado, shipped the world's first dual-core CPU laptop based on the AMD Athlon 64 X2 4800+ and debuted at the AMD press-only event at CES 2005 in Las Vegas...
Laptops for children or teens
- Digital TextbookDigital TextbookThe digital textbook program was announced by the Education Ministry of South Korea on March 8, 2007. The digital textbook is currently being tested in several primary schools and will be distributed free to every school nation-wide by 2013.-Definition:...
- Elonex ONEElonex ONEThe Elonex ONE is a netbook computer marketed to the education sector by Elonex. The ONE's operating system is called Linos, based on Linux kernel 2.6.21, has Wi-Fi connectivity, Ethernet networking, a solid-state hard drive, two USB ports and weighs less than 1 kg.The ONE has been described...
- InkMedia
- Intel - Classmate PCClassmate PCThe Classmate PC, formerly known as Eduwise, is Intel's entry into the market for low-cost personal computers for children in the developing world. It is in some respects similar to the One Laptop Per Child trade association's Children's Machine , which has a similar target market...
- OLPC XO-1OLPC XO-1The XO-1, previously known as the $100 Laptop, Children's Machine, and 2B1, is an inexpensive subnotebook computer intended to be distributed to children in developing countries around the world, to provide them with access to knowledge, and opportunities to "explore, experiment and express...
- $100 Laptop or Children's Machine - Tianhua GX-1CTianhua GX-1CThe Sinomanic Tianhua GX-1C is a specially tailored subnotebook for primary and secondary school students in mainland China. It uses China's Loongson I CPU. The device is designed for use as an educational aid and to introduce young students to computers.-History:Sichuan-based Sinomanic Co.,...
- Eee PC
Original Design Manufacturers (ODMs)
The vast majority of laptops on the market are manufactured by a small handful of Original Design ManufacturerOriginal Design Manufacturer
An original design manufacturer is a company which designs and manufactures a product which is specified and eventually branded by another firm for sale. Such companies allow the brand firm to produce without having to engage in the organization or running of a factory...
s (ODM).
Major relationships include:
- Clevo sells the same designs to dozens of "re-branders" including Sager, XoticPC, Eurocom, RJtech, RKC notebooks, Pro-Star, PowerNotebooks, Origin PC, AVAdirect, V3 Gaming PC, Falcon Northwest, CyberPower, iBuyPower, System 76, PC Torque, Puget systems, Vigor Gaming (defunct), M-Tech, XTreme Notebooks, Smooth-Creations, MALIBAL, Widow PC, Hypersonic PC systems, Micro Express Computers, Jinco Computers, DevilTech, ChiliGreen, and many many more.
- MSIMicro-Star InternationalMicro-Star International Co., Ltd is a Taiwan-based electronics company and one of the world's largest motherboard and video card manufacturers.-Overview:MSI is one of the top three motherboard and video card manufacturers worldwide...
follow similar re-branding practices to Clevo, although on a lesser scale, and also preserve their own MSI brand. Lotus is one MSI re-brander. - Quanta sells to (among others) HP/Compaq, Dell, Toshiba, Sony, Fujitsu, Acer, NEC, Gateway and Lenovo/IBM - note that Quanta is currently (as of August, 2007) the largest manufacturer of notebook computers in the world.
- CompalCompal ElectronicsCompal Electronics is a Taiwanese original design manufacturer , handling the production of notebook computers, monitors, and televisions for a variety of clients around the world, including Acer Inc., Dell, Toshiba, Hewlett-Packard, and Fujitsu Siemens Computers...
sells to Toshiba, HP/Compaq, Acer, and Dell. - Positivo InformaticaPositivo InformáticaPositivo Informática is a Brazilian technology company headquartered in Curitiba. It is the Information Technology arm of the larger organization Grupo Positvo...
sells to Samsung, Sony, Siragon, Toshiba, HP - Wistron (former manufacturing & design division of Acer) sells to HP/Compaq, Dell, IBM, NEC, Acer, and Lenovo/IBM.
- FlextronicsFlextronicsFlextronics International Ltd. is an electronics manufacturing services provider that offers services to original equipment manufacturers . It also provides supporting supply chain services, including packaging and transportation throughout the world, as well as design and after-sales...
(former Arima Computer Corporation notebook division) sells to HP/Compaq, NEC, and Dell. - ItautecItautecItautec is a Brazilian company that was founded in 1979. The company is part of Itaúsa: , which is the second largest private Brazilian business group by sales volume....
sells to Siragon, LG, Samsung, Sony - ECSElitegroup Computer SystemsElitegroup Computer Systems Co., Ltd , is a Taiwan-based electronics firm. It is the fifth largest PC motherboard manufacturer in the world , with production reaching 24 million units in 2002...
sells to IBM, Fujitsu, and Dell. - AsusASUSASUSTeK Computer Incorporated is a multinational computer technology and consumer electronics product manufacturer headquartered in Taipei, Taiwan. Its product range includes motherboards, desktops, laptops, monitors, tablet PCs, servers and mobile phones...
sells to Apple (iBook), Sony, and Samsung. - InventecInventecInventec Corporation is a Taiwan-based Original Design Manufacturer making notebook computers, servers and mobile devices. Originally established in 1975 to develop and manufacture electronic calculators, the company has since grown significantly to become one of the world's top computer...
sells to HP/Compaq, Toshiba, BenQ, and Acer. - LanixLanixLanix is a Mexican electronics company based in Hermosillo, Sonora, Mexico. It is Mexico's largest domestically owned electronics company, and sells a wide array of both consumer and professional electronics...
sells to Sony, Compaq, Toshiba, Siragon, Itautec - Uniwill sells to Lenovo/IBM and Fujitsu & PC World UK own brand Advent.
ODM Laptop Units sold and Market Shares
| ODM | Units sold (millions) | Units sold (millions) | Market share (percent) | Units sold (millions) | Market share (percent) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Year | 2010 | 2009 | 2006 | ||
| Compal Compal Electronics Compal Electronics is a Taiwanese original design manufacturer , handling the production of notebook computers, monitors, and televisions for a variety of clients around the world, including Acer Inc., Dell, Toshiba, Hewlett-Packard, and Fujitsu Siemens Computers... |
52.1 | 37.9 | 26 % | 15 | 21 % |
| Quanta | 48.2 | 35.9 | 25 % | 24 | 33 % |
| Wistron | 26.2 | 18 % | 11 | 15 % | |
| Inventec Inventec Inventec Corporation is a Taiwan-based Original Design Manufacturer making notebook computers, servers and mobile devices. Originally established in 1975 to develop and manufacture electronic calculators, the company has since grown significantly to become one of the world's top computer... |
21 | 15 % | 7 | 10 % | |
| Pegatron Pegatron Pegatron Corporation is a Taiwan-based DMS Original Equipment Manufacturer company that develops mainly computing, communications and consumer electronics to branded vendors, but also engages in the development, design and manufacturing of computer peripherals and components... , until 2007 Asus ASUS ASUSTeK Computer Incorporated is a multinational computer technology and consumer electronics product manufacturer headquartered in Taipei, Taiwan. Its product range includes motherboards, desktops, laptops, monitors, tablet PCs, servers and mobile phones... |
10.9 | 8 % | 5 | 7 % | |
| Foxconn Foxconn The Foxconn Technology Group is a multinational business group anchored by the Hon Hai Precision Industry Co., Ltd. , a Taiwan-registered corporation headquartered in Tucheng, Taiwan... |
7.2 | 5 % | |||
| Elitegroup | 3.6 | 2 % | |||
| Clevo | 1.6 | 1 % | |||
| others | 11 | 15 % | |||
| total | 203 | 125 | 100 % | 72.6 | 100 % |
There is a discrepancy between the 2009 numbers due to the various sources cited; i.e. the units sold by all ODMs add up to 144.3 million laptops, which is much more than the given total of 125 million laptops. The market share percentages currently refer to those 144.3 million total.
Original design manufacturer (ODM) brands
- ATC - American Technology Corporation
- Clevo
- Compal ElectronicsCompal ElectronicsCompal Electronics is a Taiwanese original design manufacturer , handling the production of notebook computers, monitors, and televisions for a variety of clients around the world, including Acer Inc., Dell, Toshiba, Hewlett-Packard, and Fujitsu Siemens Computers...
- ECSElitegroup Computer SystemsElitegroup Computer Systems Co., Ltd , is a Taiwan-based electronics firm. It is the fifth largest PC motherboard manufacturer in the world , with production reaching 24 million units in 2002...
- FIC
- ItautecItautecItautec is a Brazilian company that was founded in 1979. The company is part of Itaúsa: , which is the second largest private Brazilian business group by sales volume....
- MiTACMiTACMiTAC International Corp. is a Taiwan electronics company established December 8, 1982. It is a subsidiary of MiTAC Inc. ....
- Lanix PortatilesLanixLanix is a Mexican electronics company based in Hermosillo, Sonora, Mexico. It is Mexico's largest domestically owned electronics company, and sells a wide array of both consumer and professional electronics...
- Twinhead