Binary-only modules not to be banned - this time

Posted Dec 15, 2006 12:00 UTC (Fri) by drag (guest, #31333)
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Actually I was googling around for it and appears that System76 is ASUS-based laptop.

Which sounds good for me. I have a couple Asus things and I've liked them so far.

Keep in mind that there are 'ODM's vs 'OEM'.

ODM are the people that manufacture the actual device..
OEM installs the OS, puts the harddrive in and memory and provides support.

Dell, HP, System76 (or at least the people they work through), Apple, Leveno are all 'OEM's.

ODM are places like Asus, Quanta, and Compal.

I think that Quanta is the biggest one. (for instance I beleive they make Apple's stuff)

Asus is nice because you can buy a barebones stuff directly from them, but it's a bit difficult as there is no standardization. For instance DVD drive of one type may not fit into a laptop and it's difficult to figure out what works before you buy it.

Tuxmobil has a partial matrix of relationships between OEM and ODM.
http://tuxmobil.org/laptop_oem.html