gauss Posted March 28, 2004 Report Share Posted March 28, 2004 It is very strange,I just knew most of MDs manufactured in Japan,but N1 was manufactured in Malaysia Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Christopher Posted March 28, 2004 Report Share Posted March 28, 2004 That's not entirely true. Some were made in Malaysia, and some were made in Japan. It's called cheap labor. :rasp: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
darkfusion Posted March 28, 2004 Report Share Posted March 28, 2004 Considering most, if not all of Sharp's portable Auvi units are made in Malaysia, it can't be a bad thing right? :grin: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gauss Posted March 29, 2004 Author Report Share Posted March 29, 2004 I wanna know in where N1 was made and the difference of the N1's versions for Europe and for Japan? :love: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MDX-400 Posted March 31, 2004 Report Share Posted March 31, 2004 Considering most, if not all of Sharp's portable Auvi units are made in Malaysia, it can't be a bad thing right? :grin:Well no, it all depends really. You could have a product made in Maylay be better than one in Japan. The general rule is the opposite but it isn't necessarily the case. Furthermore good quality products can come out of Maylaysia, it all depends on the quality control and quality of parts used. Really there are SO MANY factors that go into play it isn't funny. Even things like the treatment of workers/salaries/benefits; management approaches/philosophies used at the plant; worker morale; and a slew of product and non-product related aspects that can affect the final product out the door. Sony knows that good products can be made in Maylaysia; and, by and large Chris is right it is cheaper labour and overall cheaper to produce in Maylaysia. This isn't to say all Sony products made in Maylay are "high" quality, but some are. Case in point: A lot of Sony ES home A/V gear is made in Maylaysia. In fact most of it is these days! The last couple years all the ES receivers were made there and this is the first year in a little while that one ES receiver (the $5000 flagship DA9000ES) is actually made in Japan again. All the other ES recievers are Maylay made. Of course the parts can also come from anywhere--Maylaysia itself, Japan, Korea, Taiwan, etc.--that is another big thing. I'm surprised that some N1s were made in Maylaysia though. However I don't think that directly co-relates to the N1s track record for failure. (I.e. I think just as many made-in-Japan N1s have failed as made in Maylasia ones have. Just speculation/opinion as I have no hard data, but I don't think the N1s problems were with manufacturing, it was a part design flaw if you ask me.) Just an interesting side note here.... While Sony has been making many portable MD recorder models in Maylaysia for some time (since perhaps the R70), portable player-only units have never seen Maylaysia much. The first Maylay made player was the E60 I believe and since only the very low cost units (300 series units) have been made there. Pretty much ALL other Sony player units including the E500/501/505 have been Japan manufactured... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gauss Posted April 1, 2004 Author Report Share Posted April 1, 2004 I'm also surprised that some N1s were made in Maylaysia Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lafuente85 Posted April 30, 2004 Report Share Posted April 30, 2004 The best electronic technology is made in Japan. Sony is one of the pioneers and it is from Japan. The N1 would have to be made in Japan. Who would pay as much money by things that are not made in Japan?. See QUALIA. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Christopher Posted April 30, 2004 Report Share Posted April 30, 2004 I think I'm going to retract my statement. I've begun to notice a good bit of my electronics, including higher-end MD units, are from Malaysia. I think in the past the country was notorious for producing cheap items/quality of construction, but I don't think that's the case anymore [at least with some brands]. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
skyther Posted May 17, 2004 Report Share Posted May 17, 2004 :ohmy: ...... I'd like to slap you guys in the cheek real hard Anyway, if you insist on calling my home cheap labour, at least spell it right. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Solid Snake Posted July 18, 2004 Report Share Posted July 18, 2004 I have an MZ-S1 that is made in Malaysia... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mat Posted July 19, 2004 Report Share Posted July 19, 2004 Mine seems to have been manufactured in JAPAN. However its as good as dead right now. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mAjEsTiC Posted July 22, 2004 Report Share Posted July 22, 2004 yeh mine was made in japan but the optic block did fail...lucky it was still under warranty... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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