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Custom hardware manufacturer

Oct 31, 2018 11:19AM PDT

Hi guys right now i am working on my product ( a fully upgradeable all in one ) its still in concept stages i am starting my research and want to know if any one of you guys know about any brand that can build custom motherboard and a brand that cam supply touchscreen panels ( preferably hdr ) and some custom graphics cards ( something like sxm2 ) so i cam make the graphics card also upgradeable ???

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Sounds expensive.
Oct 31, 2018 12:08PM PDT

Like million bucks to start prices. Anyhow I will share that a company I worked with had us traveling to Taipei, Taiwan to have some custom electronics made. You should get ready to travel there as well as Shenzhen, China to see if what you want is already made or how much to produce.

I know in Taipei there were so many LCD system makers that I'd go there again.

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PS. I have to ask
Oct 31, 2018 12:10PM PDT

With all the great stuff out there, why this? Maybe you think you have to make hardware but I doubt it today.

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Quality
Oct 31, 2018 2:15PM PDT

Is the quality of the Chinese products are good enough to be used at its full potential for 8 hours a day for about 3 years ???

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Clarification
Oct 31, 2018 2:17PM PDT

T9 clarify the thing i am not doing anything that hasn't been Done i will just need the old things in a new form factor because of the layout and design choices i had to make

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Still same issues.
Oct 31, 2018 4:23PM PDT

I hope you have your company well funded or a design team good to go.

You didn't reveal much but let's hope you know what you are in for and not just someone that wants to build one but want to build a few thousand, set up the company, web site and more.

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No i don't
Nov 1, 2018 10:36AM PDT

My company is not funded yet i will run a crowdfunding campaign and i am also searching for some people who can work with me on this project

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That helps.
Nov 1, 2018 10:54AM PDT

Be sure to arrange for trips to the usual manufacturers in the cities I noted. There is no shortage of makers out there but you do need to pull your team together first and get your design down on paper first.

That said I do run into folk that have an idea but fall into the "folk are going to rip me off" trap so they never go anywhere and can't talk to folk since they are afraid of the idea getting ripped off. It's sad but I've seen that many times over the years.