I was e-mailed this Wall Street Journal link and it turned out to be a good read: http://online.wsj.com/public/articl...A2GOO1NR6Wi_DBAyys_20050709,00.html?mod=blogs Basically, Dell and HP laptop computers at both made at a China factory by Quanta Computer, Inc. They make roughly one-quarter of the world's portable computers. If your a techie, this is a good read.
Doesn't surprize me a bit. Though they do use different components. I believe Dell matches the components better than the other "brands."
