1. The power adapter
1.1. Thailand
1.1.1. Thai-owned factory
1.1.1.1. (Delta)
1.2. China
1.2.1. Taiwanese, Korean, or American-owned factory
1.2.1.1. Liteon, Samsung, or Mobility
2. SLC part
2.1. The intel microprocessor
2.1.1. Phillippines
2.1.2. China
2.1.3. Costra Rica
2.1.4. Malaysia
2.2. The cooling fan
2.2.1. Taiwan
2.2.1.1. Taiwanese-owned factory
2.2.1.1.1. (CCI or Auras)
2.3. My graphics card
2.3.1. Taiwanese-owned factory
2.3.1.1. China
2.3.1.1.1. (MSI)
2.4. The memory
2.4.1. Korea
2.4.1.1. Korean-owned factory
2.4.1.1.1. (Samsung)
2.5. The motherboard
2.5.1. Shanghai
2.5.1.1. Korean-owned factory
2.5.1.1.1. (Samsung)
2.6. The keyboard
2.6.1. Tianjin, China
2.6.1.1. Japanese-owned company
2.6.1.1.1. (Alps)
2.6.2. Shenzen, China
2.6.2.1. Taiwanese owned factory
2.6.2.1.1. (Sunrex)
2.6.3. Suzhou, China
2.6.3.1. Taiwanese owned factory
2.6.3.1.1. (Darfon)
2.7. The modem
2.7.1. China
2.7.1.1. Taiwanese-owned company
2.7.1.1.1. (Asustek or Liteon)
2.7.2. China
2.7.2.1. (Foxconn)
2.8. The LCD display
2.8.1. South Korea
2.8.1.1. (Samsung or LG.Philips LCD)
2.8.2. Japan
2.8.2.1. (Toshiba or Sharp)
2.8.3. Taiwan
2.8.3.1. (Chi Mei Optoelectronics, Hannstar Display, or AU Optronics)
2.9. The hard disk drive
2.9.1. Singapore
2.9.1.1. American-owned factory
2.9.1.1.1. (Seagate)
2.9.2. Thailand
2.9.2.1. Japanese-owned factory
2.9.2.1.1. (Hitachi or Fujitsu)
2.9.3. Philippines
2.9.3.1. Japanese-owned factory
2.9.3.1.1. Toshiba
2.10. The battery
2.10.1. Malaysia
2.10.1.1. American owned company
2.10.1.1.1. (Motorola)
2.10.2. Mexico, Malaysia or China
2.10.2.1. Japanese owned company
2.10.2.1.1. (Sanyo)
2.10.3. South Korean or Taiwan
2.10.3.1. (SDI or Simplo)
2.11. The CD/DVD drive
2.11.1. Indonesia and Philippines
2.11.1.1. South Korean-owned company
2.11.1.1.1. (Samsung);
2.11.2. Malaysia and China
2.11.2.1. a Japanese-owned factory
2.11.2.1.1. (NEC)
2.11.3. China
2.11.3.1. Japanese-owned factory
2.11.3.1.1. (Sony)
2.12. The power cord
2.12.1. China, Malaysia and India
2.12.1.1. British-owned company
2.12.1.1.1. (Volex)
2.13. The removable memorystick
2.13.1. Israel
2.13.1.1. Israeli-owned company
2.13.1.1.1. (M-System)
2.14. The notebook carrying bag
2.14.1. China
2.14.1.1. Irish-owned company
2.14.1.1.1. (Tenba)
2.14.2. China
2.14.2.1. American-owned
2.14.2.1.1. (Targus, Samsonite, or Pacific Design)
2.15. The wireless card
2.15.1. China
2.15.1.1. American-owned factory
2.15.1.1.1. (Agere)
2.15.1.2. Malaysia -owned factory
2.15.1.2.1. (Arrow)
2.15.2. China
2.15.2.1. Taiwanese-owned factory
2.15.2.1.1. (Askey)
2.15.2.2. China-owned factory
2.15.2.2.1. (USI)
3. Read the book of Thomas Friedman: The world is flat for more information
4. Six factories around the world
4.1. Ireland
4.1.1. Limerick
4.2. China
4.2.1. Xiamen,
4.3. Brasil
4.3.1. Eldorado do Sul
4.4. USA
4.4.1. Austin, Texas
4.4.2. Nashville, Tennesee
4.5. Malaysia
4.5.1. Penang
5. Essemblage
5.1. Penang
5.1.1. Arrival in Nashville would have been only four days.