--- title: HP, Asus and Acer move some PC making back to China,... description: HP, Asus and Acer are shifting some PC production back to China from Thailand and Vietnam, Nikkei Asia reported. AI-driven memory and storage chip costs are... canonical: https://daily.dev/posts/hp-asus-and-acer-move-some-pc-making-back-to-china-nikkei-asia-reports-gisi3g5j4 twitter:card: summary_large_image twitter:site: @dailydotdev og:type: website og:site_name: daily.dev og:title: HP, Asus and Acer move some PC making back to China, Nikkei Asia reports | daily.dev og:description: HP, Asus and Acer are shifting some PC production back to China from Thailand and Vietnam, Nikkei Asia reported. 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Chinese manufacturers Luxshare, Huaqin Technology and Longcheer Technology could win the orders, as Quanta, Compal, Inventec and Foxconn focus on AI data centre servers. Processors, memory and storage made up about 68% of a mainstream notebook's parts bill in the third quarter, up from about 45% in Q1 2025. SK Hynix has said the memory shortage will last until 2030. ## Full article daily.dev links to this article rather than hosting it. Read it at the original source: ## Questions this post answers ### Why are HP, Asus and Acer moving PC production back to China? Rising memory and storage chip costs driven by AI demand are pushing cost pressures that Chinese contract manufacturers can better absorb. Chinese firms like Luxshare, Huaqin Technology and Longcheer Technology offer competitive pricing, efficient production and access to domestically made memory chips, while Taiwanese assemblers such as Foxconn, Quanta and Compal are focused on AI data center servers instead. _Anyone tracking hardware costs and supply chains can follow memory price trends on daily.dev._ ### How much of a laptop's cost is now memory and processors compared to before the AI boom? Processors, memory and storage made up about 68% of a mainstream notebook's parts bill in the third quarter, according to research firm TrendForce. That's up sharply from about 45% in the first quarter of 2025, reflecting how much AI-driven demand has pushed up component costs. _Developers weighing hardware budgets can keep up with component price shifts on daily.dev._ ### How long will the memory chip shortage affecting PC prices last? SK Hynix has said the memory shortage will last until 2030. Intel's finance chief David Zinsner gave a shorter but still pessimistic outlook, saying the company is 'not optimistic about next year in terms of memory.' Meanwhile memory makers like Samsung and China's CXMT are posting record profits as prices climb. _Teams planning hardware purchases can track memory market updates on daily.dev._ ## Similar posts on daily.dev - [Memory prices are slowing because buyers ran out of money](https://daily.dev/posts/memory-prices-are-slowing-because-buyers-ran-out-of-money-rhhobjb9g) · The Next Web · 0 upvotes · 0 comments - [Smartphone prices set to jump as memory crunch hits consumer tech](https://daily.dev/posts/smartphone-prices-set-to-jump-as-memory-crunch-hits-consumer-tech-sisft6sla) · TechCentral · 0 upvotes · 0 comments - [Memory crunch threatens to kneecap Chromebook shipments](https://daily.dev/posts/memory-crunch-threatens-to-kneecap-chromebook-shipments-j0fzpl9wn) · The Register · 0 upvotes · 0 comments - [Hold on to Your Hardware](https://daily.dev/posts/hold-on-to-your-hardware-9nqouzuov) · Lobsters · 0 upvotes · 0 comments --- Tags: [#manufacturing](https://daily.dev/tags/manufacturing), [#supply-chain](https://daily.dev/tags/supply-chain) [View this post on daily.dev](https://daily.dev/posts/hp-asus-and-acer-move-some-pc-making-back-to-china-nikkei-asia-reports-gisi3g5j4) ```json {"@context":"https://schema.org","@graph":[{"@type":"Organization","@id":"https://daily.dev/#organization","name":"daily.dev","url":"https://daily.dev","logo":{"@type":"ImageObject","url":"https://daily.dev/apple-touch-icon.png","width":180,"height":180},"sameAs":["https://twitter.com/dailydotdev","https://github.com/dailydotdev","https://www.linkedin.com/company/daily-dev-ltd"]},{"@type":"WebSite","@id":"https://daily.dev/#website","url":"https://daily.dev","name":"daily.dev","publisher":{"@id":"https://daily.dev/#organization"},"potentialAction":{"@type":"SearchAction","target":{"@type":"EntryPoint","urlTemplate":"https://daily.dev/search?q={search_term_string}"},"query-input":"required name=search_term_string"}}]} {"@context":"https://schema.org","@type":"TechArticle","headline":"HP, Asus and Acer move some PC making back to China, Nikkei Asia reports","url":"https://daily.dev/posts/hp-asus-and-acer-move-some-pc-making-back-to-china-nikkei-asia-reports-gisi3g5j4","mainEntityOfPage":{"@type":"WebPage","@id":"https://daily.dev/posts/hp-asus-and-acer-move-some-pc-making-back-to-china-nikkei-asia-reports-gisi3g5j4"},"datePublished":"2026-10-30T12:08:14.921Z","dateModified":"2026-10-30T12:08:42.344Z","description":"HP, Asus and Acer are shifting some PC production back to China from Thailand and Vietnam, Nikkei Asia reported. 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