Not many news stories pop up in my feed, and the first thought is the classic “Team America” movie, but here we are.<\/p>\n
It’s the vibes I’m getting from word that Palmer Luckey, best known as the founder of Oculus VR (now part of Meta), is interested in PC hardware (via Tom’s Hardware<\/a>).<\/p>\n Not just any PC hardware, though. “Made in America” PC hardware.<\/p>\n You may like<\/p>\n Would you buy a Made In America computer from Anduril for 20% more than Chinese-manufactured options from Apple?July 20, 2025<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n The post and poll above are a few days old at this point, but the current ‘winner’ is the yes column. Of the respondents, more folks than not would apparently be willing to pay “20% more” to buy a completely Made in America PC.<\/p>\n I’m not an American, so I can’t speak firsthand on this. But applying my British brain to the situation, I can see some reasoning behind it. Wherever possible, I will always try to support British businesses and British farmers when buying food, even if it costs a little more.<\/p>\n The problem here is asking where the parts come from, and, as our pals at Tom’s Hardware rightly point out, is a 20% price bump even realistic? Then again, in a world with the ever-present possibility of tariffs, it might not look so bad.<\/p>\n To meet the standards of a properly, fully “Made in America” product, it must be “all or virtually all” made in the country. There’s a reason so much manufacturing takes place in Asia, price being one of the biggest.<\/p>\n The United States does have chipmakers based there, though, so it’s not impossible. NVIDIA<\/a>, for example, is headquartered in California, but currently makes most of its chips abroad. Intel<\/a>, Broadcom, and Texas Instruments are also big names with a presence in the U.S.<\/p>\n Chips are only part of the process, though. What I also think would add to that price bump is that for all the will (and marketing) in the world, any such PC would be a pretty niche product. Mass production helps get prices down.<\/p>\n Whether a 20% price increase is accurate or not, it’s an interesting idea. However, I’m sure I can speak for some when I say that what the PC market desperately needs is not a flag.<\/p>\n\n