laptop manufacturers Re: [wplug] eMachines?

[Brian Sammon]

> 	Well, at the end of the day there are really only a few laptop
> reference designers - I have heard as few as 4, but believe it to be more
> like 6 - saying under 10 is a safe bet.  They're all out of Taiwan.  Not

I've stumbled across one of these:
The Compal N30 series--the basis for the Inspiron 5000 and 5000e and various 
other lesser-known brand/models.
http://kropf.net/i5000/