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Rank: Elder Joined: 12/17/2009 Posts: 3,583 Location: Kenya
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Finally a laptop that can be claimed at least to have originated hapa kenya. Its a 14' display, with a core i3 processor clocked at kindu 2.4Ghz. iko na ka hdmi port, optical drive na inakuja na 4GB za RAM, a 500GB sata hard drive and comes pre-installed na windows 8.1. all that for an asking price ya Ksh. 49,000 and if unajua someone huko jkuat Ksh. 47,900 the logo looks familiar and I don't think the ka flag at the corner will do their marketing any good, but overall it looks like a decent deal - to the patriotic guys nunua kenya.  Details hapa
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Rank: Member Joined: 1/10/2008 Posts: 365
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what's new here ?
haven't we been assembling PCs for the longest time?
what would be interesting is if some of the components were manufactured locally.
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Rank: Member Joined: 2/27/2014 Posts: 454 Location: Republic of Enchantment.
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nakujua wrote:Finally a laptop that can be claimed at least to have originated hapa kenya. Its a 14' display, with a core i3 processor clocked at kindu 2.4Ghz. iko na ka hdmi port, optical drive na inakuja na 4GB za RAM, a 500GB sata hard drive and comes pre-installed na windows 8.1. all that for an asking price ya Ksh. 49,000 and if unajua someone huko jkuat Ksh. 47,900 the logo looks familiar and I don't think the ka flag at the corner will do their marketing any good, but overall it looks like a decent deal - to the patriotic guys nunua kenya. Details hapa The specs page indicates the processor model is 400m which does not exist,I think they meant Intel core i3 4000m @ 2.4ghz But looks good A good start. Divers - can you laugh in scuba gear, or will you drown? I was wondering. - James May.
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Rank: Elder Joined: 7/11/2012 Posts: 5,222
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Im surprised this is not at Club SK. This is great for Kenya. Hope UHURUTO's laptop project sources its laptops here
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Rank: Elder Joined: 12/17/2009 Posts: 3,583 Location: Kenya
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subzero wrote:what's new here ?
haven't we been assembling PCs for the longest time?
what would be interesting is if some of the components were manufactured locally. laptop assembly and the kawaida desktop PC assembly ni tofauti, try assembling your own laptop and you will realize how hard it is to get universal fitting laptop parts. Anyway I think its a good move, JKUAT is heavily involved and that means some knowledge is being retained and developed in our higher learning institutions. My only disappointment is the price, I wish they went with a celeron processor and open source os, or tried the atom processor plus their customized os. Would have pushed the price down and maybe they would have convinced the government to source the school laptops from them. But a decent start, hope they don't give up along the way.
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Rank: Member Joined: 5/22/2009 Posts: 206
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Assembled in Kenya with parts from China... Do you really need someone studying for a serious degree like, say, Mechatronics Engineering to insert part A into slot B and screw parts C and D together? I mean, you can train a chimp to do that. Even worse, JKUAT couldn't even design an original logo for their product. Instead, they just had to plagiarize one of the most creative logos out there -- Sony's VAIO logo.
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Rank: Elder Joined: 3/2/2009 Posts: 26,331 Location: Masada
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TNT wrote:Assembled in Kenya with parts from China... Do you really need someone studying for a serious degree like, say, Mechatronics Engineering to insert part A into slot B and screw parts C and D together? I mean, you can train a chimp to do that. Even worse, JKUAT couldn't even design an original logo for their product. Instead, they just had to plagiarize one of the most creative logos out there -- Sony's VAIO logo. Even that "JSTAR" thing on the upper left is the most hogwash thing they ever did. We have jetstar in india,sonystar,starwash,harambee stars,taifa stars,and several plagiarized stars. NKT. Portfolio: Sold
You know you've made it when you get a parking space for your yatcht.
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Rank: Elder Joined: 12/17/2009 Posts: 3,583 Location: Kenya
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TNT wrote:Assembled in Kenya with parts from China... Do you really need someone studying for a serious degree like, say, Mechatronics Engineering to insert part A into slot B and screw parts C and D together? I mean, you can train a chimp to do that. Even worse, JKUAT couldn't even design an original logo for their product. Instead, they just had to plagiarize one of the most creative logos out there -- Sony's VAIO logo. The whole process of putting together a laptop and bringing it to market, taking care of warranty issues, marketing and building a brand is not a chimp biashara - now scaling it to a level where production is consistent and reliable is not something you read on youtube and implement. Who cares where the small parts inside come from, heck even apple buy parts from samsung and from some other companies in china, the parts are no issue anyone with cash can buy them from wherever, lakini the assembly and design of the final product is what matters - the end user wants a good experience with the end product - and that's where kazi iko. on the logo, you can start by copying and build your brand pole pole, I see no issue with that, some of the fastest growing guys started like that.
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Rank: Elder Joined: 11/5/2010 Posts: 2,459
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nakujua wrote:TNT wrote:Assembled in Kenya with parts from China... Do you really need someone studying for a serious degree like, say, Mechatronics Engineering to insert part A into slot B and screw parts C and D together? I mean, you can train a chimp to do that. Even worse, JKUAT couldn't even design an original logo for their product. Instead, they just had to plagiarize one of the most creative logos out there -- Sony's VAIO logo. The whole process of putting together a laptop and bringing it to market, taking care of warranty issues, marketing and building a brand is not a chimp biashara - now scaling it to a level where production is consistent and reliable is not something you read on youtube and implement. Who cares where the small parts inside come from, heck even apple buy parts from samsung and from some other companies in china, the parts are no issue anyone with cash can buy them from wherever, lakini the assembly and design of the final product is what matters - the end user wants a good experience with the end product - and that's where kazi iko. on the logo, you can start by copying and build your brand pole pole, I see no issue with that, some of the fastest growing guys started like that. @Nakujua thumbs up man. I am a fanatical believer if buy kenya build kenya. To see anyone criticizing this great effort by jkuat is heartbreaking. Like mzee moi used to say, "mwafrika nywele ngumu maneno yake ngumu". Imagine if UMK gave a directive that the m.o.e buys 10 laptops for every public school in kenya. Thats over 200,000 laptops. The next thing to happen would be for the country to find itself with a very unique and good problem. Shortage of skilled labour to handle that single LPO. Now that's a first world problem i would want to face in my lifetime in my beloved country.
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Rank: Hello Joined: 6/13/2015 Posts: 3
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"...buy kenya, build kenya"....but not on this project. This is why:
"In addition to the superb kenyan tea, kenya is proud for giving the world one of the most superior car brand called toyota...."
..after all, we have a toyota assembly plant here in kenya, dont we ?
Assembling a laptop is a hand skill task, no innovation/creativity required,let the engineers in the making (students) go back to class.
The logo is a copy of sony vaio.
47-49k..many would still opt for hp,acer,dell,toshiba etc.
Jstar label looks terrible.
If i were the one in charge,in brief this is how I would do it:
-Define assembly processes required
-Get skilled labor which is in abundance across the country(Laptop repair technicians)
-Get supervisors.
-Load open source OS, applications, cutting the cost much lower.
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