iFixit Teardown Reveals Some New iMacs Are Assembled in the U.S.

As is customary with all new Apple gadgets, the folks from iFixit have torn the new, super-thing 21.5-inch iMac to bits. This time, however, the most interesting detail from the teardown was not found inside the device but etched into its casing -- a sign saying "Assembled in USA".

Most of Apple's gadgets from the last decade or so were assembled in China, which makes this marking quite unusual. Per FTC's rules, "a product that includes foreign components may be called "Assembled in USA" without qualification when its principal assembly takes place in the U.S. and the assembly is substantial."

FTC even gives an example that directly relates to an iMac:

"Example: All the major …
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