Photos: Inside Dell's Irish build-to-order factory
Summary: From parts to PC in four hours flat...
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Once the laptop, desktop or server passes the performance tests, it's back on the conveyors to be boxed up. It's nearly ready to head out the door but first the relevant documentation is added in. The factory workers scan the system's label to find out which documentation to put in which box.
Photo: Sylvia Carr
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