Year 2022 which ones Seasonic PSU they are actually Made in Taiwan?

[kiriakost]

This is a topic mostly or exclusively for Seasonic PSU Owners.
I am currently researching latest Seasonic ATX PSU (Medium to High-end models), and I did notice due product pictures on eBay, that 850W fresher models, they are Made in Taiwan.
While most 750W ones, they are assembled in China.

I am after getting only, Made in Taiwan assembly.
And therefore I am looking for customer feedback, about us to develop a product's list (all made in Taiwan)

Bellow it is a sample of product code assembled in Taiwan, terrible picture but I did not find any better one yet.

 

[dirtyferret]

Don't put too much into it. Often it's a way to get around import laws, tariffs, and or duties. US increases duties on Chinese solar panels? OK, we will make most of the product in Shenzhen and then ship to Taiwan for final production and pay half the tariffs. Companies do it all the time.

 

[AsRock]

My 750 prime made in Taiwan

 

[Regeneration]

I don't know where my SeaSonic PSU was assembled. I bought it in 2016 and it works flawlessly until this very day even without regular cleaning or fan replacement.

 

[Tetras]

This is a topic mostly or exclusively for Seasonic PSU Owners.
I am currently researching latest Seasonic ATX PSU (Medium to High-end models), and I did notice due product pictures on eBay, that 850W fresher models, they are Made in Taiwan.
While most 750W ones, they are assembled in China.

I am after getting only, Made in Taiwan assembly.
And therefore I am looking for customer feedback, about us to develop a product's list (all made in Taiwan)

Bellow it is a sample of product code assembled in Taiwan, terrible picture but I did not find any better one yet.

Does it say on the box? I have a couple recent PSUs, but they're the right way up, wrong way down, whatever, so I can't see the label without removing them.

 

[kiriakost]

Does it say on the box? I have a couple recent PSUs, but they're the right way up, wrong way down, whatever, so I can't see the label without removing them.

No it does not, the secret can be discovered only by looking at the actual PSU plate ( Model sticker) at the right low corner.

I don't know where my SeaSonic PSU was assembled. I bought it in 2016 and it works flawlessly until this very day even without regular cleaning or fan replacement.

Seasonic this is a True PSU developer, and a known leader, they win public recognition (mouth positive vote) at about 2008 and still going.
You should afraid of Be Quiet! they mention for their S9-CM-500W an four wire DC fan, and the PSU has a two wire one.
I have such a PSU here and I do not trust it so to use it, its only one year old, 44.60 Euro retail.

PSU BE QUIET! SYSTEM POWER 9 500W

Το be quiet! Power System 9 προσφέρει τη φημισμένη αξιοπιστία της be quiet! και την ησυχ SKU:PER.644316

www.e-shop.gr

 

[kiriakost]

I made my decision, I will go with the freshest.. Seasonic PRIME TX-750 Titanium (12 years warranty).
210E at my side of the pond, local buy and delivered.

I did check also the pricing at Germany, and it seems that Seasonic distribution network this is serious enough to not get involved at silly price wars.
(translation = Seasonic products pricing this is stable all over EU - due all their major distributors)

 

[Cutechri]

My Prime PX-750 is made in Taiwan, though I don't care. Means nothing to me. I also bought it last year in April for reference.

 

[kiriakost]

My Prime PX-750 is made in Taiwan, though I don't care. Means nothing to me. I also bought it last year in April for reference.

If my own unit this is also Made in Taiwan, then I will open a bottle of champagne

Us working at repairing power electronics professionally, we do suffer daily from inconsistencies found at Chinese Mainland electronic components production.
Seasonic this is an serious company, with western marketing profile, real electronic engineers appear at their video on YouTube, I do not think that I have anything to worry about their choices, but I will feel much better emotionally if my PSU this is an 100% Taiwanese production.

According my experiences Japan this is the leader, Taiwan = second best, Hong Kong = third best.

 

[Cutechri]

I'm happy emotionally when it's not made in the US

 

[kiriakost]

I'm happy emotionally when it's not made in the US

I am 52 years old, monitoring or live within the world of electronics since 80s.
The world and industry this is at an constant transformation.
At 80s the best hand tools were considered the American ones, at 90s the German made ones along with the Japanese.
Today non of the three they are hand tools production leaders.

Another example, the Japanese industries when they sense that a sector in electronics will be flooded by Taiwanese or Chinese production, they abandon it and work at production of truly high-end electronics.
It might be for medical or aerospace, and or for military electronics.

Another example, FLUKE corporation in the USA, this was a tech giant up to 2008 (electrical test and measurement) which was collaborating with Japan.
Today this is at down fall, no fresh R&D in the past 15 years, and day by the day it becomes more an Chinese in behaviour company.

In conclusion, we should refresh our point of views ( re evaluation) about consumer products quality at about every decade.

 

[Cutechri]

I am 52 years old, monitoring or live within the world of electronics since 80s.
The world and industry this is at an constant transformation.
At 80s the best hand tools were considered the American ones, at 90s the German made ones along with the Japanese.
Today non of the three they are hand tools production leaders.

Another example, the Japanese industries when they sense that a sector in electronics will be flooded by Taiwanese or Chinese production, they abandon it and work at production of truly high-end electronics.
It might be for medical or aerospace, and or for military electronics.

Another example, FLUKE corporation in the USA, this was a tech giant up to 2008 (electrical test and measurement) which was collaborating with Japan.
Today this is at down fall, no fresh R&D in the past 15 years, and day by the day it becomes more an Chinese in behaviour company.

In conclusion, we should refresh our point of views ( re evaluation) about consumer products quality at about every decade.

Did I ask

 

[kiriakost]

Did I ask

It was free of charge delivery of expensive thoughts, you can simply trash it or ignore it.

 

[Cutechri]

Will do

 

[kiriakost]

Back on track, for the technologically educated ones.

I did a fresh find, according Intel ATX specifications revisions calendar, the next maker in line of freshest manufactured PSU this is Cooler Master.

ATX 12V v2.52 = June 2018​

Cooler Master this is an Chinese manufacturer since 1992, at Guangdong the coast of the South China Sea.
At the year 2000 they did invest making their factories in Taiwan, at 2020 they set new headquarters building in
NEIHU Taiwan, for unknown reason their marketing channel hides the origin of the company, they prefer to appear as American based brand name.

ATX 12 2.50 = 2014 ~2016?
Up to this standard are all latest PSU of Be Quiet!

Latest standard ATX 12 2.53 were released in June 2020.

Seasonic the company started at 1974 making PSU, for unknown reason, they are a bit unclear of actual Intel ATX revision which their latest production of Prime TX were designed to comply.
Latest revision product flyer for the latest revision of Prime TX Titanium, has the date of 24/10/2019.
And therefore the numbers speak by them self, they are in compliance at ATX 12V v2.52 = June 2018

In conclusion if they are two horses competing to its other about fresh R&D, these are Seasonic and Cooler Master.

 

[cvaldes]

I have two Seasonic PSUs, both are Focus Golds (a GX-650 and a GX-750) and were purchased in late 2020 or early 2021. They were both made in Taiwan.

 

[Frick]

My GC-500 is made in China... Not that it matters.

 

[eidairaman1]

Focus+ GX 650 is as well, used on a Ry7 5800 OEM part.

I have a X1250 XM2 unit in my Sig

 

[Arctucas]

Prime PX-1300 Made in China.