Pre-build computers and Laptops

[Rick09]

Who are the people that design pre-build computers and laptops for companies like Apple or MSI?

[harryk]

Apple designs Apple computers and MSI designs MSI computers.

[Rick09]

20 minutes ago, harryk said:

Apple designs Apple computers and MSI designs MSI computers.

I mean what job would that be?

[GDRRiley]

5 minutes ago, Rick09 said:

I mean what job would that be?

you've got designers, motherboard engineers, thermal engineers (cooling)

[harryk]

6 minutes ago, Rick09 said:

I mean what job would that be?

For companies like Apple, products are designed and created by large groups of people made up of industrial designers and numerous fields of general and specialized engineers. You can look at job listings on Apple's website to see more specific job titles and descriptions.

[Rick09]

9 minutes ago, GDRRiley said:

you've got designers, motherboard engineers, thermal engineers (cooling)

I mean the people that choose what components goes into laptops or pre-build computers for company like Apple and MSI. E.g. RTX or GTX GPU, and i5 or i7 CPU.

[kirashi]

6 minutes ago, Rick09 said:

I mean the people that choose what components goes into laptops or pre-build computers for company like Apple and MSI. E.g. RTX or GTX GPU, and i5 or i7 CPU.

Designers, Engineers, Marketing, Finance, and Executives all play a part in making these decisions, keeping in mind what consumers are looking for as well.

[Rick09]

10 minutes ago, kirashi said:

Designers, Engineers, Marketing, Finance, and Executives all play a part in making these decisions, keeping in mind what consumers are looking for as well.

So if I did ever what a job choosing what components goes into pre-built systems, what job position would I should go for?

[Mira Yurizaki]

55 minutes ago, Rick09 said:

I mean what job would that be?

The job of specifically designing the look and feel of a product is Industrial Design. Though you could probably sneak your way in through the Human Factors field.

 

Note that these usually require college education and/or years of experience to get anywhere near a position like Jonathan Ives had at Apple when he started.

[LogicalDrm]

On 2/8/2020 at 9:14 AM, Rick09 said:

So if I did ever what a job choosing what components goes into pre-built systems, what job position would I should go for?

Unless you have your own company, you won't be making any of those decisions on your own. The manufacturers have teams for designing stuff. They research and balance things. Expected performance vs cost vs cooling needs vs markets.

 

Moved to Laptops and Pre-Built Systems. Ironically.

[sicily428]

On 2/8/2020 at 6:52 AM, Rick09 said:

Who are the people that design pre-build computers and laptops for companies like Apple or MSI?

Apple is an OEM, maybe Compal or Quanta build for Apple. MSI is an ODM