This deep-dive investigation digs into the impact on the computer industry by volatility from frequent tariffs changes in the US market. We travel the US and make some calls to the EU to learn about how tariffs changes and rates are affecting various businesses, including those which already manufacture their own goods in the US and Canada. We spoke with independent freight forwarders, computer part manufacturers, computer building factories, Canadian and US-based case building factories, downstream manufacturers, and more about the real-world consequences of the current tariffs policies instituted by the US Government. Features [der8auer] (Thermal Grizzly) and [Louis Rossman], alongside Hyte, CyberPower, iBUYPOWER, Corsair, Cooler Master, 45 Drives / Protocase, and a freight forwarder from Straight Forwarding.
(it’s a 3 hour video - like some others, I watched the first 15-30 minutes not really expecting to get through it all, but that hooked me in so I did watch it all – albeit over a couple of sittings)
Watched this earlier on the week and made me realize a lot of small and medium imported home automation products we use will become similarly affected. Only the big fish will survive and we might end up with Google and Amazon cloud reliant devices that need to be replaced every few years… but we will generate profits for investors for a while I guess?
