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| Type | Subsidiary |
|---|---|
| Industry | Computer hardware |
| Founded | 2009 |
| Headquarters | Miami, Florida, U.S. |
Key people |
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| Products | Custom Desktops Custom Laptops |
| Parent | Corsair Gaming, Inc. |
| Website | www |
ORIGIN PC Corp. is a custom personal computer manufacturing company located in Miami, Florida. Founded by former Alienware employees in 2009, ORIGIN PC assembles high-performance gaming and professional-use desktop and laptop computers from third-party components.
Soon after the acquisition of Alienware by Dell, former executives Kevin Wasielewski, Richard Cary, and Hector Penton formed ORIGIN PC in Miami, Florida. [1] The company states that the name ORIGIN came from the company's intention to get back to the roots of building custom, high-performance computers for gamers and hardware enthusiasts. [2] ORIGIN PC's first products were the GENESIS desktop and the EON18 laptop. In 2014, ORIGIN PC announced a new line of EVO series laptops.
On January 7, 2014, at CES, ORIGIN PC announced and launched Genesis (Full-Tower) and Millennium (Mid-Tower) desktop case.
On July 24, 2019, it was announced that Corsair Components, Inc. acquired ORIGIN PC Corp. [3]
ORIGIN gaming laptops are based upon the Clevo whitebox notebook chassis. [4]
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