AI price gouging might have indirectly hit HP's notebook output as supplier reportedly halted shipment

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Quanta reportedly halted HP notebook production for about a week after price talks stalled

The dispute centered around ODM-bought parts like PCBs, batteries and power chips, while HP already assumes most memory CPU and GPU costs directly

Shipments were resumed once HP executives renegotiated a hike

Quanta Computer, the Taiwanese contract manufacturer that builds a large share of HP's laptops, reportedly stopped producing HP notebooks for about a week in September 2026 after the two companies failed…