Origin PC Corp. is a custom
personal computer
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manufacturing
company
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located in
Miami
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,
Florida
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. Founded by former
Alienware
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employees in 2009, Origin PC assembles high-performance gaming and professional-use desktop and laptop computers from third-party components.
History
Soon after the acquisition of
Alienware
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by
Dell
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, former executives Kevin Wasielewski, Richard Cary, and Hector Penton formed Origin PC in Miami, Florida. 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. 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.
In July 2019,
Corsair Components, Inc. announced its acquisition of Origin PC Corp. In February 2024, Corsair announced it would be shutting down Origin's Miami facility and relocating production to Atlanta. 55 employees were laid off as a result.
Hardware
Origin gaming laptops are based upon the
Clevo
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whitebox notebook chassis.
See also
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List of computer system manufacturers
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References
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Computer companies established in 2009
Computer companies of the United States
Computer hardware companies
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Computer systems companies
Manufacturing companies based in Miami
Privately held companies based in Florida
2009 establishments in Florida
Gaming computers
2019 mergers and acquisitions
Corsair Gaming