redbytes

I actually own a Lenovo Z500 and I made myself the same questions before buying - but then, as everyone said, aren't (almost) all computers manifactured in China? I think that just Dell assembles something in Ireland and Apple in California. Anyway, just follow the golden rule of buying a new laptop: as soon as you can, FORMAT IT AND REINSTALL WINDOWS. This way, you'll remove crapware, software backdoors, faulty drivers (yes, drivers provided by the laptop manifacturer are often written by drunk monkeys) and eventually spywares. If there is a hardware backdoor, nevermind. Since almost all the laptops have at least a component from china, you can never be sure. Or, be like Stallman and use a completely open PC.