Systems too
We didn't spend as much time touring ECS's system manufacturing facilities at Golden Elite, but we did get to see some notebook assembly. More impressive, however, was a burn-in room used to test row upon row of assembled systems.

ECS builds complete systems for numerous clients, and while we can't reveal the brands of systems we saw, suffice to say we saw a lot of familiar logos.

We also saw a rather curious briefing given by one of the team leaders. Before every shift, a team leader will outline the goals for the day while employees stand at attention, listening intently. I'm used to seeing a fair bit of goofing off in the workplace, or at least some idle conversation, but that was strangely absent from ECS's Golden Elite factory. Workers performed their duties with an almost mechanical precision, barely taking notice of the dozen or so journalists on the tour. We darted up and down the line taking pictures and asking questions, but not once did our presence seem to slow anyone down.

Conclusions
ECS's production capabilities are already impressive, and with the Golden Elite campus scheduled to be running at full capacity by the end of the year, production will increase by over a million motherboards per month. That's a lot of mobos, and if ECS is able to tap successfully into the enthusiast market, that extra capacity will surely come in handy.