A beloved Taiwanese laptop shop laid off every employee and owed NT$10M+

Hua Ge Computer (驊哥電腦) was a well-known Taiwan online retailer for customised laptops, with roughly 200,000 followers on Facebook and a reputation among DIY PC enthusiasts for building-to-order machines. It was a small operator that punched above its weight on reputation.

In early February 2026 the business collapsed. Threads posts and screenshots spread claiming Hua Ge had laid off its entire workforce — leaving only the boss — and owed distributors more than NT$10 million in unpaid goods it could no longer repay. Its website's laptop listings were almost entirely delisted, and customers said they could no longer reach customer service.

On the afternoon of 7 February the founder responded on the company's Facebook page with a four-point statement. He admitted the company had 'financial problems' and was negotiating with banks and agents, stressed he had not resorted to loan sharks, denied the company had closed or that he had fled, said no 'men in black' had hauled goods away, and claimed employee severance had been paid under the Labour Standards Act.

The denial did not undo the retreat. A business built on trust and prompt fulfilment had run out of cash, shed its whole team, and delisted its main product line. Whatever the founder's framing, the shop that buyers had relied on for custom laptops was effectively winding down.