DEFINITION: Shanzai [San-zai -alt. sp.Shanzhai] 1. mountain fortress/bandit 2. a vendor, who operates a business without observing the traditional rules or practices often resulting in innovative and unusual products or business models.
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![]() Ever thought of making a notebook PC out of China? And by China of course I mean Porcelain. Actually I've spotted here is a fairly upmarket netbook with a traditional Chinese porcelain design. You could argue that it's not a true shanzhai clone, in that as far as know, it doesn't copy an existing design or infringe on anybody's IP. I does however features some cool design specs.
Take for example the 11.1 inch 1366 x 769 pixel display. Not something we've seen on many devices classed as a netbook. Perhaps more common to what Intel describes as a CULV-filled thin and light. And to be fair it does its best to fairly thin too. The battery on the reverse side is as flat as I've ever seen. The processing power however is pure netbook; an Intel Atom N270, 1GB of DDR2, 160GB hard drive, three USBs and a card reader are familiar sounds to anyone following the netbook phenomena.
![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() The keyboard is of a chiclet style which frequently divides opinion but apparently favors females and their long painted nails. Again, it'd not especially netbooky and points to an attempt at originality.
Western Opportunity Analysis: This is surely a fine example of a product tailor-made for western markets. First off, it flies in the face of what you'd expect from a netbook. The larger 11.1" screen is fairly generous, and given the higher resolution it could be real success. The recently announced Sony Vaio W has a similarly hi-res screen at 1368 x 768, but has received wide spread criticism for its restrictive and eye-straining 10.1" from factor. ![]() ![]() ![]() Conclusions:
I would prefer it in black although I find the Chinese pottery design to be elegant and refreshing. Well, at least not completely corn ball and cheese-ridden. Good job fellas. Related articles |
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Anthony, we are working on this issue! We try to make the site informative, but definitely people want to buy these products as well. We understand that and are working on the logistics of how to make that possible.
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