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10.1" netbook retails for $220; includes 3G SIM card slot

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Comments Posted on Aug 17, 2009 Posted by Song Jiang

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The shanzhai C200 netbook is possibly the best deal your ever going to get. It's a 10.1" netbook device that includes a couple of quite cool features including a TV antenna and SIM card slot. The best part is that it retails for as low $220. How's that for an absolute bargain? We've never had it so good.

When the Asus eee PC first arrived on store shelves in the West it caught our attention for two reasons; it was very small, and it was very cheap. Asus had originally talked up a figure of approx two hundred dollars, which eventually became something more like two hundred and fifty dollars for the seven inch 701 model. It initially had less than stellar battery life thanks to the Intel Celeron that drove it, and used a Linux OS that had more than a few folks confused.

The Shanzhai C200 is the epitome of the netbook evolution, superior in every dept to the original cheapo Eee PC, while hitting even lower price points. The C200 has a larger 10.1" screen and a decent sized and eminently usable keyboard to go with it. The hardware is admittedly standard netbook fare; a 1.6GHz N270 Atom CPU,  1GB of RAM and a 160 hard drive should all be very familiar by now.

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What sets the C200 apart from most of its rivals is the inclusion of an in-built 3G SIM card slot under the battery enclosure. This is an important edition for a device that should spend most of its life online. In fact, built-in SIM card support is long over-due. Exactly why we haven't seen this supported on more netbook-class devices is a mystery to me. It could possibly be that the major telcos are slightly wary of technology that would allow 3G connectivity to bring VoIP to fore, cannibalizing their traditional revenue streams. Like I said. It's a total mystery.

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By opening the back panel you'll see there is an in-built TV antenna - popular in China where CMMB broadcasts are a plenty. The C200 also has an additional Mini-PCI slot hidden in there, presumably so you can add your own wireless module if so desired.

Western Opportunity Analysis:

The C200 is touted as a primarily OEM focused device, so it's free of any kind of company or product branding. I think it would be a massive hit in the West, heralding a new dawn in cheapo PCs. The industry doesn't want the market to go in that direction however. Margins are currently thinner than ever, and while most manufacturers are happy to tow Intel's 'thin and light' line if it means better margins, consumers have absolutely no problem adjusting to cheap PCs.

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Conclusions:

The build quality might be an issue on this one, and of course what we are looking is most certainly a prototype that the manufacturer can use to drum up some custom. Having said that, the form factor size, features and price combine to make this one a genuine option.


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+1 # Guest 2009-10-26 09:31
anyone can email me the manufacturer and distributor of [shanzhai C200 netbook]

Tq
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0 # Guest 2009-10-31 22:41
Are there any plans to market this product in the USA with Wifi and without the CMMB? Is the Simm slot compatable with HSDPA?
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0 # devdas203 2009-12-21 03:12
I need one in USA, how can I buy and from where
Please help me out
Also have you used it or aware of another one which can take 3G sim card.
Thnx
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0 # Guest 2009-11-03 13:42
Please let me know where in Shenzhen I can purchase this Netbook?
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0 # Lloyd Lam 2009-11-09 12:41
Mr. Song Jiang ,

Pls email me : ,

the supplier contact of the netbook in your article "10.1" netbook retails for $220; includes 3G SIM card slot"

Tq
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0 # devdas203 2009-12-21 03:11
I need one in USA, how can I buy and from where
Please help me out
Also have you used it or aware of another one which can take 3G sim card.
Thnx
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+2 # Mustafa Aksoy 2009-11-17 19:57
I am write from north cyprus mersin 10 turkey.I wont to buy 350 piece of C200 with WİFİ and webcam. can you sent me a price please as soon as posibble.Because I must took before new year.bye
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0 # Patricia 2009-12-01 12:56
Can i purchase one for the netherlands?? I defenitely want this one...just got the AAO D250 but this is defenitely worth getting another new one (i'll get rid of the AAO) :-)) please can someone tell me where to get it??

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0 # vishambhar 2010-01-15 19:02
anyone can email me the manufacturer and distributor of [shanzhai C200 netbook]
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0 # Jerry Acheampong 2010-04-01 02:59
I will like to know if there exist another type of this netbook which can scanned data like pictures or ordinary text on paper or perhaps can have a mini scanners
connected to it.
I will be glad if it also have a printing ability for receipts in Shops.Thus can serve a Point of sale purpose
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0 # Jerry Acheampong 2010-04-01 02:59
I will like to know if there exist another type of this netbook which can scanned data like pictures or ordinary text on paper or perhaps can have a mini scanners
connected to it.
I will be glad if it also have a printing ability for receipts in Shops.Thus can serve a Point of sale purpose
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0 # Noushadporoli 2010-06-06 02:35
pls send for me where i get this netbook in UAE.So pls send for me retail out let name.U know i am very excited.
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