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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This guy is a real twin to the original. The only difference from the original Acer machine, so far as we can tell, is the choice of processor. The 'Digital Fashion' packs a 1.6GHz VIA C7-M at it's heart, coupled with a the VIA VX800 chipset. The screen is the standard 8.9" TFT with a 1024 x 600 resolution, 160GB hard drive and 1GB of RAM. Even the keyboard looks the real deal. The netbook market is still showing growth in certain global regions, and China is one of those regions. It wouldn't surprise me if this Digital Fashion A10 was touted as being identical in every way back in its native Shenzen. Not having an Intel sticker on the front might not be such a big deal to a generation of youngsters brought up on mobile phones. And those that know their stuff may actually prefer a Chinese-made CPU. Never underestimate Chinese pride my man. Western Opportunity Analysis: This kind of device could also find broad acceptance in the West, where cheap PCs are still very much 'in'. Intel and AMD are attempting to steer us towards thin and light, but we know we like it small and cheap. Students and folk who just wanna surf would be perfectly happy with a Fashion A10 type device. Despite Intel's best efforts there are plenty of processor agnostic folk out there who'd love to have one of these babies at proper netbook prices, even it meant having slightly less performance. Say, sub 200 bucks or so?
Conclusion I'd take one for sure if it were priced right. With a decent battery, you'll be able to carry it around all day and do your web surfing etc. And at these prices, if it gets stolen or you drop it, your not going to cry your leg off. Ah...real netbooks, at real netbook prices. Those were the days..... Related articles |
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Continuing our efforts to bring you closer to the Shanzhai markets of China, we bring you an in depth look at a rather fetching 12 inch Shanzhai-made HP mini clone that popped up on our radar. Let's...
Here's a UMPC style offering from Eking, a Shenzhen based producer that appears to be cloning products from Korean company WiBrain. Clearly focusing on x86-powered hand helds that make up the gray are...
Thousands of Aussies who had naughtily unlocked their iPhones were suddenly greeted with a new wallpaper on their phones featuring the ‘80s one hit wonder Rick Astley (who became famous for the song...
It's not everyday that we discover a clone of a product that doesn't officially exist yet, so we're all a flutter at the prospect of this one. A few weeks ago we had the chance to share with you a clo...
USB flash drive makers always try to deliver an element of surprise by showcasing innovative designs in their latest releases. Going with the spirit of novel design, Shenzhen based Ontop Technol...