Lenovo ThinkPad products are known for their premium specs and no-nonsense case design. But a Chinese company is apparently adding a bit of nonsense by releasing a knockoff that looks like the Lenovo ThinkPad X200, complete with ThinkPad branding. But the processing power has been seriously dialed back with the inclusion of a 1.66GHz Intel Atom N450 processor and integrated GMA 3150 graphics. The real X200 shipped with a Core 2 Duo CPU.
Rounding out the knockoff’s specs are a 160GB hard drive, 1GB of RAM, and an 11.6 inch, 1366 x 768 pixel display. It has a 4400mAh battery, 3 USB 2.0 ports, Ethernet, and an SD card slot.
On the bright side, the Lenovo X200 ran $1200 or more when it was released in 2008, while Shanzhai.com reports the Chinese knockoff can be yours (if you can find one) for under $300.
So the Chinese are knocking off their own Chinese Lenovo stuff?
More like China knocking off their superior Taiwan rival.
You are right John. This particular knockoff has regular netbook specs. It even has an HD display and the ThinkPad casing. How many $300 netbooks on the market have HD displays?
For $300 it isn’t that bad a deal. How many other netbooks have an eraserhead pointer? Three mouse buttons? And if the rest of the keyboard is half as good as a Thinkpad then it’s all good. No I wouldn’t trade my real X200s for it sounds like a really good netbook.