You might not know but you will even find a PS3 clone in China that too at one fourth the price of the original PS3. Now it is time for the Apple’s new iPad, the Chinese iPad enthusiasts can now buy the counterfeit version of the tablet from a number of small stores in Shenzhen, China according to reports by Reuters. Chinese are way ahead in copying technology then we can ever imagine. The bad thing is that these clones have really short life and durability apart from that you won’t get any warranties either.
According to a shopkeeper iPad knock-off, which runs Windows and features three USB ports, is competitively priced: 2,800 yuan ($410) compared to Apple’s iPad, priced between $500 and $830. Reuters described the knock-off as a giant iPhone, and Lin said future generations would look even more like the real thing.
“This is just the first rough version,” Lin said in Cantonese. “While the shape isn’t quite the same, the external appearance is very similar to the iPad, so we don’t think it will affect our sales that much.”
Shenzhen is notorious for being home to counterfeits of many products, such as iPhones, MacBooks and battery chargers. The New York Times in April 2009 wrote a report illustrating the impact of cellphone knock-offs capturing market share from the world’s biggest phone makers. Manufacturers have been urging the Chinese government to crack down on fake products while warning consumers about potential health hazards, such as exploding batteries.