Shenzhen Shanzhai manufacturers new "dedication": XPad

After seeing the immense success of the iPad, many digital manufacturers began to smash the huge cake of the tablet. Shanzhai manufacturers continue to act as the pioneers of “transformation”, and a large number of imitation iPad products are rapidly emerging in Huaqiang North. In the near future, the mainstream PC makers who are steady and steady have also announced that they are about to launch their own tablet computers to fight against Apple. The tablet PC market will soon enter the warring States era.

Huaqiang North imitation of the iPad in a variety of electronic products distribution center in Shenzhen Huaqiang North, almost as long as the scanning of each counter, you can immediately know what is currently selling electronic products. Many dealers are accustomed to displaying hot-selling goods in the most prominent position on their counters in the form of physical items, boxes, or posters. Since April of this year, the iPad has been the most important member of this position.

Also of interest are various types of cottage computers that appear almost simultaneously with the iPad. The reporter turned around in stores such as SEG and Saibo yesterday and saw these products resembling iPads. Apart from 10-inch screens, there are different specifications such as 7-inch screens and 5-inch screens, and the names can be described as various. HiPad, ePad, AiPad, iiPad, iPed... When a reporter viewed the product, the reporter was not without pride to recommend it. “The appearance is almost the same, the function is almost the same, the most important thing is that the price is cheap, and it's almost five times that of Apple. 1. Under his guidance, the reporter found that in the imitation of the appearance, the cottage iPad also has considerable "innovation", for example, many products have increased the USB interface, support for large-capacity U disk, to make up for the built-in storage space is too small Defects; In addition to supporting wireless Internet access, but also provide network cable interface; equipped with a camera, card reader and so on.

The dealer revealed that, according to its grasp, Apple's global listing in April, cottage computer in May already appeared, but at that time the product, in addition to no keyboard, support touch screen, and the Internet is not much difference in the configuration, The price is relatively high. By the time the iPad was officially launched in China in September, the so-called "second-generation" products had already been marketed in batches and switched to the ARM architecture, using the Android operating system. Screen sizes ranged from 5 to 9 inches, and 7 inches were the current mainstream. Prices range from $600 to $2,000.

The iPad’s hot overseas journalists on the same day asked a number of shops in SEG to try to understand how many manufacturers in Huaqiang North are engaged in the production and sales of cottage computers. Unfortunately, they never got exact answers, but many people estimate at least More than 200 homes. Insiders told reporters that Shenzhen Shanzhai manufacturers collectively “switched” to produce tablet computers, a considerable part of which was transformed from the production of netbooks or MP4s. As for the market and profitability, sales staff said that the relatively easy-to-sell products are concentrated in the 800 to 1300 yuan, but individual consumers are still "see more buy less", the real big customers overseas, mainly in the Middle East In South America and Eastern Europe, shipments in one month can reach more than 20,000 units.

It seems to be a confirmation that the reporter saw a lot of sellers in the advertising language of the cottage iPad products, they have specially marked the words “support Arabic” and “support Thai”. The Songda electronic communications market located in Huaqiangbei even opened a special "PAD, MID foreign trade zone." When reporters entered the market on the same day, in the shop on the south side of the first floor entrance, two foreigners were discussing business with the clerk. The reporter learned from the clerk that the foreign trade zone was newly opened in September this year. It used to be the sale of mobile phones and netbooks.

The prospects for tablet PCs are promising. The flocking of manufacturers in the cottage industry is not unresolved. Analysys International’s report released in late November stated that in 2010, sales of tablet PCs were affected by factors such as screen supply restrictions, late terminal launch times, and low user awareness. No high growth rate has yet occurred, but such issues are accompanied by such issues. One by one, China's tablet PC sales will show rapid growth in 2011. It is estimated that there will be 4.5 million Chinese tablet PCs next year.

The latest market research report from professional market research firm Gartner also shows that global shipments of tablet PCs are expected to reach 15.6 million units this year, and this figure will climb to 57.3 million units next year, a year-on-year increase of 267.3%. By 2013, 80% of organizations will support the use of tablet computers at work. In 2014, tablet PCs will replace about 10% of the PC market, and global tablet shipments will reach as high as 208 million units.

Yesterday, reporters saw in the Huaqiang North computer market, Gome, Great Wall and other brands launched their own tablet computers.