We’d already reported on the availability of a Macbook Pro clone from Chinese company Qingting (aka Dragonfly) . The variant we covered however sported a Dragonfly cut away logo in the lid and ran Windows 7.
This clone, supposedly from the same factory, has dispensed with the niceties slapped on a trademark Apple logo and had OSX 10.6 bunged on to it’s hard drive.
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There are some tell tale signs which distinguish this from the real model, the look of the keyboard for example, the inclusion of a Windows key, double trackpad buttons and a VGA out, but that’s about it. At a passing glance or to the untrained eye this clone could easily pass for genuine even down to the unibody aluminum construction, built in battery and faux Magsafe charger!
Despite the external appearance giving the real Macbook Pro a run for it’s money, the internals aren’t up to taking on a real Pro. Everything you would expect to find in your average net book has been crammed inside the unibody shell, meaning you’ve only got a 1.6 Ghz Intel Atom CPU and a maximum of 2 Gb of RAM. There is a welcome option for a 500Gb hard drive plus there’s a built in 3G SIM card tray though, plus that Atom CPU should see that built in battery doesn’t run dry too quickly.
Screen wise you get a 14 inch model on this clone compared to the 13.3 inch screen on a comparable Pro, yet the clone manages to weigh less with that slightly larger screen. The clone weighs in at only 4.1 pounds where as the the Macbook Pro 13.3 weighs 4.5 pounds.
The Macbook Pro clone running OSX 10.6 is available online now starting at 2900 Yuan ($436) rising to 3300 Yuan ($496) depending on hard drive options.
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Typo. It should be Qingting, not Qingging.
Fixed:)
Typo. It should be Qingting, not Qingging.
Fixed:)
HI all
Dose anybody know that where I could buy this?
Send us an email
HI all
Dose anybody know that where I could buy this?
Send us an email
Does it have mc od?
Does it have Mac os?
I am interested?
Does it have mc od?
Does it have Mac os?
I am interested?
Hi, Andy, couldn’t find your email here on your site.
I’m interested in purchasing one of those babies, delivered to Beijing.
Hi, Andy, couldn’t find your email here on your site.
I’m interested in purchasing one of those babies, delivered to Beijing.
Yes! Dose anybody know that where I could buy this???????
Yes! Dose anybody know that where I could buy this???????
You can buy this only IF you are in china! They ship only to china!
You can buy this only IF you are in china! They ship only to china!
Can you give me the name of the company in China where I can get this machine.
I have a contact in China.
Paul
Can you give me the name of the company in China where I can get this machine.
I have a contact in China.
Paul
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yes… Give us a contacts!
Go to Taobao.com and search Macbook Pro 13 in English and it should pop up.
Check out Taobao and search Macbook Pro 14 sorry not 13. I can’t sell this or any other clones through the site as I’d get in big trouble, sorry.
the site is in chinese …. no way im learning a new language
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yes… Give us a contacts!
Go to Taobao.com and search Macbook Pro 13 in English and it should pop up.
Check out Taobao and search Macbook Pro 14 sorry not 13. I can’t sell this or any other clones through the site as I’d get in big trouble, sorry.
the site is in chinese …. no way im learning a new language
Windows Key = Fail lol
Yes, seems like the ultimate oversight!
Windows Key = Fail lol
Yes, seems like the ultimate oversight!
Why would you go to all that trouble and leave windows keys on!? ludicrous.
not everyone is used to MacOsx/etc. …. its an option to run windows/linux
Why would you go to all that trouble and leave windows keys on!? ludicrous.
not everyone is used to MacOsx/etc. …. its an option to run windows/linux
Any good clone with or possible to install oxs actually?
Any good clone with or possible to install oxs actually?