There have been plenty of
knock off,
clone, fake and
Shanzhai Apple products released over the year. From
iPhone 4s to amazing
Macbook Air clones! But we rarely get to see a
Macbook Pro knock-off!
This
Macbook Pro clone from Shenzhen Rahway, looks just like the 13.3-inch
Macbook Pro I am currently typing on now. Even the construction features high
tech (for Shanzhai)
alloy and magnesium materials, giving the 20mm thick
clone an overall weight of only 1.4 kg (3.08 pounds).
Actually, at 20mm thick this
Macbook Pro clone is actually around 4mm thinner than a real
Macbook Pro, but still thicker than a
Macbook Air (or a MBA clone). However, to get this alloy,
Apple embossed
laptop so thin, they have had to omit the optical drive.
Also the specification is far from Pro, and more like 'better than average ultrabook'. The CPU is a dual core 1.8ghz Intel Atom unit, there is 2GB RAM, 320GB hard drive, a built in web camera and a rather measly 38mm mAh battery.
Visuals are taken care of by a 13.3 inch back-lit screen with a resolution of 1366 x 768.
As mentioned above the chassis is made of alloy and even features a back-lit Apple logo on the lid!
The power button also lights up, and the keyboard is the same design as all of Apple's current laptops.
Underneath things being to look drastically different from the neat design, with this knock off Pro's bottom been littered with vents and various doors with open up to reveal USB, HDMI our and headphone jack.
As with the real Macbook Pro this knock off comes in the standard bare alloy look, but also in this rather festive anodised red colour!
Knock off Macbook Pro image gallery
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Prices are super cheap with basic models costing as little as 1750 Yuan! ($275)