14 DAY TRIAL // Although most Chinese clones we've talked about up until now have a single, major source of inspiration, namely Apple's iPad tablet, it would seem that another famous portable computing system, Sony's Vaio P netbook (which we've had the chance of reviewing earlier this year) got cloned as well.
So, as Shanzaiben reports, it seems that the Vaio P clone, called R169 (indeed, pretty nondescript name), resembles to quite a high extent the portable computing system from Sony, although it's far from what we'd call a perfect clone (as things usually go in the case of iPad copies).
And that's because the R169 is actually a bit larger than the original Vaio P, as it measures 264 x 137 x24 mm and weighs roughly 800 grams, while the keyboard is also quite different from the standard one from Sony, although the fingerprint-friendly glossy case seems to have stuck around.
However, apart from these details, the resemblance between the two is quite striking, although the quality of the build and materials used during this process is clearly inferior in the case of the clone than that of the original Vaio P.
The R169 employs an 8.9-inch display with 1024x600 pixels resolution, accompanied by an Intel Atom Z530 CPU running at 1.6 GHz and an Intel US15w chipset.
Additional tech specs include the 1GB of DDR2 memory, 80GB SATA hard drive, 1600mAh battery and standard 130-megapixel camera, used for video communications.
Moreover, the device sports an USB, headphone jack, an SD card reader and also an HDMI output for connecting to a HDTV, while the whole thing's powered by an 1600mAh battery.
Unlike the Vaio P, who's one over-expensive piece of gear, the R169 is actually pretty affordable, selling in China for around 2,000 Yuan (roughly 300 US dollars), a few times less than the original P.
