Cottage dice tablets put relentless: future only iPad and cottage

Changjiang River waves wave, wave dead on the beach.

Experience the "casualties" (Internet) almost all the lessons of failure, the cottage Legion sapped. During inclusion of e-books, most manufacturers did not dare fortress rashly.

In see through the eBook foam, Fortress Lord have eyes locked Tablet PC market, but this was the Apple ipad Jaron exception hot market in the heart of many cottage manufacturers or not.

They wait for a relative ripe homeopathy to Tablet PC market.

This time seems to come.

In the United States, hanwang, Patriot have published their Tablet PC manufacturers again after cottage also by resistance. In Shenzhen huaqiang North, called "second generation" of ipad mould products have begun to bulk listing.

Reporters recently in Shenzhen huaqiang North to see that such a 7 inch screen size tablet has been a lot of merchants on the counter.

And compared to first generation cottage ipad, this product not only appearance in advance and on a par with the second generation of ipad--7 inch screen, and are using the operating system, Android 2.1 weight about 350g, be some cottage home to "the second generation of the fortress of ipad".

Many cottage manufacturers have dice Panel PC market, with the main words even fortress: the future of Tablet PC market, will co-exist only ipad and cottage.

Public mold products in bulk into city

5 months ago, Shenzhen huaqiang North fortress ipad products generally have two: an appearance resembles ipad, using the x 86 architecture, configuration and the Internet is no different-Intel Atom chip-use, maximum support 2GB memory, hard drive, a 160-320G 10.2 inch screen, the industry is also known as "variants of the Internet"; another is the ARM architecture, using the Android operating system, screen sizes from 5-9 inches.

After a period of testing, plus costs vastly, Shenzhen huaqiang North, the x 86 architecture fortress Tablet PC is most cottage plant abandoned several best of extinction, instead all ARM architecture products, price in about 900, the wholesale price is just $ 800.

Journalists in multiple counters go, Hua Qiang bei, a circle, found this 7 inch screen product although the brand is different, but overall it is exactly the same, apparently used the same mould products.

Journalists can get a product, carefully watched, works does each generation cottage, ipad exquisite lot remains faux Apple iPad, black borderless, 7-inch LCD Panel and cross a layer of silver paint silver back shell.

The bottom has a round face with a square sign button, all interfaces are concentrated in the bottom, including microphone, TF card slots, 2 x MINI USB, power switch, headphones, power supplies, AC. And built-in 30 megapixel camera, supports WiFi and 3 g Internet, the fuselage side only one combined button. The whole looks very simple.

Since 7 inch LCD Panel, the border is very small, size and weight compared to the Apple iPad is greatly reduced, positive dimensions only 19.3cmx11.5cm, if the two 7-inch Tablet PCs together, yet an iPad is so big.

"Apple will launch at the end of the second generation of iPad 7 inch, with the same screen reduces the volume of 28%, are reduced by half.

"Counter salesperson told reporters," compared to 9.7 inch ipad, 7-inch Tablet PC in portable and handheld operation for a long time is very handy, you can plug into the Pocket. ”

The 7 inch products are defective, the reporter field trial found that the resolution that Tablet PCs, and only 800x480 1024x600 and 1280x720 compared to still have a lot of gaps.

It was familiar to the cottage master introduction, this product and prior to announcement of the tablets concerned belong to the same mould, use AMR schema, Android OS, the current main 2.1 several solutions company with via, ruixinwei, Korea telechips, different brands of products in the market up to tens, and behind there are at least 50 manufacturers, hundreds of wholesalers in support of this market, is currently the most mainstream fortress ipad products.

Prices starting from $ 800

Journalists on-site consulting multiple counters, sales in the retail price of around $ 850, reporter to distributors, the identity of the owner doesn't allow minimum wholesale price to $ 800.

According to a survey of journalists, Shenzhen is currently entering Tablet PCs there are three types of main manufacturers: first, to Mp3, MID-led digital manufacturers.

Eliminated in MP3, MID or into the cooking time, these vendors are anxious to find a new alternatives, through a period of time to wait after the decisive breakthrough to Tablet PC market. In their view, the Tablet PC will undoubtedly become a life-saving straw.

Other previous fortress NetBook manufacturers.

"Casualties of this" like a nightmare still in their mind of deepest because injuries, these manufacturers have always wait and see, when you see the ipad sell more barbarous and domestic manufacturers absolutely most have launched the Tablet PC products, these manufacturers finally sit still, except for the few still in wait-and-see, most have been started to join the Panel PC.

The last category is the former fortress mobile phone manufacturers and other computer peripheral products of the manufacturer, they are still in quite a while doing side.

According to the cottage master, chose the AMR Android operating system architecture, products, because the traditional x 86 architecture of Tablet PCs with Windows + Intel Atom chip, which is equivalent to the Internet in this configuration, the manufacturing costs in more than 1300 Yuan, retail markets, at least, to sell to the 2000 or so, this cottage has no advantages at all manufacturers.

With free Android system for Tablet PC, 7-inch screen with previous 10 inch screen both TFT liquid

Crystal screen or related shell material, saving a significant amount of overhead costs, total manufacturing costs are about $ 350, the retail price you can sell to more than $ 800. Some channels wholesale to mainland price up to $ 1400-1500, or even $ 1999, substantial profits.

Main 2-3 line of regional market

Although the "second generation" bulk listing ipad fortress was less than January time, journalists from various manufacturers, mountain village of this product is currently in the overseas market has a very good sales.

According to reporters from familiar cottage factory receives incomplete statistics, there is the "second generation cottage ipad" in less than a month of time has nearly 20 k foreign single sales.

Because of early mainly to overseas market, journalists in Shenzhen huaqiang North to see that many products labeled "support Thai" and "support for the Arabic words".

In force extension overseas markets at the same time, some manufacturers began to network village on massive recruitment of mainland channels.

Press in Web searching found this 7-inch screen cottage ipad product advertisements on the network, is overwhelming.

Because of the price low, many manufacturers will this fortress products positioned as "entry-level", some manufacturers ipad may even propose the main slogan of the strategy of regional markets.

"This product is temporarily unable to compete with the Apple ipad, we present the main attack 2-3 line regional market and student market.

"A bit reluctant to disclose the names of the cottage master to reporters:" this product more suitable for the regional market, cost of money, equivalent to the previous Mp3/Mp4. ”

In order to quickly market distribution, some vendors in the network play "cash on delivery" slogan--"all over the country to help you deliver home delivery, the transport insurance of $ XX.

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Press contact to a cottage factory, the other on the phone the delivery conditions are: all goods are delivered to your door, cash on delivery payments only, no intermediate links, no storefront cost, prices are ex-factory price of factory outlets, quality is the national security of the three guarantees service ...

The reporter learned from the Terminal market, has been the traditional PC low-profit of a large number of dealers, many have expressed to the cottage ipad keen interest, but most are still in wait and see.

Drop statement future market only ipad and cottage

Contact the manufacturer with the fortress, the reporters found that compared with the previous, this time entering Tablet PC market fortress master many high profile, or even the main drop words: mountain village in the future of Tablet PC market, will co-exist only ipad and cottage.

This cannot help reminiscent of a few years ago, hasee computer Chairman had put statement future wuhaijun domestic PC manufacturers will only Lenovo and Shenzhou two.

"We do however Apple ipad, but we have the price advantage, this product is positioned as the ' entry level ', can meet the needs of some consumer groups.

"A fortress Lord said," the traditional PC manufacturers able apples? and their product, almost overnight can easily be ' fortress ', we have the price advantage, able to compete. ”

This reporter has learned that, with the United States, Patriot, hanwang, and other non-PC brand manufacturers entering Tablet PC market compared to traditional PC manufacturers for Tablet PC but still a little "done."

"Traditional PC manufacturers in the Tablet PC business indeed dilemma, on the one hand, to the Apple ipad is headed by the massive erosion of traditional computer service, PC manufacturers absolutely cannot afford to ignore; on the other hand, if the current force push Tablet PC that will directly affect its mainstream PC business, is right-handed hubo.

At present, the entire PC business is mired in a stagnant state sales pressure is enormous. "A PC brand analysis to journalists in South China," in addition, some PC manufacturers internal for Tablet PCs also exist differences, such as how the operating system, is now pushing or launched by the end of the market more misses the point, and so on. ”

However many people in the ipad Tablet is headed to an estimated speed of preemption traditional computer especially notebook market share.

This trend even more in the end consumer market.

Reporters in the Terminal market do an incomplete consumer survey also shows that as many as 5% of young consumers represents the preferred Tablet PC in the future.

"Tablet PC is a laptop.

"A fortress main analysis," the future of traditional computer is at home or the Office of a tool, and Tablet PCs is truly realized Mobile Office. For example, you are a journalist, you only in the Office or home magazine when he really used to all the other computer, with ipad are easy to get. ”

Let cottage manufacturers not only full of confidence is low prices, there is almost zero cost advantages of advertising.

"The Apple ipad and cottage ipad all have one thing in common, that is do not advertising it can cause great concern in the industry, the fortress of super-low ipad is also available on the network, short time sell very fire, in this connection, the regular PC manufacturers are incomparable. "A fortress Lord said.