Knockoff MacBook Air Includes a Windows Key

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The Shanzai.com blog has posted pictures of a butt-ugly MacBook Air knockoff. It promises to be dirt cheap but misses the point by being fatter and uglier.

The knockoff also has a smaller screen — 11” instead of 13” — runs a shit processor and has no RAM (1.6GHz Intel Atom and 1GB DDR2).

Amusingly, the blog claims the Air’s design has been “improved” by the addition of some missing features, namely: a removable battery, two USB ports instead of one, and an internal slot for a 3G card (the Air has no 3G support built-in).

No word on pricing, availability or whether it can be hacked to run OS X. It does have a Windows key on the keyboard though.

More pictures and the full specs after the jump.

Via Engadget.

According to Shanzai.com, the specs are:
Processor: Intel Atom 1.6GHz
RAM: 1GB DDR2
HD: 2.5inch 160GB
Screen: 11.1 inch, 1366*768 resolution
Connectivity: Ports are mainly on left and right sides (as opposed to the back), 2 USB ports, earphone port, power, one RJ-45 port. A card-reader and status lights on the left side.
Battery: 3500mAh (removable)
Dimensions: 277x187x25mm; slightly thicker than the Mac Air but also lighter at 1.33kg (MacBook Air is 1.36kg).

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Leander Kahney

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  • Matt

    Not too bad for swap meet Apple

  • Kate

    From the top down it’s not so bad, but from the side it’s fugly as hell.

  • Bert

    Uy que feo!!!!!

  • http://Www.mr2.org.nz John

    Nice netbook. If it can’t run OSX it would make a fine Linux machine.

  • Church of Apple

    What is up with those damn flowers?

  • electrojitter

    LOL. might as well get a dell

  • Rory Parker

    Just flop on the apple sticker you get with ipods, etc.
    And youre set.