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Originally Posted by msrie
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Nope.
Once on ebay, I bought a charger for my PowerBook as I lost mine. Nothing in the listing gave me hint it was anything but OEM and it looked like the white OEM chargers but was cheaper than normal -- I figured overstock or refurbished. Instead, I got this white brick that was the same proportions but 20% bigger. It was comical. Also didn't have the lights where the cord joins the notebook that told you whether the notebook was charging (orange) or full (green). It also charged at 1/2 the rate my old charger did, taking way too long.
Worse, a second time I bought an ultrasonic contact lens cleaner. I didn't buy it because it was cheap (it was) but because I liked the look of the model. Got it, shipped from China. The writing on the machine was engrish and not quite correct. The machine sounded like it worked and got warm... but after I used it for 2 weeks, I woke up one morning to find a thin clear outer layer of my eye bloated air, I looked like some type of monster. It scared the hell out of me, went to the eye doctor and ended up shelling out $120 for the appointment and $150 for antibiotics. I wore contacts 14 years previous without problems.
I don't think this knock-off will kill you (well, exploding batteries might), but there will be no support after you buy it and probably no warranty or returns. It's based on android, but the software integration is going to suck too because the factory isn't going to stick the same work into it. Will it have a book store? It also looks bigger than 10 inches (high and narrow).
You are going to get what you pay for in this case, imo. There were also a lot of knock-off iphones from China, they're horrendous.
I'm done with knock-offs myself. I have a feeling this will turn out to be an expensive paperweight. At least wait until a reputable manufacture like HTC brings something like the iPad here.