By Desire Athow
When we spoke to Peter Hortenius earlier this year, he mentioned that Lenovo used Medion, the German company it acquired several years ago, as some sort of laboratory to explore the European market.
Medion, which employs around 1,000 people, produces everything from wooden toys for kids to high-end gaming laptops, and a slew of products not usually associated with computers. One of its latest propositions is likely to get a lot of interest though, potentially from some folks in Cupertino.
Because you see, the Medion Akoya S3401 looks a lot, and I mean a LOT, like the 13.3-inch MacBook Air. Some say that imitation is the best form of flattery but this may be a bit too close for comfort.
That said, the S3401 is an absolutely stunning piece of kit – it’s the sort of laptop you’d expect Apple to produce had the firm opted to build one for Microsoft’s Windows 10.
Because Medion is part of Lenovo, it could have tapped into the extensive R&D and production resources of its parent company to deliver something different. Instead, it seems to have gone the ODM/OEM way as the S3401 …read more
Source:: techradar.com – PC and Mac
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