> The case looks almost exactly the same. [...] It happens to look *exactly* like machines
> with the same or very similar specifications (300 vs. 400 Mhz) that have been sold by
> various companies for months now.

http://www.cherrypal.com/openstore/images/Cherrypal_Africa.jpg
vs.
http://www.littlelinuxlaptop.com/images/littlelinuxlaptop_bigpic.jpg (example 1 of countless)
http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/c/ce/Skytone_Alpha_400-de.png (example 2 of countless)

Seems more "almost exactly the same" than "exactly" the same ;-)
But that's "just" the housing anyway. I rather meant the inside (mainboard (apart from CPU), controllers etc.), i.e. in the same sense the Medion Akoya Mini is the MSI Wind.