Hey, I never said that it was perfect. I was commenting on the article.
Yes, it is a Chinese tablet and HSG X5A-G to be exact. The UI is not sluggish (and it can be bloody fast if you overclock it to 1GHz) but the screen is resistive so it does need tapping. It does come with android market though, and the apps are fine.
I got it for a project which required cheap processing hardware, two USB ports to use for sensors and WiFi for data upload. The screen and battery are nice additions which means that I can see what is going on in something bigger than a two line LCD and that it will gracefully handle the odd power outage.
In addition, it plays back full HD perfectly on my plasma.
So yes, it is nowhere close to an iPad, or a Xoom or a Tab, but as cheap project hardware that is a nice home entertainment device, its fine for $99.
It also means that I saved myself a days of H/W development time, so in my books I am impressed as are my project mates and my boss since I saved the company quite a bit of project money.