For the first time, honestly! I say the Raleigh is a much more solid looking foldie. If you want a better comparison, go to Kimbell Jaya. They now have both of it in stock. Ask Jimmy to bring out both bikes and compare it side by side. The Dahon is RM800 while the Raleigh UGo is RM750. Although Dahon Vybe C7S ( NOT C7A which is an aluminium frame) is RM50 priced higher, the components on the Raleigh is better. In fact the colour is even better but you know lah, a reknown brand compared to another not so popular brand. It's up to you.

Both have their pros and cons. ride wise, the Dahon C7S is better due to the steel frame but it's heavier and in future moddings, it is easier on the Dahon which has more superior parts that can be found in the market. Clamp wise (the folding part) it is still Dahon. 

I bought raleigh after listening to etigge's advise earlier. Yes no doubt this foldie is robust and seems tough. My only complaint is that with only 7 speed i ran out of gears pretty fast. On hill climb, the largest gear still need hard pedalling while on downhill, the highest gear also cannot sync the pedalling. Lol. Now only training my legs. Once my stamina is ok i might with upgrade the gearings or change bike.

U gotta pay attention to the components that is installed on the bike. The gears? The pedals? Crank? Fd and rd? Chain? Perhaps thats what make the price different. Just like the link that u posted. Both pictures of the GTA are not the same. I noticed the white came with disc brake while the red came with normal C-brake.

Just like those montague paratrooper clones. Price ranged from 750-900. Why? Different speeds, different derailleurs, different brake components, hell even different folding pattern!

i cant say for sure. need someone more experienced to advise.

but just my feel, it is better to be on the safe side by buying known brands and tried, tested and proven bicycles. well unless if u dont mind being the white mouse lah.

There are a few of those similar looking bikes. I have seen Montague Paratrooper and also the said Hummer. Hummer is a spin off from the original Montague. Montague became famous after the military ordered them for troop use. Both frames look alike but the replica ones, the joints will get loose and you will eventually lock it permanently with a strong nut and bolt  after a few hard uses.

Many of the frames are now made in China due to cost cutting and also cheap labour force as with many other products. In fact most products now. Even Taiwanese bicycles are now made in China and so are many bicycle components. Sometimes you see same products at much much different prices. Why?

It is all to do with warranty and quality control. A factory can run into over runs and they dispose off in bulk, hence cheap components. They do not carry warranty nor any responsibilty on these products. Like Shimano or SRAM, a few grades are made in China and they are very much cheaper but the principal do make higher grade components in other more higher quality factories to safe guard their brand. Cheaper ones which are their bread and butter needs to be competitive in the expanding market. They are not made to last, else everyone will become a 'ONE TIME CUSTOMER".

Also bulk purchase is also a contributing factor. A factory might order components in big quantity to make it standard fittings and usually they are very much cheaper than buying in nicely boxed form. Eg. a bottom bracket might cost you RM80 when yours is kaput and need to be changed but during the factory fitting, they might cost as little as RM20 or less. This is just figuratively off course, there's no way we will know the actual cost.

Just like Dahon, the frames are also made in China and factory over runs do get into traders hands and they labelled it other brands although they are from the same stock. They don't go through the same QC and many other processes though.