Nate scours the internet for radio news and frequently posts in the comments here, sent me a super e-mail with a lot of research on some radios that I've not seen or mentioned in detail on the blog. Enjoy his work. (Most of this is from his e-mail, but I've edited it so assume any errors are mine.) Part II will contain information about several HTs.
Baojie BJ-UV55
Dual Band mobile: BAOJIE BJ-UV55 sells on AliExpress for $219. According to specs, it should be VHF 45W/UHF 35W - not bad. Same price at RadioMart.biz.
HYS TC-VU55
And like the Baofeng/Waccom/Ronson, it has another name: HYS TC-VU55. It sells for $244 here. Some close up pics here including the one below. According to this, some folks ordered and got it too.
HYS TC-VU66
Now that was old news (March 2012), now there is an upgrade, the HYS TC-VU66, with a channel knob instead of the up/down keys: