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I'm pretty sure that mine are farsport rims (similar to Mavic) so quite narrow, but they do have a basalt braking surface. before I rode them, I had them rebuilt by Cadence Performance and I upgraded to hubs to Novatec SLs, so they run pretty true at the moment. They weigh sub 1500g, so I doubt there is much scope to upgrade without spending silly money.
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I have some HongFu tubular rims. The spoke bed is a bit thin. I havent had an issue. But my mate With basically the same Wheels managed to crack a spoke hole. Bit of user error there. But hes moved onto ACE (Asian Cycle Equipment or something). I'm buying Nextie rims NeXT. Which look to be the same as the ACE.
These rims have Basalt in the braking surface. Which really makes a difference. Tune add alu filings to theirs. Xenith add alu powder or something. Zipp probably use something similar to the Basalt. I dont have the details to hand, and am a bit lazy. But basically, yes, there is a lot of Tech out there. Personally the basalt surface on the better asian OEM rims has been great for me.
http://www.nextie-bike.com/road