Update: 12th October. Looks like there might be a dark grey version also? Looks great in dark grey.
Update: 10 October. The Chuwi Lapbook Air is now up for preorder, $336 for a limited time with coupon chuwinew02 over at Gearbest. Slightly better than the first price of $379. I’m aiming to review this one, looks great with the backlit keyboard and 8GB of RAM. I hope Chuwi gave use unlocked power limit settings in the bios.
Chuwi has opened up a new page for the Lapbook Air, this promo page shows that if you subscribe to the site you’ll get a $50 off coupon reducing the price to $379. So without the coupon, at $429 it’s rather expensive for an Apollo Lake N3450 device even if it’s a premium one.
The specs are confirmed, 8GB of RAM, 128GB SSD and Windows 10. The battery is 33.7Wh, it has two USB 3.0 ports, D/C charging, mini HDMI and a large touchpad. Intel Wireless AC and a backlit keyboard.
The screen is a fully laminated 1920 x 1080 IPS with 320 cd/㎡ max brightness. The Chuwi Lapbook Air pre-order page is here. And there is also a poll asking what specs you would like on the next device. Hopefully, we will see a Core M3 at least before the end of the year if Chuwi listens.
Tyler
I hope I’m wrong, but I think the dark grey version is just a darkened image meant to show off the keyboard backlighting
Chris G
Turns out that is the case. Chuwi posted in their forums that there is no dark grey version! Sad.
filn
More curious to see the new GEMINI LAKE Celeron N4000 notebooks.
https://www.notebookcheck.net/The-first-Intel-Gemini-Lake-convertible-notebook-surfaces-anonymously.258430.0.html
Tony
Unboxing & first look here:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Tvrvt8Tj3rk
NUCLEAR
Thank you
Looking verrrrrrry nice
Francis
It looks awesome! With added SSD, should be the best Apollo Lake. Waiting for M3 and why not a Gemini Lake, this form factor should be the definitive one.
Flo
Looking really good. I guess enough for my office work. Waiting for Chris Review and then I will give it a try.
AllinCheung
Coolicool link: http://www.coolicool.com/-g-46538
With 15$ coupon: CICCHUWI15
John James
” 1920 x 1080 IPS ”
Why are we still getting 1920 x 1080 anything? I really really realllly don’t understand.
sportnok
Most 15″ laptops in the shops have 720 screens, so I think you are perhaps expecting too much for the money..
It should be less than $300..
Chris G
1080p is better matched to this CPU/iGPU too. You want an Intel Celeron N3450 driving a 4k display? I certainly wouldn’t. If it was a 7th or 8th gen i5/i7 sure.
Atere Jr
It struggles somewhat with the 3K display on the Hi13.
PS: The Title header of this post has Core M3-7Y30 as the chipset.
ice
I’m not asking for a 4k resolution, but for a 3:2 aspect ratio
sportnok
Still no type C usb, shame..
Flo
Looking forward to your review. Did you already order yours?
Chris G
Yes, hope it ships soon.
Dailos
https://www.gearbest.com/laptops/pp_827413.html?wid=21
286,31€ with coupon: chuwinew02
Razor Blader
Too expensive but should be available in some time around the 300 dollar mark.
I’m also hoping for a Core M in the future but that battery capacity is not great either.
NUCLEAR
Pricey(
Joel
That’s pricey…would have hoped it would have been around the $300 mark
Alain Danteny
Great! 🙂