After reaching their stretch goal on Indiegogo, Chuwi’s crowd-funded Aerobook a13.3″ laptop has been updated to now included a full spec type-C port. So this means, power, data and video output. A move which I’m sure most will be happy with, I hope there will now be a new stretch goal to include at least the Core M3-7Y30 or better yet the Core M3-8100Y? (Chuwi?) But the Core M3 6Y30 while now a bit dated still is single thread wise much faster than the Gemini Lake N4100.
The Aerobook gets a full spec Type-C port.
Storage options include SATA3 128GB, 256GB & 1TB SSD’s with all models shipping with 8GB LPDDR3 1866Mhz RAM and the 128GB base model starts from $399 now (Early birds got it for $379) I hope to get hold of one of these during my visit to Shenzhen so look out for some possible hands-on videos of the new laptop in China or with my Gearbest live stream. It’s very similar to the Lapbook SE, two USB 3.0 ports, mini HDMI, D/C 12v charging and an edge to edge backlit keyboard. But it has double the RAM and better performance.
The screen is a 13.3″ 1080p fully laminated IPS. The battery is a 38Wh battery and in my experience, the Core M3 never does well when it comes to battery life longevity. My guess would be 5-6 hours tops mixed doc and browsing use on Wifi. Chuwi claims up to 8 hours, but this is simple video playback which I can believe.
John edward
Hi Guys!
I got mine a couple of days ago and I like it! Noticed some lag but very seldom and so far it isn’t a deal breaker after using it 2 days.
Chris mentioned power delivery through the USB type C but I cannot get that to power the laptop. Ive used a regular power bank, a 12W ipad power supply, xiaomi mi 8 brick and nothing worked. Is there a particular power supply I should be using for type C?
Thanks again everyone!
John
Max
Does you had the time to do a Real review After the live from gearbest?
I hope it is as good as the lapbook se.. this one look like a V2 to me?
Wanted to buy it from indiegogo but customs fee’s wont make it a good Idea..
Ronaldo J
Can some tell me how a devise like this one might handle Adobe Lightroom CC
NQ
USB-C with DP (display port) and PD (power delivery/charge) capability should be standard on every device by now be it laptop, tablet, phone, monitor or tv.
It seems odd they choose to put an outdated mini-HDMI port there instead of a Mini Display Port – however really neither is necessary at all as the USB-C handles it alone (you could use a usb-c to DP [or inferiorly a HDMI] adaptor cable to connect it to an old screen/tv which doesn’t have usb-c).
Joel
I really like this laptop, but I question buying a computer without it being REVIEWED by someone…especially Chris here.
The keyboard, the touchpad, but somewhat important would be the DISPLAY! What is the display’s BRIGHTNESS?
So I emailed the Chuwi crowdfunding campaign 2 days ago asking that question. No reply yet.
What does everyone think about buying a sight unseen complex system, with insufficient specs, and trust, lack of any real support, and an almost impossible return policy because of location.
Marc Noteborn
I hope they use better SSD than Teclast. Cost me €90 to replace it, still I upgrade it to 256GB.
Experience with Gearbest was horrible, no refund, no answer and it was out of my history.
Price including taxes makes it not worth to by a non brand from China anymore, especially if you take to account that support is almost not existing.
You can get an I5 8th generation here with 256GB/8GB for around €500 (Lenovo, Acer)
OK not as stylish but you get local support, warranty etc. $400+tax would be the same price.
Thinking of buying the new Huawei Matebook X pro. Other league I know.
Joel
Chuwi replied that the display’s brightness is 220cd/m2…
ice
As I already mentioned, you can easily buy a 3 years old business ultrabook for as little as 300€
SO I really find little market for such a product at least here in Italy
Alex
Please give me some hints about models, my sister’s Macbook air just died yersterday. Any Thinkpad? I need good Linux support.
ahmad zafar
Seems like a decent build aside from the rather old CPU. Preordered one and will be attempting a hackintosh 🙂
Would be awesome to see release newer CPUs even if its at a higher price. Theres really a gap in the “entry-level with good build/design” products. This is definitely a step in the right direction, if it turns out good.
Hope you get the chance to have a hands on with it.
Paul M
I imagine once Intel sort out their shortages, there will be a flurry of updated models with m3-8 processors or thus higher spec Gemini Lake chips, at the moment they have to take what they can get. I imagine Dell and Lenovo etc are willing and able to pay higher prices to get the better chips to sell in premium models.
Maciej
I really wish they’ve used Core M3-7Y30 or newer – they would already have my money, even if the price was steeper. Performance difference between M3-6Y30 and M3-7Y30 is quite noticeable (around 20%) and hardware decoding of H265 is quite a big advantage nowadays…
Tim
As far as I can see, the M3-6Y30 does hardware decode HEVC/H265 but only at 8bit depth, it is 10bit that it does not manage. Is that right?
I agree 10bit support and a newer chip would be a bonus, but saying it doesn’t support H265 is not true. Unless I have missed something, which is quite possible?
Maciej
@timdickinson: Yes, you’re right – M3-6Y30 does support 8-bit H265 but not 10-bit.
I’m not an expert but I think that 10-bit encoding is not only better quality but also needed or at least preferable for the latest and greatest visual technologies (HDR, Wide Gamut, etc.).
Marc Noteborn
I hope they use better SSD than Teclast. Cost me €90 to replace it, still I upgrade it to 256GB.
Experience with Gearbest was horrible, no refund, no answer and it was out of my history.
Price including taxes makes it not worth to by a non brand from China anymore, especially if you take to account that support is almost not existing