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Cube i9 Keyboard Unboxing and First Impressions
My Cube i9 keyboard arrived today, rather poorly packed as it shipped with an express document courier and GearBest removed the outer box. Not too happy about that, luckily no damage to it. But this keyboard is so far great! First impressions are really good, the build is as good as the last gen Surface Pro 3 keyboard. No seriously it is, it uses exactly the same materials as the original Microsof...[Read More]
How To: Cube i9 Heat Sink Mod & Boost Power Limits With Results
Those following my Cube i9 posts and YouTube videos would have seen that I bricked the tablet. But now I ‘m back up and running, more about that here and the Cube i9 bios recovery flash method write up is here. Just before I bricked it, I did a cheap and relatively easy heat sink mod. It’s very basic, but has a huge impact on overall thermals. Why Cube or any of the Chinese manufacture...[Read More]
Cube i9 Internals, 4G M.2 Slot, How to Open and Copper Heat sink Mod
I opened up my Cube i9 before I bricked the bios to have a look at the internals. Here are some images of the Cube i9 from this semi teardown. There is a SIM reader slot on the motherboard and a spare M.2 (NGFF) 22 x 42mm slot for a Huawei LTE or similar 4G modem. I’m not sure it will support another SSD, I highly doubt it. This this alone to me proves the Cube i9 will come with an upgraded ...[Read More]
Cube i9 Benchmarks and Gaming Test (Video)
A few people have been after this, some popular titles like Counter Strike Global Offensive, League of legends and Dota 2 tested on the Cube i9, as well as other titles like Call of Duty Modern Warfare 3, Dirt 3 and Half-Life 2 Lost Coast. Another clip that covers benchmarks on the tablet like Geekbench 3, PCMark and 3Dmark. Overall, the Cube i9 is the fastest Chinese brand tablet out now, but not...[Read More]
Cube i9 Unboxing, Hands On & First Impressions
The wait is finally over after an Aliexpress seller blunder that resulted in a 30+ day transit wait for my Cube i9. It’s the new Cube flagship, replacing the popular Cube i7 Stylus with a new Intel Core M3-6Y30 SoC and larger kickstand design. Here’s the unboxing video and hands-on. This tablet will be in the spotlight for a while and get some extra attention from me as it interests me...[Read More]
Cube i9 $399 Sale Now On
Edit: The sale is now live, a chance to pick up the Core M3 powered Cube i9 for $399, it ends on the 2nd. I’m also expecting my i9 to arrive this week for my hands on videos and a full review here. In order to get the saving you have to use the App version of Aliexpress, as the offer is only via the mobile application and not directly on Aliexpress. [wpdevart_countdown text_for_day=”Da...[Read More]
Cube iWork10 Ultimate Review And Comparison to Hi10
Edit: The full Cube iWork10 Ultimate Review is now online. I’m just finishing up my written review of the Cube iWork10 Ultimate. But if you missed the YouTube videos I posted on the tablet here they are below the iWork10 Review and a comparison against the Chuwi Hi10 which is a very similar tablet. If you know how to install Play Store on this model, please let me know as I’ve tried so...[Read More]
Cube iWork10 Ultimate Gets Play Store
Wondering how to install Google Play Store and the Google services framework on your new Cube iwork10 Ultimate. Well I was, I tried and tried to get Play installed with no luck and gave up. However, today Cube posted a new OTA update that said it’s bug fixes, 170+Mb worth of an update also installs Google Play and I can confirm it’s working just fine. So you’ll you need to do is ...[Read More]
Cube i7 Stylus Core M for $304?
Edit: Seems it was a flash sale we caught before it went live. Also, Banggood.com have countered this price lowering their listing to $309 with coupon 0fcd6f Hopefully these retailers will keep the price war going and it will lower even further. If you find a better deal, please let us know in the comments. Another deal has been spotted thanks to Grandalf in the forums. Something is going on with ...[Read More]
Cube iwork10 Ultimate Hands on Videos And First impressions
I’ve had the Cube iwork10 Ultimate for a few days now, if you missed these videos on the YouTube channel (Might pay to Subscribe?) here they are are below. Overall I’m impressed with Cube’s build on this tablet concidering the price and the keyboard is really nice. The finish of it is very premium with the use of metal and a nice rubberized paint job on the bottom plastics is a n...[Read More]
2 in 1 Deals: Cube i10 Ultimate, Chuwi Hi12 & Cube iwork11 Sale
Gearbest has a flash sale on the following tablets in limited quantities: The Cube i10 Ultimate or Cube i10 Flagship. It’s a nice 2 in 1 tablet similar to the Chuwi Hi10 or Hi10 Air. It has much better build over the Hi10 and the keyboard is better with slightly larger keys, better build qaulity with metal and two USB 2.0 ports. A nice alternative to the Hi10 if you don’t mind the lack...[Read More]
Four 8″ Cherry Trail Atom X5 Z8300 Tablets Compared
In this video comparison, I compared the Chuwi Vi8 Plus, Cube iwork8 Ultimate, Teclast X80 Plus and Onda v820W CH. These tablets are very similar spec wise they all have the same resolution screen, 1280 x 800. They have the same eMMC size (32GB), 2GB of Ram and Atom X5 Z8300 CPU. But which one is the best? Some key differences & findings: All four tablets more or less perform the same in bench...[Read More]
