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Chuwi Hi8 Pro Battery & Power Issues? (Update)
Stay clear of the Hi8 Pro for now, many users including myself have powering on issues and battery calibration problems. And even some owners have reported the units dying completely in the forum. It was all smooth sailing for my Hi8 Pro, until it suddenly died on me with around 36% battery when running 3DMark. It powered on 3 times and off, finally reporting I had 2% battery. So I suddenly lost 3...[Read More]
Chuwi Hi12 Keyboard Photos (Updated 27th)
Edit: The trackpad is now white and my Aliexpress seller has added pictures of the final model, including the grey one. White keys and trackpad, I would have preferred black keys and a black trackpad as later the white shows the dirt more! Final build: So here is the final design of the Chuwi Hi12 keyboard as pictured. It’s a Transformer Book style dock with 2 x USB 2.0 ports and a rather la...[Read More]
Teclast Teaser Images for 29th Announcement
Checking Teclast’s Weibo today I noticed they have some teaser images for the 29th announcement. By the looks of it, it will be a thin and light tablet or 2 in 1 is my guess. Hopefully an Intel Core M3-6Y30 transformer book style tablet, a successor the Teclast X2 Pro? With Cube’s i9 now out and starting to ship it’s only natural for Teclast to fight back releasing their own Skyl...[Read More]
Xiaomi Mi Pad 2 Windows Unboxing and First impressions
It’s been a long wait, but finally Mi Pad 2 Windows models are now shipping out from Xiaomi after the first batch sold out in hours. I received mine yesterday. The build is as expected, like an Apple product and exactly the same as the Android version I reviewed. Even the backlit home keys are in the Android configuration and no Windows icon for the home button to be seen. Maybe cost cutting...[Read More]
Updated: Voyo V3 Mini PC Review Atom X7 Z8700 + 128GB SSD
Update: Gearbest currently has a flash sale on this item and it’s listed for $191.99 Here’s my video review of it. Overall it’s a nice unit so much faster than other mini PC’s due to the SSD, it feels like a Core i3 more than an Atom with the SSD to me. The downside, the thermals and throttling if you game. Covered in the video review below. If there is interest I might jus...[Read More]
Chuwi Hi12 Review Video
So I decided to create a full video review of the Chuwi Hi12. Also included in this one is a size, screen and sound comparison test versus the Chuwi Hi10, Teclast X98 Air III and Surface Pro 4 which might be of interest. I’ve also (finally) received my Chuwi Hi8 Pro. Unboxing clip of that to follow tomorrow.
Deals: Z68 4K Android Media PC with KODI for only $62.68
4k Android media players are getting cheap and better by the day it seems and Gearbest has a deal on the Z68 4k media player. It’s running 64bit Android 5.1 with KODI, supports HDMI 2.0 spec so you get full 4k 60 fps output. I can decode h.265 and has dual band wireless with 1-gigabit ethernet. It even has SPDIF audio out and an included remote. The CPU is a 64bit quad core RK3368, it has 2...[Read More]
Xiaomi Redmi Note 3 Pro Review
Yes, not a tablet but now and then I do review interesting mobiles from China. I’ll admit I’ve taken a liking to Xiaomi’s recent products, this company is really setting the standard for price-performance ratio with it comes to mobile phones. And their Xiaomi Redmi Note 3 Pro is the latest mobile to do so yet again. It features the new 2016 Qualcomm Snapdragon 650 Hexacore, which...[Read More]
Chuwi Hi12 2160 x 1440p Atom X5 Tablet Now in Stock At BG
The first non-Microsoft tablet to ship with the Surface Pro 3’s panel, the Chuwi Hi12 is now in stock at Banggood.com according to an email I just received. Normally BG is very good with stock levels and shipping times. So they claim it ships in 4-7 working days. Must be due to Chinese Spring Festival delays. It’s only the gold version for now and the price is a little more than I expe...[Read More]
New Pipo X6S Atom X5 Z8300 4GB Mini PC Pics
PiPo has posted some new pics online of their newest Mini PC, this one’s different as while it has a common Atom X5 Z8300 and 4GB of Ram. It has a massive heat sink and fan for cooling. PiPo claims it improves performance by 15% to 60%. And it has a SATA connector so you can add your own 1 or 2TB drive for storage. It’s got a 64GB eMMC for Windows 10 and main use which will still be fa...[Read More]
Deals: GearBest Intel Sale. Various Items discounted
GearBest has a flash sale on tablets, mini pcs with Intel CPUs on at the moment. Some of the better deals include the Teclast X2 pro Core M tablet for $349, the Xiaomi Mi Pad 2 (Gold only) for $186.89 down from $204. They have various other items like the Teclast X98 Air III Retina tablet for $132 and the Rikomagic Atom X5 Z8300 Mini PC I recently reviewed for $119. Source: GearBest’s Intel ...[Read More]
Deals: Cube i7 Stylus Core M for $325
Cube’s i7 Stylus Windows 10 tablet currently has $30 off the price with Banggood’s new updated coupon 0fcd6f, this brings it to $325.99. While its not as good as the limited $299 sale of late 2015 this is the lowest the i7 Stylus has been since. Maybe Cube is making way and clearing out stocks as they gear up for the release of the larger and more expensive Cube i9 Core M3? The Cube i7...[Read More]
