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Windows 10 Vs Windows 8.1 on the Teclast X98 Air 3G
I conducted a little experiment today, I pitted a recently updated X98 Air 3G running Windows 10 Home against another X98 Air 3G with the original Windows 8.1 Bing image. Both tablets are the C5J6 model and have identical 64GB Samsung eMMC drives. The results are in my short video below: Note* Both machines were run on battery power and both left to cool between the benchmarks.
Cube i7 Stylus is Generic And Used By Many Brands
Clever forum member Majkel has spotted that the Cube official stylus is, in fact a generic Wacom Stylus used by many brands like Lenovo, Samsung and Microsoft. So if you’re looking to source the exact same stylus as used in my i7 Stylus review. I can confirm it’s identical, down to the box even (without the Samsung branding) then there are many places to source one. It’s a Samsun...[Read More]
Chuwi Hi8 Windows 10 Image With Recovery Partition
If you have a Chuwi Hi8, you have two ways to get Windows 10 you can run the Windows update and upgrade. Or what I did here was flash over a Windows 10 image from Chuwi’s official forum. This image here has a recovery wim and is in Chinese and English. It’s set up with all the drivers and works perfectly for me. There is one downside to this however, it’s not activated and you ha...[Read More]
PiPo X8 Review – A Great Little Hybrid Dual Boot Mini PC
The PiPo X8 is something of a hybrid mini PC, powered by an Intel Atom Z3736F which can boost up to 2.16Ghz 2GB of ram and a 32GB eMMC it has the internals of a common Atom tablet. But this isn’t a tablet, well kinda. The PiPo X8 is a not your average Atom dual boot mini PC, as it has a 7″ 1280 x 800 touchscreen on it. Which surprising comes in handy for those times you don’t hav...[Read More]
Teclast X98 Air 3G / Air II Custom Rom Mirek190 v4.2 Released
If you have a Teclast X98 Air 3G or X98 Air II, you should be running one of Mirek190’s ROMs, they really give you the best Android experience on your X98 Air tablet. Much better than that laggy Teclast launcher and bloated ROM. Version 4.2 was released a couple of days ago. It’s a bug fix release and includes the install.bat file which makes it really easy to install this ROM without ...[Read More]
Chuwi Hi8 Android Rom and Windows 8.1 image downloads
Edit: There is a Windows 10 image here if you’re after Win 10. This is Chuwi’s latest Hi8 Android 4.4.4 rom and Windows 8.1 image for those that want to flash and restore their Hi8 back to it’s original state. It also includes the bios. Flash with Intel MFG Tools and then using two USB drivers and a USB 2 hub you can re-image the Windows image and recovery. This is handy if you d...[Read More]
Cube i7 Stylus Teardown And How To Upgrade The SSD
Here are some images from a teardown of the Cube i7 Stylus I did in order to upgrade the 64GB SSD. I also posted a video (below) on the best way to open up the tablet. I don’t recommend doing this unless you have experience in opening up tablets and notebooks etc. More details on the SSD upgrade here and how to open it up below. Cube i7 Stylus teardown images:
How to fix a stuck tablet screen. Glass stuck to the IPS (Bubble in the middle)
I’ve seen this 3 times now, on a Chuwi Vi8, Hi8 and now this i7 Stylus. There is a bubble in the middle fo the screen, at first I thought I would have to return this tablet, send it back to China which is a huge hassle and expensive. But there is a fix. See the below video on how I used a suction cup to just pull the digitizer glass up off the IPS panel, no damaged occurred thankfully on all...[Read More]
Cube i7 Stylus Sale Now Live. $299 Today Only
T sale is over, you can see if you made it within the first 500 orders here. Cubes i7 Stylus sale is now live, $299 for the Core M 5Y10 powered Windows tablet, a $100 saving. They have only 3000pcs at this price, the first 500 orders get a free stylus worth $60. I would get one, if I didn’t already have it 🙂 I do recommend you read my Cube i7 Stylus review, to see if it’s your kind of ...[Read More]
Onda’s Windows 10 upgrade plans announced
A Weibo announcement today from Onda, they have plans to offer Windows 10 upgrades from the following models to start with, Onda v891 Dual OS, Onda V919 Air 3G and the Onda V919 Core M. I imagine this will be a full install.win file with drivers and recovery deal. Not just an upgrade that Windows 10 everyone gets on the 29th.
Cube i7 Stylus Review Now Online
I’ve been getting a few emails and messages over this one, “Will my review be done before the sale?”, “Is it worth the $299 price”,”Is the stylus accurate”, “Does the pen input lag” well it’s all answered in my i7 Stylus Review which is now online. I’ve had a week of full-time use with the tablet and I think it’s safe to say, ...[Read More]
Cube i7 Stylus Sale on the 23rd, A Core M Tablet for only $299
Cube have posted on their facebook page, they will be having a sale on the 23rd, their latest Core M tablet the i7 Stylus will sell for just $299, not a bad price at all. It will be the cheapest Core M out and it also has Wacom stylus support. I currently have mine and I ‘m putting it through its paces, my Cube i7 Stylus first impressions are here if you’re interested. Keep in mind th...[Read More]
