i7 Book Purchase Help?

[Tutius McFrutius]

So after a quick lookaround I feel pretty confident that the i7 is a good deal. However because I haven’t bought a 2-in-1 before or entruated an import site with this much money I would appreciate some help with my purchase:

1. Where should I buy from for the quickest delivery? GearBest seems to be out of stock. Reviews for Banggood seem to vary very wildly, with half scorning long delivery times and the other praising it for the opposite. I’ve also heard of Cube-Tablet.com which is cheaper, but I’m not sure about quality or delivery times bc there is nothing on them online. Also, it seems to be run by the guys themselves, and Banggood says the
original packaging wasn’t sufficient.

2. Are there any keyboard alternatives? Preferably wireless or one that connects the same way the official one does. My problem is the original model keyboard is expensive and doesn’t include a warranty. Been looking at the Logitech K480 but it’s a bit bulky and doesn’t have a mousepad, which I guess I could live with but it’d be nice.

3. Any good stylus alternatives? The official one seems kinda overpriced Just needs a hard rubber tip, side buttons and perhaps an ereaser (last one I’m not too fussed on) and I’m all set.

4: Since it’s USB-C powered, that meabs I can just get a cable and adapter from my local shop and it’ll charge yeah? (Not taking a chance on the charger, sorry)

Sorry, I know I put up a thread the other day but I’m just triple-checking because I’m not very accustomed to splashing out this much money for hardware, usually just tried to cheap out as much as possible in the past.

[Papa Yoyo]

1- I bought for £222 from Banggood. Three week delivery, no taxes, all good. There’s a 18% off coupon code: ceb380

2- Any bluetooth keyboard will work. I’d recommend the original keyboard as it’s a perfect fit, provides protection for the screen when in transit, has adjustable angles, two usb ports and looks good.

3- Get a rubber tipped Samsung Note 3 or 4 stylus for a few $ on ebay. Used is better as 99% of new ones are cheap copies. Also the Fujitsu pens are really cheap, with two-buttons and eraser.

4- No. Be very careful which USB-C charger you get. Very few provide the correct PD (power delivery) requirements. There’s a thread on here about which ones work. There was mention of i-voler, ravpower and mac ones working.

Be aware that a new updated version, the i7 Mix is now out, with improved specs.

[Chris G]

Hi,

Just to add that the charger I used on my i7 Book (Sold it now) is the iVoler 60W and it works perfectly. Also charges my Mi Notebook Core M3 and other type-c devices perfectly. Yes, the Mix Plus is coming it’s going to be marginally faster approx 10-14%, but more expensive. The Mix has the exact same keyboard, design and Wacom pen just it’s now all in white and silver.

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[Tutius McFrutius]

Thanks for your help, both of you!

I will definitely take be getting that stylus. Just did a bit of research on the Mix Plus. Seems like it could be good, so now it’s really just a choice between the power increase of the Mix Plus versus the value of the i7 Book.

 

Chris G wrote:

The Mix has the exact same keyboard, design and Wacom pen just it’s now all in white and silver.

I was wondering about this. When you say “exact same”, that means it works with the CDK09? I can’t find the Mix’s keyboard for purchase anywhere.

Oh yeah, Chris, I don’t know if you’ve received the device yet but do you know if they added the thermal pad? Or will we find out in the review?

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