[Alexander]

My sources say that the information about what type of port you have should be written next to the port on the mainboard or directly on the port itself.

My Asus mainboard(Desktop PC) has “4x PCI-E” written next to it so it is a M key port. “2x PCI-E” would be B key port. I use a Transcend MTS400 SSD that Chris recommended and it is more than fast enough. I have the 256gb version and it has 520mb read and up to 450mb write. And it is a M2 Key B+M SSD.

[Alexander]

NVMe won’t work in the obook 11 pro. The M2 port is key B. If you look on your M2 SSD or into the M2 port and the notch is 6 contacts from the left side then it is key B or B key however the right spelling is. When the notch is 5 contacts from the right side then it is key M.

Picture is taken from the english M2 Port Wikipedia article

<- P.S.: Interesting feature for posting

[Alexander]

Core M3 processors should support nvme. Even Skylake does it. There are two types of M2 ports B and M. Key B only supports 2 PCI-E Lanes and SATA, Key M supports 4 PCI-e Lanes and SATA. NVMe only makes sense with the Key M because more lanes. The kind of M2 port should be written on the port itself or next to it on the mainboard as far as I know.

The Microsoft Surface Pro with Kaby Lake Core m3 uses a M2 port with a NVMe SSD

[Alexander]

Installing for me is no problem too but like you I have the problem with the silead driver. No matter if I download it from the official microsoft driver “catalogue”, using auto update or special update tools it bluescreens everytime. First I thought it had to do with the difference between Pro and Home, then I tried windows 10 versions  1703 and 1607. No matter what, maybe they aren’t licensed. Windows is a bitch in that regard.

You would be my hero if you could give me the official Onda drivers. And maybe a manual how you got them to run. I use a Windows 10 Pro 64bit german.

[Alexander]

I installed a Transcend SSD 256gb with similar performance like yours. How easy is the reinstallation of Windows? Are there any unique drivers? Where to download them? Especially for the docking keyboard?

 

I doubt that you could use a modern NVMe SSD with it, because the M2 port would need 4 PCI-E Lanes to reach 2.5gb/s writing speed and mobile CPU/SoCs are not known to support as many as laptop and desktop CPUs.

The performance of the tablet is better than my older Core i3 laptop with a dedicated graphic 🙂

[Alexander]

Does this tablet has similar heat problems like the Mix Plus? And how is the RAM? It is soldered on the board right?

[Alexander]

@kuli: I hope your keyboard dock connector problem is a one time issue and not a problem for all devices of this model. I am not good in soldering and with my luck would solder the tablet to my table or solder something else where it does not belong.

[Alexander]

I have only infos for the parcel transportation regarding tablets (IATA Regulations). But I found that USA and UK do not allow the transportation in the carry-on baggage.

But better ask your airline. Maybe the IATA Guidelines could help for packing your tablet safely into your normal baggage. The only things I would do is to transport the tablet not fully loaded (ca. 30% battery capacity) and packed that way that it can not turn itself on accidentally.

[Alexander]

Would it be possible to use something else than this copper shim? I thought about flat heatpipes. I found one that is only 1 mm thick. Another preferred option would be a 3d heatdiffuser but with its 3mm it is way too thick.

[Alexander]

Thanks for the info. I think I go for the Mix Plus then. I know the Wacom pens. My current tablet is a Galaxy Note 8.0 (GT N5110) an old flagship model of Samsung with a build in digitizer pen from Wacom with 1024 pressure points.

One negative point is the higher weight of the Mix Plus. The oBook Pro is listed there with 0.540kg and the Mix Plus with 0.700kg or 0.800kg.

Well lets see when the Mix Plus is on sale again.

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