[Samuel]

Nice Chris; it does get warm in that area, but moreso while charging obviously. Nice to know that it’s relatively easy to drop something beefier in there for the drive; btw, since there is a bit of space just above the battery, I want to wish you the best of luck with your “How to simply go about setting up liquid-cooling for the i7-Stylus” video.

it’s inevitable; you must not deny us this! 😉

[Samuel]

Best case scenario: Refund/resolution is issued with minimal-ease—AND your tablet is inexplicably-delivered near the end of that same day, with no one being the wiser. ^^

[Samuel]

@Ian: This should help you out with cross-compatability of any stylii. http://forum.tabletpcreview.com/threads/tabletpc-compatible-wacom-pens-surface-pro-pro2-only.55416/

@mrobi: If you haven’t come aross anything yet, I saw these some days ago; it seems they are sourced, but I haven’t investigated them personally. http://forum.xda-developers.com/windows-8-rt/general/cube-i7-stylus-t3151563

@Viktor: That response from them is, in my opinion altogether condescending. Personally, I had already been put off that much more with “GB” due to something relating directly to Ian’s, and Shiny’s special “ninja”-software discovery in regards to both of their Windows Pro installations. (So, I guess that’s my backhanded-confirmation for anyone considering a GB.com purchase of this device, that there seems to be some trend taking place; at least with early-adopters)

I know there’s been a section made for company-reviews so I’ve been holding off on mentioning anything about it here until the matter is resolved. I’d like to be using it right now, but in the meantime, my tablet has been sadly-placed back in it’s packaging, and awaits whatever that resolution may be.

I don’t have regrets of the tablet itself, other than the misleading-marketing push, as dantez points out with the mass of Wacom-related complaints, yet I do get the feeling that Cube is attempting to chip-away at the so-called stereotype for mid>high-level, Chinese branded devices/etc., but they will still need appropriate time to make this happen, and quality product-releases to get there; and the more I learn from here, the more I dig their style right now; unfortunately, on the other end of that, their reputation, and others are going to be lumped in somewhat-ignorantly (just human-nature?) with the less-than-stellar resellers they are aligned with, either directly, or indirectly. At least so from an international-perspective, so if I had to do it over again? I expect that the next-iteration of the i7-stylus that interests me will be purchased directly from Cube, even if that comes at a slight-premium, because DEPENDABLE customer service is that important. I really do hope you are able to sort this out though, Viktor. I would take it directly to the shipper, in lieu of waiting on GB to MAYBE respond back every 2-4 days, while also asking you the same question you already laid out to them in your initial-message, rinse that one off—then repeat it again…>.>;

Would anyone mind installing a trial of Manga Studio 5, and let me know if it launches successfully for you?

[Samuel]

mrobi wrote:

Thank you Samuel. It would be bit exceptional if RAM would be upgradable in tablet. So at the moment you cannot actually draw with pen (like in Onenote)?

Stylus use operates with 100% functionality, and performs nicely alongside the touch/palm rejection—the main (marketing) feature of this tablet just isn’t currently compatible with, or able to be used in conjunction with Wacom’s own drivers right now; so at a minimum there’s a tier of calibration, and general-performance tweaking that’s important for creative-expression in any number of graphics-based software that’s lacking for such users atm. Sketchbook Pro, in contrast works fine enough without these drivers, and if I could get it to launch successfully, I feel that Manga Studio 5/Clip Paint would mostly as well, at least so after some tweaking and experimenting.

@Federico: I get your concerns here, as it was difficult to gain an abundance of information before the device was even released, and a lot has been expected of it since the arrival of the I7 (non-stylus).

[Samuel]

@Shiny/Craig: I can verify that I don’t have that issue with the stuttering during browsing. I’ve experimented with different
display-orientations as well; each with no issue to report. Are you seeing that as well with scrolling in general, or just limited to browsing?
Regardless of browser, there could be some add-on/extension trolling the system, and causing you ‘hiccups’ there.
In regards to battery-life, I haven’t been able to ‘push’ it for testing in the way I had originally-intended to by now, but I guess I can still pay closer-attention to see where mine lands within that 6-8hr range.

@Chris: lol sorry; I haven’t had much need to benchmark anything as of late, but don’t mind tossing my device’s numbers into whatever collective note-taking crops up. Specifically for the USB3-benching, what would you suggest/prefer be used there? Unfortunately, I don’t have any adapters/etc. to test out a drive at this time.

@mrobi: Hi. Viktor came across some photos of the interior some days back from here: http://bbs.51cube.com/thread-101925-1-1.html

I had similar questions as you have later in regards to the possibility of DIY-upgrades, and he was then kind enough to lend me his best-guess, and thoughts on that:

TF means TransFlash as far as i can tell, it is an outdated term for microSD.
On the picture: upper TF labeled chips are probably low-power DDR3 made by Samsung or Hynix (2x2GB), the lower TF labeled chip is probably an Realtek microsd controller.
Unfortunately, upgrading the ram on this mobile boards is pretty much impossible.
It might be possible if you got the exact chip with a higher capacity and a proper resolder station of course, but i doubt this is worth the effort.
Only the SSD seems easily replacable.

I don’t have any thorough-experience yet with this tablet, but with some exception to the way in which the jack for the power-cord was implemented, it has a very strong, and respectable build-quality to it, just as the i7 that Chris has already reviewed, and I would offer that you shouldn’t have any unease about that aspect, as it were.

My only personal-frustration is software-related, given that my sole-reason for purchasing it, is not an included-feature available without limits at this time, which comes across as beautifully-ambiguous (misleading?) from the manufacturer, as the actual limitations of the stylus-capabilities, again at this time, weren’t fully highlighted, yet I really can’t say that I have remorse about purchasing the device itself. It simply doesn’t fit into my ‘use-case-scenario’ for right now—and not that you are unaware of this, but it stands that you just really have to honestly-assess your own situation, and needs from the product going forward at least a couple of years, and hopefully that will help you and Federico come to the best-conclusion for right now. (oh, and maybe wait for Chris’ i7-Stylus product-review! That will help too ^^)

@Federico: I should be cautious about potentially-mischaracterising the “issues” your referring back to, as the ‘edge-detection’ mentioned not anything that actually arises to the occasion of being an issue, where for Shiny Nickler the ‘stuttering’ he’s experiencing may actually be. (‘Edge detection’ for me was simply one of becoming accustomed to accurate “cursor-placement” while gesturing/swiping within Windows 8, and I can confirm now that whether using the stylus, or my finger, that there are absolutely NO issues with screen-‘detection’.)
My apologies to anyone interested for not considering coming-back to that sooner, and properly-clarifying it in hindsight.

[Samuel]

Hang in there a bit longer, Chris. I can certainly understand your frustration given how completely-odd that situation appears.

Also sirdrak, I’m one of “those” sticklers who is still grudgingly-sticking to my CS6 and earlier, until it’s absolutely necessary for me to grab the cloud, so to speak, so I haven’t tested CC out, and although I have seen elsewhere that CSP has functionality much in the same way as CC/SBPro do for the i7-Stylus atm, I personally have not been able to successfully-launch either CSP, or MS5 after they install.

I’ve experimented with both 64-bit, & 32-bit directory-installs, as well as going about downloading the Chinese-language version of CSP to verify compatibility statements from Smith Micro, if not Celcys indirectly; yet each time, regardless of version I’m subjected to this prompt upon software-launch: “Running on unsupported OS. Quit Clip Studio Paint/Manga Studio 5”.

I think I would rather this be due to some OS-install issue with my device, rather than otherwise, and that you are able to find success here where I haven’t once your able to spend a bit of time with yours, as I love what CSP provides both alongside, and in comparison to PS, even trumping it some respects, so it would be valuable to have that spedific program to fall-back on until the appropriate device-drivers are in place.

[Samuel]

To update a bit further on the Wacom driver compatability, here is what I’ve been relayed from Cube support on the matter:
(also apologies if necessary, as my intention wasn’t to side-step the intended-focus of the thread)

This situation is due to windows os so you can’t install the wacom driver to use PS , We are contacting with windows and wacom for the solution ,if we find solutions ,i will give you feedback

[Samuel]

@Viktor: My apologies. I just recently came across your question here, and followed the settings a few times in succession in regards to the possible-tip you relayed, but no dice on resolving the matter. Disabling that specific host-controller drops all pen-recognition, just as installing the latest Wacom FEEL driver does (at least on my device), wherein I’m then unable to access any stylus-functionality whatsoever, until uninstalling the Wacom-specific software/driver package.

The frustrating part of this, is that the hardware-compatablity software provided by Wacom, relays that the tablet is compatible with the FEEL drivers.
I’ve also used the non-tablet PC legacy-drivers, such as 6.3.10w2 just to help myself with troubleshooting possible workarounds, but they currently exhibit the same issue(s), with the only software teasing glimpses of the pressure-compatability I assumed would be available with the stylus being that of Sketchbook Pro, again though, this is only doable without the Wacom pen-tablet drivers installed, so it’s all in very limited-function for anyone familiar with that branch of applications, as there are no advanced-features to access, to ultimately leverage what the software(s) are capable of providing under the hood, so to speak. I want to thank you for attempting to assist with this.

@Shiny: Mine did arrive with the outer, ‘marketing’-film cover, which includes the features, and specs sticker on it, and also the “actual” screen-protector underneath that. I haven’t purchased a Cube-manufactured device before, but assume it’s customary to have it included-on with their models given what I’ve seen of Chris’ video-content, as he’s been dealing almost exclusively with Ali Express, and not particularly GB.

I’ve come to grips, and kept in the back of my mind that I may have to begin the process now of returning the tablet within a few days, if I’m not willing to wait some time for the appropriate drivers that will make it useful for me, so I’ve been making attempts not to have any dings/nicks/etc. that may work against me on that, so I haven’t considered removing the film, but I do notice that drop-off as well if you were curious, even interacting mostly with a stylus moreso than with touch during this short stretch of time, but in fairness, it’s been more of a negligible-irritant at some times, (primarily when corner-dragging windows) when weighed against my other concerns.

[Samuel]

Thanks, I’m also looking forward to hearing Chris’ initial-impressions after his arrives.

The stylus-functions with mine at this time, will only account for basic ‘click and point’ needs, as there are no Wacom drivers that have operated-successfully after installation, even after the compatibility-check is run, and the Device Manager under Windows drops the infamous (Code 10) once the pen tablet-software install is complete.

I’ve tested with, and without the drivers enabled/disabled/installed with Photoshop CS6 with no success, although I have read elsewhere that “CC” apparently functions perfectly under the Windows Ink API for at least one other individual with the i7-stylus, but even if that is the case, I still want, if not require the Wacom drivers in order to take full-advantage of this hardware.
Waiting to hear back from Cube on a possible-solution, as otherwise I really like the tablet, and can’t find an abundance to criticize of it.

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