By the way, as always this review was done before the copper heatsink mod here th-cam.com/video/uhtgUHZYjZ8/w-d-xo.html I review the tech stock, stock hardware, software and thermal solution etc.
Chuwi Lapbook 14.1 Review. Chuwi's second laptop, now powered by an Intel Celeron N3450, 4GB of RAM, wireless AC and an empty M.2 SSD slot for upgrades. It's $247 here goo.gl/7vqYMJ Written review: techtablets.com/chuwi-lapbook-14-1/review/
Chris - what m.2 keys does it socket take?.(useally vital to know since the brand often dont inform about it in specs and the actual m.2 socket standard, I doubt it handles generation3) anyway i do recall you have an generation3 M.2, as in your samsung 960 with KeyM.. to my understanding these m.2 tablet sockets is only KeyB and KeyM/B valid. you got any info on this. as mention' its oftn quite vital if people looking to suit there socket up with an m.2 NGFF card, that they end up with the correct m.2 key.
thx for the feedback Chris. i notice in the other video of your thermal mod, that it seems like a KeyB slot and generation1, so you cant use the more potent M.2 cards, ewen if there was room in length for 2280.. the M2 card you used look like the one that is called KeyB&M m.2 ssd card (gen2) hence two groves i each side .. learned it the hard way, took a plunge on a Intel 6P M.2 card 256 at black friday offer here in Denmark there was priced lower then a std ssd, so i thought great i could just use an M.2 adapter and use that card at lower sata speeed, but nope all the m.2 slots and also the two sata-adapters m.2 slots I got in house, cant take it, since they are only valid for KeyB and keyM&B.. I am of the presumption that keyM (gen3) is only valid for motherbords x4 3.0 sata3 pci keyM slots,( groove in the right side) and there aint any sata-adapters or USB adaptee there can manage KeyM to standard sata3 for the time being. (so for the moment cant use this +1600mb/s 256gb card and still looking for an adapter or something that can work with M.2 keyM standard and use it at lower speeds like a standard sata3drive.
I like the build, wifi AC and the screen. But I think the EZBook 3 Pro is better, just lacking wifi AC. This also gets up to 97 degrees C! Needs a thermal mod, the EZBook 3 Pro does not.
I'm leaving my thoughts for any of those people wanting to know about running Linux on this device. Ok so after watching this review, I decided to purchase the Lapbook 14.1. So far, it's a very good device for the cost. Running Windows 10, it began to bog down after a couple hours use. Reboots brought it back up to speed, but I didn't really care as I knew I was going to delete Windows anyway. In order to boot a live USB, you need to go into BIOS and change OS Mode to Linux from Windows. Easy enough. Then press f7 on boot to select boot device. I saw a lot of people say you need kernel 4.6 or higher to run, but the Linux Mint live USB I used ran on 4.4 and worked fine. I would suggest updating the kernel on the permanent install anyway. Then I just deleted the Windows partitions and started installing my permanent OS. My OS choice was Gentoo Linux running on kernel 4.9.6. It was a breeze to set up like normal. I got my drive partitioned and all the files copied, my configs set and rebooted to the new environment. My first issue was with the eMMC storage. Linux really didn't like it. Linux Mint took a long time to access it and now Gentoo took a very long time to boot (had to use an initramfs just to boot from it). In the end, it was just too slow, plus when it went to sleep, the eMMC would auto unmount which made it autoremount as read only. Not exactly a good situation. And unfortunately, the Linux kernel no longer has the option to force SD cards or eMMC to stay mounted during suspend. Unless you want to risk an old kernel which doesn't support the Apollo Lake arch, you'll need to find a way around this issue. My suggestion is to install an M.2 SSD and install your Linux distro on that. You can even keep Windows 10 on the eMMC if you want. It's basically useless for Linux anyway. Once I put in my new SSD and moved my Gentoo install over to that drive, everything worked pretty flawlessly. Just your normal minor issues when installing Gentoo on some new hardware. Installing a more user friendly distro would probably yield perfect results. My only other issue is that the backslash key is not below backspace like normal. It's next to the right alt key. The delete key is in it's normal place. A bit annoying for anyone trying to write code. So overall it is quite Linux friendly right out of the box. Just need to avoid that eMMC. Another note: I get an average of 12hr battery now with my Gentoo install running i3wm with compton. That's at 70% brightness, sleep disabled, screen blanking disabled, under normal use running normal applications like web browser, terminal. When in suspend, predicted battery life is 30 hours! When compiling (as one must do with Gentoo all the time), battery is predicted to last 8 hours. I haven't had any compiles take that long, so I couldn't say for sure. The battery life is just incredible on this.
This machine looks good actually, maybe I will buy it... but pretty sure people will be like, "Dude, wtf is that? Chuwi whett?? Nonsense, hahaha", so.... might thinking about it a little bit
Would you be so kind, maybe in future videos, to show the refresh rate in the Intel graphics options? the reason I say this is because I have this Teclast Tablet and it only gives 48 Hz and 55 Hz options. Through external HDMI it does do the full 60 Hz though. So that would be nice to know in advance, nobody seems to cover this, thanks :)
Very nice. I was pretty stoked on getting this one but then I came across the PEAQ PNB S1115-IM2NL; a 15.6 inch, 1080p laptop with Intel Core M-5Y31, 4GB of RAM, 128GB SSD, wireless AC, gigabit ethernet for only €288 at Media Markt. Got delivered this afternoon. You can expect this looked like a better deal then this Chuwi because of the Core M and 128GB SSD for this price, considering the fact this Chuwi will cost me as much (if not more) when I have to pay import taxes etc. However; this Peaq has the Core M-5Y31 from 2014(!) and it's 15.6" and heavier at 2 kilo's and probably worse battery life. So I'm not sure if I'm going to keep it. Great review as always Chris, I keep watching your videos even though I've still never bought a Chinese Windows tablet/laptop yet :P
I have the same lapbook, great product. However one tip: When you add an extra M.2 2242 ssd module, put tape below the ssd module on the metal counterweight strip. First I did not do this and the ssd module touched the strip with as result that the lapbook did not boot anymore!
Is it possible to remove the keyboard keys for cleaning? or will it break them? I got mine a few months ago and haven't had much chance testing it when it came until now. I found the "=" key doesn't register if I press it on it's bottom part only on the top most part of it. It is very annoying since I use that key very often. I thought maybe I need to break it in so I pressed it many times and tried pressing it semi-hard a few times. it didn't seem to change anything. So now I want to try and remove the key cap to see if I can find something that would fix it underneath but I don't want to break the key. Please help.
Hi @TechTablets.com, what's the best choice of chinese branded notebook that under $400 in your opinion??? Are there any better choice than xiaomi air 12? What would you like to recommend if I need one that have good screen from 12.5 to 14.1", long battery life, good temp, heavy office and web usage (several documents such as MS docs, excel, visio, pdf with 5-6 chrome tabs at the same time).
On HWinfo, the GT Cores Power hover around 2W even when i am not doing anything, does anyone else have this problem? my previous atom chips only hovers around 0.2W and while the celeron is not atoms the discrepancies is too big to ignore.
Would you say this laptop is good for university work? I currently need a laptop to bring with me to classes, read studies, use the office programs etc. Have been looking around for something that can work good for that (don't want to wait forever for stuff to load) and did get a tips about your site and then I found this review. Would love some input on how this computer can manage my needs and also prehaps how long life you would expect this computer to have (don't want to buy a new one next year). Thanks for the help :)
I have this one and also had Yepo 737s. Am I wrong or do these chinese laptops have a YELLOWISH display color? Comparing the google website in chrome on this one and on my acer aspire, it seems whiter on my old acer. Thanks in advance!
After watching your reviews all over again I decided I will buy Chuwi 14.1. You mentioned we can install Transcend SSD easily (I will buy that one too) but one thing you didn't mention: If we add SSD and then change boot device to this newly added SSD what about Windows 10? They will stay on old storage (64 GB). Is there a way to transfer Windows to this new SSD? Thank you!
Thanks for the video. I got a question. Jumper EZbook 3 Pro with 6gb ram or chuwi lapbook 14.1? Ezbook pro is on gearbest for 255€ but there no reviews online. Do you think it will be worth the price? It has the same specs as the chuwi lapbook but more RAM right?
Hello Chris! First of all, super detailed review! Really like your reviews. Do you mind detailing the bios a little? What are the options there in their bios? I am curios to buy it, but I have some issues with the BIOS, mainly due to the Lenovo spyware scandal a time ago...
Hi, anybody can confirm that in this laptop not working repeating keys when it is long pressed. In my chuwi if I long press for example "k" it will be only one letter k, on any other notebooks it is "kkkkkkkkkkkkkkk"
hi!! can you tell me how can I fix the micro sd card reading problems?I want to use it as the storage and is very annoying the read/unread issue.Thanks so much!!
Hello, saw on YT that you had an external dvd drive. I bought one, exept it is not recognised by this laptop did you also experience problems. Looked al over the internet but could not find a solution. Have any ideas. Would be apreciated. Greetings Aedriaen
I bought the laptop on the flashsale and i was wondering whish adapter do i have to use? I come from the EU and just bought the US version because it was 40€ cheaper
Hi i have seen all 3 videos you made about this Chuwi 14.1 but i still have a dought: Could it be that behind the motherboard there is a So Dimm slot for an adicional 4gb of ram ? Cause the sistem indicates it... very nice channel by the way.
Could you please take a look of Martian A8 256GB SSD Notebook. It looks kinda low quality, but the specs are really good at the price point. It runs the Intel Core i7 7500U which is pretty high end in ultrabooks.
Are there ANY decent notebooks with Core i (i3 at least) processors? Atoms (Celeron, Pentium, Core M) are definitely low end in single-threaded performance and there's no chance I would go for them.
My primary issue with this particular product is, one is still must carry around a heavy, clunky power brick when charging over USB-C is increasingly the norm. The other thing is, the M.2 SSD slot. Is that Truly an SSD slot or an extra slot in support of eMMC? If they had 8GB memory on the board and the 64GB eMMC was SSD instead (and preferrably 128GB SSD) this would be a very nice consideration. But then, one gets what one pays for in life. I would not mind a higher price for better specs.
Hi, Type-c charging would be good I agree. It's full spec SATA3 the M.2 slot. At least we have that. I hope they make a Pro "8GB" Ram version, but after my thermal mod, I'm really happy with this laptop for the price. I'm typing on it now.
Hello thanks for this review I like it and bought this laptop. I want to install the M.2 flashmemory to make it faster and do the thermal mod which you described on You Tudbe. Can you tell how to get in the bios. I looked on the internet and tried several options of which not one did work. I hope you can help me. Thanks anyway. Greetings Aedriaen
If you look at this video at; th-cam.com/video/XwrLd7VPwTE/w-d-xo.html there seems to be a question on whether or not there is an anti glare coating. (as mentioned by Chris in his review) Starting at minute 3:54 you will see the reviewer has the Chuwi 14.1 outside, and while he mentions there is no anti-glare coating and bad outdoor readability you can see the notebook has a lot of glare. Since I use my notebooks while sitting on a large outdoor balcony, before I make a decision to buy the Chuwi 14.1 I would very much appreciate if someone would comment on their experience outdoors with this model. Thanks
hey man, can you play 1080p or 720p@60fps youtube videos on that thing in chrome or firefox? I really don't want to use edge and I need a laptop just for watching youtube, twitch, browsing the web, and communication with my phone
In that case you really should look into a chromebook, much better bang for ur buck, everything on a chromebook has to be done through chrome browser, and you can use a online version of office, the OS is muuuch faster and needs lower specs to handle full 1080p playback
I'll review it the Hi13. Sorry, I don't do other TH-camr style reviews. My do my own ones and they are long I know, but there is a lot of info I want to cover :)
TechTablets.com yes, I know you will keep your own style, but that's just my suggestions after working for Manila Shaker's channel in a year. Audiences may like it a lil shorter but precise. Anyways, good job. :)
Would you recommend the Chuwi over any of the Teclast 2in1s? I've been looking at buying one but there's so many between the 12/16/12s/16s/pro/power models. I need a small device for mainly powerpoint on the go, maybe the occasional typing tasks.
from another website "Apollo Lake Linux support will probably be similar to what happened with Braswell. I bought a Braswell board the day it went on sale at Newegg last July and it was unusable in most distros. After Ubuntu 15.10 came out, Intel released the Intel Graphics Stack for Linux found at 01.org. It has worked flawlessly ever since. Those graphics drivers were put into the 16.04 release so it works out of the box. They also have support for Fedora. I’d imagine it is the same for Apollo Lake. They just came out with a new graphics installer for Ubuntu 16.10 and Fedora 24. While I didn’t find exact details, there are blog posts on Phoronix that talk about open source code being released nearly a year ahead of hardware releases for both Apollo Lake and Gemini Lake. I also found a link claiming Apollo Lake Linux support here: www.intel.com/content/www/us/en/support/graphics-drivers/000005526.html"
Hi Chris! GREAT video as always... Im really interested to buy this laptop. actually i am studying computer science. I have a really high end pc which i use in gaming and for other coding and programming stuffs. But i was looking for a decent lightweight laptop for university purposes and Like doing some coding and programming on the go, browsing the internet etc etc... will this lapbook be enough for these tasks? It would really help if you reply... Thanks is advance ∧_∧
Well we all know that high end gaming like CS Go will cause the CPU to get hot, but what about more casual games, or emulation (like using emulation station) do they cause the CPU to get into the high 90's as well?
Anything a little too intensive for too long (lets say 30 mins) will make this hot. I think OP has made a heatsink mod to fix this, look through his videos, and it doesn't seem too hard to do :) you just have to be extra careful.
Well thank you for the quick reply I saw on Intel's ARK site that it's max temps are 105C so as long as it never hit that mark it's all good. I will say that with the battery life as good as it is I will be buying this one for when I go on camping trips I can store a bunch of movies and old school nes games to enjoy at night and use a cheap 45 watt solar panel to charge it during the day.
I purchased one of these based on this review, and honestly it was great apart from the awful trackpad. The trackpad makes this thing pretty much useless as far as I am concerned. Stuff is only good value if it's useable, otherwise you are actually throwing away money. Unless you plan to use a mouse this thing is useless.
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By the way, as always this review was done before the copper heatsink mod here th-cam.com/video/uhtgUHZYjZ8/w-d-xo.html I review the tech stock, stock hardware, software and thermal solution etc.
Chuwi Lapbook 14.1 Review. Chuwi's second laptop, now powered by an Intel Celeron N3450, 4GB of RAM, wireless AC and an empty M.2 SSD slot for upgrades. It's $247 here goo.gl/7vqYMJ Written review: techtablets.com/chuwi-lapbook-14-1/review/
Hey Chris, when can I find your background picture ?
Chris - what m.2 keys does it socket take?.(useally vital to know since the brand often dont inform about it in specs and the actual m.2 socket standard, I doubt it handles generation3) anyway i do recall you have an generation3 M.2, as in your samsung 960 with KeyM.. to my understanding these m.2 tablet sockets is only KeyB and KeyM/B valid.
you got any info on this. as mention' its oftn quite vital if people looking to suit there socket up with an m.2 NGFF card, that they end up with the correct m.2 key.
Sata3 spec M.2 2242.
This here? techtablets.com/wallpaper.png :)
thx for the feedback Chris.
i notice in the other video of your thermal mod, that it seems like a KeyB slot and generation1, so you cant use the more potent M.2 cards, ewen if there was room in length for 2280.. the M2 card you used look like the one that is called KeyB&M m.2 ssd card (gen2) hence two groves i each side ..
learned it the hard way, took a plunge on a Intel 6P M.2 card 256 at black friday offer here in Denmark there was priced lower then a std ssd, so i thought great i could just use an M.2 adapter and use that card at lower sata speeed, but nope all the m.2 slots and also the two sata-adapters m.2 slots I got in house, cant take it, since they are only valid for KeyB and keyM&B..
I am of the presumption that keyM (gen3) is only valid for motherbords x4 3.0 sata3 pci keyM slots,( groove in the right side) and there aint any sata-adapters or USB adaptee there can manage KeyM to standard sata3 for the time being. (so for the moment cant use this +1600mb/s 256gb card and still looking for an adapter or something that can work with M.2 keyM standard and use it at lower speeds like a standard sata3drive.
It's $229 here www.gearbest.com/laptops/pp_602696.html?lkid=10827077 with coupon ChuwiLapA
TechTablets.com Great review!
Which do yo like more, this or ezbook 3 pro?
I like the build, wifi AC and the screen. But I think the EZBook 3 Pro is better, just lacking wifi AC. This also gets up to 97 degrees C! Needs a thermal mod, the EZBook 3 Pro does not.
Written review and rating of the Lapbook 14 now online: techtablets.com/chuwi-lapbook-14-1/review/
thank you for all your reviews! bought a chuwi hi8. selling that one. now bought this lapbook, because of all your research! thanks!
Waiting for Chuwi to fill the extra "slots" and give a total of 8GB RAM, then this is a winner
Yes, it there was a Pro version with 8GB or the slightly better N4200 (18 EU core GPU) + 8GB then it would be a real winner.
Yes, it there was a Pro version with 8GB or the slightly better N4200 (18 EU core GPU) + 8GB then it would be a real winner.
This so much, 4GB kills it for heavy chrome use.
I'm leaving my thoughts for any of those people wanting to know about running Linux on this device.
Ok so after watching this review, I decided to purchase the Lapbook 14.1. So far, it's a very good device for the cost. Running Windows 10, it began to bog down after a couple hours use. Reboots brought it back up to speed, but I didn't really care as I knew I was going to delete Windows anyway.
In order to boot a live USB, you need to go into BIOS and change OS Mode to Linux from Windows. Easy enough. Then press f7 on boot to select boot device. I saw a lot of people say you need kernel 4.6 or higher to run, but the Linux Mint live USB I used ran on 4.4 and worked fine. I would suggest updating the kernel on the permanent install anyway. Then I just deleted the Windows partitions and started installing my permanent OS.
My OS choice was Gentoo Linux running on kernel 4.9.6. It was a breeze to set up like normal. I got my drive partitioned and all the files copied, my configs set and rebooted to the new environment. My first issue was with the eMMC storage. Linux really didn't like it. Linux Mint took a long time to access it and now Gentoo took a very long time to boot (had to use an initramfs just to boot from it). In the end, it was just too slow, plus when it went to sleep, the eMMC would auto unmount which made it autoremount as read only. Not exactly a good situation. And unfortunately, the Linux kernel no longer has the option to force SD cards or eMMC to stay mounted during suspend. Unless you want to risk an old kernel which doesn't support the Apollo Lake arch, you'll need to find a way around this issue.
My suggestion is to install an M.2 SSD and install your Linux distro on that. You can even keep Windows 10 on the eMMC if you want. It's basically useless for Linux anyway. Once I put in my new SSD and moved my Gentoo install over to that drive, everything worked pretty flawlessly. Just your normal minor issues when installing Gentoo on some new hardware. Installing a more user friendly distro would probably yield perfect results.
My only other issue is that the backslash key is not below backspace like normal. It's next to the right alt key. The delete key is in it's normal place. A bit annoying for anyone trying to write code.
So overall it is quite Linux friendly right out of the box. Just need to avoid that eMMC.
Another note: I get an average of 12hr battery now with my Gentoo install running i3wm with compton. That's at 70% brightness, sleep disabled, screen blanking disabled, under normal use running normal applications like web browser, terminal. When in suspend, predicted battery life is 30 hours! When compiling (as one must do with Gentoo all the time), battery is predicted to last 8 hours. I haven't had any compiles take that long, so I couldn't say for sure. The battery life is just incredible on this.
This machine looks good actually, maybe I will buy it... but pretty sure people will be like, "Dude, wtf is that? Chuwi whett?? Nonsense, hahaha", so.... might thinking about it a little bit
why would you care what others think
Slam a sticker on it.
+MiGujack3 ahahhaha touché
having something different from others is only more fun!
Joel Adamson I bought it. It just stopped working. Its shit. Put more 200$ buy a good computer.
Would you be so kind, maybe in future videos, to show the refresh rate in the Intel graphics options? the reason I say this is because I have this Teclast Tablet and it only gives 48 Hz and 55 Hz options. Through external HDMI it does do the full 60 Hz though. So that would be nice to know in advance, nobody seems to cover this, thanks :)
I only show if it it's not the normal 60hz. Here it is 1080p 60hz
Sweet thank you :D
Very nice. I was pretty stoked on getting this one but then I came across the PEAQ PNB S1115-IM2NL; a 15.6 inch, 1080p laptop with Intel Core M-5Y31, 4GB of RAM, 128GB SSD, wireless AC, gigabit ethernet for only €288 at Media Markt.
Got delivered this afternoon.
You can expect this looked like a better deal then this Chuwi because of the Core M and 128GB SSD for this price, considering the fact this Chuwi will cost me as much (if not more) when I have to pay import taxes etc.
However; this Peaq has the Core M-5Y31 from 2014(!) and it's 15.6" and heavier at 2 kilo's and probably worse battery life.
So I'm not sure if I'm going to keep it.
Great review as always Chris, I keep watching your videos even though I've still never bought a Chinese Windows tablet/laptop yet :P
I have the same lapbook, great product. However one tip: When you add an extra M.2 2242 ssd module, put tape below the ssd module on the metal counterweight strip. First I did not do this and the ssd module touched the strip with as result that the lapbook did not boot anymore!
probably the best review ive seen well done
Is it possible to remove the keyboard keys for cleaning? or will it break them?
I got mine a few months ago and haven't had much chance testing it when it came until now.
I found the "=" key doesn't register if I press it on it's bottom part only on the top most part of it. It is very annoying since I use that key very often. I thought maybe I need to break it in so I pressed it many times and tried pressing it semi-hard a few times. it didn't seem to change anything. So now I want to try and remove the key cap to see if I can find something that would fix it underneath but I don't want to break the key.
Please help.
Hi @TechTablets.com, what's the best choice of chinese branded notebook that under $400 in your opinion??? Are there any better choice than xiaomi air 12?
What would you like to recommend if I need one that have good screen from 12.5 to 14.1", long battery life, good temp, heavy office and web usage (several documents such as MS docs, excel, visio, pdf with 5-6 chrome tabs at the same time).
A really nice laptop for the money. Thanks for the awesome review. :)
Does it still (in 2018) have that M2. SATA3 slot inside? Can someone confirm?
I'm trying to decide between this laptop or the Jumper EZBOOK 3 V4. Which one would you recommend better?
Great review!
Which do yo like more, this or ezbook 3 pro?
Hey I'm new to your channel but are those some very good labtops, and are thy better then the name brand and so witch one is the best with all around
On HWinfo, the GT Cores Power hover around 2W even when i am not doing anything, does anyone else have this problem? my previous atom chips only hovers around 0.2W and while the celeron is not atoms the discrepancies is too big to ignore.
Would you say this laptop is good for university work? I currently need a laptop to bring with me to classes, read studies, use the office programs etc. Have been looking around for something that can work good for that (don't want to wait forever for stuff to load) and did get a tips about your site and then I found this review. Would love some input on how this computer can manage my needs and also prehaps how long life you would expect this computer to have (don't want to buy a new one next year). Thanks for the help :)
For a 1080p panel, this one is gorgeous!
great review! just picked one up after finding it on Slickdeals. hoping to add the SSD and heat sink mod as well.
what SSD did you guys use for this?
I have this one and also had Yepo 737s.
Am I wrong or do these chinese laptops have a YELLOWISH display color?
Comparing the google website in chrome on this one and on my acer aspire, it seems whiter on my old acer.
Thanks in advance!
After watching your reviews all over again I decided I will buy Chuwi 14.1. You mentioned we can install Transcend SSD easily (I will buy that one too) but one thing you didn't mention: If we add SSD and then change boot device to this newly added SSD what about Windows 10? They will stay on old storage (64 GB). Is there a way to transfer Windows to this new SSD? Thank you!
I feel like buying this one because of your usual good review. Good job, mate!
Thanks for the video. I got a question.
Jumper EZbook 3 Pro with 6gb ram or chuwi lapbook 14.1?
Ezbook pro is on gearbest for 255€ but there no reviews online. Do you think it will be worth the price? It has the same specs as the chuwi lapbook but more RAM right?
Not sure until I get it, but on paper yes. Metal build, 2GB more RAM
Hello Chris! First of all, super detailed review! Really like your reviews.
Do you mind detailing the bios a little? What are the options there in their bios?
I am curios to buy it, but I have some issues with the BIOS, mainly due to the Lenovo spyware scandal a time ago...
TechTablets.com Thank you very much, Chris!
Does it suffery from standby battery drain? If you close the lid and let it sleep for a day, how much battery does it approx. loose?
After 6 months, I can't turn the lapbook on. The light comes on about 5 seconds and then goes out again. It has been charged overnight.
Hi, anybody can confirm that in this laptop not working repeating keys when it is long pressed.
In my chuwi if I long press for example "k" it will be only one letter k, on any other notebooks it is "kkkkkkkkkkkkkkk"
Hi there, can SSD M.2 2280 fit in the slot ? As the video shown you're using a 2242 M.2 SSD.
hi!! can you tell me how can I fix the micro sd card reading problems?I want to use it as the storage and is very annoying the read/unread issue.Thanks so much!!
Hello, saw on YT that you had an external dvd drive. I bought one, exept it is not recognised by this laptop did you also experience problems. Looked al over the internet but could not find a solution. Have any ideas. Would be apreciated.
Greetings Aedriaen
Would you recommend this or the hi12 for regular browsing & stuff and maybe an occasional photoshop or illustrator
Great video! The ram is expandible or sostituible?
I bought the laptop on the flashsale and i was wondering whish adapter do i have to use? I come from the EU and just bought the US version because it was 40€ cheaper
Really liked this review. Will you be doing one for the Chuwi Lapbook Air 14.1 which came out recently?
Yes: techtablets.com/2017/10/chuwi-lapbook-air-first-impressions-hands/
good video. do they have a variant with i3 or i5 processors?
reply please dude, which better in performance chuwi 14.1 or chuwi 15.6?
How's the performance on running Android Studio??? I like this Lapbook but I do programming quite a time... Sorry for my bad English..
Hi, I need a replacement battery, does anyone know where I can get one from? Chuwi don't respond to emails! Thanks
Excellent vídeo!!! Congratulations!
Hi i have seen all 3 videos you made about this Chuwi 14.1 but i still have a dought: Could it be that behind the motherboard there is a So Dimm slot for an adicional 4gb of ram ? Cause the sistem indicates it... very nice channel by the way.
JONHWAR I didn't remove the motherboard to check because I could see no evidence of the slot on the top side. So 95% sure it has no so dimm slot.
thanks for the review, can you try if cloudready works?
How does the output audio quality? and could you tell me the sound card module? Hope you could add the sound test part in future videos! Thanks!
Hit it was mentioned in the review just after the speaker test, 3.55mm output is good, the chip is a Realtek one SST
Could you please take a look of Martian A8 256GB SSD Notebook. It looks kinda low quality, but the specs are really good at the price point. It runs the Intel Core i7 7500U which is pretty high end in ultrabooks.
Hi, which of these two leptops do you think is best for chuwi 14.1 or jumper ezbook 3?
Lapbook 14.1
Even with the difference of price on gearbest?
And between ezbook 3 vs laptop x5 8350? They are near the same price
Are there ANY decent notebooks with Core i (i3 at least) processors? Atoms (Celeron, Pentium, Core M) are definitely low end in single-threaded performance and there's no chance I would go for them.
How to fix the keyboard problem??? Some of the key doesn't work
i think that it would have been cool to measure the booting time as well! nice laptop
22 seconds from cold boot to desktop.
Hello, how much free capacity does the laptop have when you buy it?
Thancks
My primary issue with this particular product is, one is still must carry around a heavy, clunky power brick when charging over USB-C is increasingly the norm. The other thing is, the M.2 SSD slot. Is that Truly an SSD slot or an extra slot in support of eMMC? If they had 8GB memory on the board and the 64GB eMMC was SSD instead (and preferrably 128GB SSD) this would be a very nice consideration. But then, one gets what one pays for in life. I would not mind a higher price for better specs.
Hi, Type-c charging would be good I agree. It's full spec SATA3 the M.2 slot. At least we have that. I hope they make a Pro "8GB" Ram version, but after my thermal mod, I'm really happy with this laptop for the price. I'm typing on it now.
Is it has enlightened keyboard?
I'm guessing you use the SSD to boot it and the eMMC for extra storage now? How did you transfer win10 onto the ssd?
Yes, I did a new install on the SSD. Didn't bother with cloning it which could be done.
What power adapter would I need to charge this in the UK? Really great review, thank you.
Is this a combo jack? I wanna know if I can use a microphone with this laptop for streaming
Nice review!!
Hi. Can I upgrade the RAM from 4 to 8 ?? Great review :)
Good review! Thanks for the thorough and complete review. As for the ram upgrade are there slots or is this a solder type job?
They are soldered in the RAM chips.
Thanks! For the fast reply! I can do soldering just wondering where to get those?
can you charge and use an external monitor through the USB 3?
Were you able to suss out the USB drive's unmounting issue?
Which one is the best ? Chuwi lapbook or voyo vbook a1 ?
Anyone know the name of the program that displays the large battery indicator?
Hello thanks for this review I like it and bought this laptop. I want to install the M.2 flashmemory to make it faster and do the thermal mod which you described on You Tudbe. Can you tell how to get in the bios. I looked on the internet and tried several options of which not one did work. I hope you can help me. Thanks anyway. Greetings Aedriaen
If you look at this video at; th-cam.com/video/XwrLd7VPwTE/w-d-xo.html there seems to be a question on whether or not there is an anti glare coating. (as mentioned by Chris in his review) Starting at minute 3:54 you will see the reviewer has the Chuwi 14.1 outside, and while he mentions there is no anti-glare coating and bad outdoor readability you can see the notebook has a lot of glare. Since I use my notebooks while sitting on a large outdoor balcony, before I make a decision to buy the Chuwi 14.1 I would very much appreciate if someone would comment on their experience outdoors with this model. Thanks
Any chance you can add Steam In Home Streaming and maybe Xbox one streaming to your tests?
Did you use priority line or expedited shipping? Did Gearbest declare the "real" value of the laptop?
Expedited, they sent it DHL and declared it as $70 notebook pc I think it was. I had to pay tax on it.
MY connection is 1.5 mb 115kb really down and half up 70kb V3n3zu3l4 and I can not activate another plan. I want Chuwi so much.
when will they big them out with 8Gb ram, 128Gb SDD, and dual boot
Does anyone know where I can buy a replacement battery? Thanks
hey man, can you play 1080p or 720p@60fps youtube videos on that thing in chrome or firefox? I really don't want to use edge and I need a laptop just for watching youtube, twitch, browsing the web, and communication with my phone
In that case you really should look into a chromebook, much better bang for ur buck, everything on a chromebook has to be done through chrome browser, and you can use a online version of office, the OS is muuuch faster and needs lower specs to handle full 1080p playback
Jeremy Jk I don't recommend chromebook for any video playback outside TH-cam though. It can barely play anything at all
how did you do the CPU copper mod? do you have a video or guide on how to do that?
Sure: th-cam.com/video/uhtgUHZYjZ8/w-d-xo.html It was linked in the video too.
Any idea where to get a replacement battery for a gen 1 version? Thanks
seems to be a good laptop. any close competitors besides cherry trails?
There is the Onda XiaoMa 41 which looks almost identical. Same spec with a free M.2 slot.
What is the colourful little battery icon you have in the lower right corner? is that an app or a Windows setting? thanks.
BatteryBar Pro.
James Hendrix Thanks!
Can you pls test the new Chuwi LapBook Air and compare it to the EZBook 3 V4?
Hi ...could you do a video on how to install and boot Windows from M.2 ssd ?
hey man. awesome review. would be great if you could shorten it a la Dave2D. anyway, you will review Chuwi Hi13 too?
I'll review it the Hi13. Sorry, I don't do other TH-camr style reviews. My do my own ones and they are long I know, but there is a lot of info I want to cover :)
TechTablets.com yes, I know you will keep your own style, but that's just my suggestions after working for Manila Shaker's channel in a year. Audiences may like it a lil shorter but precise. Anyways, good job. :)
i prefer longer like this, since shorter video may not cover as many aspects as this one.
Is it possible to open the top lid easily? I was wondering If It's possible to replace microphone next to the camera on top of the screen.
Top lid or the screen bezel will be a lot harder.
TechTablets.com It depends on where are the wires of the Camera but I guess both.
pliz suggest me best dual os tablet....thank you
Chuwi Hi12, still one of the best. That is until the new N3450/N4200 dual boots come out soon.
Would you recommend the Chuwi over any of the Teclast 2in1s? I've been looking at buying one but there's so many between the 12/16/12s/16s/pro/power models. I need a small device for mainly powerpoint on the go, maybe the occasional typing tasks.
can I do android programming on this laptop? thank you
if I buy this from gearbest will import charge me I'm in the UK
Is it all metal? Or plastic?
will there likely be a dual-OS version?
How is this with Adobe lightroom or PS?
chuwi 14.1 or jumper ezbook 3 pro?
Could you try to install ubuntu on this laptop? I'm just wondering if any linux distribution would in any of these chinese laptops.
I've had no luck trying to install Linux, stuck booting with a _ display on screen and nothing else. I'm clearly doing something wrong.
Well maybe the hardware is not supported by the kernel yet. I would love to buy one of these laptops with linux pre - installed.
Alyson Brito that's a shame. I'm considering selling my Samsung tablet for one of these. Linux is a must. I'm sure it will come eventually....
from another website
"Apollo Lake Linux support will probably be similar to what happened with Braswell. I bought a Braswell board the day it went on sale at Newegg last July and it was unusable in most distros. After Ubuntu 15.10 came out, Intel released the Intel Graphics Stack for Linux found at 01.org. It has worked flawlessly ever since. Those graphics drivers were put into the 16.04 release so it works out of the box. They also have support for Fedora.
I’d imagine it is the same for Apollo Lake. They just came out with a new graphics installer for Ubuntu 16.10 and Fedora 24. While I didn’t find exact details, there are blog posts on Phoronix that talk about open source code being released nearly a year ahead of hardware releases for both Apollo Lake and Gemini Lake. I also found a link claiming Apollo Lake Linux support here:
www.intel.com/content/www/us/en/support/graphics-drivers/000005526.html"
I hope so. A laptop like the one on this video would be perfect for my mother and for my girlfriend, but only if it runs linux :P
Does this laptop have a HHD or SSD
Hi Chris! GREAT video as always...
Im really interested to buy this laptop. actually i am studying computer science. I have a really high end pc which i use in gaming and for other coding and programming stuffs. But i was looking for a decent lightweight laptop for university purposes and Like doing some coding and programming on the go, browsing the internet etc etc... will this lapbook be enough for these tasks?
It would really help if you reply...
Thanks is advance ∧_∧
R.H. Swapnil Hi it should be good for type of use.
TechTablets.com alright.... thanks a lot man :)
wow excellent review
any good website to order this in Europe?
Well we all know that high end gaming like CS Go will cause the CPU to get hot, but what about more casual games, or emulation (like using emulation station) do they cause the CPU to get into the high 90's as well?
Anything a little too intensive for too long (lets say 30 mins) will make this hot. I think OP has made a heatsink mod to fix this, look through his videos, and it doesn't seem too hard to do :) you just have to be extra careful.
Well thank you for the quick reply I saw on Intel's ARK site that it's max temps are 105C so as long as it never hit that mark it's all good. I will say that with the battery life as good as it is I will be buying this one for when I go on camping trips I can store a bunch of movies and old school nes games to enjoy at night and use a cheap 45 watt solar panel to charge it during the day.
Chuwi made 8gb ram we r looking forward for it I wish they make more second storage large like 512 gb expansion
whats that nice battery status app you have installed on that thing?
Battery Bar Pro
How much $? Your links go to home page instead of item. How loud is the fan when playing 1080 youtube video with twenty other tabs open? Speed?
It was $250, no fans in this. It's passively cooled. Only a 6W CPU. 20 tabs in edge? That would load in, but be a bit slow.
TechTablets.com Thank you for the info. That was exactly what I was looking to learn. Great reviews!TechTablets.com
TechTablets.com have they raised the price since you purchased it?
Jordan Koehn Seems so, it was on sale for $250 but now gone up.
should i buy jumper ezbook 3 or this 14.1?
I found this one to be better, it has a much better IPS screen. The EZBook 3's is a TN panel and not as good.
Is it fanless?
Already ? Nice i'll watch it now ;p
Yes been using it non-stop and decided to get the review out tonight before I board a plane to the other side of the world tomorrow evening ;)
I purchased one of these based on this review, and honestly it was great apart from the awful trackpad. The trackpad makes this thing pretty much useless as far as I am concerned. Stuff is only good value if it's useable, otherwise you are actually throwing away money. Unless you plan to use a mouse this thing is useless.