CHUWI LapBook 15.6" Laptop Windows 10 Laptop US $179.99 (~AU $244) @ Geekbuying

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Was looking around for a cheap windows laptop and stumbled across this. Seems like good value for money given the specs (highlight being fhd 15.6" screen).
Chuwi seems to have a good rep from past deals and I've bought phones from geek buying without incident before.

Specification

General Brand: CHUWI
Model: LapBook
Type: Notebook
OS: Windows 10
CPU Brand: Intel
CPU: Cherry Trail Z8350
Core: Quad Core, 1.44GHz~1.84GHz
GPU: Intel HD Graphic Gen8
Caching: 2MB
Graphics Type: Integrated Graphics
Process Technology: 14nm
Power Consumption: 2W
Threading: 4
Storage RAM: 4GB, DDR3L
RAM Slot Quantity: One
ROM: 64GB, eMMC
External Memory: TF card up to 128GB (not included)
Display Screen size: 15.6 inch
Display Ratio: 16:9
Screen resolution: 1920 x 1080 (FHD)
Screen type: 1080P FHD
Network Support network: WiFi
WiFi: 802.11b/g/n wireless internet
Bluetooth: Yes
Camera Camera type: Single camera
Front camera: 2.0MP
Connectivity
1 x USB 3.0 slot
1 x USB 2.0 slot
1 x TF card slot
1 x Micro HDMI slot
1 x DC Jack
1 x 3.5mm Headphone Jack
Power Battery type: Polymer Li-ion battery, 3.7V / 10000mAh
Power device Type: AC Adapter, 100-240V
Charging voltage: DC 5V 3A
Multimedia Video format: AVI/MOV/MP4/RMVB/FLV/MKV
Audio format: MP3/WMA/WAV/APE/AAC/FLAC/OGG
Picture format: JPG/BMP/PNG/GIF
Ebook format: UMD/TXT/PDF/HTML/RTF/FB2
Other Features Sensor: G-sensor
Speaker / MIC: Built-in stereo speakers and microphone
Languages: Windows OS is pre-installed English, and other languages need to be downloaded by WiFi.
Softwares: Youtube, Skype, Email, MS Office, Browser, Gallery, Clock, Calculator, Calendar, etc.
Dimensions Product size: 371 x 239.7 x 22 mm
Product weight: 1.86 kg
Package Contents
1 x Notebook
1 x Power Adapter (A right plug of adapter will be sent as your shipping country)
1 x User Manual

Review here:
http://www.techradar.com/reviews/chuwi-lapbook

And here

https://www.google.com.au/url?sa=t&source=web&rct=j&url=%23&…

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  alchemists on 10/05/2017 - 20:13

  Can anyone advise me which to pick up? This or the jumper that's on sale for sub $300?

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    Chickenleg on 10/05/2017 - 20:28

    I was actually tossing up between this and the Jumper Ezbook 3 over the weekend and ended up ordering the Ezbook 3 for $253 with a code on Gearbest. Although the screen is slightly smaller, the processor was newer and there seemed to be more reviews on it, most of them saying it's a pretty decent cheapy if you can get a good price on it. I believe the 15.6 Chuwi Lapbook was their first model and then superseded by the 14.1" model which gets great reviews but i couldn't find a decent price on it.

    I wish i had held on a couple of days for the Ezbook 3 Pro that was posted though with the extra 2gb ram and aluminium body, personally i reckon that's worth the extra $50 but that's just me.

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    scrimshaw on 10/05/2017 - 21:05

    This is using Cherry Trail Z8350, it's basically an Atom processor meant for tablets and such.

    Jumper is using Intel Apollo Lake N3350 which is quite a bit faster (single-core performance almost twice as fast).

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      SaberX on 10/05/2017 - 23:55

      For those that don't keep up with processing power and the latest tech, is there a website or way of getting a ranking based on processor ranking and models and where they sit to others? Just so we know how powerful? obviously there's a heap of atom processors, but since netbooks were first released I would have hoped those N200 or whatever atoms are a heap faster (was sure slow back then).

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        scrimshaw on 11/05/2017 - 01:53

        +2

        Geekbench browser
        https://browser.primatelabs.com/

        type your search query in the top bar

        Look at the Single and Multi Core score and try to find an 'average' number. We can see the single core results for the i5-7400 sits around 4000 for a Windows machine, while a Mac machine seems to get slightly better scores of 4500, for various reasons I'm not quite sure. Their multi core benchmarks are pretty similar.

        Clicking on a search result shows you the indepth stats of the benchmark, with a lot of numbers that don't make much sense. However, you can click "Set Baseline" to set this benchmark as a baseline comparison, and whatever you search for in the next results, you will get a head-to-head comparison of how the processors stack up.

        Do note that scores are affected by other variables, including memory speed and configuration, operating system etc. An overheating processor or a laptop put in power-saving mode would also throttle back, meaning you will get inaccurate results. So you should take the comparisons with a grain of salt.. and probably use averages of maybe 20 different results to give you a clearer picture.

        Here you can see how a Jumper Ezbook running Celeron stacks against an ASUS tablet running an Atom x5.

        and if you click my profile page you can see the machines I've tested .

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    froodh on 10/05/2017 - 22:20

    If you don't mind a smaller screen, go this deal for $320.
    It has a better processor and 128Gb SSD instead of a 64Gb flash drive,

    I bought one for my 10yo daughter and it works well, and you can upgrade the RAM to 8Gb for even better performance. Tried a few different cheap laptops with Celeron or Atom processors, all went back to Officeworks after trying them and finding that they performed poorly.

    edit: benchmark comparison of the processors for the Dell vs Chuwi vs Jumper

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  jackau on 10/05/2017 - 22:58

  not a touch screen model, if this thing has touch screen, a 2X performance CPU and 8 gb ram 128GB ROM, it is worth it for 399 AUD level pricing.

  I own the same chipset powered Hi 12 tablet, I can say the windows performance is lacking at times with pauses.. hence either drivers not done well or cpu/ram is dragging it down

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  peteru on 10/05/2017 - 23:08

  Are the power consumption specs right?

  At 2W with that battery, you should get 15+ hours of run-time from a full charge.

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    scrimshaw on 10/05/2017 - 23:10

    http://www.techradar.com/reviews/chuwi-lapbook

    tested at 8 hours (playing a video non-stop)

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      peteru on 10/05/2017 - 23:27

      Thanks for the link.

      Based on the 8 hours, the 2W power consumption is most likely just for the CPU, not the entire system. Still that's not a bad result.

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        scrimshaw on 11/05/2017 - 01:59

        The LCD backlight actually draws several times more power than an Atom processor. How much is drawn would depend I guess, on the efficiency and the brightness setting being used.

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  SaberX on 10/05/2017 - 23:54

  Did i see right? 10,000 mah battery?? i thought my laptop was like circa 4,000-6000 - bought back in 2011. must've missed something, or is this standard capacity of batteries these days?

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  dreamerman on 11/05/2017 - 07:03

  Why not get a used laptop? I bought a Toshiba Tecra R950 i7 8GB memory for $215 on gumtree and is perfect.

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    edrift on 11/05/2017 - 08:43

    +1

    Usually because the battery will be stuffed, and off places like Gumtree it could be stolen.

    Plus there's nothing like the allure of a shiny brand new machine!