I'm impressed with this sub-$300 laptop (Chuwi 12.3)

there hundred or more sub-$300 laptops out there , crap in opinion. story same cheap laptop having of these problems:

• bulky case made cheap plastic
• tiny storage filled malware/crapware/adware/spyware/trialware
• so little memory windows can barely out of own way
• a sub-1080p display (typically 1366x768) makes workspace insanely cramped
• a tn screen washed out colors, poor viewing angles, , poor brightness
• a 16:9 ratio display meant widescreen tv , gaming, not productivity

i saw review (ironically negative review) of chuwi lapbook 12.3 , decided buy one. although review negative, things bothered reviewer not important me, importantly saw budget laptop addressed things hated budget laptops.

stands out:

• a stiff, machined aluminum case minimalist styling cues , premium "feel"
  
• loaded windows 10, necessary drivers, , nothing else - can't begin tell how better of first impression experience compared every 1 else's "crapware assault"
• 6gb of ram instead of typical budget laptop's 4gb means have breathing room
• an internal m.2 slot storage expansion
• no weird off-brand chips, example wifi well-supported intel dual band ac , storage toshiba
• a super common 12vdc, 2a, 2.5mm barrel plug power supply, can buy power supplies $9 on amazon
• and important of all, glorious ips display:
  • tons of room: 2736 x 1824
  • razor sharp pixel density: 267ppi
  • a great aspect ratio productivity , web browsing: 3x2
  • bright: 420nits (and evenly lit, not splotchy)
  • color accurate: 99% adobe srgb , 77% adobe rgb (after calibration)
    
  • and it's matte screen, sensible people prefer

i'm not going pretend it's perfect. there still many compromises keep under $300. it's these compromises far, far less important me serious problem crappy screen.

here compromises:

• slow celeron cpu - budget laptops have better intel "core" cpus
• slow hd500 igpu - par course, have better igpu
• slow storage (emmc based) - budget laptops have normal ssds
  (if you're part of "ssd life" crowd, keep in mind there m.2 slot.)
• ac/dc brick adapter has eu or uk plug choice, customers throw in eu-to-us plug adapter
• everyone going usb-c charging away power bricks altogether, step behind
  
• old-school huge bezels
• sub-par touchpad no software, default windows mouse adjustments , cannot customize gestures
• power, backslash, , delete buttons in weird locations
• the usb ports upside down

anyway, if happen have same priorities , preferences do, think you'd happy budget laptop. here positive review article:
https://www.windowscentral.com/chuwi-lapbook-12-review

, fair, here negative review article:
https://www.laptopmag.com/reviews/laptops/chuwi-lapbook-123

, detailed article anandtech:
https://www.anandtech.com/show/11821/the-chuwi-lapbook-123-review-premium-feel-budget-price

if prefer ms surface-like device, make laptop in surface-like package. it's called chuwi surbook.

fwiw, bought mine $289 shipped.

 

chuwi budget laptop company focusses on what's important. put same ****** cpu in of make, , instead put great displays in em. because know if buy computer this, you're not expecting groundbreaking performance, , matters more can stand looking @ waiting few seconds things load

 

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