Windows 10 Full (again assuming this is something you want if you are looking at this device)Ĭlean Headphone Jack - So many of these cheaper 2in1 and chinese source tablets have poorly shielded jacks which result in constant hum/thrum noise and static. Great Display (it's not laminated but its a good IPS with vibrant colors, decent brightness) USB-C charges (but I suspect it's only pulling 5 volt and not actually using USB-C PD) This little tablet handles them all like a champ, is passively cooled (no fan noise), and is small enough that I can throw it in a bag, or just use it around the house without issue. My Chromebook is a 3:2 aspect and it can't run PS4 remote play and my Matebook X Pro is overkill for this purpose as well. So I wanted something in the 10-12" size, with a 16x9 (or 16x10) aspect at 1080p. I use everything from Moonlight, Steam in Home streaming, and for my Ps4 Sony's official remote play app. A big "use" for me is game streaming from my workstation. What I was looking for was a lightweight (I don't just mean pyhsical weight) media consumption device that also ran windows. I have plenty of devices from Chromebooks, high end windows laptops, desktop/workstation. Moving past "you can't update this thing". So long story long, yes, you have to do some extra work to get this updated but it's not THAT difficult and candidly I think just about anyone should always default to a fresh from MS OS install when possible. Following this the machine will boot with display/sound/keyboard/touchpad/wifi functional and you will just need to spend five minutes downloading the driver pack from NuVision and manually updating a few "unknown devices" in device manager to get back touchscreen and get the audio driver properly recognized as a realtek (vs just a compliant HD audio device). Simply create fresh installation media to a 32gb USB drive ( a 16gb would probably work to), boot it with the usb drive attached and run the windows 10 installer, do a clean install, and not only do you get a "pure" clean OS install direct from MS but it also means you get the current major point release completely side stepping the update issue. For me, I just decided to take the thing to a fresh install to eliminate potential security implications of the preloaded os. It's updates like Redstone as an example that simply bind up. Incremental monthly updates, security updates, those will roll fine. To be clear, you CAN update this tablet, but the major updates (like the one that just landed) won't work. Same ram, same chip (well at least it appears to be so far), and the one major change is doubling the memory to 64 gigs of storage which addresses the windows update issue. This can basically be all but confirmed because they have already pulled this model and are about to ship it's replacement "Supreme L1100" or something. It *can* be worked around but for folks paying full retail and just wanting a device that works, I can imagine this results in an almost immediate return. You will simply get errors that you don't have enough available memory. The big one that I think causes a lot of these to be returned is out of the box, 32gigs is no longer sufficient for updating windows 10. Nothing the end user can't get around but it also explains a lot of end user frustration with these devices. In this example, a Knote 5 comes with 6 gigs of ram and 64 gigs of storage, to get the retail price down in the USA NuVision orders it with 4 gigs of ram and 32gigs of storage. ![]() So knowing that, NuVision appears to basically strip these things to the bone. ![]() "X was good/bad so Y will be also" because they come from different suppliers. ![]() That being said, don't ever rate one NuVision device against another i.e. I have prevously seen them source Onda as well, I think one of their models is a Jumper but it's hard to say. NuVision appears to partner with various Chinese ODM's to bring over to the US locally branded tablets and 2in1 devices. Let me now explain why and how it fits my use pattern.įirst thing everyone should know, this is a rebadged Alldocube (formerlly just cube) Knote 5 (just google it). ![]() For $119 *WITH* keyboard this is a 5 star product. I am giving this 5 stars but you must absolutely qualify that rating.
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