The $272 Surface Pro! Is it Any Good? Chuwi Hi10 Max Review

[@Grommet2007]

Looks like an "update" to my Chuwi Hi10Go (N4500/6GB RAM/100GB storage) that purchased a few years ago at a lower price too! It is a bit larger however (13" vs 10"). My Hi10 Go is still working, but a number of things about it that I hope don't plague the Hi10Max. 1. Battery had to be replaced (I purchased one from a 3rd party). 2. Keyboard with its pogo-style attachment failed (I replaced it with a small Arteck BT keyboard - no more wired connectors to worry about!). 3. The pen (in my case, it's recharged via USB) scratches the plastic screen protector - I replaced the screen protector with a 3rd party one, and then just removed it entirely. 4. Volume buttons stopped working properly - I just adjust the volume within Windows. 5. Non-standard USB-C charger that charges immediately at 12V. Ended up destroying a BT speaker that was accidentally plugged into the charger. 6. USB ports don't provide much power to external devices connected via USB.

[@ranjitmandal1612]

😢

[@mmpsp693]

Thanks for covering Linux support. Seems like a good machine, especially the screen

[@Lt-Badeye000]

I have had my surface pro 3 for Ten years and it still works like new with window 11 pro

[@Techtablets]

That’s great

[@DuncanKassel]

how about the battery?

[@marinoint]

Another excellent review. Thank you!

[@Techtablets]

Glad you enjoyed it!

[@goodcitizen4587]

Great price and features! Problem is I've had 2 Chuwi n100 laptops that both failed in months. But maybe this is a better design. Thanks for the review! I'm looking for touch screens to run Home Assistant dashboards and for our Blue Iris video monitor.

[@KrisVanLier]

Hi , can you tell us more about what went wrong with them and how Chuwi support handled the problems?

[@hawkins55]

My Surface Pro 3 is now crawling. It is so slow these days.

[@y.alamri87.0]

Just repaste the thermal paste

[@martinmicallef4381]

I still have an old surface 3 not pro, love it and dont want it to die hehe and recently installed win 11 ltsc iot and its a game changer

[@ranjitmandal1612]

This is worse

[@hawkins55]

@@martinmicallef4381 How do you get past the hardware compatibiltiy hurdle? I have varying luck forcing Win 11 on older HW. Thanks!

[@martinmicallef4381]

You can use rufus to disable processor checks for standard windows 11 but thats quite bloated but for iot ltsc there are no checks in the first place

[@Xfade81]

Seeing the example pictures (cat, cobra beer, grass etc) brings back flashbacks from the old teclast/chuwi/alldocube reviews.

[@Techtablets]

Yes used my old sample pics from way back! Thanks for watching.

[@AgentZeroNine1]

I'd have bought this if it came equipped with either the N300 or N305. Shame they went with the N100. Should be great for school, especially for students who aren't 3D modeling, video editing(?) and other GPU intensive operations.

[@Techtablets]

My guess is cost saving I hope they release a more powerful model in the future.

[@akasection]

I still own the Cube Mix Plus which has Intel m3 (welp its already 6 years ago), and somehow it feels faster than this N100. Dunno why intel stopped developing m series in favor of this celeron-like :/

[@uncaringbear]

Love the C64 t-shirt

[@izzieb]

I have to ask - why is the desktop wallpaper the "plughole" at Ladybower Reservoir in Derbyshire?

[@d1noooooo]

Because its a masterpiece! Love seeing things like this that remind me of my Yorkshire roots!

[@kabhath]

Who remember Chuwi tabllets used to come with both android and windows. Its sad that they did not continue to do that.

[@usmanabdulkadir3334]

Awesome review keep it up as always Chris Sir

[@SD_1212-k1d]

Excellent the good news is that they can ship to my destination. In many cases they can ship to UK and US but not india

[@zodiacfml]

Usual with Chuwi laptops for years is great displays and weak chipsets. However, this time around, there is no room for weak x86 consumer device because mobile apps have better support/development. In other words, I'd like Chuwi explore making Android devices.

[@michaelcorcoran8768]

I tried a chuwi ubook in early 2020 but it had some kind of major flaw where the kickstand wouldn't hold up the device. I didn't see anyone else with the same issue though so it was peculiar but I got it through Amazon so it was an easy return.. I ended up just settling on a surface pro for twice the money. This time I'm not sure what I'll do next. You can make an argument that something like this and a steam deck which combined would still be less than a surface pro without the keyboard, could be an option

[@alfredosalza6328]

Looks decent, a bit sad about the battery life

[@Eric_the_Hiking]

Some 9V batteries contain 6 AAAA cells. They're not difficult to take apart.

[@johndelabretonne2373]

This is impressive for the price. If my OnePlus Pad had a keyboard like that, it would be perfect. I'm not usually a fan of the N100, especially with only single channel memory, but it seems like it would get better battery life than 3-4 hours. It is very nice to see a windows tablet done right in this price range with a 3:2 aspect ratio. I may consider returning my Surface Pro 11 OLED with Snapdragon X Elite and replace it with this tablet instead for 1/4 of the price. All of my apps are accessed through RDP from my app server anyway, and I can game from my game streaming server, so the stepdown in performance wouldn't be that major --- but I would expect good battery life on an N100 no matter what the price. If this had a 120Hz option for an extra $100 or so, It'd be all over this though for sure!

[@AndrewLazarevBlog]

I have vi10 from 2014. And it's still works...

[@saturn2fire]

I understand the single channel support for N100... what I don't understand is that they only applied 12GB of RAM. N100 supports up to 32GB of RAM... they should have placed AT LEAST 16GB of RAM in there for the same price.

[@Techtablets]

Yes 16GB would have been great

[@itsmilan4069]

I can see this as auxiliary/secondary portal device wirelessly connected to my home PC running the task from there but then again there are quite a lot of $180-200 decent android tablets

[@Antonis24]

You can find a used Surface pro 5 or pro 6 for that price, keyboard included.

[@DSS553]

Sure, but the battery will either be worn out or bulging, and they're not replaceable.

[@andresmc210]

Great review, mate, thanks. Is it possible to encrypt the SSD in these devices? I wouldn't risk losing the computer and having my files compromised.

[@Techtablets]

Yes Windows bitlocker can be used and turned on for the drive however the speed of it will drop a little as the result.

[@shinrock1]

Can this run the YouCut editing app smoothly? I need to get back into editing for my channel.

[@DSS553]

An AMD 5500u or 5560u CPU is only about $50 more, but performs about 3 times better in things like Passmark, and can actually game a little bit. I hope they're gonna upgrade this tablet to an AMD CPU, I'd gladly pay $100 more to get something that feels snappy and will have at least 2-3 more years of life in it. Would love a 120hz screen too.

[@tschorsch]

Except they draw dramatically more power. At least 15W vs 6W.

[@Re0wijaya]

Intel N100 is similiar to Helio G99 for phone :D

[@Techtablets]

True it is

[@cm.5023]

Would have been great if you suggested another model that maybe had less of this one's shortcomings. Aside from that great review.

[@Techtablets]

Well that’s the thing around this price there isn’t any like this one.

[@evoGage]

It's not bad for the price but the speakers are pretty hopeless and the subpar battery life might a considering factor.

[@Techtablets]

Very low volume the speakers I was disappointed to hear them

[@Gareth820617]

Look at breaking open some brands of 9v batteries, some of them have 6x AAAA Batteries inside.

[@Techtablets]

Great tip!

[@jeremyharcup]

You might want to obscure some of those email addresses in the spreadsheet (unless it's simulated data)

[@Techtablets]

Thanks for your concern luckily this are generated email data and all fields are generated.

[@srvuk]

Not bad on the surface. although shame about the speakers and I dislike the use of a non standard battery in the stylus. The real killer is that poor battery life though. I hope that the spreadsheet data that appeared to contain some potentially sensitive data about UK citizens is a mock up.

[@Behnam_Moghaddam]

hah! reminds me of the old reviews about the cube windows tablet i came and subscribed in the first place :)

[@bertholdjera59]

N-Trig Styluses should be working.

[@asan1050]

Thank you very much!

[@Techtablets]

You're welcome!

[@andyH_England]

Battery life makes it extremely difficult to recommend. Otherwise, you are getting what you pay for. But most people will need at least twice that SOT, and if you use this outdoors, 3 hours will become 2 hours and impractical. So, it's worth paying a bit more for something with sensible battery life.

[@camotech1314]

This looks like a great value tablet 👌

[@Techtablets]

It is!

[@StonerSquirrel]

No N-Trig? No deal!

[@tonray9395]

Crippled by the N100 chip (this was diastrous in the Microsoft Go3...very slow) and Chuwi's unfortunate penchant for poor quality, especially bulging batteries. I have a Chuwi Mini-Book (disastrous release) and while mine is still functional, fully 50% of the initial release (part of an Indiegogo..kickstarter) failed with batteries bulging after a few months and other defects. I would never buy Chuwi again. BTW, there is another Surface alternative the Lenovo Ideapad Duet 5i, not really cheap but a complete solution (Keyboard and pen inlcuded) for the same price as a standalone Surface 11 tablet without accessories.

[@Chris_BH]

so its a cheaper minisforum v3..

[@Lallander]

Nine volt batteries contain six AAAA battery cells.

[@Techtablets]

Great tip

[@ad_fletch]

Hehe I got one of those C64 t-shirts too 😁

[@Techtablets]

Great!! 👍

[@jeramzPC]

I see Uzanaki, I click

[@kamertonaudiophileplayer847]

The price already raised to $299. But still, it's affordable.

[@vuhoangdung]

I click on the link, and it shows 500$ as the price 😔

[@Techtablets]

Oh no it was super cheap 278 usd for just the tablet

[@tschorsch]

It's currently $319 minus $32 off for the table alone. It's $375 minus $32 off for the tablet, stylus and keyboard. So $287 or $343.

[@NedimTabakovic]

C64 🤩

[@Techtablets]

The best and the Amgia 500

[@declangallagher1448]

12GB isn't terrible. Should actually be useful for a few years.

[@Techtablets]

Yes better than 8GB. Just a shame it’s not dual channel

[@roberttranceedm]

@@Techtablets That miserable SoC does not support dual channel.

[@kalsangtashi3040]

👍👍👍👍👍👍👍👍👍👍

[@GreenishlyGreen]

N100... Eww

[@betag24cn]

3 hours with a n100? solid pass, the odea of a n100 is low power consumption, minimum should offer 7 hours

[@Technocrat.]

Can't really call it a Surface Pro lol, clickbait

[@Techtablets]

Well it’s trying to be one and I need all the clickbait I can get for this 😂

[@Technocrat.]

@Techtablets lol it's ok just messing with you. Good video and I like Chuwi stuff.

[@shadowbanned4606]

Spyware 11.

[@itsmilan4069]

wait till you know about social media 😂

[@CZP-01]

60hz 😂

[@michaelcorcoran8768]

It's $280 with the keyboard.

[@tschorsch]

It's not for gaming. 60HZ is perfectly fine for video, browsing and normal tasks.

[@accelerationgate5089]

W lad. Feels like a throwback haha.🩷