This $370 10-inch Mini Laptop Is Great For Digital Nomads

[@bensgadgetreviews]

Get the Chuwi MiniBook X here: hubs.li/Q02ds-9B0

[@cinsiong1689]

Hi,Mr Ben,i am Hung cin siong from indonesia.please review GPD win mini.its top product now hehe.thanks

[@PaulBrunache]

Great review and never thought of this brand. Do you plan on reviewing the Nubia Z60 Ultra? Would love to hear your take on the camera system. 🙏

[@1000xp]

Ben enough holidays give us one video on anything.

[@Manne4711]

To fix the rotation issue disable the windows animation option

[@gieddraz]

I have this minibook for ~2months now and i love it. Purpose was to have little companion on the go, when I need to write an email to someone. Due to great display now i often use it for Anime and KZbin watching 👍 small notice battery holding up to 3hrs on 50% brightness - this is only downside that I see

[@Unan1mouz]

Only 3 hours of non-stop use? 😅 That won't do if we're out on a long day...

[@tuanphamrmit]

Underpowered cpu and still not great battery life, 3hrs is just pure gabage. A gaming laptop on battery can last longer than that. Imo no point being portable with less than 10 hours of use

[@Unan1mouz]

@@tuanphamrmit Or at least 6 hours.... lol

[@davmbol]

@@tuanphamrmit if you need more than than 3-4 hours straight when you’re leaving home you shouldn’t be leaving home. You should be staying home and using your computer. Cause there’s no point going out if you’re going to spend 4+ of that time on the computer. If you’re about to say, “what if it’s multiple sessions?” Just connect it to a power bank while you’re not using it.

[@darling_yext]

Good to see Chuwi still going, remember your older videos on their old devices. Cool!

[@ChuwiEnjoyer]

what a coincidence, couldnt find a video on this to save my life yet here you are. Love that you got the pink one too hahah Ive gotten mine about a week, week and a half ago, got it on sale for 317 euros shipped (with a free backpack even, thanks chuwi!). I know what to expect from the chipset, and whilst it is a lil slow, it hasnt bothered me much yet. I just love the freedom of having this tiny tablet like laptop that I can charge with my phone charger. The screen is phenomenal, but you really do need your own earbuds...

[@diuran1919]

I use many chuwi hardware and they have one common thing, a dying battery after short time, because of cheapest battery they put inside. For that price and spec looks ok even for me for mobile companion. 12GB memory RAM is in single channel and I wonder why not full 16GB hmm weird but previously other laptop use the same 12GB stick ehh.

[@NigelMelanisticSmith]

I wish he talked more about the battery, since that's where I expected the catch to be

[@_PatrickO]

On mine it shows as four 3gb lpddr5 ram sticks. Under channel it is 2x32bit. Hwinfo says "dual channel". Timing: 32-24-24-52 tRC:76 tRFC: 336 CR: 1T Dram freq: 1200mhz Mem controller freq: 300mhz. Samsung serial: 20000000 Gear 4. Ratio 6:1 FSB:DRAM. Battery life has been good. More than 3hr from my use so far, could be twice that in total. You can also charge with the ac wall adapter in one usb-c port, but the other does support charging from usb-c. It only supports some usb-c chargers. You have to test the chargers you have to determine if the charger will work with it. It may be a compatibility issue with the version of usb-c being used when charging.

[@tip00former1]

@@_PatrickO n100 is single channel only

[@mh-no1nz]

replace battery and move on

[@nickthaskater]

Love sub-11" notebooks. I have a 10.1" GPD Win Max 2 with the AMD 7840U and 32GB DDR5 7500mts. It's a fantastic machine and the keyboard is lovely. 67Wh battery to boot - I get 10 hours of general web browsing use at 60% brightness. Oh, and it has two USB-C ports (one of which is full USB 4), two USB 3 Type A ports, SD and micro SD, 3.5mm jack, HDMI and an Oculink port for high-bandwidth eGPUs.

[@mh-no1nz]

but you dont have touch pad. i prefer that 10" one here

[@nickthaskater]

@@mh-no1nz I absolutely have a touchpad. It's above the keyboard, which is fine as long as you don't have child-sized hands. It's also a touchscreen.

[@mh-no1nz]

@@nickthaskater ah ok I didn't realized. but still what a horrible place for touchpad! :)

[@nickthaskater]

@@mh-no1nz on something this small, it's actually pretty great. Don't knock it till you've tried it. I had a Surface Go before and this is better ergonomically in every way.

[@chasemartin4450]

Any experience using the Win Max 2 for CAD or similar tasks? I'm about ready to shell out the money for a netbook with enough oomph to handle intense tasks but have *serious* doubts about the trackpad configuration. Any experience with the "mouse mode" sticks as well? That seems to be, if implemented well, useful for using the device without a table to set it on (very important for my use case)

[@johnsducks9816]

Only $226 on aliexpress rn for the 12gb ddr5, 512gb ssd version. Seems like a pretty great alternative to a budget android tablet.

[@RennieAsh]

Does the Chuwi go "EEAAUURRGGHH!!" when you turn it on?

[@SkubySnak]

Thanks for the review. How does it do for PowerPoint Presentations?

[@albertyeh898]

I have purchased this device and love it. The battery life is maximum 4 and half hours doing web browsing. It can never get to 7 to 8 hours. Someone said to use a tablet instead doesn't know what they are talking about. You can never type as fast as on a full key travel keyboard like this one than on a tablet PC. Tablet PC is just terrible for typing. Then have you try to select text using tablet? It's a nightware. To get really productivity done, you need a laptop.

[@martinredrinocalsarinjr.6810]

Even when you lower the brightness?

[@MRI19998]

I loved how you reviewed this laptop. I purchased it on Christmas Sale for 315$. Merry Christmas.

[@bensgadgetreviews]

Thank you!!

[@noprob7820]

Hi Ben! Nice review. Just to check with you, can this minibook X be used with a pen? Is it true that we can't charge it with fast charging type C charger and batt can only last for 3 hours?

[@PJK19]

In Thailand, I just bought it for USD 277. Waiting for delivery. And love to see you're playing Money from our LISA 🖤💗

[@RetosSpace]

Thanks Ben, Banging review just before Xmas, im definitely buying one!!! Happy Holidays Ben and Family!

[@bensgadgetreviews]

Thank you you too! Merry Christmas happy holidays!

[@TheNewBloodDan]

It's a little over half the price of the one that came out a year ago. I know the previous one has a big discount now but man this is a much better offer right out of the gate! When I noticed this it was an immediate impulse buy lol.

[@michaelcorcoran8768]

Some reviews said battery was not good. 7 hours when idle, 90 minutes under full load. Probably needs Arm chip.

[@deinhart404]

Hi Ben, I'd be interested to know what kind of bag or rucksack you use when you're out and about? Do you have one that you would recommend? One that is not too big and bulky, but fits the Chuwi Minibook X and charger?

[@J.Wick.]

viewing on my win max 2. love the form factor. wish the win max 2 had the convertible display.

[@shebby0204]

if the battery is a little bit bigger, I'm sold...

[@NeoTechOps]

I know it would be niche, but if Samsung made something like this strictly for Dex I'd buy it in a heartbeat.

[@tiffanyorlane2444]

Thank you for his cute item. How many nits does it have? And the rgb gamut?. The problems I had with chiwi was that the color of the screen was horrible and I cannot edited pictures. The update of Android version was not followed as they said. It seems to be a good little PC. Thank you 🙏👍

[@_PatrickO]

The color and brightness has been fine for me. The screen looks good to me and I am coming from an hp x360 spectre. The speakers are what sound subpar. I am tempted to see if the speaker inside could be replaced. It does work with usb-c to hdmi adapters at up to 4k60. I use mine in hotel rooms to hook to the tv and connect to a home media server. It is perfect. It looks very similar to the hp x360 spectre and has hinges that work in a similar way. I bought the 10.51in for myself and so far the 13.5in as a gift. n100 is the real deal. It can play 4k60 video just fine in media player apps or web browser with sites like youtube. It has 12gb of ram instead of 8gb like other cheap laptops. It has a resolution higher than crappy 1080p. The 10.51in is the new standard for win11 tablets. This is finally a small win11 laptop that is of good quality. The only feature this lacks from the hp I own is a fingerprint scanner. The portability and lightness make up for that.

[@roujiteku2114]

i wish there were more sub 13 inch laptops like this one, ore like the old netbooks. for me they're the perfect size and they're so cute

[@azraeihalim]

There are many laptop available in 13 inch with better processor

[@winio437]

Where? ​@@azraeihalim

[@aliettienne2907]

0:05 Wow 😯! I'm blown away 😮. As Ben said this 10" laptop, 360 degree screen flip is ideal for on-the-go situations. I personally can see myself owning one especially that 360 degrees screen flip. The 360 degrees screen rotation must be part of this 10" laptop to be able to lure me into buying it. 0:05 This 360 degree rotation screen laptop is a big win for me. I wish it could be an 11" or 12" screen size that's my only gripe. And it doesn't matter whether it's a Gaming model it should mainly be to type plenty of work on-the-go. 😎💯💯💪🏿👍🏿. 3:28 Wow 😮 It support touch screen as well, now that's super awesome. 5:03 You're absolutely right Ben the screen rotation should be intune with real time, it should rotate with zero delay. 6:49 It will be pure madness to expect to do video editing on this mini laptop, that's not what this laptop is for. 6:49 we should be grateful to own a mini laptop with windows OS and a 360 degree screen rotation.

[@AlbietheAlbinauric]

Nice compactness

[@barusuuu]

I am interested in this. I bought a MacBook Pro 14 and find it too big to carry on me. This might be perfect for carrying

[@michaelcorcoran8768]

Wish it was at western retailers so i could test keyboard before making transaction

[@Frip36]

How is it for Netflix movie or KZbin watching. Good breakdown. Thanks

[@angelagrambert3952]

Is the pink chuwi mini book x available in the USA?

[@christiansantos1031]

why some version has narrow bezzle and others at big bezzle...if i want narrow bezzle what model will i buy?

[@NikolaosTsitsoulis]

why would you get this instead of a second hand Macbook air 11.6 e.g. from 2015 or a Macbook (12 inch )?

[@eightbt]

Is this capable of running Android apps through Windows Subsystem for Android?

[@yowie1175]

Haven't seen a netbook in years!

[@theo_jeff]

It looked like you were playing that racing game by tilting the laptop. Does it have an accelerometer that is usable for games?

[@ivegyattocomment]

is that cpu strong enough for VMs? or this is perfect linux machine...

[@tech-tok2973]

Hmmm, Surface Go is more expensive but better form factor, build and battery life...

[@RRTS2556]

does it come in BK? I wanna use this for typical office work and noob low quality video editing and hopefully battery goes less long enough for paper works or web browsing and sometimes when charger plugged in at home, I wanna play Bluestacks android mobile games or STEAM Garrys mod but you might know Sandbox games eats sit tons of ram cards so is this why Im looking for?

[@MRi-iq5wf]

Oh this looks soo cool. THis is exactly what I want a cheapish chromebook for. But this looks a little better. Just wish Chuwi could put at least core i3's though. the Celeron's are a little too weak for me. I looked at CHuwi and they looked good except my price range only had Celerons, and the new Chromebook plus's are $300ish with an i3

[@angelagrambert3952]

Where can i purchase the pink one?

[@FamiliOfficeDotCom]

Bro Ben do you know the name of the best android app in order to record whatsapp audio call and whatsapp video call ? If yes, please tell me and also provide me the link to download

[@CodeTypeH]

Bro if you had to pick Ugreen or Anker?

[@Notinuse664]

Do you think I could play apex or smite on it

[@clem7334]

is it compatible with stylus H8 ?

[@MrSunilsubhedar]

No stylus?

[@michaelcorcoran8768]

It's about the same price as a lap dock

[@nickthaskater]

There is only one 10" lapdock out there and it sucks.

[@michaelcorcoran8768]

​@nickthaskater Well, I would think this would be a better deal anyways, even if there were decent ten inch lap docks. I love the idea of a lap dock but Usually I encourage people running to buy tab s7 on resale. And this one runs windows.... Which is all the more convenient potentially.

[@nickthaskater]

@@michaelcorcoran8768 yes, agreed. I used DeX exclusively for the past three years, and the shortcomings of Android apps are just to large to ignore. Hence, I bought a GPD Win Max 2 (10.1" laptop) to use alongside my Fold 5.

[@joedc7937]

Would you recommend this over the OnePlus Pad with the keyboard attachment?

[@nickthaskater]

I would. The OnePlus is still just an Android tablet. Android apps for things like word processing, email, spreadsheets and even web browsing are garbage on Android compared to Windows. If you want to frustrate yourself trying to use gimped versions of apps, get the OnePlus. If you want to just take out a PC and get work done properly, get a Windows machine like this or one of the GPD or OneNetbook equivalent devices.

[@michaelcorcoran8768]

Get much better battery life from the one plus. Arm chip and all.... X86 On a machine like this... I doubt you would get two or three hours of hard workk off the charger. ... But windows is a lot more fully featured than android. I don't know if this supports external monitor but the one plus sadly does not.

[@michaelcorcoran8768]

​@@nickthaskaterOn the other hand,arm chips will get 4 x the battery life... and this form factor is bottlenecks by specs, not OS. Don't get me wrong there are huge advantages to having a windows device but a niche 10 inch chuwi with low end cpu... Only get seven hours of battery life when idle. I would probably split the difference and get the lenovo ideapad duet 5i. Is eleven inch screen come, much better silicon. Runs windows....detachable keyboard

[@nickthaskater]

@@michaelcorcoran8768 I have a 10.1" GPD Win Max 2. It has an AMD 7840U with 8 cores/16 threads, 32GB of DDR5 7500, and a 2TB PCIE5 SSD. The form factor is not limited by specs at all. I also get more than 10 hours of general use (browsing, email, word processing) thanks to its 67Wh battery. The Chuwi is simply a cheap device. It shouldn't be considered a benchmark for the form factor by any stretch.

[@nickthaskater]

@@michaelcorcoran8768 no point in longer battery life when you can barely do more with it than you can with your phone. At least this can get real work done.

[@8lack8bird]

if you're doing mostly email & content consumption (watch videos), why not switch to chromebook?

[@nickthaskater]

Because Windows has much better app compatibility and fewer frustrating UX issues.

[@8lack8bird]

@@nickthaskater it really is mentioned in the video about windows auto-rotate delays, do you even watch the video?

[@nickthaskater]

@@8lack8bird what does auto rotate have to do with what I said or the suggestion to use a Chromebook?

[@NabilEbrahim-v5n]

What is brand name please 😢 🙏

[@AndyYin-i8u]

The laptop name is called Chuwi mini x(brand*Chuwi*)

[@michaelong3867]

Hello Mr. Ben, I'm curious about the usage time of the Chuwi Minibook X. Is it true that the usage time is around 7 - 8 hours from a full charge? Because I saw several reviews about the Chuwi Minibook X, and they said the usage time just around 2 - 3 hours from a full charge. I'm interested in buying the Chuwi Minibook X, but not sure about the usage time. If you don't mind, please reply to my comment. Thank You

[@RicoT08]

Hi I can answer your question. I purchased this mini laptop on Amazon during black Friday. 2023 So I have had it for 2 weeks now. I love this mini laptop, the battery life is not 7 hours on full charge. ON A FULL CHARGE you will get 3 hours at best due to the small Battery 4 hours at absolute most even with adjustable battery settings on. Get it it's so portable and light weight.

[@Notinuse664]

For the money it's better than ipad mini 6

[@shuginubi]

Gonna buy this one for my wife. It is pink, yay!

[@asfandnasar]

Can it be charged via USB C ?

[@BGeldz]

Yes, it can.

[@emmaccode]

imma be coding while on hikes on the mountain AND IT WILL BE PINK!!! aHaHHH

[@joelconolly5574]

I am tempted 🧐

[@recoorecoo1811]

We wait Realme gt 5 pro review Ben

[@SuperStareGry]

Sorry to brake it to you but you probably know that already. All Digital nomads use apple tat because its trendy and expensive.

[@bensgadgetreviews]

Oh really I'm using an android and I'm a digital nomad

[@SuperStareGry]

@@bensgadgetreviews in that case you are in 0.1‰ of people that do that.

[@monchoglu]

For the one who likes this form factor, you also have the One Netbook ONEMIX 4, much more powerful, but much more expensive. I really wish there would be more of this kind of "netbooks" in the market.

[@nickthaskater]

There's the Mix 4S and Mix 5 as well, along with the GPD Win Max 2 (the most powerful option).

[@WendyArroyo-q7r]

Minilaptop para wendy

[@nishanttrivedi6123]

When Windows moves to ARM, they can put a better mobile phone processor and voila!

[@nickthaskater]

Windows has been ARM compatible for years now. The Surface Pro 9 literally has an ARM version.

[@nishanttrivedi6123]

@@nickthaskater Yeah bt when they really commit to it ... I was a Windows phone user till 2018 ... But they didnt commit fully ... All these tablet problems etc ... Plus a small chasis + ARM Architecture (No cooling needed) could make this Chuawi a really useful device ... They need to have their own Rosetta moment ... Its been elusive since the past 9 years :P

[@Remonzo100]

Its so light 😂

[@ArtemCYOU]

мне нужен macbook такого размера! но apple никогда не выпустит air такого формата и наче их ipad будут никому не нужны!

[@TheBigden34]

Slamdunk wall paper 👍

[@tanura5830]

12 inch would have been better

[@l_1_f_3]

Nice

[@AAAA-j5u8s]

Almost all your vids are ADVERTS

[@andyH_England]

This form factor has been dead for years as people have realised tablets are far better choices for these portable workflows. I would get a Huawei Matepad or something similar for that price. The MatePad 11.5 is cheaper (£270 with current deals) and has a free Pencil and keyboard. I suppose the Chuwi is aimed at the Chinese market that still buys these notebooks? Thanks for keeping us informed of these, though, as that is always interesting.

[@nickthaskater]

A tablet is not a better option, especially an Android tablet. Having a real keyboard and a full-feature OS makes all the difference. Netbooks "died" because the hardware wasn't good enough at the time. We have come a long way since then. I have a 10.1" laptop with a Ryzen 7840U and 32GB DDR5 with full Windows 11 and a 67Wh battery. Better than the majority of ultrabooks put there these days, let alone an Android tablet.

[@andyH_England]

@@nickthaskater I was suggesting tablets for the purposes Ben uses. As a portable device for quick replies and ease of use. This would be complimentary to a PC at home/work where you would do the grunt work.

[@nickthaskater]

​​@@andyH_Englandit's still not a better option. There are so many limitations and compatibility issues with tablets, be they Android or iPad even, that they're a poor alternative to a full OS. Outlook on Android and iPad OS, for example, is absolute garbage. At best, a Microsoft Surface Go is about the only real tablet alternative to this laptop, but that costs twice as much.

[@linniechuan]

​@@nickthaskater The form factor and the specs sound exactly like what I'm looking for. Could you share which brand/model your laptop is?

[@nickthaskater]

@@linniechuan GPD Win Max 2 (2023 version with Ryzen 7840U). I got mine from Droix. 32GB RAM and 2TB storage for $1600 CAD during Black Friday.

[@MikeBeeTV]

Chuwi is garbage and shady. I bought a 2160x1080 tablet from them with a keyboard and stylus. They send me a 1920x1080 tablet without keyboard or stylus. When I told them they sent the wrong they they were like, "Oh well, we got your money, we don't care." Don't buy Chuwi unless you want to get ripped off and have no recourse; you'll just lose your money. Chuwi are scammers, do not buy.

[@bensgadgetreviews]

Did they actually write back "we got your money we don't care"? I mean you have a valid complaint but no need to exaggerate. You can get your point across if you said they ignored your email or just said they can't help.

[@MikeBeeTV]

@@bensgadgetreviews Obviously I'm being hyperbolic but they did, literally, say, "I"m not going to give you the refund until you take down the bad review." So like when I have no power over them. Nope, not only am I not taking down the truthful and accurate review, I'm telling everyone about them ripping me off.

[@leaningtower73]

Cute little laptop, but I would rather get an M1 MacBook Air for 700/750 bucks

[@nickthaskater]

A MacBook Air is a lot bigger. If you're looking for a 10" laptop, a MacBook Air is not an alternative.

[@tenchichrono]

return of the netbooks? that category died like 15 years ago... LOL

[@nickthaskater]

It died because the form factor was way ahead of the hardware. That's not the case anymore. I now have a 10" laptop with a Ryzen 7840U, 32GB DDR5, and a 67Wh battery.

[@tenchichrono]

@@nickthaskater what's it called and how much?

[@nickthaskater]

@@tenchichrono GPD Win Max 2 (2023). Around $1,000 USD.