I paid £151 for the Hi10, dock keyboard & DHL tracked delivery from VC Mall @ AliExpress.
VC Mall labelled the package as a $39 e-reader for customs purposes.
Not sure what the proportion of each was, since there was no breakdown but total of Duty/VAT + DHL customs handling fee was £15.

I wonder if anyone could update on any customs, VAT charges they have had. It's one of the things that really puts me off getting one of these.

Just had an email from Dealsmachine (not sure what they're like as a retailer) saying the Chuwi Hi10 is £103.91 for the next 5 days. Flat Rate Shipping is £14.87 (for tracking number it's an additional £1.32) which takes it to £118.78.

Alternatively Gearbest is slightly more expensive at £119.65 with UK Plug http://www.gearbest.com/tablet-pcs/pp_244802.html

It seems to be par for the course for these "Shenzhen parts-bin specials" - normally I would have waited until the early glitches had been ironed out but the Black Friday prices got the better of me :wink:

Thanks for the update kurai, seems like it's been a bit of a rush release for the Chuwi and not handled at all well, with lots of misinformation in the early days! Hopefully all will be resolved now with the updated batch.

@thinkiwillhaveit

Just finished updating my 32-bit tablet with the 64-bit UEFI & Windows as per that thread.

Everything seems to be working fine so far. (crossed fingers) :smiley:

Got mine today, it is good but only 32bit windows as most have said, do we have an update to 64bit yet

Seems quite a few are waiting for delivery from VCMall still. Many being assured that they will get 64-bit Windows, but no feedback yet. Here's an unboxing video https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AWj6kdoAMEs

The same uploader has a Specifications video https://youtu.be/KAkF7H7-kQU?t=13 (0:13) seems RAM is 3GB (maybe it means usable memory, as it's 32-bit Windows).

Re the 64-bit Windows version conundrum:

http://forum.banggood.com/forum-topic-118095.html

Another reply from Emily_zhao at Banggood: "I am sorry that the answer to your question was wrong.
The first batch of the Hi10 tablet comes with the 32 bits windows, but you can update the system into 64 bits.
The 64-bit Windows version is availablle in 2 months. Thanks for your question very much!"

Confused? I am!

Maryn on TechTablets forum says "My VC seller..." (the aliexpress seller of this Preview Deal) "...also responds in the same tyle…What I did not ask it would be fixed :smiley: They confirmed that: screen flickering issue, driver issues, heat issues will be fixed. We will get new devices. Windows 64bit will be installed."

VCMall (this Aliexpress seller) confirms that Chuwi Hi10s purchased via this Aliexpress Preview Deal will have 64-bit installed http://postimg.org/image/f0384f2sl/

Now at "4002 orders". Not sure if that means the price goes up now at Checkout!

A few more comments on TechTablets' Hi10 Forum thread today: Sungjin Kim says "Today, I asked VC mall seller in AliExpress about heat issue. He answered that : factory solved the problem."

Stephan says: "Banggood claims a 64 bit Windows for the Chuwi Hi10 (still on presale).
I have asked them for further inquiry.
http://forum.banggood.com/forum-topic-118095.html "

(Must be a mistake, as the first look Mikaboshi put together a few days ago clearly states 32-bit Windows) http://techtablets.com/2015/11/chuwi-hi10-first-user-hands-on/

Free Shipping to United Kingdom via China Post Registered Air Mail
Delivery: 15-29 days (ships out within 7 business days)

BEWARE!

i was going to buy this then i did some research and found out only 3gb of the 4gb is usable.
why? because it has windows 32bit installed. no problem, i thought id just install 64 bit.
but you cant. because the chipset is 32bit so you can install 64bit os on it.
really disappointed. i was literally entering my details before i bailed out.

Why do they have to make this "UEFI seems to be 32bit."

We need 64bit Windows Microsoft! Also hard as hell to put linux on here i bet.

Looks amazing

here you go http://m.banggood.com/Teclast-X98-Air-III-Intel-Z3735F-1_83GHz-9_7-Inch-Android-5_0-Tablet-p-998596.html

Well I just blagged my entire £535 insurance payout code number I had from RBS to be used in CPW as a full payable by cheque refund, so banging result there, all because they wanted an extra £50 for Wi-Fi on the gold model. It was £99 in white and on the 8.0 version they 3 colours were the same price but in this case they wanted £50 for gold so I asked to speak to sales manager, She asked why and I said because of her initial attitude. She also refused to price match PC World and Currys haha who are the same chain and when I told her this was also why she offered to refund the correct amount. I told her we were well past that and if she had behaved like a respactable advisor and human being we wouldnt be in this position, the supervisor eventually came on and when I explained that I got my G Flex 2 for between £140-150 off Rakuten after cashback and discount codes last week and just missed theTab S2 for £160 plus the superpoints and I had saw theS2 for approx £240 earlier somewherehesaid he would just refund me my whole £535 and I should pick up an S2 elsewhere at a much lower price so happy days!!

After being gutted at losing my G Flex and Sammy Tab S 8.4, I now have the Flex 2,will get the Tab S 2 9.7 with 4G , even with having to pay £75 excess on phone, Im still up a few quid!! Happy Days.


Any recommendations other then the Tab S " 9.7 but dont say Apple as I just dont get on with Apple products and they are overpiced massively? Cheers

I was expecting more this:

User review from TechTablets member Mikaboshi: http://techtablets.com/2015/11/chuwi-hi10-first-user-hands-on/

(Bought from Taobao and not with the official keyboard, Mikaboshi says it is a generic keyboard).

Interesting as it seems the official Chuwi docking keyboard has a touchpad, but in the "free keyboard/case" pictures (on this thread Post #1), the keyboard looks identical to the generic one Mikaboshi received and doesn't sound too happy about.

A few updates from the TechTablets forum today, member Mikaboshi provides some detail: apparently a much better eMMC drive this time around, the build is solid - though the USB ports can't power DVD drives/HDDs, etc.

The UEFI seems to be 32bit. Apparently the speakers are "really terrible" (though whether it's just that one person's tablet or across the board, remains to be seen) - improvement after installing the Realtek I2S driver. Screen contrast and brightness is decent on a plastic screen, apparently.

From here: http://techtablets.com/forum/topic/first-batch-of-negative-reports-on-hi10/

I had a feeling something like this was fast approaching the store shelves. Still went for the Linx 1010B for £124 but had a niggling feeling Linx were dropping the price to get rid of old stock/units before launching Cherrytrail models in 2016.

The Linx is still going back to Currys/PCWorld tomorrow.

Chuwi Hi10. More ram, higher res, and 14nm CPU. What's not to like? Well apart from the distance if you need to return it :-(. Super tempted though....

As it's a free offer, you'd have to select the tablet on its own.

Well I was one of the 1st to order but the price was going up when selecting "a bundle"... no mentioning of a free keyboard when ordering. Confusing...

Sorry, guys. I've only ever made small-ish purchases on Aliexpress before. As it states 1465 orders we can safely assume the free case/keyboard and keyboard offers are gone :disappointed:

Dealsmachine has this for around £104 but it doesn't come with a keyboard, it says "available 10/12/15" and I'm not sure what Dealsmachine are like as a retailer.

*There's a 20% off code available right now "Thanks" but apparently it doesn't work with promotions.

Woke up late and missed out on the keyboards. Oh well, impulse purchase anyway.

Nearly bought this but already have Hi8 and Nexus 7.. Can't justify buying another tablet just for the sake of it.

Won't let me add a shipping address. Guess I'm not buying this after all

Can't select Paypal as a payment method, I don't trust a website that doesn't offer Paypal

Very nice!

Kids have the 9" version and its shockingly good value for money!

Hot..

not bad

Cheapest I can see the Cube i7 Stylus (without keyboard and stylus, which you have to buy separately) is £209.84 "Limited Sale Price" http://www.gearbest.com/tablet-pcs/pp_227132.html?currency=GBP

Here's another on presale, but again, details are sketchy (Telcast Plus model rather than the recent Pro)
http://www.bestchinatablets.com/teclast-x98-plus-a-cheaper-version-of-the-x98-pro/

Similar specs 5MP rear camera and slightly smaller screen 9.7", IPS,
2048 x 1536 pixels, 264ppi, Retina £121.03 presale http://www.gearbest.com/tablet-pcs/pp_259889.html

Cheaper again on Dealsmachine £109.92 http://www.dealsmachine.com/best_282557.html?currency=GBP

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dYKFuk0Wxjo

Must be a mistake in the link, the dual-boot version isn't available yet.

OP .. I'm a little baffled here?, your Deal says a Windows 10 only Tablet?, but your Web-Link at:
http://www.aliexpress.com/store/product/Chuwi-Hi10-Dual-OS-Windows-10-Android-5-1-Tablet-PC-Intel-Cherry-Trai-Z8300-10/1818735_32468463380.html?spm=5261.7726059.0.612.94gS7D&af=20363&dp=qqZAeEVmU68.VEHqBdPMGFhMH035Mrvo6SES3zORzwIC&cn=9271&cv=15095 says BOTH a Windows 10 & Android 5.1 Tablet instead?.

But for whatever reason neither your Deal Title, your Deal Description &/or the Merchants own Website speaks of/makes mention of this Android 5.1 OS of their alleged Dual-Boot Windows 10/Android 5.1. Tablet?, so what is it ..... (or am I missing something?).

Now I don't know which one to get. Still leaning towards the Chuwi due to the cheaper price, Full sized usb ports and keyboard included (hopefully).

So it seems deal starts 27th Nov 8am GMT.

it may become dualboot with a future optional firmware update but no guarantee. They froze shipping out the first batch of these due to overheating problems so not many people who pre ordered them have got theres yet. the overheating was a firmware/software issue so it will get resolved.
it does look like a cracking tablet for the price but I would expect shipping to take some time.
I ordered a tablet on the 11.11 sale and I haven't even got accurate shipping info yet with most other buyers being the same.
I would say there is a very low chance you would get this in time for xmas especially with no confirmation that the heat issues havevbeen solved.

Still can't see a countdown sign :disappointed:

It can do when it comes to releasing Bios and driver updates to fix problems that should have been identified and sorted before the product was released. The point i'm trying to make is people should do a little research before buying. These chinese deals are great for the tech savvy but are most definitely not ideal for everyone.

Manufacturer updates don't really matter on Windows.

was looking for a galaxy s2 or maybe nexus 9, something high end then I see this and it looks great.4gb RAM. Is it mad =ness to still go for formaer flasgahips when then this is this price?

I was told aliexpress was banned from here I posted a deal and mods removed it saying aliexpress was banned o_O

Can Android be sideloaded onlt this at all so its dual boot?

This is a good deal, but the Chuwi Hi10 has just been released and their have been reports of over heating already.

I'm waiting for the issues/bugs to be ironed out a little.

Techtablets is good place to read up about these types of Tablets.

The counter is live. Will start tomorrow 8am, GMT.

Dunno. My GF has a Cube i7 Stylus. It has CoreM CPU and SSD and it is blazing fast, however much more expensive. Dunno what to do. Have a day to decide! :smile:

I asked Aliexpress Live Chat when the preview price would start -

Candy 11-26 02:21:35 There is no exact time when it will start but we are using PST time(China Time).
The time here right now is 10:21 am. Don't worry there will be a countdown they will post a time in the page just monitor the page.

I'll update when the page shows the countdown - unsure if it will start at midnight 27 November Chinese time yet.

Sorry about my sloppy jpegs (made via paint/print screen). From reading around it's eMMC.

I feel ni chance to be in top 200 :smile: But who knows. Is it EMMC or SSD?

As it's pre-order everywhere I doubt you'll get it from an EU warehouse at the moment http://www.banggood.com/Chuwi-Hi10-64GB-Cherry-Trail-Z8300-Quad-Core-1_84-GHz-10_1-Inch-Window10-Tablet-p-1004298.html

On pre-sale here for £106.63 (from China warehouse), not sure what dealsmachine are like, though. Also says "Available: 2015-12-10" http://www.dealsmachine.com/best_276664.html?currency=GBP&gclid=Cj0KEQiA1dWyBRDqiJye6LjkhfIBEiQAw06ITsWj2VXX5Y8um2IQwq03grUDPLzRq8R0dznEvYBfoGgaAjqm8P8HAQ

All the usual suspects I tried all say "from China" only.

You take your chance then:
https://www.gov.uk/goods-sent-from-abroad/overview

Sometimes it will be ok, other times completely screwed. Better to buy form EU warehouse.

Do these come with a guarantee or is just the 15 day return policy?

Plus VAT and duty?

Beijing time is 8 hours ahead of GMT, so I'm thinking the sale may start 4pm UK time on the 26th (tomorrow)?

Stonking price for what you get.

Thank you.
3 word Wednesday: brain not working

1-3 weeks from China I think.

I`m blind, but cannot get it for £112, its coming ￡175.88 - 292.79 / piece.

Do you know how long delivery to uk will be?

Rumours of first batch issues, software-based (?) http://techtablets.com/2015/11/chuwi-hi10-first-batch-issues/

Chuwi Hi10 Discussion on the TechTablets Forum: http://techtablets.com/forum/forums/chuwi/chuwi-hi10-discussion/
xda-developers Discussion: http://forum.xda-developers.com/android/general/chuwi-hi10-released-cherry-trail-update-t3210694
Chuwi Forum (via Google Translate): https://translate.google.co.uk/translate?hl=en&sl=auto&tl=en&u=http%3A%2F%2Fbbs.chuwi.com%2Fforum-49-1.html&sandbox=1

£120.97 (approx) with UK Plug presale at Gearbest too (you can't buy a keyboard with this preorder): http://www.gearbest.com/tablet-pcs/pp_244794.html

Preview page (Countdown to the Preview Sale at top-right) http://sale.aliexpress.com/__pc/black_fri_chuwi.htm?spm=5261.7726059.0.31.aKChPy