Let me guess. One lenovo laptop failed on you and now you deem the entire brand suspect and feel the need to vent. Statistics/surveys say they are average for reliability.

You know of a significantly better deal? Awesome. We await your posting.

courtesy of 50 nerds of grey:wink:
'I've been a very bad girl,' she said, biting her lip. 'I need to be punished.' 'Very well,' he said and installed Windows 10 on her laptop.

what are these new-fangled 'hinges' that it speaks of in such a technical way... did they discover these along with the gravity waves last week? they do whaaaat? in league with the devil, surely?

Heat added

Thanks OP! Have some heat :smiley:

Link doesn't work for me

http://www.argos.co.uk/m/static/Product/partNumber/5175198.htm

? same price in Currys !!

http://www.currys.co.uk/gbuk/computing/laptops/laptops/lenovo-miix-300-10-1-2-in-1-black-10142583-pdt.html?gclid=CMLy9ty5_8oCFWQq0wodcEsG3w&srcid=198&cmpid=ppc~gg~~~Exact&mctag=gg_goog_7904&s_kwcid=AL[email protected]:20160217184211:s


And on Amazon !!

http://www.amazon.co.uk/Lenovo-Miix-10-Inch-Tablet-Black/dp/B016BB8V84

Hi, just wondering how do these compare to the linx 10 tablets? Are they pretty such the same or is one better than the other.

OK thanks, I'll have a look.

Does it comes with free office?

Nice-hot!

Cheaper than the Miix 3 (7 months ago) though with reduced resolution too(mine is 1920x1200).

Its a shame they limit these to a 32GB embedded ssd should be 64GB seen as windows takes up a big chunk of that 32GB

If Amazon are also doing it at this price might also be worth going via flubit. I will check just now and see the level of reduction on offer.

The instant offer of 3% brings it down to £126.99. Will need to see what the best offer is in a couple of hours.

Seems a right bargain.

I've got the Lenovo Miix 10 version 1, great machine, would upgrade to this if I had the cash...

Could you stick Remix OS on these?

I wish this was android rather than windows! looks a good deal for the price I have to say

I had the same idea. Got the same instant offer of a 3% saving, waited for the private offer and it was only 1%! (£128.07).

I got the 3% instant then the time offer was 'cant beat that price'.

Can you have programs like torrent on here?

Sorely tempted by this, very good price.

Last year's model had the 1920 x 1200 IPS screen. Lenovo have gone backwards with the Miix, same as Samsung with their tabs since they dropped the tab pro. Don't get me wrong this is a nice little laptop 2 in 1, very well made for the money, least my Miix 3 is but don't expect to much from that quad core processor as it's benchmark is only 906. It's also a 1.33GHz processor and not 1.83 as advertised. 1.83 is the burst speed. The screen is lovely in 1920 x 1200 which is something this 2 in 1 should have but sadly lacks.

Too heavy to be a tablet, too underpowered to be a laptop.

Still nice price.

Nice bit of kit, but the microphone is poor for skype.

what are these new-fangled 'hinges' that it speaks of in such a technical way... did they discover these along with the gravity waves last week? they do whaaaat? in league with the devil, surely?

Voted hot, tempted

Linx 1010 is amazing. I guess its just preference. I paired my Linx 1010 with a Microsoft Wedge Keyboard and a Bluetooth mouse. These cut price Windows devices are great

Looking at it, I bet these come from the same factory. May as well be a rebranded Linx. The buttons, ports and keyboard look identical.

Heat either way.

*NB* - Pure speculation on my part!

Isn't one of these better?
http://www.gearbest.com/tablet-pcs/pp_244802.html
http://www.gearbest.com/tablet-pcs/pp_261205.html?wid=3
http://www.gearbest.com/tablet-pcs/pp_286366.html
May be someone can comment on the performance of these?

Specs are better (and what I really want in a mini laptop) but not sure you'll get a keyboard, build quality could be all over the shop and the support from Gearbest, according to reviews and this site, is patchy at best.

So it's if you want to take the risk!

Just looking at the first one; faster processor (900 vs 1200), more memory and a better screen. I'd say so.

Don't seem to come with a keyboard though - pity, because it makes it so much more versatile.

Absolutely top notch deal - have some heat!

Ha ha, me too. Only I got a whopping 2% offer, so it was £1 more expensive than the instant offer.

Thanks for your helpful comment.

They have EU warehouse, so will have 2 years warranty. Has anyone tried one of these? Any comments or could tell which one of three has better built quality/spec? Again, thanks for any help/comment.

Initial reviews are very good on these. CPU between around the same to 30% better and GPU around 100% better. The 4GB of RAM also won't do it any harm. I have a Chuwi Vi8 super and I'm very happy with it. These 10" Cherry Trail tablets are sitting in my wish-list ...

I like the chuwi the most if it's come with a keyboard, but it doesn't state anywhere. It does appear in the picture.
*EDIT* - It doesn't come with a keyboard, it will cost extra £13.

Really nice products I see here, looking possibly be adding another one to my inventory. Why is it when a product is crap, some people add the word Chinese as an adjective, when a product is a gem, like this one, hardly anyone adds the same word Chinese in front, e.g. a Chinese gem, cool Chinese stuff, utterly useful Chinese gem...

My mate keeps asking me to find him a small laptop as hes useless.

I always think 2gb ram is not enough.

But all he will want to do is basically listen to and download music and do some web browsing. Guess this will be fine?

is this ok for you....know what ?

Sorry this might be a silly question...BUT...could Kodi be installed on this and then connected up to a TV via the HDMI?

good find

can i use skype and open office on this?

Hi, Does it take C.D.'s?

Got one. Runs Windows 10 very smoothly with no lag. Office 2015 is no problem too. I added a 32GB Micro SD and changed default saves to there.

It boots from cold in around 20 seconds which is great as on standby it eats battery.

Watch the USB charging as it cannot get enough juice back in than you use if medium to heavy use. Overloads the USB circuit (i.e. when you have a portable HDD at the same time)/


However mine is on its way for repair with a "bad condition" battery. Lenovo answered in 1 hour and sent labels for the return trip to Germany for repair.

Got mine from John Lewis so another 18 months of warranty left!

Would this be any good for playing Football Manager and Cities Skyline?

what antivirus is recommended for this?

Also some reviews say that the speakers are poor, are they good enough for Skype chats?

2% off all Argos sales 'in-store' with Quidco, by registering Card
Don't think TCB with track at 5.25% as this isn't classed as 'iPad, Tablets and EReaders' under that category at Argos.

Is this an HDMI or a mini HDMI?

Hmm is the linx 1010b worth the extra 20quid? similar spec but full size usb etc.

thanks

Will get my staff family discount off at currys, nice find

£123 from Amazon if you're on their student program

​Alpha lol

​No money of them are better as they're not UK stock, not a UK company and next to no long term warranty and that's assuming you get the goods at all and dodge vat & import duty (EU warehouse aside)

Got the Miix 3 and keyboard just does not work

Student Discount also available (for those eligible) making it £123.49

*Only just seen Rich44's comment after i typed mine*

Just for the record, these work great with Linux too if you want to put a decent OS on it (and claim the windows tax back from M$)

I've got a Linx 10 that I'm experimenting with as a work laptop. My other LT is too heavy. I don't really like the origami keyboard (too flimsy), the lack of adjustment for the screen and the res isn't as high as I would like. I 'might' try this just for the proper keyboard and better screen adjustment.

Bear with me as I am really not technical. My little girl has to do an Alta-maths home learning program for school. It doesn't work on a tablet due to the need to have a flash player, does anyone know if it would work on this?

what's the battery life like?

Won't last long.....it's a Lenovo. Cold from me.

cold from me too, you'd be better off with a chromebook, here's one http://www.argos.co.uk/beta/static/Product/partNumber/3384170.htm
Let's face it, nobody uses carp like this anymore without an internet connection and windows 10 is pants on these things even without a mechanical hard drive :confused:

Not that easy - you have to send your machine to Microsoft who wipe the device and then you get it back.

Waited for the offer to elapse and went back in and got the 3% instant offer again. Although I'm not so sure I want it now...

Just picked one up, will replace my Lenovo A8 tab, the fact it's an actual real keyboard with a real hinge really sold me on it, the previous ones were just tablets with a keyboard case with a stand this is an actual laptop when connected up. Will see how it goes anyway :smiley:

This is all the tablet is worth, if you pay any more for it, feel slightly stupid

hot deals,, The Lenovo MIIX 3 is the portable Windows tablet that you have always wanted. It combines the simplicity of a tablet with the familiarity of the Windows ecosystem – meaning you can get more done without spending more money on a full size notebook PC. :wink:

JL price matched too :smiley: just ordered one :smiley:

Hi guy's

I have just bought a Linx 1010B with keyboad.

So far so good as a cheap 2in1. Only criticism is that windows crap as a tablet OS especially with so little apps.

That criticism has nothing to do with the machine, hence still a good buy for what i need it for.

The missus says she wants one so she can use on the tube and do stuff
The 12yr old says she wants one because she thinks money grow on trees

This Miix is a similar price to the Linx1010b though cheaper

Should I get the Miix or the Linx10

Thanks

If you replace windows (unused) with a different OS you can claim back the cost of the windows licence.
The last time I did it was was over a decade ago, I took a series of photos of the process (rejecting the licence agreement, and installing Linux) I printed them all out and sent them with a letter (I thought this would be a better idea as emails are easy to ignore), a few weeks later a cheque turned up though the post. I don't recall exactly how much it was, but I think it was around thirty quid.

courtesy of 50 nerds of grey:wink:
'I've been a very bad girl,' she said, biting her lip. 'I need to be punished.' 'Very well,' he said and installed Windows 10 on her laptop.

​Eh not enough space? Windows 10 isn't THAT big, yes it needs management but stick a 128gb sd card in it, set updates to download to it (or disable them entirely) clear out any restore points, previous OS etc and 10 uses around 20gb tops that still leaves a third of the space free.

I suspect the problems cone from people who don't show it a little tlc

Does anyone know how to adjust the volume on this one? It's waaay too allow.

Should that not be 16gb lol. Sorry if someone else has pointed this out as well.

This already comes with windows 10 pre-loaded so no issues with necessary disc space. Most people who will have had issues having the necessary disk space may have been due to loading programmes on it prior to downloading the necessary update from micrososft or as the case with me the download failed 3 times. I purposely did not use mine for two weeks before the update became available. Each time the windows update downloads and fails it takes up valuable space on the machine. You have to delete it manually and try again. Even setting up another user on these can reduce drive space by nearly half a gig. Windows advises 16gb of free space to downloaded windows 10. That's a bit tight if it keeps downloading the update and fails. You have to go into the windows folder, software, downloads and delete all the files and then try the download again. Then eventually you will get windows 10 on 32gb laptops.

What nobody tells you is that the first thing you should do when you buy a device with 8.1 on it is to delete or back up the programmes you don't want. Get as much free space as possible. Download from windows update. If you have 8.1 you need to get rid of the recovery partition. That's when it becomes interesting. After you have windows 10 on your machine and working you need to download the windows iso file using the media creation tool. Run it from usb and then create a windows recovery disk. After you have done that you get the laptop to boot from usb using the recovery disk you have made. Then you have a fresh install of windows 10 with the drivers to run everything and no crap or bloatware. Now you can start using your laptop properly. Or you can just buy an android device and forget the above and have an extra night or two in the week to catch up on tv. Why microsoft make things so complicated I don't know.

Done the above on my miix 3 last year, that was the one with the high resolution screen and not this one which is an average 1280 x 800.

Can you use the chromebook as a tablet also or physically install microsoft office on it or other programmes . No you can't. This is a laptop that has the ability to be a tablet also. That is why some people will buy one of these as it's dual purpose and someone who just wants to surf the internet and type emails using a keyboard amy buy a chromebook or perhaps an android tablet. I have the miix 3. It won't blow anything out of the water but neither will the chromebook you put forward. The laptop is fine for surfing the internet, emails, running small programmes with the added bonus that I have full office on mine. Not to mention I can use it as a tablet or a laptop. Mine however has a superior screen to that posted as Lenovo have gone backwards in terms of screen resolution. Watching videos on a 1920 x 1200 screen is amazing.

I have bluestacks on my miix 3 and it runs Mobdro just fine.

Aw. Thanks though.

Go to linxtablets.co uk, look up drivers section, upgrade.

No 26GB. Shame I can't take a quick pic as I sold it on eBay last week for £85.00 after fees... :disappointed:

If I literally only want a laptop to organise my music on iTunes, stream live football games and occasionally emulate N64 games will this be sufficient?

Read what I wrote, This already had win 10, it was brand new, it didnt have any restore points nor any previous Os. It clearly stated there STILL wasnt enough disk space for a Win 10 update. I'd already tried to remove any bloatware to maximise the space.

Er no, It was brand new , out of the box, with Win 10, this was a major Win 10 UPDATE, See my previous reply,

Not sure why so much heat. It's an underpowered 10 inch tablet with a keyboard attached. What is the benefit of using one of these?

jst got mine. Very impressed for what I need it which basic browsing and skype. Solid build.

I've only really started using the 10 in anger this week, but I wouldn't say it's overly suffered from drop outs.

Ah yes. That will teach me for scan reading. I wonder if it has anything to do with the HP being 64-bit, if indeed it is 64-bit, as opposed to 32-bit which is what my Miix is. It would have been interesting to know what size the recovery partition was showing on the HP. All I know is on the miix with 8.1 it had about 16gb free when it had done all the updates before windows 10 came out. After 3 failed attempts of downloading windows 10 it was showing 6gb of free space. Clearing out the downloads folder in windows system folder got it back to 16gb again and then I managed to download successfully. It was showing about 10gb free space after windows 10 installed but I still had the windows 8.1 recovery partition in place.

After then doing a fresh install of windows 10 and removing the recovery partition I had about 16gb space which is where I started with win 8.1. About 2 weeks ago I easily managed the new update of windows 10 and with a few programmes such as Avast, Chrome, Office 365 and a couple of others I have just under 15gb free space which will see me out for a while.

Strange about the HP though. It's like they still have the windows 8.1 recovery partition on them. However if it hasn't then HP need to do some serious thinking as it looks like their machines with 32gb are not for for purpose.

Another refurbishment in the waiting....Lenovo - king of refurbished laptops. For that reason....never had or will, get a Lenovo. Cold !!!!

Got mine today - have to say I'm very impressed so far :smiley:

Had mine a couple days and very happy with it, it's just like a real laptop when attached to the keyboard, the processor and built in graphics are actually very very good for low end, I'm currently playing dota 2 on it :O. Boots in seconds, runs everything perfectly, Windows 10 only takes up about 8.7gb of the built in storage which is nice, it has two full size USB ports on the keyboard, unlike older models it's not just a keyboard case with a stand to hold it up its fits on to a real hinge and holds its own weight so you don't need a flat surface to use it, the screen I thought would be disappointing but it isn't at all it's really sharp and clear I mean it is HD after all which people forget. Battery life is great lasts a full day of general use. Not much else to say really if someone said to me you can buy an actual real laptop brand new for just over £100 I wouldn't believe them oh and it's also a tablet with a touch screen :O

Hope the SD card slot is a more robust design than the Miix 3 of last year, I had two of them and on both the flap wouldn't stay closed with a card installed. Really poor build quality in general with that model, but then it was cheap. Hope this newer model is a bit more solid.

If it's anything like the situation with Windows 8.1 (with Bing), I doubt they're paying much/anything for the Windows 10 licence for these devices in the first place.

Can someone that's bought one confirm if you can charge via USB or is only via a separate PSU. Will kind of defeat the object of portability if I have to cart around a laptop PSU with me.

Anyone have any idea if this would be ok for my daughter to play minecraft on?

It may play the Windows 10 Edition of Minecraft (which is based off of the Android/iOS codebases roughly) fairly well.

Full Minecraft is unlikely:

Windows 8.1 32-bit Intel Atom Z3735F 1.33GHz Intel HD Graphics 311MHz 2GB DDR3 1333MHz Samsung BWBC3R 1366×768 1.5.3 1.8.1 12-14 10-14 11-13 Zotac PI320. Java 1.8.0.25. Driver version v10.18.10.3958.

That's 12-14 fps at 854x480 - unplayable.

This is a better deal for the same tablet with the extended warranty no?.

http://www.johnlewis.com/lenovo-miix-300-tablet-with-detachable-keyboard-intel-atom-2gb-ram-windows-10-10-1-32gb-wi-fi-black/p2309219?sku=235089268&kpid=235089268&s_kenid=b82b28aa-b052-45c8-976d-d6d8b60deab3&s_kwcid=402x1633292&tmad=c&tmcampid=73#media-overlay_show

Has anyone found a good fit case for this? Was just after something like a neoprene slip case maybe?

Also after a nice case that will fit this.:smiley:

I already have one of these. Is the Lenovo any better?

Asus Transformer T100TA

https://www.asus.com/us/2-in-1-PCs/ASUS_Transformer_Book_T100TA/specifications/

Complete technophobe so advice please, my 11 year old needs a computer for homework, mainly word documents. Would this be any good?

Most business also use Lenovos as their product of choice for mobile workers... in 7 Years I've only had one issue with a lenovo device, and that was a non lenovo component... and my gear really does take a bashing.

Thanks, already has an iPad so would be mainly used for word processing

If you're not going to be using it as a tablet, then you're probably better off getting a proper laptop. You'll get a slightly larger screen, and a keyboard without any compromises in layout/size. That said, this Lenovo tablet/keyboard probably would do the job in most cases, and does come with Office Mobile pre-installed (most laptops won't come with any form of Office software).

Lenovo are renowned for putting dodgy software on their pcs which allows hackers easy access such as Superfish adware and ShareIt. so beware!

Linx tablets have a decent forum.

Is there one for the lenovo miix?

What I would really like is this sort of set-up but with a decent amount of memory (4GB or even 8GB) with HDMI out (and possibly in, so the "tablet" could be used as an external display for other devices) and a 1080p screen. I would happily pay £150 for that sort of spec - especially if there were XP drivers available! 8-)

3g

There are plenty of free office suites available for Windows (eg Open Office). I really hate the way PC users think they need to use Microsoft products...

3g

bought this Monday night - got home today, opened the package, plugged the charger in (as per the 3 step guide) pressed the on button and nothing......really disappointed with lenovos quality control, needless to say my first and last purchase from this brand, hence mega cold added,,,

smart guy
Yes as the post above suggests. You have to leave it plugged in for a few minutes and then press the power button for up to 5 seconds. Wait for the LENOVO splash screen to come on always before you let go of the power button. Its not like your regular samsung, lg etc. I have the miix 3 and thought mine was faulty at first.

I have tried for up to 15 seconds, when I turn the charger off the light on the side goes from a yellow colour to red the goes off. when I turn it back on it goes red, then yellow. it does not flash..

so do I phone tech or contact argos in the morning, as it appears to be faulty

smart guy- I have had it charging for 2 hours - still the same situation. thanks for tips though

Hi, can I ask how you find typing things, doing word etc, when in desktop mode? I found the 'icons' and toolbar words very small and hard to hit on 10in windows tablets.

I am fine with it. When in desktop mode, typing on the keyboard feels great - I did survive uni with a netbook on the go, so this is very much like a netbook, which allows me to detach and use as tablet.

The main thing is getting used to using the keyboard, trackpad and tapping the screen on 'small icons'.

They are hard to hit. I thought it was because of the 1920 x 1200 resolution on mine but looks like its the same on the lesser resolution screen. You can adjust the title bars in settings, display, advanced settings I think. Default is set at 8 or 9. I set mine to 11 for title bars, menu titles etc. You have to set each one and then tick apply. You can't do them all to a higher number and tick apply, it has to be one by one. You can also set the custom scale to 175% which may help. It maybe set to this already but worth checking. If it's still too small get a stylus, it make it easier.

Hi guys,

would you buy the above or ASUS Transformer Book T100TAF-BING-DK034B 2-in-1 Laptop

like this one:
http://www.microsoftstore.com/store/msuk/en_GB/pdp/ASUS-Transformer-Book-T100TAF-BING-DK034B-2-in-1-Laptop/productID.312509100

Sorry, for bolds...I'm on the mobile and cannot edit.

Anyone? Need an opinion as desperate for one and can't choose

Thank you for the opinion. I do appreciate it...
In this case I'll go with Lenovo as it's cheaper for similar bit of kit.

NOW WITH £10 VOUCHER AND 10% QUIDCO CASHBACK, IT MAKES ARGOS THE CHEAPEST PLACE TO GET THIS.