have been looking for a very light weight laptop/tablet with keyboard for the OH as she needs to use for Word processing (taking notes during client sessions) and web-browsing when on wifi.
Saw a Lenovo Miix 300 at Sainsburys this morning @ £149 and thought it would fit the bill. Browsing the net, found a refurb on Argos Outlet ebay for £89.99. Item description does not mention Miix 300; however EAN number 889955327765 refers to it.
Again this is for Word processing and web-browsing only as people will point to only 2GB RAM and 32GB storage (although microSD expandable). 2xUSB ports on the keyboard.
Hope it has not been a duplicate post and helps someone.
*** Lots of returns on Amazon Warehouse: £122 ***
Cheers
Specifications:
1.83GHz Intel Atom z3735f quad core processor.
2GB RAM.
32 GB internal storage.
windows 10 operating system.
General features:
Built-in speaker.
Webcam.
Wi-Fi enabled.
Bluetooth - enabling you to easily and wirelessly connect with other Bluetooth enabled devices.
Microphone.
microSD memory card slot.
1 x USB 2.0.
HDMI.
General information:
9.6mm thin.
Size H17.31, W246.5cm.
Weight 615g.
Top comments
xela333
4 Jun 163#26
:confused: does it look like Lego GTA?
All comments (58)
woldranger
4 Jun 16#1
I have the Miix 8 and, so far, I've been really happy with it. It was a bit of a pain in the ass to get upgraded to Win10 but these come with it already installed. One of the first things to do - do all your backups, create your restore disk etc/drive and then get rid of the recovery partition to free up a load of space.
Seems a very good price but I wanted a smaller, lighter set up - pairing it with a bluetooth keyboard with trackpad and but together tip the scales at around 500g, so this is pretty light.
Farhan007
4 Jun 161#2
Use it to play GTA V all the time. Really good laptop.
countryreport to Farhan007
4 Jun 161#4
Good one m8
kamenitzabrit
4 Jun 16#3
Bought one of these a few weeks ago and so far not too bad. The negatives for me are - a) the wifi doesn't always connect unless it's right next to my modem, and I also had trouble connecting to some public wifi when my cheap Tesco connect tablet as well as a nokia phone connected ok
b) another problem is that the cursor sometimes dances around the screen and won't stay still when I'm trying to do something on ebay - not ideal when you need to scroll down a page or place a bid. The cursor also decides to highlight text at random now and then, but these problems might not be specific to this machine, I'm not savvy enough to know where the blame lies, but it doesn't happen with the aforementioned Tesco connect tablet, both using windows.
dealer221
4 Jun 16#5
This laptop can run gta v?
Farhan007
4 Jun 161#6
Course!
(At 0.5fps)
BubaMan
4 Jun 16#7
It'll play older games at acceptable frame rates - I've had Burnout Paradise on medium settings playing well on my Linx 8
bigbaz
4 Jun 16#8
Sounds like you may have malware on your computer.
kencol
4 Jun 16#9
Was thinking about buying the kids something like this last Christmas, but found nothing at all with a budget at double this. Seems early to buy for next Christmas, as they'll lose half of their warranty, but by Christmas something like this will be extortionate. Sure, it won't play GTA 5, but the kids play miniclip games, mostly web based. The benchmark isn't too bad for the money, like 1200+. Hot from me.
sunnydurian
4 Jun 161#10
Please note this is not full hd screen, only 1280 x 800.
matt_not_andrew
4 Jun 161#11
This would be great for Remix OS.
DatAlbino
4 Jun 16#12
This won't even run gta V, anything above gta 3 will need decent-high end specs to run
Not a bad little thing, great price, 89 quid is a steal, a little light on the storage and not a full HD screen which is a pity, seems to have some connectivity issues in terms of Wifi too if you google it, but decent processor, nice size and weight, all around not too shabby
simate
4 Jun 16#13
2 in 1?
simate
4 Jun 16#14
Ah touch screen and detachable keyboard , might be worth putting that in the description.
Excuse my ignorance, but I am not very techy, will bbc iplayer and the like ,work on this item without any lag etc?
tin
4 Jun 16#17
I had one of these for a bit - last time they were cheap on Amazon, and it was effing dreadful. The worst piece of tech (apart from maybe an Archos tablet) I have had the misfortune to lay my hands on.
Granted most of that is probably down to Windows 10 but genuinely, almost nothing worked and what did was ridiculously sluggish. Amazon very thankfully took it back.
seanmorris100
4 Jun 16#18
Lol utter ****!!!!!!!!!!!!! Better to get a tablet for the same money it will blow this away
Surely need more RAM aka 4G plus for Windows 10 to run properly !
Smartguy1
4 Jun 16#23
I have an absolutely mint hardly been used Miix 3 for sale if anyone is interested. For those of you who are not aware the Miix 3 was a better model as it has the 1920 x 1200 resolution screen. For some strange reason Lenovo went backwards with the 300 and gave it a low resolution screen. If you live in Hull or in the East Riding of Yorkshire you can come and have a look. Comes with the box and charger. l still got just over a year of John Lewis warranty left. Not sure if that's transferrable or not but as far as I know warranties should be on the item and not on the purchaser.
zoidster
4 Jun 161#24
I think a lot of the comments on here are unfair. I bought one of these at about £120 earlier in the year and for the money even at £120 it's brilliant. Amazingly Windows 10 seems to run fine on 2GB, of course anything resource hungry is going to be slow, after all look at the specs, but for this money? Web Browsing, watching videos, general office stuff, email its fine, I'd even go as far as saying its "quick enough". Real downsides? Weak speaker, Charging takes ages. I say its perfect middle ground between Tablet and PC, and I'm very familiar with iPads and Android tablets.
M3NDEREZ
4 Jun 16#25
Could be interested, drop me a message.
xela333
4 Jun 163#26
:confused: does it look like Lego GTA?
xela333
4 Jun 16#27
Yes will run perfectly. But you may prefer a tablet running Android for that
havoc73
4 Jun 16#28
I had a tablet. A Nexus 7 which is very well regarded apparently. But it has bricked after a system update. Not impressed and I will never buy Asus again.
jameshothothot
5 Jun 16#29
on steam stream yes
jameshothothot
5 Jun 16#30
should do. i have asus t100 and should be similar atom processor. intel has hardcoded into the chip graphics decompression
vigilant92
5 Jun 16#31
does it already have Microsoft office on it?
jw021979
5 Jun 162#32
good thing this deal us for a lenovo then.
daalphamale
5 Jun 16#33
no just the cloud version which is fine by me...there tons of free office solutions you can use other than microsoft
leedale30
5 Jun 16#34
I think they did come with Office from the reviews but as they are a refurb maybe they disabled it?
Dan2700
5 Jun 16#35
Will this play indie games on steam like stardew valley?
NickDee
5 Jun 16#36
The reason there are so many returns on Amazon is that this is usless. I wouldn't pay the £9 out of the £89 for this. You'd be better trawling eBay for a second hand laptop of the same value.
0BS1D1AN
5 Jun 16#37
What are you even saying??? :neutral_face:
spitfire51
5 Jun 16#38
I hope the returns are from people that were expecting a full laptop replacement for this device.
I will give it a try as Argos offer 30 return(buyer pays return postage). Again, OH needs are: small device, lightweight, good battery life, word processing and the occasional web surfing(email, etc). She will have her main laptop at home. Based on that I have high hopes on this device.
I had been looking at Dell e6230, but then they are heavier, I'd probably have to purchase a new battery, etc.
Let's see what happens.
furiousjammin
5 Jun 161#39
I'm confused over the negative comments. Surely no one is buying this actually expecting it to be a full blown laptop? It is a well made windows 10 capable netbook type thing with a detachable keyboard making it a windows 10 touch screen tablet. Surely the whole point you would buy this is for convenience. So you can do Web browsing on a screen bigger than your phone. So you can do word processing/office tasks while on the move. So you can watch tv/kodi content while away from home.
Who the hell actually buys this expecting it to be an all singing, all dancing super spec laptop that runs faster than the servers at Jodrell Bank, and then **** it off when it doesn't!? Get real people.
I paid £120 for mine, I purchased a USB dvd drive and use it when away at weekends in hotels (hdmi to hotel room tv) or use it when camping as a dvd player. Add in that kodi can be installed and streams well and you have a great little portable media device.
furiousjammin
5 Jun 16#40
I should add, the only negative I've found is that I can't get used to the touch pad and the windows "jump to" feature thingy. So I just use a wireless mouse.
smartypants71
5 Jun 162#41
I bought a refurbished Acer 2-in-1 Windows 10 Tablet from Argos a couple of months ago and it was brand new! Utterly perfect condition, with all stickers and plastic protection still attached, not one mark. I paid £80 for something that sells new for over £200, utterly chuffed.
elchery
5 Jun 16#42
I use a similar specs tablet for browsing the internet while watching tv and it's more than enough.
PlanetP
5 Jun 16#43
Hi
Just to clarify, this will need anti-virus installed, unlike a chromebook?
stephenchi
5 Jun 16#44
Would this run Football Manager via steam?
deem007
5 Jun 16#45
wife bought one for client meetings as her work laptop is junk and they wont cough up for a new one.
she loves it. uses it for everything and reports no problems other than an occasional reluctance to connect to some wifi hot spots. for her it also replaced a linx 7 i now use for kodi.
KTF
5 Jun 161#46
They have others for the same price as well. All look similar to me.
These don't look the same to me. No detachable screen. I.e. cannot work as a tablet.
woldranger
5 Jun 16#48
Yeah you're right....err....oh wait....this is a tablet!
leedale30
5 Jun 16#49
windows 10 has one built in
topcat16
6 Jun 161#50
I have this tablet and it runs FM 12 fine, not super snappy but it does more than I expected. Couldn't say if it will run the latest FM but I imagine turning off all the match stuff will make it playable albeit sluggish. The CPU isn't designed for gaming full stop.
Web browsing, emails, streaming and word processing is all the tablet is built for. Anything else should be deemed as a bonus.
I like the way I can use this as a tablet for streaming and as a laptop for browsing or sending emails. Find it a good between and for £89 it's a cracking price.
It's not without it's drawbacks and windows 10 for tablets is abit clunky but none the less functional.
At this price it's probably worth giving it a go.
I still prefer Android as a tablet OS because it works faster and slicker
BigMo
6 Jun 16#51
Just received mine, wouldn't say manufacture refurbished, maybe more Argos warehouse refurbished.
TheGreatGunnerB
6 Jun 16#52
Please PM me if you still have the Miix 3 for sale
spitfire51
7 Jun 16#53
Received mine yesterday:
In good condition(not excellent, mint, etc). Body has marks, but I believe it is because of the surface type. Screen has a protective film, one tiny air bubble. I have not removed the film yet, but touch screen works anyway.
Did not bother (yet) to do a clean install of Windows 10 Pro 32bit. Run Windows updates (will remove the old build to save space), installed Libre Office. Pointed office files to be saved on SDCard.
Youtube works fine, Office works fine. Screen resolution is not bad at all to be honest.
So far happy with purchase. Real test will come Thursday when OH meet with clients.
Hope whoever bought it is also happy.
IamMT
7 Jun 16#54
Serious question, do Argos ebay deliver to Argos stores?
jazzuk777
7 Jun 161#55
Loads of deals last Black November - several brand new 11.6 laptops/netbooks were available for £99.99 online brand new not refurb last year, inc. one from John Lewis! I'd expect similar this year...
havoc73
7 Jun 16#56
MIne arrived today. In "like new" condition. Very impressed and it's just what I was looking for.
spitfire51
8 Jun 16#57
Dud yours come with a protective film over the screen?
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Opening post
have been looking for a very light weight laptop/tablet with keyboard for the OH as she needs to use for Word processing (taking notes during client sessions) and web-browsing when on wifi.
Saw a Lenovo Miix 300 at Sainsburys this morning @ £149 and thought it would fit the bill. Browsing the net, found a refurb on Argos Outlet ebay for £89.99. Item description does not mention Miix 300; however EAN number 889955327765 refers to it.
Again this is for Word processing and web-browsing only as people will point to only 2GB RAM and 32GB storage (although microSD expandable). 2xUSB ports on the keyboard.
Hope it has not been a duplicate post and helps someone.
*** Lots of returns on Amazon Warehouse: £122 ***
Cheers
Specifications:
1.83GHz Intel Atom z3735f quad core processor.
2GB RAM.
32 GB internal storage.
windows 10 operating system.
General features:
Built-in speaker.
Webcam.
Wi-Fi enabled.
Bluetooth - enabling you to easily and wirelessly connect with other Bluetooth enabled devices.
Microphone.
microSD memory card slot.
1 x USB 2.0.
HDMI.
General information:
9.6mm thin.
Size H17.31, W246.5cm.
Weight 615g.
Top comments
:confused: does it look like Lego GTA?
All comments (58)
Seems a very good price but I wanted a smaller, lighter set up - pairing it with a bluetooth keyboard with trackpad and but together tip the scales at around 500g, so this is pretty light.
b) another problem is that the cursor sometimes dances around the screen and won't stay still when I'm trying to do something on ebay - not ideal when you need to scroll down a page or place a bid. The cursor also decides to highlight text at random now and then, but these problems might not be specific to this machine, I'm not savvy enough to know where the blame lies, but it doesn't happen with the aforementioned Tesco connect tablet, both using windows.
(At 0.5fps)
Not a bad little thing, great price, 89 quid is a steal, a little light on the storage and not a full HD screen which is a pity, seems to have some connectivity issues in terms of Wifi too if you google it, but decent processor, nice size and weight, all around not too shabby
Granted most of that is probably down to Windows 10 but genuinely, almost nothing worked and what did was ridiculously sluggish. Amazon very thankfully took it back.
:confused: does it look like Lego GTA?
Yes will run perfectly. But you may prefer a tablet running Android for that
I will give it a try as Argos offer 30 return(buyer pays return postage). Again, OH needs are: small device, lightweight, good battery life, word processing and the occasional web surfing(email, etc). She will have her main laptop at home. Based on that I have high hopes on this device.
I had been looking at Dell e6230, but then they are heavier, I'd probably have to purchase a new battery, etc.
Let's see what happens.
Who the hell actually buys this expecting it to be an all singing, all dancing super spec laptop that runs faster than the servers at Jodrell Bank, and then **** it off when it doesn't!? Get real people.
I paid £120 for mine, I purchased a USB dvd drive and use it when away at weekends in hotels (hdmi to hotel room tv) or use it when camping as a dvd player. Add in that kodi can be installed and streams well and you have a great little portable media device.
Just to clarify, this will need anti-virus installed, unlike a chromebook?
she loves it. uses it for everything and reports no problems other than an occasional reluctance to connect to some wifi hot spots. for her it also replaced a linx 7 i now use for kodi.
http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/Acer-Aspire-ES1-131-Intel-11-6-Inch-2GB-32GB-Windows-8-1-Laptop-Black-/361527561621
http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/Lenovo-IdeaPad-100S-11-6-Inch-Intel1-83-Ghz-2GB-32GB-Windows-8-Laptop-White-/351712896881
Web browsing, emails, streaming and word processing is all the tablet is built for. Anything else should be deemed as a bonus.
I like the way I can use this as a tablet for streaming and as a laptop for browsing or sending emails. Find it a good between and for £89 it's a cracking price.
It's not without it's drawbacks and windows 10 for tablets is abit clunky but none the less functional.
At this price it's probably worth giving it a go.
I still prefer Android as a tablet OS because it works faster and slicker
In good condition(not excellent, mint, etc). Body has marks, but I believe it is because of the surface type. Screen has a protective film, one tiny air bubble. I have not removed the film yet, but touch screen works anyway.
Did not bother (yet) to do a clean install of Windows 10 Pro 32bit. Run Windows updates (will remove the old build to save space), installed Libre Office. Pointed office files to be saved on SDCard.
Youtube works fine, Office works fine. Screen resolution is not bad at all to be honest.
So far happy with purchase. Real test will come Thursday when OH meet with clients.
Hope whoever bought it is also happy.
http://www.hotukdeals.com/deals/lenovo-ideapad-100s-11-6-inch-hd-laptop-white-intel-atom-z3735-2-gb-ram-32-gb-hdd-2462477?utm_source=Newsletter&utm_medium=email&utm_content=06122016&utm_campaign=Daily%2BHot
As I mentioned, could get for £100 last black November