Hi - what store was this in? Is it nationwide?

Loads in Argos at 1p cheaper and can confirm they are built well and work fairly fast from one I tested for a mate: http://www.argos.co.uk/product/5496774

Heat added. Excellent find

More details of the spec here

http://ontaap.com/portfolio/linxv12/

That looks like a different version the one from Sainsburys is 4gb ram and 64gb drive

This can be the next Microsoft Surface killer. Though Sainsburys and Argos are same company now, prices are cheaper at Sainsburys.

Sorry missed this was the 12 inch one. Hopefully my post will be helpful nonetheless.

DDR2 RAM?

Not full HD. ****

Must be a dodgy listing on ebuyer then, the only full spec I could find. Any indication on the battery life?

Are you sure?

Please take a look at photo of the specs I uploaded.
http://iob.imgur.com/uYGg/0VLZk7beGy

can confirm this is genuine as picked up one in Slough yesterday.
4GB DDR3 and 1920x1200 screen resolution.

battery life is stated as 7 hours on the box.

I got just over 5 hours of normal WiFi use.

200GB sandisk microSD card also works perfectly.

Would love one of these. :-)

can we have the bar code to search stock?

Would it be crazy to get an accompanying keyboard and use this as a laptop replacement? Internet browsing and Microsoft Office mainly. Nothing too taxing

15 available in Talbot Heath store in Poole / Bournemouth area.

6 in Cheltenham (Tewkesbury Road) priced at £200 on the shelf half way towards rear of store, model on display still priced @ £220.

Unfortunately the display model was not turned on and battery was flat, so I couldn't comment if the screen was any good.

Thanks I didnt spot it comes with the keyboard. Seems a great price. I know it's a different product but I bought the Linx 7 a while back which was a pile of junk (in terms of using Windows) and battery life etc.

Plenty in the Livingston store - marked as a clearance item so likely will scan at this price in any store as it appears to be nationwide. The demo model in-store was also flat and would not power on so couldn't get an idea of screen quality or performance but keyboard cover felt decent to type on.

Managed to get one of these in West Hove Sainsburys. Only 2 left at time of posting.

Obviously this won't be as powerful as a £599 Microsoft Surface Pro 4 ( https://www.microsoftstore.com/store/msuk/en_GB/pdp/Surface-Pro-4/productID.326546100 ), which uses more powerful chips (the slowest having CPU Mark of 3056 http://www.cpubenchmark.net/cpu.php?cpu=Intel+Core+m3-6Y30+%40+0.90GHz ). It's an upgrade to the Linx 710/810/1010 line with 12.2" screen and better resolution (1920x1200 vs 1280x800). The Atom x5-Z8300 (1199 CPU Mark https://www.cpubenchmark.net/cpu.php?cpu=Intel+Atom+x5-Z8300+%40+1.44GHz ) is about 30% faster than their Atom Z3735G (CPU Mark 912 http://www.cpubenchmark.net/cpu.php?cpu=Intel+Atom+Z3735G+%40+1.33GHz ).

A Microsoft employee makes the point about the comparison in his blog:
"As you can probably tell I’m impressed with this device. You do need to bear in mind the price of course – don’t expect this to be a low-cost version of a Surface."
https://blogs.msdn.microsoft.com/ianm/2016/09/21/linx-12v-incredibly-low-price-for-a-whole-lot-of-2-in-1/

Amazon lists a cut down version of this, the Linx 12V32 (with 2GB RAM and 32GB storage down from 4GB RAM and 64GB storage) for £319:
https://www.amazon.co.uk/Linx-12-Inch-Keyboard-Storage-Windows/dp/B01LNHETGY
This has a small number (5) of mixed reviews.

Can someone tell me how they find sound from the device. Ive tested mine and the sound is terrible. On full blast you can hardly hear anything.

Screen is OK. A bit grainy and some light bleed.

Thanks

SKU is 130615476

Is there anyway to check online which stores have stock?

Just picked one up in Hayes, 2 left, they shut at 10pm.

What are these like for build quality, I wasn't that impressed with the Linx 7 or 8.

Felt cheap and the battery life was terrible.

Thank you. I went to my local Sainsbuys, East Prescot Road, Liverpool. They didn't have any on display and the store assistant didn't think they sold the 12" version. Using the SKU he found it on the system and it showed they had one in stock so after a bit of searching in the stock room he bought one out. Strangely he said the price had gone up to £329, but I asked him to scan it and it went through for £200. He said it looks like the price may be going up tomorrow? I guess we'll find out tomorrow for sure, but thank you so much - was in the market for something like this and didn't want to risk a Chinese import. Thank you!

Definitely not great for sound, very low volume here too (have turned up to max), everything else seems good so far.

Edit actually WiFi seems slow, but I have left mine charging up now so will double check settings etc later.

It may be too early to ask but anyone noticed how long it takes to charge? I remember the Link 7 was ridiculously slow. Just wondered if anyone had noticed if a couple of hours or all day.

Sadly mine has a huge amount of light bleed on the screen and is quite slow. I'll save up for something better! Back for refund tomorrow. If you still looking maidstone had three left at 6pm.

Sound volume is like using earphones for speakers. Anything less than full volume and you won't hear a thing. Light bleed is present on mine too. Going back tomorrow.

I found you can improve the sound by unticking "Enable Speaker Equalizer" in Playback devices, speakers, system effects.

Thanks. I'll give it a go tomorrow.

I also found a bit unnerving fact that the tablet connected to my WiFi during setup without me entering the password. I thought that maybe it was disabled and tried to sign without it on another device but it wouldn't let me.

Yep, it does help. Still not great but better and just about loud enough to listen to music to in a small room.

Battery does seem to take an age to charge to the earlier query, but then I have been charging whilst playing about with it, and using a 2.1 amp micro USB (not the charger that came with it), so can't say for sure how the battery is.

I found the USB port a bit 'stiff' but seems okay now after a few uses.

I am fifty fifty about the machine so far, it could be really great for the money so I am persevering with it for now, and getting it all updated, etc.
It seems really smooth in itself, navigating between windows, etc, the screen is pretty nice to me, and the keyboard / cover and stand are very good.

​none now

Can't do anything with your link unfortunately? .. unless I install the relevant 'App' (which as yet, I obviously don't have, lol), but thanx anyway.

Will try again on a PC later, and see if that one improves it none?, or ..... :-)


Thanx for that useful info.

Thanx for the Deal too OP. :-)

Mine from nearly a day to supply all the flats updates and ran slide during the time. It seems better now all the updates have applied.

A long time. I charged mine for around 3 hours in the evening and it was only half charged. However battery life in the device seems to be good.

Argos also not USB3 but has 2hrs longer battery.

Shame about the usb3.

Also 720p V 1080p

Thanks

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Called in to Slough Sainsburys earlier this morning - back up to £329 (SKU 130615476). Three on shelf though if anyone interested.
Rang Sainsburys Portswood, just to confirm price and they have eight in stock.

Shame the price as gone up - luckily some of you were able to get one at the discounted price

I can confirm that it is £329 at sainsburys in Slough today:(

Funny how I was undecided when it was £200, but now it's £329 I definitely want it (but obviously not to pay £329).

Yup, even though I saw plenty of them yesterday but didn't bite as I had no use for it, now I feel like I have missed out on a deal!

Same here!! LOL....I suspect it will go down again to £200 on Boxing Day though!

im giving it a chance with some updates. I tried Rocksmith 2014 on it last night and had no sound at all. I then managed to delete the sound card driver! Any ideas how to get it back?? DId a full reset over night but it didnt restore. Rocksmith was chugging with graphic options turned down anyway.

Could someone with one please look at the audio device and let me know what the driver is as i have found some but no idea which ones is what?

It's Intel SST Audio Device (WDM)

Driver Version 604.10135.2747.5232

Driver Date 09/08/2015


Under Driver File details it says

File Version 10.0.14393.0 (rs1_release.160715-1616)

And it's at

C:\WINDOWS\system32\DRIVERS\drmk.sys

I think. I am not at all techie but hope that helps

(I am surprised that a full reset did not recover it)

Not a surprise - this machine comes nowhere near the minimum specs for Rocksmith 2014 (and I imagine running it on a computer with those exact minimum specs would not be a pretty sight either).

It was worth a try!!

brilliant. now working again!

Excellent.
:wink:

I've speeded up my tab slightly by changing Windows settings. I usually make this change in every windows machine I use

1. Right click on start menu
2.click on advanced system settings
3 . click on settings under performance
4. Select "adjust for best performance"

This takes away some visual effects but makes windows run quicker

Just been trying the football manager 17 demo, PC version from Steam, been pleasantly surprised, it seems to be able to manage OK, not really slow like I thought and the 3d pitch highlights (very low setting) are OK.

Cheers, Interested in other tips and tricks for this device as there's not much else out there on it. The earlier tip on sound definitely helped.

EDIT...

i did have what looked ike a serious issue with this and the screen, but after reset, and making sure all my downloads were going to C drive, and not OneDrive as i think i might have set some, all seems ok, so thought it worth letting othersknow. This does seem like a very good deal for £200 now.

Looks like a hardware fault. Doesn't look good.

Actually decided to give it one more try, I had a feeling I had been saving some files to OneDrive rather than the PC itself, as iPlayer wasn't working on downloads, etc, so maybe updates to system / drivers were the same.
Anyhow, have just been using it again for half an hour and seems fine, so quarrying on...
(I think I am finding dealing with Windows 10 a bit of an issue, haven't used Windows in years)

The youtube vid you posted looks like it is a hardware issue.. so if I were you I would try to give it back or get it swapped for another unit

Hehehehe, thanx for that.

With any luck, come Christmas time going, they'll repeat upon such cool price's again?, hopefully .....

The Linx 10 Lite, 16GB has served me well!, but is mad limiting on space (ESPECIALLY as Windows 10 deliberately insists on mandatory 'updates', irrespective of whether you expressly agree to them or NOT?!, most annoying!!!, and as such killed much of any real useful internal space again, I've heard there is a way to turn-off that annoying Windows 10 feature somewhere?, but don't know how to do it?, if anyone is more familiar on that end of things, your input would be most appreciated, thanx). :-)

Got one of these sitting sealed in the box from the £200 offer.
Is it worth opening and keeping ?mostly for watching you tube but a bit worried about the speaker volume comments ,will i be able to hear them ok? whats the screen like ,every shop i have went to see them at they are dead .Looking for a honest review please .thanks

If you are mostly wanting something for watching YouTube, you would be better served with a cheaper Android tablet imho. Also a lot less hassle to maintain.

Yes quite agree Windows isn't good at consumption - more for creation ! I had a Linx 7 and it was hopeless for Windows - much too small - I have a Lenovo Yoga 8 for general use - I think the format is great with the built in stand. Bit long in the tooth now and low res screen but still does the job.

I agree, you can get a better android tablet for viewing youtube. If you want a cheap hybrid computer then I don't think you can get anything cheaper, with similar specs. The only thing that may come close are cheap laptops from china but they lack quality control and warranty

Ok thanks .will open and give a try .

Couldn't decide if I wanted this or not. Back up to 329 in Chippenham, 1 left in stock. Still undecided if I'm glad I missed it or not...

If you are still undecided then you know not buying it was the right decision! :wink:

So just had a play with one in Sainsbury's - sound is very poor - seemed to me like about 60% volume not much else happens as you continue to turn up. Also vey tinny and thin sound - would drive me bonkers to listen to this. I didn't think the screen looked very bright either at full brightness. Would I pay £329 - probably not - if I was in the market for a windows multi-use device I would consider at £200 but then reject it for the sound but that's my personal likes/dislikes.

I'm in if and when these are marked down to £100. No sooner.

I've had the same screen issue as you had.. Odd. I'll log a call with Linx to see what they suggest

Edit.. Could be hardware acceleration in chrome. So I've disabled it and see if it happens again

Check your storage / downloads is all going to C drive. I think I pressed something on first setup that meant some stuff was going to OneDrive,.
Been playing with it all day again, after full reset and being careful on startup and it has been completely smooth, and been impressed with it. Will definitely keep it now, but keeping the receipt incase if fault.

I have been using Opera Browser which now automatically cuts out all ads, been very good (tried Chrome earlier that was fine).

The big negatives are the sound and the battery taking so long to charge, but as a useable Windows 10 tablet, I think it is now a good deal.

I've returned mine today. Couldn't cope with the sound, light bleed and vertical black lines on dark screen.

Still available in Stonehouse (I know, "Where?", right?*) and at £199 - there were three left on a stand right by the customer service desk.

* For those close enough to care, M5, J13, head south towards Stroud

Thanx for that, that was timely!, still no idea where Stonehouse is though?, hahahaha, but will research it more later mind?, and see as to where we then go from there ..... lol. :-)

If any folk are having issues with the battery, it seems to me the charger they give you is junk.
I have left mine on a Quick Charge charger, I did not time it as went out to work, but I did see it was charging noticeably quicker, and also when I turned it on just now it's actually fully charged, and showing 100% when previously but would show 99.
I don't think it is a quick charging device, but definitely north trying with a hihher powered charger than what they gave you.

My son reluctantly returned it back to sainsburys store last week due to the wireless connection issue. Kept disconnected itself after a while and a pop up window appears stating basically no device driver available which is weird. He had to reboot it to get the wireless connection again.

Sorry to hear that, mine has been very good now and I think it's been a great purchase, saved me paying out on a new laptop.

Do you have any tweaks. What browser are you using

No special tweaks, just did that full reset and made sure I was downloading all files to my C Drive (and not OneDrive) on startup.

I do think the quick charger I have is much better, the one with it is junk.

I have found Chrome, Edge, etc okay, but think Opera is the best with its built in adblock.

Apart from the low volume it is a great machine to use now.

Been thinking of buying one of these, has anyone tried it for xbox or ps4 streaming,, kodi etc?

Just seen 5 of them in sainsburys Urmston branch if anyone interested.
:smile:

Can anyone please confirm if these charge via Micro USB?

They do, albeit quite slowly

Hi All I'm from Birmingham .... I've been to Sainsburys by maypole alcester road this tablet it priced £320 anyone know of any sainsburys in Birmingham selling this tablet for £200 ..... Please let me know ASAP. Thanks.

Wouldn't mind a similar answer for any of these priced at £200 (or less), in London?. :-)

£329 in Sainsburys in Purley. Would love to find it for £200

Yeah, for £200 I'd sure like to pick up one. But at £320 :confused:, less so. Mayby they'll drop again for boxing day "sales" .....

Save your money until something better comes along. It was not good enough even for £200​

Lol, we'll hopefully see in time, huh?, lol.

Boxing day sales and I just checked my local store and nope, it's still at full price :disappointed:

Funny that they still have exactly the same quantity of stock as when I last checked over a week ago. So no one is buying this device at the standard price. Makes me think they must drop it's price to move the stock, especially as its now discontinued...

Agreed!.

Hmmmmmmm, that's a shame ...

Hopefully New Years/January Sales then?, lol. :-)

In all fairness, a cheapish Laptop can be had for around £200 (give or take?). :-)

All, I am running insider Preview and I was finding the tablet a tad luggish at times. I followed the fix found on this thread and now the tablet is quite zippy

https://answers.microsoft.com/en-us/windows/forum/windows_7-windows_programs/anyone-know-what-compattelrunnerexe-isdoes/768b3521-4c85-482f-bb41-5de611cda7f0?page=13

Just to let you know that these are back down to £199 again. My wife picked me one up yesterday in withymoor branch in West Midlands. She had her 15% employee discount off that price too so cracking deal!!

Lovely tablet, very happy with it.... great screen, stand, keyboard, performance is good too.
Only issues I've noticed have already been mentioned are the terrible sound from the side speakers and the slow charge time but small gripes for that price.

Yes was one on the shelf at Monkseaton, Newcastle yesterday next to the TVs at the top of the store.

Wow, I couldn't get staff discount during balck friday on this as it just wouldn't go through!

I don't think this is part of black Friday deals anymore just been reduced. They didn't even know they had these I dont think, there is loads of promotion on the linx 1010 for £99 (which is a good deal for a good tablet itself). This was dropped on the shelf without any price on it. So if you want one of these you will probably need to get the customer service to check stock with the sku - 130615476

First one I had, the tab key wouldn't work, the rear camera had lines running across it and it would gradually discharge when in use even if the charger was connected. After looking through the BIOS I selected 'revert to factory default', saved and exited. The machine would then no longer switch on. Tried the reset button, tried holding the power switch etc, but absolutely nothing. Got it exchanged without any problem (it was going back anyway because of the other faults). The new one is much better. Camera is fine (not brilliant quality), charges up ok, all keys work and it generally feels a much more responsive machine. It's now fully up to date and I'm very happy with it. Just looking for a nice travel case for it now.

I think it must be store specific as I've checked 4 local stores and all have them in stock but at the full price. I'd like one of these units but there's just no way of knowing which stores have them at the reduced price :disappointed:

Anyone know if you can use a pen with this for drawing etc.? If so is there a good one you can recommend?
Thanks

Tried Bolton store, plenty on stock but at the full price of £329, like MrClemente no way id pay that.

Remember improve the sound by unticking "Enable Speaker Equalizer" in Playback devices, speakers, system effects
Got for £200 few weeks back .Fantastic machine for the price ,use all the time and get around 8-11 hours out of it .Screen is brilliant .
I use my samsung galaxy fast charger ,never used the included one and takes around 3-4 hours for a full charge.Play older games like company of heroes ,works great but would be useless for new games .
If you can get for £200 grab one .

Found 2 for 199 Southampton Shirley

I happened to be in Portswood, Southampton branch where these scanned at £279. I asked them to check the Shirley store, but they claimed they did not have a department to sell these (despite 2 showing on the system). Portswood claimed it was likely those 2 were put out as special promotion. Seems a nonsense that stores can't sell at the same promotional price!

Anybody else having problems with their Linx? I'm now on number 4. First wouldn't even switch on after a couple of days. The second developed a fault where it wouldn't work with USB 3 devices (seems it couldn't give enough power). Third had horrendous light bleed and a dead pixel. Just booted the fourth. Some light bleed, but not as bad as number 3. Wireless seems really slow and it has dropped the connection once. Hopefully it's slow due to background updates and will be better soon. I've read of others having wireless problems. Does anybody have a fix for that, or is it a hardware issue? Fortunately Sainsbury's customer service has been excellent.

My tablet was slow for around a day or two while the updates supplied but been okay since then. Not had any wireless issues myself

Thanks for the reply. I shall just be patient until the updates complete. Are you guys out there updating to Windows 1607 without any problem? I'm concerned that that's what bricked my first one. There's a very good Linx forum and people have reported similar with the Linx 1010.

I'm running insider preview and haven't had any issues apart from the cpu high utilisation bug, I have supplied a fix for this earlier in the thread. But I think that is an issue with insider preview

On shelf in Bitterne, Southampton at £199 "Reduced to Clear". I asked at customer care desk and they said 10 in stock