Use coupon BOOKPRO in basket to get this price (credit to smileypete for the £177 price). Decent Windows based laptop alternative to say a Chromebook.
Review:
Jumper EZBOOK 3 PRO Notebook Jumper EZBOOK 3 PRO is equipped with a 13.3 inch FHD IPS display, brings your photos and videos to life. Powered by Intel Apollo Lake N3450 processor, ensures high performance. Designed with HDMI output, allows you to connect it to monitors, TV or projectors, perfect for creating your personal home theater. Dual band 2.4GHz / 5.0GHz WiFi supported, ensures you high-speed surfing.
Main Features: ● Microsoft Windows 10 Home OS Windows 10 brings back the popular Start Menu from Windows 7 and introduces new features, like the Edge Web browser that lets you mark up Web pages on your screen ● Intel Apollo Lake N3450 Quad Core 1.1GHz, up to 2.2GHz Ultra-low-voltage platform and quad-core processing provide maximum high-efficiency power to go. Intel Turbo Boost Technology delivers dynamic extra power when you need it ● 13.3 inch FHD IPS Screen with 1920 x 1080 Resolution Offering good experience for watching videos and browsing the Web. The 1920 x 1080 resolution screen boasts impressive high-quality images ● 6GB DDR3 RAM for Advanced Multitasking, up to 8GB Substantial high-bandwidth RAM to smoothly run your games, photos and video-editing applications, as well as multiple programs and browser tabs all at once ● 64GB eMMC Storage Capacity (supports SSD expansionM.2 ) Provides room to store pictures, videos, music and more ● 128GB TF Card Expansion Accepts compatible card up to 128GB ( not included ) for easy expansion ● Camera for Photos and Face-to-face Chat 2.0MP front camera let you capture memorable moments or chat with friends ● Dual Band 2.4GHz / 5.0GHz WiFi 802.11b/g/n/ac wireless Internet, allows you to connect to the Web while within range of an available wireless network
All comments (112)
Nexus162
5 Aug 17#1
US keyboard layout
Picard123 to Nexus162
5 Aug 17#2
Just buy some keyboard stickers from Amazon or Ebay - they're only £2 or so and work perfectly. For example:
As soon as I saw this Ezbook I thought this looks like a clone of an S400 or similar machine which in turn is a clone of a Macbook Air.
Just not feeling this deal at all, appreciate the post but nah.
retrend to fishmaster
5 Aug 17#7
FHD IPS 13" 4 years ago for £200? good one.
RiverDragon8 to fishmaster
5 Aug 17#8
I disagree with completely. This laptop is light and portable and USP is its FHD screen. It has a quite decent battery life click (fast forward to 8mins 23s) of 7hr 30mins+. You can also dual boot Linux mint as well (optional). I think if your're a student this is quite good for less than £200.
smileypete to RiverDragon8
5 Aug 17#24
Also fanless, AC wireless .M2 SSD slot, full metal build, 2xUSB3
The features and build quality this price bracket from chinese ODMs has made huge strides recently.
Intel Apollo Lake was only released late last year. It's a much more modern CPU and chipset.
That Asus you linked to was £700. Obviously a better CPU but with a worse screen and heavier at 1.8kg. This is lighter, thinner, with a better screen and only £191!
hcc27 to fishmaster
5 Aug 17#21
'If you pay three times more you get three times more' or that's what conventional wisdom says, but in this case you pay three times more and get three times LESS! This laptop has a FHD screen, is featherlight and has a battery which lasts 7h plus. Yours cannot hold a candle to this.
reddit to fishmaster
5 Aug 17#27
So you are comparing the $400 Asus S400CB with an Core i7-3517U to this?
You must be on a different planet.
adam45417
5 Aug 17#5
Really interested in this, wonder if I would get hit by customs?
fishmaster to adam45417
5 Aug 17#10
If the package is from outside the UK (not from their UK warehouse) and Gearbest don't insure you against extra charges then it's likely you will pay them.
It's not hard to find information just search on Google, for example >
I have ordered loads from gearbest and simlar websites and never paid customs
badboyofrock to adam45417
5 Aug 17#11
I've ordered 2 laptops from Gearbest this year. Both arrived via yodel within 2 weeks with no fees.
adam45417 to badboyofrock
5 Aug 17#15
I bought it and just went for the standard shipping. There was free expedited delivery via DHL which would of arrived sooner but I thought the standard one would have more chance getting by customs fingers crossed. Any idea how much customs would be ?
The gold versions don't come with wireless AC - they're wireless N (hence the slightly cheaper price).
adam45417
5 Aug 17#9
Hmmm, just bought this to replace my Acer C720 chromebook (Win10 installed) hopefully I don't get hit by customs. Thanks OP.
solid to adam45417
5 Aug 17#16
You'd have to pry my trusty C720 from my cold, dying hands before i give mine up. :heart_eyes:
adam45417 to solid
5 Aug 17#17
Haha I love it tried to replace it with a lenovo 100s but hated it and decided to install a bigger ssd in my C720 and install windows which runs great. Just love the look of this laptop and the fact it is IPS 1080p and all aluminum? And the fact it is 13.3" should be great.
Robiow
5 Aug 17#14
But can it play crysis.
sam_of_london
5 Aug 17#18
No touchscreen. I like the ones with touchscreen
ijwia
5 Aug 17#19
im getting old so forgive me :smile:
why do folks buy mid range to expensive laptops if not playing games or doing intensive processor work if these cheap notebooks are all that's needed for most peoples general internet use
e.g. i'm sitting here using a 2nd hand samsung i5 2nd gen laptop i paid £170 for a couple of years ago and all i do is browse forums and shopping
is the power usage from my samsung or say a dell mid range to pro range so much more expensive to run or is it all about the name badge ?
my dell and samsung arent even 1080p fgs
Stimac98 to ijwia
5 Aug 17#22
People may want to buy mid range to expensive laptops to Photoshop or to do video editing.
1982john
5 Aug 17#23
Is this fanless? ie silent
Thx
normal
5 Aug 17#25
Really want to buy this but so many reviews mention a poor touch pad
reddit
5 Aug 17#26
Cracking deal.
Decent amount of RAM and storage with option to extend via SD card and M.2 expansion, decent sized screen with full HD, decent enough SOC that takes the old Atom series into faster territories.
For a day to day, general use laptop, for the price it is very good.
I just hope that they haven't used a cheap eMMC that we often see in the lower end machines that makes them look slower than they should otherwise be.
Edit: Just watched the 2 videos and they have put in a really crappy eMMC in, which means that an M.2 SSD will be required to get the best out of it, which, at today's prices, devalues it rather too much.
Picard123 to reddit
6 Aug 17#29
You just have to change a setting in the BIOS for the eMMC to boost the speed.
Jump to 3m26s in the video - "before" speeds on the left, "after" speeds on the right.
M.2 SSD is still going to be alot faster though obviously.
reddit to Picard123
6 Aug 17#31
Very interesting and that does make a difference for sure where it generally matters.
I hope that doing this doesn't stress out the eMMC though, shortening it's life or reliability.
winchman
5 Aug 17#28
How does this site work, I post it for £175 and it goes negative, bizarre!!
coolio887
6 Aug 17#30
this is a bargain for £200. the people who comment on this saying bad deal are the same people that vote up a £900 1366x768 15" 8gb 500gb 940mx Acer XxXGAMING EDITIONXxX BACKLIT KEYBOARD!!!!1
Actionnotwords69
6 Aug 17#32
I've ordered 2 of these...however in view of comments about customs duties...just wondering if I should have submitted as 2 separate orders to lessen the chances of getting hit with these charges if the order comes as one combined package...
ladaowner
6 Aug 17#33
does the Asus s400CD have a 9 hour battery? does the Asus s400CD have SSD or even eMMC? does the Asus s400CD have FHD screen? Is the Asus S400CD less than £200
Yes they look similar but are totally different but they both look like the MacBook air
I have ordered over 100 items from Gearbest and the only time I have been charged custom fees is when I use DHL shipping option, which is the most expenses one (3-4 days delivery). Always use the free option or upgrade to middle shipping option 10-20 days.
ladaowner
6 Aug 17#34
I am going to try GTA 5 on it now will "crap PC spec mod"
ladaowner
6 Aug 17#35
BTW I got an exe file that maps £ to altGR + number 4 key.
If any one needs it I can upload to here. Let me know.
P.S. trackpad on these are only ok?
ladaowner
6 Aug 17#36
the silver wireless N version has a M.2 sata under cover for bigger SSD. Get a 128GB SSD from CEX for only £35
ladaowner
6 Aug 17#37
the US keyboard is the same layout has my Mac apart from missing the £ sign so I like it.
smileypete
6 Aug 17#38
There's also a Jumper EZBOOK PLUS coming with 14" display, Core M3-7Y30, 8GB and 128GB .M2 SSD, bit pricy right now at £336 and no reviews yet, but might be some deals on it later on:
Given a 42mm 128GB M2 SSD costs around £60, a price cut might make this a nice deal.
hearts22
6 Aug 17#39
It's not aluminium. It's plastic. From the reviews I watched it flexes A LOT.
winchman
6 Aug 17#40
I've got used to using GB layout with a US keyboard, the only one I forget some times is the #, which is the \ back slash key next to Alt. The " @ swap is easy to remember, One useful one is ctrl alt 4 giving euros €.
winchman
6 Aug 17#41
You're mixing up the ezbook 3 and the ezbook 3 PRO. The obvious difference if you see them in pics/vids is the '3' has a black screen surround, on the '3' PRO it's the same colour as the laptop, silver or gold.
winchman
6 Aug 17#42
You can lead a horse to water!!
Its surprising how many small differences there are between the 12-13-14" Chinese laptops with the N3450, be it 6Gb or 4Gb ram, ac, dual band n or single band n wifi, ssd/eMMC/ssd slot, type c usb, IPS screen.
hearts22
6 Aug 17#43
I apologise. Didn't notice it was the PRO.
winchman
6 Aug 17#44
I guess you might get it for maybe £280 in a flash sale if you are lucky, the cube mix plus with keyboard was at best £270 but its smaller with a touchscreen, that seems to be the cheapest M3-7Y30.
Picard123
6 Aug 17#45
I'm not a electronics engineer but as far as I understand, these BIOS settings are simply for the eMMC interface bandwidth as there are different industry standards for eMMC, that cover older slower eMMC standards to new, faster standards:
The eMMC can only read/write as fast as it can natively read/write. As far as I understand, it's a bit like the type of road you drive your car down. If you drive a Ferrari down a single track country lane (low bandwidth setting) the journey will be slow, even though the car itself can go alot faster. If you put the same Ferrari onto the autobahn (high bandwidth setting) the journey will be alot faster. A Mini Metro on the other hand isn't going to go very fast no matter what type of road its on!
On this page techtablets.com/201…-3/ it says the Bwin eMMC used in this laptop is the 4.5 spec (HS200) so I suspect it will be fine to use the higher settings as the eMMC can only go as fast as it can go in terms of transferring data.
BadBrainz
6 Aug 17#46
Probably a stupid question but I'm assuming this has nowhere near the power to run lightroom or Photoshop smoothly. I'm looking for a cheap laptop with fhd screen for this purpose.
Picard123
6 Aug 17#47
That's not a bad tip actually!
I'm not too familiar with M.2 types / brands etc. Anyone know if there are good compatible ones here?
This laptop is more for your basic day to day tasks though he does have a play around with his laptop using Photoshop at 10m35s in the video below:
Personally, I wouldn't want to use Photoshop or Lightroom on a laptop in this category because of the CPU limitations but if you did, I think you'd be better off looking at the Chuwi Lapbook 12.3 as it has a 2736 x 1824 screen with a more accurate colour gamut, though it is £50 more expensive than the Ezbook and with less battery life: windowscentral.com/chu…iew
normal
6 Aug 17#50
Do have a link to that? I can't find it
winchman
6 Aug 17#51
In the windows mouse and touchpad settings, set the number of lines scrolled to 2, and set the pointer speed to the 3 or 4 mark. There are also changes in the registry you can make. techtablets.com/for…ro/
stuartc74
7 Aug 17#52
Good price but basically no warranty and possible custom's charges.
CallumBloomfield
7 Aug 17#53
Doesn't seem half bad for the price, about the same as what I paid for my crappy HP stream :thumbsup:
Nobull
7 Aug 17#54
Price of $280 converting to £215 ish according to Google. Am I missing something?
LittleChimp
7 Aug 17#55
You forgot to put the code in. Also it mentions you save £1.53 if you use the app does this stack with the discount code? Every little helps I suppose :smile:
the passmark is around 1700. This seems around a core2duo. I think i3s are around 2000-3000 and i5s around 4000-5000. My 4-core, 8-thread xeon 2.4ghz is around 5,000 and designed as a workstation for such tasks.
A second-hand i7 laptop might do you better although older technology has a weaker battery life as more inefficient. So depends if you need a fast laptop vs a long battery life for travelling around
bornblue
7 Aug 17#57
When I put the code it, it said it wasn't valid and put the price up $20.
winchman
7 Aug 17#58
gearbest dot com/laptops/pp_647765.html?wid=11 BOOKPRO, still works for me.
Picard123
10 Aug 17#59
Code has expired now, so I've expired the deal as a consequence.
Picard123
14 Aug 17#60
Currently on sale again for £191 in a 'flash sale' for the next 5 days. No code required.
....and funnily enough just got email from customer support saying they are unable complete my original order as they have supplier "problems"...
Anyone else experiencing problems getting hold of this item from Gearbest? :thinking:
Picard123
15 Aug 17#62
I've got one on order with them. Waiting for it to be despatched...
From what I can see with their 'flash sales', it's based on the number of units they have. If they sell out, they simply end the flash sale early.
Actionnotwords69
15 Aug 17#63
Mine was on order awaiting dispatch - however when I queried status yesterday, they said they were unable to fulfill and were offering refund or that I consider buying an alternative item. That said, they are still apparently selling this - but availability on your above link now says available from 28AUG.
I may go back to customer service and state that I'm happy to wait until 28AUG.
Picard123
15 Aug 17#64
Gearbest stuff normally takes several weeks to arrive via normal mail but I ordered knowing that.
I ordered this on impulse as I was actually after an Ezbook 3 PLUS (rather than PRO) as that comes with a Core M3 and 128GB SSD etc but the release price is ridiculous (over £440). Saw a flash sale for it the other day for £340 but was curious to see whether the flash sale was just a sales ploy and whether the price would go lower. Unfortunately, the flash sale at that price expired and the price has gone up to £480 which is absurd... :cry:
Not sure why their prices fluctuate so much. They must constantly be doing deals 'on the fly' with their suppliers and use the number of potential orders to negotiate a lower price with them.
smileypete
16 Aug 17#65
EZBOOK 3 Pro Dual Band version now £177, again with coupon BOOKPRO:
Wow, that's an even better price! Tempted to cancel my order and re-order again...saving £14 is not huge but it's still another £14 in the pocket!
Actionnotwords69
16 Aug 17#67
Code no longer accepted.... :angry:
smileypete
16 Aug 17#68
Still works for me, but only if I log in....
Actionnotwords69
16 Aug 17#69
I was logged in when I tried...maybe account specific? :unamused:
Also says you can only buy by email?!?
Picard123
16 Aug 17#70
Code definitely still works. They had 50 units this morning, now there are 24 in stock.
Just cancelled my previous order and ordered at the new price. £181 inc insurance. Will have to wait longer for it to ship now but at least that £14 saving can go towards an SSD. If you hunt around on Ebay and be patient, you can find some decently priced ones eg:
Created a new account!!....and the code worked!! and re-ordered 2 more - added the insurance as well.
...Meanwhile, also cancelled the old order that they had earlier said they could not fulfil.
....fingers x'd :thumbsup:
Agharta
16 Aug 17#72
With a premium laptop you hope to get a number of things:
1. Higher quality and calibrated IPS screen, 1080P or higher. 2. Smaller, lighter and better build quality so may last longer. 3. Higher quality trackpad and keyboard. 4. Better warranty - next business day on-site. 5. Better customer support. 6. Higher resale value.
When you add all those things together it can make for a genuinely nicer experience with less hassle and peace of mind.
Picard123
16 Aug 17#73
Of course.
It's like when I buy a Bentley instead of a Ford Focus.
They both still get me to the same destination though.
Agharta
17 Aug 17#74
A cheap laptop with a crappy low resolution screen with a bulky heavy chassis is more like a Skoda from the 80s than a Ford Focus. There's no need to buy a Bentley just get a Mercedes/BMW etc rather than a Sandero.
Picard123
17 Aug 17#75
This doesn't have a bulky heavy chassis - it's thin and light. Look at the specs.
This doesn't have a crappy low resolution screen either - it has a 1080p IPS screen, which is more than the 2017 Macbook Air's 1440 x 900 resolution.
If you want to spend £870 on one of these, be my guest:
But I'm not blowing £870 on a laptop when all I want is something light and portable to take around with me, browse the internet, watch a few videos, send emails, and use office apps.
Agharta
17 Aug 17#76
If you look at the context of my thread you will see it was a response to someone talking about 2nd generation Core i5 Dell and Samsung laptops which he stated lacked a FHD screen and no doubt were generally bulky. Admittedly it's much harder to track the context these days with the new and 'improved' comments section not allowing deep quoting.
Picard123 to Agharta
17 Aug 17#81
What's the model/spec of your N3450 machine and what specific pages are you referring to?
Picard123
17 Aug 17#77
What the other poster was questioning was why buy an expensive laptop just to browse the web etc, when a £200 laptop does that just fine. At the end of the day, it all depends on what you use your laptop for. A older person may like a low res 15.6" screen as text, icons etc, all look alot bigger. If they never take the laptop out of their house or move it around, then a bulky old ex-corporate machine may be fine for their needs. Another person may want to pay £900 for a Macbook Air just to send a few emails. My father for example is hilarious. If the internet is down (it's Virgin broadband), he phones up Apple technical support and somehow gets them into some long winded conversation about how to fix it. Someone else might find this Ezbook 3 Pro well suited to their needs, particularly given the price.
Ricky302 to Picard123
17 Aug 17#88
Just logged onto gearbest to see how my order is going, no order number and no record of the order, but it didn't stop them taking the money form my CC.
Agharta
17 Aug 17#78
Browsing the web is one of the biggest reasons people use laptops for so it's a big deal really. I would't want to use an old skool 2.5Kg 15.6" 1366x768 TN screen laptop to browse the web. As you suggested this is an alternative which for many would be perfectly adequate although even this may struggle with heavy multi-tabbing usage due to the mediocre CPU. Some webpages are so demanding these days of resources.
Picard123
17 Aug 17#79
The N3450 in this will be fine in terms of having multiple tabs open, even media heavy tabs. Even a 4th gen Celeron can handle something like that. In my experience, the amount of RAM, storage speed (for caching), and browser choice are far more important in terms of smooth multi-tab use.
Picard123 to Picard123
17 Aug 17#85
Are you able to comment on multi tab with media heavy web pages?
Also have you fitted an SSD yet? Was thinking about getting one of these as they're fairly cheap :
Generally I'd agree but some pages are really bad.
adam45417 to Agharta
17 Aug 17#82
Anyone receive theirs yet? I ordered when I saw this deal but they still haven't delivered and they replied to my ticket saying my selected delivery option won't deliver to me ? And they would have to switch it to DHL with my permission? I don't understand why I had to contact them to find this info out and I really don't want to go with DHL as I will most likely get hit my customs...
winchman to adam45417
17 Aug 17#84
Mine got delivered in 2 weeks. As far the ezbook 3 pro goes, go for it, trackpad needs tweaking to get it half decent, but other wise all good. Really can't go wrong for the money, had mine over a month, if not 2. Charger has a short lead, but it lasts 8 hours per charge, worst case you can buy a longer one for £10.
Edit: thought this one was expired, so posted a deal, but now see this one is live again!!
Picard123
17 Aug 17#83
With normal mail, it takes a few weeks. The last time I ordered with Gearbest it took about 4 weeks from what I remember. DHL will be quicker but as you say, it's likely you'll be hit by customs.
adam45417
17 Aug 17#86
I went with British priority mail which was the only delivery option available other than DHL but now they are telling me the only one that will deliver it to me is DHL... :thinking: I ordered it well over 10 days ago and I had to contact them to find this out lol Might just cancel it and get it elsewhere.
Agharta to adam45417
17 Aug 17#89
The single core performance is about 40% of a Core i5-7200U and the same for multi-core workloads which makes it roughly equivalent of an i3 @ 1 -1.2GHz. So it will struggle with some basic stuff at times: cpubenchmark.net/com…865
winchman
17 Aug 17#87
Its on the way, 128gb, so can't comment yet, think this is the right 256gb for /£60/$76, there is a coupon just below the price to knock $2 more off the price. 256gb 450mb read/400 write aliexpress.com/sto…AU3
Anything that benefits from more than ~1.1GHz worth of single core (Core i) performance which is a lot. For the price no complaints but it's worth keeping in mind.
Picard123 to Agharta
18 Aug 17#92
You clearly have no idea what you're taking about.
Agharta
18 Aug 17#93
Pot, kettle, black.
Picard123
18 Aug 17#94
Be wary about buying with the intention of using it as a gaming computer though as it's not that type of laptop. It's really only the older games that are feasible as it's really an internet / email / iPlayer /office apps type of machine.
kindestguydead
18 Aug 17#95
could i play league of legends on this?
Picard123
18 Aug 17#96
Such as what specifically? Give me some specific examples.
adam45417 to Picard123
18 Aug 17#97
Should do yes. There is a mod you can do to allow the CPU/GPU to use 10w instead of 6w which greatly increases GPU/CPU performance. Think the video I was watching showed league playing at 1080p low settings 60fps I think?
kindestguydead to adam45417
18 Aug 17#99
oh thanks pal :smile:
kindestguydead to kindestguydead
18 Aug 17#100
appreciated!
markdaniels773
20 Aug 17#101
thanks op just ordered one for £181.03 including insurance
Picard123 to markdaniels773
23 Aug 17#102
Just got notification from Gearbest that my order has now shipped (order was placed 7 days ago).
Just need to wait for the slow boat from China to arrive now....
Actionnotwords69 to Picard123
25 Aug 17#103
I've also been advised that my order is in process of being packed for dispatch. I'm trying to get them to confirm that my order will be dispatched as two separate packages as I ordered 2 of these machines....trying to ensure that I lessen the risk of custom charges being incurred.... :worried:
Actionnotwords69 to Actionnotwords69
25 Aug 17#104
Someone on the TechTablets Forum says that they are shipping a newer version of this machine now...... :thinking:
Looks like my one is going to be delivered today (according to the "track package" section on the Yodel website).
Given that I placed the order on 16 October and chose standard delivery (with insurance), 2 weeks is pretty good!
Picard123 to Picard123
1 Sep 17#107
Mine has arrived!
Interesting it's the latest v4 version with the hatch on the underside for the m.2 card and extra rubber inserts on the screen edge to protect the screen when closing the lid.
GGMI to Picard123
2 Sep 17#108
How are people getting on with this?
gurtat to GGMI
3 Sep 17#109
I've had this for about a week now and it has the extra rubber and hatch for the m.2 card. I've disabled the touchblocker app and done the rest of the tweaks from techtablets. Not a bad little laptop. But it looks better than it is. Does most things with out any issues, but the aluminium finish just feels a little, how to say it, "rushed". A little rough to the touch. But for the price I can't complain. Well maybe a bit, touchpad is a bit iffy, not as bad as people say, but I wish they would update the drivers.
Picard123 to gurtat
3 Sep 17#110
Very obvious pros and cons for me at the moment though still in the process of evaluating it.
It "okay" as a laptop but there are some quirks in terms of the Windows installation, driver issues etc that I'm still investigating and trying to rectify. For example, the mic and Cortana do not seem to be happy bedfellows. There's no central volume equalisation that I can see. So for example, you might play a video in Facebook and need to turn the volume to 60% to hear at sufficient volume. Then go to YouTube and the volume booms and you have to turn it down to say 30%. Then on VLC you have to change the volume again..... The speakers are weedy (though the earphones jack is fine and free of hiss).
Also had to enable Windows Update as it was turned off by default (no access to Store otherwise). There's also a weird .exe file that loads on bootup which makes me wonder if they're using a hacked version of Windows. The aluminium finish seems fine to me. Battery life is decent. Screen is sharp but would benefit from higher a higher contrast.
It's no Macbook or XPS13 but then you're paying £180 instead of £780... .
Picard123 to Picard123
4 Sep 17#111
This is the performance monitor in Task Manager (CTR-ALT-DEL):
When opening several webpages simultaneously, you can see that the CPU hits 100%. The first graphic is using Chrome and CTRL-mouse click several links on the HUKD page to open 1 new new page, then another new page, then 4 Chrome tabs simultaneously:
The graph below is doing the same thing on a very media heavy webpage with alot of embedded videos, sound, adverts and javascript etc (Liverpool Echo website). Opening several media heavy webpages simultaneously seriously maxes out the CPU! The pages load fine but the pages feel sluggish when loading. By comparison, my: - i5/8GB/960m laptop has no problem with the same task. - my Celeron/2GB Chromebooks freezes up when I try and load 4 Liverpool Echo pages simulatenously! Also shows how important 6GB RAM is over 4GB.
Going to have to try that 10W performance tweak to see if I can improve performance under high CPU load. That CPU could definitely do with a boost....
Picard123
4 Sep 17#112
Playing a single YouTube 480p video in Chrome.
Same YouTube 480p video playback in Microsoft Edge browser. Interesting seeing the lower CPU load when using Edge (albeit with occasional CPU usage spikes).
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Review:
Jumper EZBOOK 3 PRO Notebook
Jumper EZBOOK 3 PRO is equipped with a 13.3 inch FHD IPS display, brings your photos and videos to life. Powered by Intel Apollo Lake N3450 processor, ensures high performance. Designed with HDMI output, allows you to connect it to monitors, TV or projectors, perfect for creating your personal home theater. Dual band 2.4GHz / 5.0GHz WiFi supported, ensures you high-speed surfing.
Main Features:
● Microsoft Windows 10 Home OS
Windows 10 brings back the popular Start Menu from Windows 7 and introduces new features, like the Edge Web browser that lets you mark up Web pages on your screen
● Intel Apollo Lake N3450 Quad Core 1.1GHz, up to 2.2GHz
Ultra-low-voltage platform and quad-core processing provide maximum high-efficiency power to go. Intel Turbo Boost Technology delivers dynamic extra power when you need it
● 13.3 inch FHD IPS Screen with 1920 x 1080 Resolution
Offering good experience for watching videos and browsing the Web. The 1920 x 1080 resolution screen boasts impressive high-quality images
● 6GB DDR3 RAM for Advanced Multitasking, up to 8GB
Substantial high-bandwidth RAM to smoothly run your games, photos and video-editing applications, as well as multiple programs and browser tabs all at once
● 64GB eMMC Storage Capacity (supports SSD expansionM.2 )
Provides room to store pictures, videos, music and more
● 128GB TF Card Expansion
Accepts compatible card up to 128GB ( not included ) for easy expansion
● Camera for Photos and Face-to-face Chat
2.0MP front camera let you capture memorable moments or chat with friends
● Dual Band 2.4GHz / 5.0GHz WiFi
802.11b/g/n/ac wireless Internet, allows you to connect to the Web while within range of an available wireless network
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amazon.co.uk/Eng…MS/
ebay.co.uk/sch…ers
You only need stickers for £/$ signs, the # key and maybe a couple of others.
Check out the Asus S400CB from 4 years ago to see what I mean (it's a better laptop as well than this) >
expertreviews.co.uk/lap…iew
As soon as I saw this Ezbook I thought this looks like a clone of an S400 or similar machine which in turn is a clone of a Macbook Air.
Just not feeling this deal at all, appreciate the post but nah.
The features and build quality this price bracket from chinese ODMs has made huge strides recently.
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That Asus you linked to was £700. Obviously a better CPU but with a worse screen and heavier at 1.8kg. This is lighter, thinner, with a better screen and only £191!
If the package is from outside the UK (not from their UK warehouse) and Gearbest don't insure you against extra charges then it's likely you will pay them.
It's not hard to find information just search on Google, for example >
reddit.com/r/c…en/
why do folks buy mid range to expensive laptops if not playing games or doing intensive processor work if these cheap notebooks are all that's needed for most peoples general internet use
e.g. i'm sitting here using a 2nd hand samsung i5 2nd gen laptop i paid £170 for a couple of years ago and all i do is browse forums and shopping
is the power usage from my samsung or say a dell mid range to pro range so much more expensive to run or is it all about the name badge ?
my dell and samsung arent even 1080p fgs
Thx
Decent amount of RAM and storage with option to extend via SD card and M.2 expansion, decent sized screen with full HD, decent enough SOC that takes the old Atom series into faster territories.
For a day to day, general use laptop, for the price it is very good.
I just hope that they haven't used a cheap eMMC that we often see in the lower end machines that makes them look slower than they should otherwise be.
Edit: Just watched the 2 videos and they have put in a really crappy eMMC in, which means that an M.2 SSD will be required to get the best out of it, which, at today's prices, devalues it rather too much.
Jump to 3m26s in the video - "before" speeds on the left, "after" speeds on the right.
M.2 SSD is still going to be alot faster though obviously.
I hope that doing this doesn't stress out the eMMC though, shortening it's life or reliability.
does the Asus s400CD have SSD or even eMMC?
does the Asus s400CD have FHD screen?
Is the Asus S400CD less than £200
Yes they look similar but are totally different but they both look like the MacBook air
I have ordered over 100 items from Gearbest and the only time I have been charged custom fees is when I use DHL shipping option, which is the most expenses one (3-4 days delivery). Always use the free option or upgrade to middle shipping option 10-20 days.
If any one needs it I can upload to here. Let me know.
P.S. trackpad on these are only ok?
gearbest.com/lap…tml
Given a 42mm 128GB M2 SSD costs around £60, a price cut might make this a nice deal.
Its surprising how many small differences there are between the 12-13-14" Chinese laptops with the N3450, be it 6Gb or 4Gb ram, ac, dual band n or single band n wifi, ssd/eMMC/ssd slot, type c usb, IPS screen.
The eMMC can only read/write as fast as it can natively read/write. As far as I understand, it's a bit like the type of road you drive your car down. If you drive a Ferrari down a single track country lane (low bandwidth setting) the journey will be slow, even though the car itself can go alot faster. If you put the same Ferrari onto the autobahn (high bandwidth setting) the journey will be alot faster. A Mini Metro on the other hand isn't going to go very fast no matter what type of road its on!
On this page techtablets.com/201…-3/ it says the Bwin eMMC used in this laptop is the 4.5 spec (HS200) so I suspect it will be fine to use the higher settings as the eMMC can only go as fast as it can go in terms of transferring data.
I'm not too familiar with M.2 types / brands etc. Anyone know if there are good compatible ones here?
uk.webuy.com/sea…977
Very useful information.
Personally, I wouldn't want to use Photoshop or Lightroom on a laptop in this category because of the CPU limitations but if you did, I think you'd be better off looking at the Chuwi Lapbook 12.3 as it has a 2736 x 1824 screen with a more accurate colour gamut, though it is £50 more expensive than the Ezbook and with less battery life: windowscentral.com/chu…iew
techtablets.com/for…ro/
the passmark is around 1700. This seems around a core2duo. I think i3s are around 2000-3000 and i5s around 4000-5000. My 4-core, 8-thread xeon 2.4ghz is around 5,000 and designed as a workstation for such tasks.
A second-hand i7 laptop might do you better although older technology has a weaker battery life as more inefficient. So depends if you need a fast laptop vs a long battery life for travelling around
BOOKPRO, still works for me.
gearbest.com/lap…=11
....and funnily enough just got email from customer support saying they are unable complete my original order as they have supplier "problems"...
Anyone else experiencing problems getting hold of this item from Gearbest? :thinking:
From what I can see with their 'flash sales', it's based on the number of units they have. If they sell out, they simply end the flash sale early.
I may go back to customer service and state that I'm happy to wait until 28AUG.
I ordered this on impulse as I was actually after an Ezbook 3 PLUS (rather than PRO) as that comes with a Core M3 and 128GB SSD etc but the release price is ridiculous (over £440). Saw a flash sale for it the other day for £340 but was curious to see whether the flash sale was just a sales ploy and whether the price would go lower. Unfortunately, the flash sale at that price expired and the price has gone up to £480 which is absurd... :cry:
Not sure why their prices fluctuate so much. They must constantly be doing deals 'on the fly' with their suppliers and use the number of potential orders to negotiate a lower price with them.
techtablets.com/201…69/
Also says you can only buy by email?!?
Just cancelled my previous order and ordered at the new price. £181 inc insurance. Will have to wait longer for it to ship now but at least that £14 saving can go towards an SSD. If you hunt around on Ebay and be patient, you can find some decently priced ones eg:
ebay.co.uk/itm…086
Cheers @smileypete
...Meanwhile, also cancelled the old order that they had earlier said they could not fulfil.
....fingers x'd :thumbsup:
1. Higher quality and calibrated IPS screen, 1080P or higher.
2. Smaller, lighter and better build quality so may last longer.
3. Higher quality trackpad and keyboard.
4. Better warranty - next business day on-site.
5. Better customer support.
6. Higher resale value.
When you add all those things together it can make for a genuinely nicer experience with less hassle and peace of mind.
It's like when I buy a Bentley instead of a Ford Focus.
They both still get me to the same destination though.
There's no need to buy a Bentley just get a Mercedes/BMW etc rather than a Sandero.
This doesn't have a crappy low resolution screen either - it has a 1080p IPS screen, which is more than the 2017 Macbook Air's 1440 x 900 resolution.
If you want to spend £870 on one of these, be my guest:
johnlewis.com/201…001
But I'm not blowing £870 on a laptop when all I want is something light and portable to take around with me, browse the internet, watch a few videos, send emails, and use office apps.
Admittedly it's much harder to track the context these days with the new and 'improved' comments section not allowing deep quoting.
Also have you fitted an SSD yet? Was thinking about getting one of these as they're fairly cheap :
m.aliexpress.com/ite…tml
thessdreview.com/our…gb/
Edit: thought this one was expired, so posted a deal, but now see this one is live again!!
cpubenchmark.net/com…865
256gb 450mb read/400 write
aliexpress.com/sto…AU3
128gb 450 read/ 350 write
aliexpress.com/sto…Nn2
As far as tabs go, can't say i've noticed any issues, normally use firefox, better than my 3 year old i3, put it that way.
techtablets.com/201…80/
For the price no complaints but it's worth keeping in mind.
Just need to wait for the slow boat from China to arrive now....
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Given that I placed the order on 16 October and chose standard delivery (with insurance), 2 weeks is pretty good!
Interesting it's the latest v4 version with the hatch on the underside for the m.2 card and extra rubber inserts on the screen edge to protect the screen when closing the lid.
But for the price I can't complain.
Well maybe a bit, touchpad is a bit iffy, not as bad as people say, but I wish they would update the drivers.
It "okay" as a laptop but there are some quirks in terms of the Windows installation, driver issues etc that I'm still investigating and trying to rectify. For example, the mic and Cortana do not seem to be happy bedfellows. There's no central volume equalisation that I can see. So for example, you might play a video in Facebook and need to turn the volume to 60% to hear at sufficient volume. Then go to YouTube and the volume booms and you have to turn it down to say 30%. Then on VLC you have to change the volume again..... The speakers are weedy (though the earphones jack is fine and free of hiss).
Also had to enable Windows Update as it was turned off by default (no access to Store otherwise). There's also a weird .exe file that loads on bootup which makes me wonder if they're using a hacked version of Windows. The aluminium finish seems fine to me. Battery life is decent. Screen is sharp but would benefit from higher a higher contrast.
It's no Macbook or XPS13 but then you're paying £180 instead of £780...
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When opening several webpages simultaneously, you can see that the CPU hits 100%. The first graphic is using Chrome and CTRL-mouse click several links on the HUKD page to open 1 new new page, then another new page, then 4 Chrome tabs simultaneously:
The graph below is doing the same thing on a very media heavy webpage with alot of embedded videos, sound, adverts and javascript etc (Liverpool Echo website). Opening several media heavy webpages simultaneously seriously maxes out the CPU! The pages load fine but the pages feel sluggish when loading. By comparison, my:
- i5/8GB/960m laptop has no problem with the same task.
- my Celeron/2GB Chromebooks freezes up when I try and load 4 Liverpool Echo pages simulatenously!
Also shows how important 6GB RAM is over 4GB.
Going to have to try that 10W performance tweak to see if I can improve performance under high CPU load. That CPU could definitely do with a boost....
Same YouTube 480p video playback in Microsoft Edge browser. Interesting seeing the lower CPU load when using Edge (albeit with occasional CPU usage spikes).