Device technical data:
CPU: Z3735F. Same as used in most of the windows10-type tablets. Has several cores, pretty decent GPU. Yet you should't expect this to be as fast as desktop or any high-end-market mobile device.Same is used in any Lenovo Yoga device, Asus Transformer and many many more.
OS: Windows 8 / 8.1 / 10
OS is 32-bit but there is no much reason to use 64-bit OS. You might gain access to some 64-bit instructions but... I barely believe you would use it.
RAM: 2GB. This CPU is constrained to 2GB of RAM.
HDD... there is no such. Only internal Flash which is 32GB on my device but 64GB device should also be available.
Ports and slots: microUSB type B, uSD card slot, attachable keyboard has 2 full-size USB,
This is a tablet with additional keyboard that can be attached.
Device pros:
Nice screen with 1920x1200 resolution.Good battery life (but not the best - expect up to 8h on a single charge).
Good sleep mode (if correctly configured).
Supports UEFI.
Has 2 full-size USB ports.
Low power consumption.
Windows 10.
Device cons:
uSD card often turns off so it cannot be used as a secondary storage drive. Might be an driver issue though (although symptoms lead to power issues).
Screen angle cannot be adjusted. You have only 3 positions + closed.
Screen is not mounted to the keyboard and there is only some magnet (with the docking slot) keeping them together. So you cannot use USB pen-drive as a secondary storage... unless you ensure that you won't disconnect the device from keyboard.
Poor charging through its uUSB port without fast-charge. Device has max power consumption above what USB can do so you need a charger that would give 5.2 (or even more) volt and could sustain goot current (2A would be good). I will try fast-charge charger but I doubt it would work.
It is not fully UEFI compatible. See https://www.normalesup.org/~george/comp/linux_lenovo_miix3/
To enter bios or boot menu you need to press the vol+ vol- and power (I remember that one of them should work as well) so it is not very handy.
Keyboard layout could be better. Touchpad is a click-pad and is annoying - good that you can connect another keyboard and mouse using bluetooth and/or USB. And there is a touch screen.
And it could be probably used as an external screen. And graphic card is not that bad so you might run some games there (but I would rather buy a different device for such purpose... at least with lower resolution if you wish to play games).
Keyboard layout could be better. Touchpad is a click-pad and is annoying - good that you can connect another keyboard and mouse using bluetooth and/or USB. And there is a touch screen.
When it can be useful:
For me it is a windows-powered x86 based portable and small computer with USB port, good support for unsupported-crappy-windowsonly-devices (like printers and scanners).And it could be probably used as an external screen. And graphic card is not that bad so you might run some games there (but I would rather buy a different device for such purpose... at least with lower resolution if you wish to play games).
2 comments:
I've got one of these tablets and am quite happy with it. It is a handy tote-able unit to take when traveling. With the keyboard and a USB mouse, it serves as a mini laptop for non-heavy-duty computer work. For that, I use my Lenovo laptop. The MIIX 3-1030 is great for listening to music and watching videos and music. The HDMI port works great for plugging into a TV, especially given the decent resolution of this tablet. And, with the Windows 10 OS, anything that works with or on a full-blown Windows 10 system can be done on this unit, taking into account the limited size, storage capacity and computing horsepower. It won't do for AutoCad, but it does do well with LibreOffice. Finally, the cost at $260 Canadian was a real plus.
Further to my previous comment......
I went to a 2A USB charger and am not having it run out of juice anymore when using it for extended periods. They were available for a while at Dollerama, so I stocked up.
The SD card issue cropped up for me periodically, but usually rebooting the tablet or reinstalling the 12C driver seemed to resolve it (I kept one handy on my tablet). And, I haven't had that problem lately, so either magic has done it's work or an update (OS or driver) has fixed it.
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