CHUWI HeroBook Pro+ Laptop, 13.3-inch 3K (3200×1800) IPS Display, 8GB RAM, 128GB EMMC, Intel Celeron J3455 Processor, Windows 10 Home, 2.4G/5G WiFi, BT5.
| Weight: | 1.69 kg |
| Dimensions: | 42.9 x 26.7 x 6.7 cm; 1.69 Kilograms |
| Brand: | CHUWI |
| Model: | Intel |
| Batteries Included: | Yes |
| Manufacture: | CHUWI |
My teenage son uses this for playing online games. He thinks it’s very good so that will do me.
I bought this laptop primarily to be able to remote access to my work machine. For this, a low powered machine would be fine. I was originally considering an Arm based machine since I didn’t need Windows and the longer battery life would be an advantage.
While remote access to my work machine works ok, the problem of remote access to a 4k main display and 2 1920×1080 displays means that image is generally too small to work with. It works, and I use it but it’s not worked out as well as I had hoped (though it’s not the fault of this laptop).
I have gradually started to install some of the tools I use more generally including Firefox, Windows System for Linux, Emacs etc and begun to use the machine more for development tasks. I’m not using the machine heavily (that’s what my work machine is for) but for experiments and tests and learning new things. And it’s meeting that need.
Unlike other reviewers, I’ve had it 4-5 months now and had no real problems, except the Wifi driver sometimes crashes. Disabling and enabling the wifi hardware recovers it though so it’s not a massive issue.
It is pretty slow when processing Microsoft upgrades. For this, it’s best to just leave it over night to churn through everything it needs to do. I’ve not investigated, but my suspicion is that this is the performance of the solid state drive as, running, the performance is generally spritely.
As I said, it’s not my primarily machine, it’s a play machine I can use while in front of the TV, or to quickly look something up; more like a table with a keyboard than a full machine.
The case looks like it’s a kind of brushed metal, but it’s plastic and it also feels like it might twist or skew if put under pressure. Opening and closing feels sturdy though.
One other note that’s buried in the product spec – it’s US keyboard layout, not a UK one. As long as you’re ok with a couple of keys moved around, it’s not a problem.
For battery life, I would say it’s average for this kind of machine. Certainly, I’ve experience no better on machines that are a lot more expensive.
But overall, I’ve been pleased with the performance.