I wanted a cheap 11" laptop for basic usage and portability. I have another system for demanding tasks.
I first ordered an open-box Asus which was similar but for a slightly older Celeron than this one, MUCH nicer IPS display, and the ability to fold over into a tablet. Sent that back because the battery wouldn't charge, and got this instead.
First the bad: The display on this is NOT an IPS display, which I could live with for this price, but it's not a particularly good panel overall. Straight on view of the display is adequate for this kind of device, but the viewing angles are really terrible, and the IPS display on that Asus (which was the same ho-hum resolution) was much, much nicer. It is a matte display, which I prefer, but that's really a personal preference issue. The display is usable, but you aren't going to excitedly tell anyone how great it looks, either. Panel bleed is slight enough that I don't notice it.
That's really the only bad thing I have to say, and even that only loses it 1 star since this thing is currently selling for $160. At the list price of $260 it would stop me from purchasing the device though.
Everything else is better than expected.
It's light, the chassis feels mostly quite stiff and well put together.
I can flex the keyboard if I try, but don't notice any flex in normal usage. The keyboard is nothing to write home about as far as typing feel, but I've used worse. Some modifiers and other non-text keys are a smidge on the small side, but you get used to it pretty quickly.
It's got a decent selection of ports.
Battery life is quite good.
Installed Linux without a hitch.
It's peppier than expected. Don't expect to have 50 tabs open in your browser though. Use it for a couple things at a time and it's just fine though. It's a $160 laptop. Adjust your expectations accordingly.
Storage is emmc, which is essentially an sd card hardwired to the motherboard, but despite this it's again fast enough that for most things you won't find yourself wishing your storage was faster. I know from a youtube video that it does have an m.2 slot open - so if it bothers you that much, just pick up a cheap proper m.2 ssd and you should be in good shape.
Overall I love it. At $160 it's a steal. At $260 I'd look elsewhere.
| Standing screen display size | 11.6 Inches |
|---|---|
| Max Screen Resolution | 1366 x 768 Pixels |
| Processor | 1.1 celeron |
| RAM | 4 GB DDR4 |
| Hard Drive | 64 GB Emmc |
| Graphics Coprocessor | Intel UHD Graphics 620 |
| Chipset Brand | Intel |
| Card Description | Integrated |
| Graphics Card Ram Size | 2 MB |
| Wireless Type | 802.11bgn |
