CHUWI LapBook CWI533 14.1 inch Windows 10 Notebook

The Chewi Lapbook 14.1 is a very nice notebook for it's pricepoint. The 3rd revision has a better heatsink for the processor so it keeps it at max 70 degrees when watching HD video's and around 35/40 at normal use. When the charger is plugged in it increases only with 5 degrees. The only dissapointment is the missing m2 slot.

As for Linux enthousiasts, it is still possible to dualboot the NF L14 model with rEFInd bootloader. The cause of the screen with upperleft cursor when booting from USB is an issue with the grub bootloader.
In order to get a debian based iso to boot, download the "isorespin.sh" script. Start the script and explicitly select the support for apollo lake processor. This option will replace the grub with rEFInd bootloader.
Everything works out of the box except the ALPS0001 touchpad device. It is not supported yet by the latest Linux kernel, so expect to use a USB mouse for the time being.

If linux doesn't boot after installation, boot with the liveusb again and select the linux installation.
After you started linux, open terminal and install refind:
$ sudo apt-add-repository ppa:rodsmith/refind
$ sudo apt-get update
$ sudo apt-get install refind

It will ask if you want refind to be your default bootloader.

The batterylife with Linux is imho quite acceptable. Moderate use gives me around 5-6 hours batterylife.
After extensive distrohopping I choose Elementary OS, cause HD 60fps Youtube video's run best with Firefox in this distro.

As a stock windows 10 netbook which it was intended for, it does the job very well.

Pros:
- Good value
- Good batterylife
- Nice screen
- As a Windows 10 laptop intended product, nothing to complain about.

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Cons:
- no m2 slot in 3rd revision
- Linux users need to use isorespin.sh to replace grub with a compatible bootloader 'refind'.
- touchpad not supported yet in latest Linux Kernel

Oct 03,2017

The PC is everything you'd expect from an Intel Apollo N3450 processor: fast enough to do everything you nedd for daily use, low consumption (so the battery lasts 7-8h in office use).
The computer is very light, the screen is perfect (very bright and with excellent colours).
The 4GB RAM is enough, and you can expand the 64GB storage with a m.2 SSD.
The plastic case seems pretty scratch-resistant: I've used the laptop everyday for the past 3 months and it's still perfect.

In conclusion: a perfect laptop for office use, with a full keyboard (USA), a long lasting battery and a beautiful screen.

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I'd have liked it to have a USB-C port. But it's a small flaw.

May 19,2017

Schermo 1920 x 1080 FHD 14.1 IPS, brillante
Processore Apollo Lake, reattivo
4gb di Ram DDR3L e 64gb Rom eMMC, veloce
Tastiera comoda anche per lunghe sessioni di scrittura, nessuna flessione
Batteria 9000 mAh sostiene una lunga giornata di lavoro (7-8 ore)
Windows 10 home
Leggero 1,4kg, sottile 2cm, elegante white, plastica robusta
Slot per SSD m.2
Sicuramente adatto a studenti che hanno bisogno di un pc veramente portatile, senza rinunciare alle prestazioni. Veloce in lettura e in scrittura grazie al processore Apollo Lake e la memoria eMMC. Schermo ottimo per la visione di foto/video e documenti multimediali. Ottimo rapporto qualità prezzo

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Manca la versione con tastiera layout italiano

Apr 04,2017

In comparsion to Atom x5-Z8350, computer with Celeron n3450 works much much faster. Screen looks really great! Package is small for 14,1 inch screen. It took me about 6 hours of web browsing etc. to discharge the battery (at 50% screen brightness). 801.11 ac 5GHz WiFi internet works perfect. It has acceptable eMMC speeds.

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My screen has a few dead pixels (you can see it at last photo), visible only when screen is black, otherwise at normal use I cant see it anyway.. Touchpad isn't precise, but it will do the job at web browsing and some basic activities. You cant expect clear sound from speakers. When the WindowsModulesInstallerWorker kicks in, it eats 40% of your CPU utilization, computer then works slower.

Oct 28,2017

Not expensive and practical notebook with IPS matrix size of 14.1 inches, with 4 GB of RAM, with the built-in emmc memory size 64 GB and when installing a SSD drive into the connector M2 ( in the latest revision of this connector, unfortunately not) is the possibility of increasing storage on 64-512 GB

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Sep 03,2017