Cube iwork11 Stylus Review

1024 level Intel Cherry Trail Wacom stylus has been more and more popular recently. The professional 1024 passive pressure sensitive pen of the CUBE IWORK11 stylus has gained a lot of support from consumers and comic book fans. And now we are ready to share our review for the Cube iWork11 Stylus model.

CUBE Tablet has launched the Cube i7 Stylus with Wacom electromagnetic pen in the middle of 2015, which is very popular among the tablet market, and is still a domestic hot sale tablet. This device carried with a high specification of Intel Core M processor, while the price is still controlled with one thousand yuan, which is very competitive compared with the other similar products. Recently, CUBE new products has became fully equipped with Intel Cherry Trail processor with 14nm process, which has a better balance between cost and performance. Based on the shape of the mold of the Cube i7 Stylus, CUBE Official has also created a more affordable version of the new iWork11 Stylus tablet.
iWork11 Stylus inherits the characteristics of the Cube i7 stylus, which also uses the 1024 pressure sensitive 10.6 inch full HD electromagnetic screen, and continue to support Cube's unique metal keyboard baase, while installed with the latest new Genuine Windows 10 operating system. As for other specs, such as 4GB memory, USB3.0 high-speed interface, dual stereo speakers, dual cameras are retained. Because of the control of the CPU cost, this new  product price is more affordable.
Standard DC power adapter and USB3.0 OTG cable
Optional stylus has a similar size and appearance as the common pen with comfort grip. It supports 1024 levels pressure sensitivity, while nib with a certain degree of flexibility. There is also a function button on the side, which is designed for different handwriting program, which can be operated with selecting nib mode, undoing the prvious step, etc, and the cap can act as an eraser function.
The metal keyboard base is featured with a compact design, which can be snapped together with the tablet,  or supporting the tablet at 120 ° opening angle, which also is equipped with trackpad and dual USB interface expansion.
Keyboard area is relatively intact, several shortcuts are normal retent, such as F1 and F12. The keys feel is also very good. There are status light at the lower right. This keyboard does not need to be charged, and it can be directly used by connecting with the tablet. Due to the high cost of the keyboard itself,
Above the keyboard, there is a recess, you can just place the tablet in it, without a contact pairing, it can be connected directly. As the keyboard itself has a certain weight, you no need to worry about vertical instability if the tablet. iWork11 Stylus version also adopts the black calm appearance, which looks both classic and atmosphere.
There is a special stylus housing hole at the back side of the keyboard
After engaging, it is just as a notebook, which is easier to carry. The back shell of the tablet and Keyboard are metal material, which is full of sense of quality. Cube i7 Stylus tablet Weight is 673g, as the keyboard is relatively thick, added with the metal shell, both have the same weight, so the two add up to around 1.5kg.
When producted, it has been accompanied with film screen, which fits tight and accurate, and can effectively prevent scratches. The same as Cube i7 Stylus, there are also two speakers at the side of the fuselage, which support dual-channel independent output, and the output effect is sure to be much better than most domestic tablets.
As already mentioned, the mold of Cube iWork11 Stylus and i7 stylus is exactly the same, there is no changes of the interface design of these two models.  On the left side, there are a DC charging port, an USB3.0 / HDMI / TF card slot and a headphone jack. Supporting USB3.0 transmission is a major feature, which can be connected with USB and removable hard disk much faster and convenient. The independent DC charging port will not share the same port with USB port for charging. Moreover, there is still two additional standard USB2.0 interface on the keyboard base. In total, the interface design of the new Cube products are very scientific and reasonable, which is worth learning for other vendors.

Source from: http://www.cube-tablet.com/news/cube-iwork11-stylus-review/

Cube i7 Stylus Review

Cube Manufacturer has formed a good strategic partnership with Iintel, after the previous CUBE i7 which is based on Intel Core M processor, the more cost-effective CUBE i7 Stylus version also appeared in front of the player. This model not only has the advantage on the price, but also joined the electromagnetic screen + Wacom handwritten original handwriting inputing, which is the mostattractiv epoint carried with Intel core M processor.

Cube i7 Stylus Specifications:
OS: Windows 8.1
Screen: 10.6 inch 1920x1080 pixels Electromagnetic + capacitive screen
CPU: Intel Core M 5Y10c
Storage: 4GB DDR3 + 64GB SSD
Ports: HDMI, USB 3.0
Camera: Front 2.0MP + Back 5.0MP
Optional accessories: Wacom Stylus + Keyboard
Battery: 7.4V 4500mA/4500mAh

Packaging style and color are the continuation of its previous brand product packaging style. Bboth sides are equipped with the official plastic strips.

 CUBE i7 Stylus accessories only include a power adapter and an OTG cable, but there are official optional accessories, such as Wacom electromagnetic pen and dedicated keyboard dock.

12V / 2.5A power adapter is relatively rare seen among the other tablets.
 
What's worth, in order to improve the speed of data reading and writing, Cube Factory equipped a USB3.0 flat interface OTG cable for the i7 stylus tablet.
 
User manual, warranty card and  the VIP membership card which can be upgraded in the official forum
Original Wacom electromagnetic pen size is slightly smaller than an ordinary pen, and equipped with a few written as a backup.
Comfort grip, support 1024 level pressure sense electromagnetic screen writing.  Function keys on the side makes the electromagnetic screen writing more smooth.
 
On the appearance, i7 stylus remains a tough business style of X86 tablet, simple and stylish appearance, except the 200W pixel front camera and Windows logo key design at the front, there is not too much design, but the corners dealt with rounded handle, adopts black glass panel + black blue Unibody metal material, and equipped with a 1920X1080 resolution 10.6inch screen.
 
Dark blue unibody metal cover brings good metal texture. The top of the intermediate position signal increase is the 500W pixel back camera.

Factory label on the film visually marked the main selling point of the i7 Stylus tablet. As most Windows tablets, there is no narrow border design on the i7 stylus border.
 
The top middle of the screen is 200W front camera, mainly for QQ video and other network interactive platform.

Bottom of the screen is the classic Windows logo key.

The bottom magnetic absorption keyboard interface, because there is no fill light design, the 500W pixel back camera imaging is poor under dark environment.

The back bottom of the tablet is the relevant information of Cube i7 Stylus.
 
Upper of the back shell are the metal power button, volume control keys and a reset button.

Source from: http://www.cube-tablet.com/news/cube-i7-stylus-review/

PIPO W1S Review

Nowdays, Windows tablet equipped with the Intel processor has become the new mainstream of the current tablet market. In order to meet the habit of the desktop operating system, many of the earlier products will be equipped with a magnetic adsorption keyboard case, while most latest new models began providing direct multi-mode shaft + detachable keyboard design. PIPO W1S is such an equipment, through the specially shaft + keyboard designed, it can be easily transformed into a portable high-performance notebook.

PIPO W1S General:
Compared with other products which are also carried with Intel Cherry Trail Z8300 processor,  W1S breaks the performance limitations, and uses a large-capacity of 4GB RAM memory, even pre-installed 64bit genuine Windows 10 operating system for the first time. The previous models are generally equipped with 32bit Windows operating system, and usually equipped with 2GB RAM, even if some individual models used 4GB RAM, because the 32bit system, it can not be fully identified. PIPO W1S breakthroughs this limitation, and can bring a more fluid operating experience. Moreover, 64GB high capacity disk, USB3.0 standard interface, FHD wide view angle IPS screen, full metal back shell and other configurations are also much more attractive.
PIPO W1S Package:
The package style of the PIPO W1S is similar to its previous products, such as PIPO X9, and the new change is the gift handle holding designe, which is more convenient for holding.
PIPO W1S Accessories:
Except for the user manual and warranty card, the most common used accessory in the packing boxes is the charger. This product has a separate DC charging port, not as most of products sharing the same port with the USB port, which is not only more efficient, but also allows USB slot independent. Some previous models will be equipped with conventional OTG adapter cable, for this product, it is not necessary, because it itself is equipped with the standard USB interface, you no need to adapt.
PIPO W1S Appearance:
W1S uses the calm black color with similar  style of the past products. 10.1 inch screen, moderate size, as a tablet notebook, it better combined the portability and wide viewing effect.
The back is full-metal shell and surface takes grinding process, making it full of business atmosphere. PIPO W1S has dual cameras, as a Windows tablet, it is more generous.
W1S and the special keyboard is connected through the shaft, weighing about 1kg, screen and keyboard portions each about half the weight. 2kg weight in total, from the perspective of the notebook, in fact, is very portable.
Turning over you can see the back of the keyboard base, at the four corners there is a mat, which itself is a surface treatment process skin sense, when holding up, it is relatively fit for hand.
The total thickness is 2cm when closing the notebook and keyboard
Compared to the conventional magnetic adsorption keyboard base, the new shaft design is more solid, which supports flipping from  0 to 120 degrees, and can live securely.
The silver button on the junction is the buckle switch of the intermediate shaft, after pressing, the switch can be released and the tablet can be taken out individually.
It is the contact design at the connected point, without any pairing, just plug for using.
The metal snaps of both sides can sufficiently to ensure the stability when connected.
Except for the complete keyboard area of the keyboard base, in the upper right there are the caps lock and switch status indicator, which looks very intuitive, and the effect is very similar to using an ordinary notebook.
PIPO W1S has rich interfaces. At the left side, we can see the arrangement is very full, including a standard USB3.0 slot, an HDMI interface,  Micro USB port, an earphone port and a recording port. The separate DC power supply is also a major advantage. Moreover, the whole thickness controlled within 1cm  whe providing a standard USB slot, it is worth praise.
Open shield baffles, there is a hidden TF card slot, the reserved position is for inserting SIM card, maybe it will launch 3G high version later.
Power and volume control bar are located on the left top corner of the fuselage, which matches daily using habit and have a better holding feel.
On both sides of the fuselage, there are speakers, putting effect performance is OK, but the sound is slightly sharp.
PIPO W1S Screen:
10.1 inch 1920 * 1200 pixels IPS panel  offers excellent screen performance, whether  color or viewing angles, it is basically impeccable. Compared to many low-end notebooks, apparently, the new product evolved from the tablet has more advantages.
PIPO W1S is equipped with genuine 64 Bit Windows10 OS, as we know, 64bit system can better support large memory, and will have a better performance in operating speed. Moreover, the Intel X5-Z8300 processor is also based on the 64bit instruction set, running a 64-bit system can be a complement to each other. However, many similar products on the market are pre-installed 32bit systems, apparently, PIPO  done a better job in this. This product can be properly identified the 4GB large memory.
C disk is the storage that comes with system, total of 64GB capacity,  except the hidden and invisible part that system has taken, there are more than 45GB can be self-managed, which is considered to be more adequate, not only can store daily  applications, but also can load some other games.
Next let's look at the W1S specific hardware information. It adopts Intel Cherry Trail Atom x5-Z8300 processor with four nuclear & four-thread design, and the same 14nm process as Intel Core M processor, default frequency 1.44GHz, which can reach up to 1.84GHz. Consumes only 2W, will save more energy than the previous generation of Intel Bay Trail processor.
315 scores for 3DMark11 graphics test, the smae level with the same program products, nearly half of Core M program model score, while is around 1.5 times  of the Intel Bay Trail tablet.
Pipo W1S provides PDF user manual, which is directly put on the desktop, double-click and it can be opened.
It can easily play 1080P online vide without Caton phenomenon, of course, this requires a fast network support. The WiFi reception capacity of the machine is relatively common, you'd better use it with the router at the same time in order to ensure the fluency for watching HD online videos.
Also support some larger touch screen games smoothly, no pressure for running
W1S has dual cameras, 200W pixel front camera + 500W pixel rear main camera. The above figure is a sample of the rear camera, and the camera size is 2560 * 1440 pixels, while the image is common.
As for the power consumption,  when running temperature stress test, CPU temperature exceeds 80 degrees, the temperature of the CPU overheating protection is 90 degrees, but the hottest surface temperature is 42 degrees at this time, which is not too hot. Then is the endurance performance, it will be affected by different applications. W1S owns a 3.7V / 6800mAh capacity lithium battery. After fully charged,  from 10:00am to 13:50pm power exhausted for playing 1080P video , it lasts nearly four hours,  performance is law-abiding.
Verdict:
The overall performance of the PIPO W1S is similar to the products with same program. However, due to the larger 4GB memory and 64-bit system, the performance has improved. Innovative shaft design enriched its usefulness, which can be used as a notebook computer. Last but not the least, the perfect interfaces is also worthy of recognition. 

Source from: http://www.pipo-store.com/blog/pipo-w1s-unboxing-review/