Minibook X proves joyfully compact laptops are not dead and they don’t have to cost a fortune, either.
Affordable small Windows laptops were everywhere during the netbook years, but tablets and Chromebooks gradually pushed them out of the market. Chuwi’s MiniBook X U300 brings the format back without repeating all the compromises that made old netbooks so frustrating, pairing a 10.51-inch convertible design with 16GB of RAM, a 512GB SSD, and Windows 11 Pro for $469. The MiniBook X is powered by Intel’s entry-level U300 processor, which combines one performance core with four efficiency cores for a total of five cores and six threads.
- ▪Affordable small Windows laptops were everywhere during the netbook years, but tablets and Chromebooks gradually pushed them out of the market.
- ▪Chuwi’s MiniBook X U300 brings the format back without repeating all the compromises that made old netbooks so frustrating, pairing a 10.51-inch convertible design with 16GB of RAM, a 512GB SSD, and Windows 11 Pro for $469.
- ▪The MiniBook X is powered by Intel’s entry-level U300 processor, which combines one performance core with four efficiency cores for a total of five cores and six threads.
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Affordable small Windows laptops were everywhere during the netbook years, but tablets and Chromebooks gradually pushed them out of the market. Chuwi’s MiniBook X U300 brings the format back without repeating all the compromises that made old netbooks so frustrating, pairing a 10.51-inch convertible design with 16GB of RAM, a 512GB SSD, and Windows 11 Pro for $469. What does the MiniBook X offer? The MiniBook X is powered by Intel’s entry-level U300 processor, which combines one performance core with four efficiency cores for a total of five cores and six threads. It can boost up to 4.4GHz and should be capable enough for web browsing, documents, video calls, streaming, and lighter multitasking. Integrated Intel UHD Graphics handle the visuals.
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