Cube i9

Chinese Surface Pro. Cube aims to challenge Microsoft's Surface Pro 4 with a Skylake Core m3-6Y30 CPU, 12-inch touchscreen, aluminum casing and an M.2 SSD. In this comparison report you will find out what concessions have had to be made.

upgradable M.2 SSD ; low price ; integrated kickstand with two lock stages ; decent application performance

transistor whining particularly during load ; cooling the Core-m wastes some performance potential ; Windows button sometimes enabled when touching the edge or when twisted ; PWM at 200 Hz is utilized for dimming the screen

Cube's i9 is an affordable Windows 10 tablet made in China. The installed Core m3-6Y30 alongside 4 GB of RAM and an M.2 SSD promise enough power. The tablet convinces in the general system and browser performance. However, it falls behind slightly in...