Nevertheless, the new 2-in-1 device with 459 US dollars (392 euros) for the early bird offer and 499 US dollars (425 euros) for the set of keyboard and the active stylus is quite affordable. Both prices are about 25 percent below the planned selling price and initially limited to 200 each. Just two hours after the start of the campaign, Chuwi has almost reached its flexible target of at least $30,000, with only about $3,000 missing at the moment. The crowdfunding campaign will run for 2 months starting today, and in March 2018 the device will be delivered to the supporters, the regular sale will start in April 2018.
Super early bird price will be emailed to those who already subscribed in Chuwi website before and only 300 units are available with 50 units of CoreBook and 250 units of the whole set
CoreBook is made in a thin all-metal case with a thickness of only 8.5 mm and weighing 1.046 kg. An unusual solution was the use of 2.5D-glass with rounded edges – this option is very rare in tablets. On the front side is located 13.3-inch display with a resolution of 1920×1080 pixels without an air gap between the matrix and glass. The screen supports the work with the stylus and recognizes 1 024 degrees of depression. Also in front is a fingerprint scanner for fast unlocking of the computer. At the top, there are two stereo speakers, microUSB connectors and USB Type-C (USB 3.0), a 3.5 mm audio output and a microSDXC memory card slot with a capacity of up to 128 GB.
Ports include a USB-C port for USB Power-Deliver-Charging, data transfer, and video-out, as well as USB 3.0, micro-USB and a micro-SD card slot. The battery holds 37 Wh and supports fast charging. Dual-band WLAN and Bluetooth 4.0 are integrated, without keyboard weighs the 8.5 mm thin tablet part a track more than 1 kg. A fingerprint sensor and webcams in front and behind are available.
The performance of Chuwi CoreBook is the Intel Core m3 with a maximum frequency of 2.6 GHz, which does not require active cooling, and 6 GB of RAM. The storage capacity is 128 GB. From the built-in battery with a capacity of 10,000 mAh, the tablet can work up to 8 hours.
Chuwi has launched its second Crowdfunding Campaign on Indiegogo following the success of the SurBook campaign, and recently, prospects have been able to purchase the new 2-in-1 Chinese device approximately 25 percent cheaper, provided they are among the first 400 supporters.