Anyone with experience with the E-Fun Nextbook 10.1?

[Wolfshadw]

Hey all.

I'm looking into a laptop replacement as my old Dell scratch and dent finally fried it's motherboard (after seven years) and I'm looking at the Nextbook 10.1 as a replacement.

Please understand that I already have a desktop for any seriously intensive applications (games/vide encoding) and an HTPC for all media needs. This laptop/tablet would be *strictly* for online finances and *maybe* as an e-book reader replacement (I also have a first gen Kindle).

My only real concern is the installed 1GB of RAM. I have not been able to find anything that states it's upgradeable. I think I'd really prefer a minimum of 2GB, but if anyone has any experience with this device, your input would be greatly appreciated.

-Wolf sends

 

[Jonathan Gonzales]

It's a tablet and they aren't upgradeable. They only thing you can add to a tablet is a Micro SSD for storage.

Believe it or not it currently has two slot total one which is currently being used by the 1gb and i plan to upgrade the other slot later if the ddr3L ram becomes available. The ssd installed is also from a 2.5 30gb that can be upgraded to a 500 or 1tb ssd depending on how much you want to spend. the only issue I see currently is the ssd has to be from intel because the design configuration when screwing it In. In case your wondering how they managed to get the harddrive to fit they removed the case and only installed the circuit board which is quite small. If any of you dont believe me and currently you have a nextbook take a look at the back of your box it came in and look at the ram and harddrive pictures and then take a look at solid state drives dissembled on Google images ttygl

 

[elmo7172]

I just bought the Nextbook 10.1" Tablet yesterday. It build and performance are very good. It appears to be a solid machine and the keyboard seems very sturdy. The 1 gig memory concerned me until I got the machine up and running. So far, it runs smoothly and speedily and will meet my needs for portability, checking email, browsing the internet, and running a few programs. Of course it is not as powerful as a well equipped desktop or laptop but it is a bargain at $179. Incidentally, the Nextbook allows you to print wirelessly if your printers are on a Wi-Fi network. That is an unanticipated bonus.

How clunky is the proprietary non-USB charger? I want something that I can travel with and prefer packing as light a possible for Business trips. Currently I use a single 2-port USB charger for both my phone and Dell Venue Pro Windows tablet when traveling.

 

[elmo7172]

Hi, the charger is a AC adopter and is not big at all, the plug part is maybe 2" x 3" x 2". Don't imagine the 4-5" retangular typical laptop charger. I see that someone mentioned that you can charge it using micro USB cable, I'll try to see if that works. Once you charge it the battery lasts for a very long time (maybe 6hrs or more). IT'S AN AWESOME COMPUTER!

 

[Shootist40]

I have had the Nextbook 10.1 Tablet since Christmas. For the money it is a great machine. I put the full LibreOffice program on it along with a few other programs and a few apps. I will eventually remove MS Office rather than pay the yearly fee ... yup I'm cheap. I still have about 15.7 GB of free space on the C: drive and almost the full 32 GB of the D: drive. You have to remember that the internal storage isn't fantastic, but certainly enough for a secondary computer. You also can use MS Drive or some other cloud if your so inclined. The computer is quick works well as a separate tablet and has the advantage of a hardware keyboard. I think it is well worth the money and will be adequate for several years in the future.

 

[elmo7172]

I will be getting the Nextbook 10.1" for my birthday. All I know is that my wife ordered something electronic from Walmart and I have to pick it up in a day or so. I am not suposed to know what it is, but as I have been looking at youtube videos and reviews about it, I know what's up.
Well, here is some details I would like to know...

I have been reading this thread and Jonathan Gonzales stated that it is upgradable. I wonder how hard it is to open up. I think DDR3L memory is available. How much RAM can be stuffed in? Is the SSD an mSATA as they are smaller, or is it acutally a 2.5" SATA. I wonder if a 2.5" SATA SSD will fit? I just upgraded my desktop to the Samsung SSD 850 PRO using the Samsung Migration software and a USB to SATA adapter cable. Being that the Nextbook has a Micro USB, will a Micro USB OTA cable work to connect to the USB to SATA cable?

Hi, I don't have answers for your first questions. The only thing I can tell you for sure is that YES, you can connect a OTG cable to the micro USB and than connect any USB standard into the OTG. This computer is awesome. I'm not sure about all the technical things you asked, sorry. Good luck!

 

[Shootist40]

Hi N7AS,
I have a micro USB to female USB cable. I have run a flash drive off it with no problems. I assume you can run a regular external hard drive if you have an external power supply for the hard drive. Also used it to run a wireless mouse. All work great. As far as taking it apart, it is a tablet and therefore no screws. Remember if you run out of memory and have to use the C: drive for a page file, it is solid state too and therefore quite fast. I have not run out of RAM when doing standard things, but have not done a lot of multi-tasking with several programs running at once. It's a tablet not a desktop. Let me know what you find when you get it. W0DRH

 

[tm857]

What everyone seems to forget is, you get a full fledge version of Windows 8.1 on the cheap. Retail cost for the Windows 8.1 version is $250.00! So therefore you have Windows for 72% of retail cost. That is a positive, but lets go look at the negatives, (MANY) 1st is efun's tech support. These guys know NOTHING about the device they are supporting. 2nd I had to trouble shoot for them while on the telephone with them. "Tech Support: You cannot connect another Windows 8 device on the Nextbook". Incorrect, you only need to use a RFI mini to standard USB cable, not only will you be able to sync it with your other Windows (All versions) computers, you can use it as a hard drive too. Next according to support you cannot get your Windows 8.1 key. Again nonsense, the Windows key is available as with any Windows install. As well as getting the actual install DVD(s). "Tech Support": You cannot watch DVD movies on the Next Book. Incorrect again, If you use a micro USB mass storage device copy the movie over to the mass storage device, or EASIER way connect a USB (RFI) cable to an external DVD drive, the movie runs flawlessly.in conclusion this is an amazing little device, just steer away from their tech support! And if you are like me, NO matter how small the device, I prefer the old Windows Start Menu, so I installed Start 8 onto this device, and it works great. You can even touch the start button, and all the applications within Windows 8.1. As for charging on the go, I use the same RFI mini to standard cable, and connect it to my car's USB port, and it charges the Next Book no problem. For the included charger, it is good in hotel/motel/conference rooms for charging.

 

[tm857]

Lonewolf: I have one of these tablets and would also like to be able to charge on the go, are you saying that it will charge using a micro usb-2.0 USB cable utilizing the micro USB port on the tablet, or is there an adapter to 2.0 USB with the same type of 1 pin power plug that is provided (I just can't think of what that type plug is called) If there is such an adapter, where might I find one?? Thanks.

 

[tess mcdonald]

Hey all.

I'm looking into a laptop replacement as my old Dell scratch and dent finally fried it's motherboard (after seven years) and I'm looking at the Nextbook 10.1 as a replacement.

Please understand that I already have a desktop for any seriously intensive applications (games/vide encoding) and an HTPC for all media needs. This laptop/tablet would be *strictly* for online finances and *maybe* as an e-book reader replacement (I also have a first gen Kindle).

My only real concern is the installed 1GB of RAM. I have not been able to find anything that states it's upgradeable. I think I'd really prefer a minimum of 2GB, but if anyone has any experience with this device, your input would be greatly appreciated.

-Wolf sends

 

[AJ S]

I bought one a month ago and have no trouble with the capability. It had a trial offer of MS Office, and I find that my simple spreadsheets in Excel & Word documents are more than sufficient for my needs. (I will either buy a regular Office or use the free versions on my Outlook.com account.)

However, I am having a heck of a time interfacing with the device, especially the keyboard. It is really squirrelly, the cursor jumps around like crazy, and I have extreme difficulty getting the cursor to move where I want it. In tablet mode, it works a bit better, but that's not always the best mode of input, and it still have little info windows popping up. It seems like the keyboard just isn't properly communicating with the tablet. As a result, I just don't use it as much as I planned. Anybody else having this problem? Any solutions?

 

[arabidlunatic]

I bought this laptop a months ago and thought it was great. Now, I can't get it to turn on. I think my son let the battery go completely dead so now I can't get it to come on at all. I left it charging overnight. The next morning the charge light was orange but not go. I've tried holding down the buttons in different combinations hoping to find a hard reset code. I opened a trouble ticket with the manufacturer but haven't heard back. I also called and left a voicemail and sent an email. Still nothing. I'm running out of options. There was a post on Reddit from a guy who a who said he took of the back of the tablet and to reset the battery. I don't see how he did that. Any ideas?

 

[hipkts2020]

I bought one a month ago and have no trouble with the capability. It had a trial offer of MS Office, and I find that my simple spreadsheets in Excel & Word documents are more than sufficient for my needs. (I will either buy a regular Office or use the free versions on my Outlook.com account.)

However, I am having a heck of a time interfacing with the device, especially the keyboard. It is really squirrelly, the cursor jumps around like crazy, and I have extreme difficulty getting the cursor to move where I want it. In tablet mode, it works a bit better, but that's not always the best mode of input, and it still have little info windows popping up. It seems like the keyboard just isn't properly communicating with the tablet. As a result, I just don't use it as much as I planned. Anybody else having this problem? Any solutions?

 

[hipkts2020]

I had a problem with the built in keypad also. It sure seemed "jumpy" and I did see similar things. What I did to cure the mouse was to go into the settings and slow down the mouse movement. I can now use the trackpad on the keyboard. Since I was new to Windows 8 and touch screen, I am learning to use more of the touch screen functions in conjunction with the keyboard. So far, I am enjoying my Nextbook and look forward to having a Windows tablet that I can transfer files to and from.

 

[antiquedeals]

Italianman2112,
I accidentally changed my desktop size to 300 instead of 200%!! Tried to go back to control panel to reset but since it is so large I can't get to the OK or apply button to change back!! This is on the Nextbook 10.1. Any help would be appreciated..I tried refreshing the computer but it did not change this setting!

 

[pmoreau]

According to the intel spec on the processor, 1GB of RAM is the Max and can not use any more.

I will be getting the Nextbook 10.1" for my birthday. All I know is that my wife ordered something electronic from Walmart and I have to pick it up in a day or so. I am not suposed to know what it is, but as I have been looking at youtube videos and reviews about it, I know what's up.
Well, here is some details I would like to know...

I have been reading this thread and Jonathan Gonzales stated that it is upgradable. I wonder how hard it is to open up. I think DDR3L memory is available. How much RAM can be stuffed in? Is the SSD an mSATA as they are smaller, or is it acutally a 2.5" SATA. I wonder if a 2.5" SATA SSD will fit? I just upgraded my desktop to the Samsung SSD 850 PRO using the Samsung Migration software and a USB to SATA adapter cable. Being that the Nextbook has a Micro USB, will a Micro USB OTA cable work to connect to the USB to SATA cable?

Hi, I don't have answers for your first questions. The only thing I can tell you for sure is that YES, you can connect a OTG cable to the micro USB and than connect any USB standard into the OTG. This computer is awesome. I'm not sure about all the technical things you asked, sorry. Good luck!

 

[aespinalc]

It's a tablet and they aren't upgradeable. They only thing you can add to a tablet is a Micro SSD for storage.

Believe it or not it currently has two slot total one which is currently being used by the 1gb and i plan to upgrade the other slot later if the ddr3L ram becomes available. The ssd installed is also from a 2.5 30gb that can be upgraded to a 500 or 1tb ssd depending on how much you want to spend. the only issue I see currently is the ssd has to be from intel because the design configuration when screwing it In. In case your wondering how they managed to get the harddrive to fit they removed the case and only installed the circuit board which is quite small. If any of you dont believe me and currently you have a nextbook take a look at the back of your box it came in and look at the ram and harddrive pictures and then take a look at solid state drives dissembled on Google images ttygl

Hello mister, any guide to opening this thing so i can add more ram?

thanks

 

[pmoreau]

The Intel Spec for the processor used in the NextBook 10.1 supports a max of 1GB of RAM. If you put another Gig in and it works, let us all know.

It's a tablet and they aren't upgradeable. They only thing you can add to a tablet is a Micro SSD for storage.

Believe it or not it currently has two slot total one which is currently being used by the 1gb and i plan to upgrade the other slot later if the ddr3L ram becomes available. The ssd installed is also from a 2.5 30gb that can be upgraded to a 500 or 1tb ssd depending on how much you want to spend. the only issue I see currently is the ssd has to be from intel because the design configuration when screwing it In. In case your wondering how they managed to get the harddrive to fit they removed the case and only installed the circuit board which is quite small. If any of you dont believe me and currently you have a nextbook take a look at the back of your box it came in and look at the ram and harddrive pictures and then take a look at solid state drives dissembled on Google images ttygl

Hello mister, any guide to opening this thing so i can add more ram?

thanks

 

[Monkeyone]

I bought one for my Mother and it works really well. I have had a problem with it going to sleep, but I found it wakes up if you hold the power and the volume up for about 5 seconds or so. But other than that it is a nice little system.

 

[N5JCJ]

I didn't read that you made any decision; however, for the price ($193 ttl), I think it's a good deal. Being that you clearly stated that you did not need the tablet/laptop for major projects as you have a desktop. I use mine daily. I am a storm spotter and use it for mobile operations (radar, NWS chat, etc.). The only problem I have had with mine is that it went into "sleep" mode and could not get it to power back up. I took the tablet apart and reset the power from the battery ("hard reset"). Once I had the tablet back on I just went in and configured the power plan not to sleep. Hope this helps. 73s

 

[hollidayp1]

Hey all.

I'm looking into a laptop replacement as my old Dell scratch and dent finally fried it's motherboard (after seven years) and I'm looking at the Nextbook 10.1 as a replacement.

Please understand that I already have a desktop for any seriously intensive applications (games/vide encoding) and an HTPC for all media needs. This laptop/tablet would be *strictly* for online finances and *maybe* as an e-book reader replacement (I also have a first gen Kindle).

My only real concern is the installed 1GB of RAM. I have not been able to find anything that states it's upgradeable. I think I'd really prefer a minimum of 2GB, but if anyone has any experience with this device, your input would be greatly appreciated.

-Wolf sends