I have to admit that I’m probably biased when it comes to touchpads. I also noticed that clicking the left and right sides of the touchpad to mimic left and right mouse clicks would sometimes cause the wrong clicks. Scrolling long webpages using the touchpad would sometimes cause the scrolling to jump up and down with a mind of its own. I thought the keyboard was fine, but the touchpad didn’t work too well for me. The layout is also good, so I didn’t need to think about the location of the keys as I typed. The physical keyboard is small, but my fingers didn’t feel too cramped while touch typing. Having a 2-in-1 device like the Nextbook means that you can use it as a tablet or as a laptop that can you can actually use on your lap with a QWERTY keyboard and touchpad. A lot of things work just fine, but smaller buttons and on-screen gadgets on the display can be hard to activate with a touch of your fingertip.Īlthough the screen has a large bezel which some people will complain about, this does help when using the Nextbook in tablet mode because it gives you something to hold without accidentally touching the display itself. The Nextbook performs well enough as a tablet except that I still feel that the Windows operating system isn’t as finger friendly as Android and iOS operating systems. With the keyboard detached from the Nextbook, you are left with a stand alone tablet. It gets power right from the connection to the tablet. Also note that the keyboard does not have to be charged separately from the tablet. As soon as you snap in the tablet, it can be used. You don’t have to pair or fiddle with switches to start using the keyboard. The connection uses magnets which makes attaching and detaching a breeze. The tablet can be detached from the POGO keyboard with a tug. Colors are bright and vivid, text is sharp and crisp, and the touch screen is responsive. The good news is that the display / touch screen is quite a bit nicer than I was expecting for a sub $200 device. Both images are noticeably grainy and blurry. 3MP front facing camera and the image on the right is from the 3MP back facing camera. The front and back cameras also leave a lot to be desired. The built-in speakers are definitely not very enjoyable for listening to music and video, but they are adequate for basic alarm and notification sounds. Unfortunately the sound quality though these speakers is not very impressive. In the image above you can see the 2MP back facing camera to the right of the micro SD card slot and the back facing speakers along the bottom edge. On the left side you’ll find the 3.5mm headphone jack, power port, micro USB port, micro HDMI port, micro SD card slot, battery status LED and microphone. Along the top edge of the display, when held in landscape orientation, you’ll find the wake/power button, volume button and Windows button. The body is made of plastic with a black matte soft coating that provides good grip.Īll of the ports and buttons are located on the tablet part of the 2-in-1 combo. But I can’t help wishing that I could charge the tablet with a micro USB cable like many other tablets on the market. Luckily the AC charging adapter is nice and small so it doesn’t add much additional bulk / weight. When used as a tablet, the Nextbook becomes more manageable at 1.4 pounds. When I would showed the Nextbook to people at work, they would always comment on its almost 3 pound weight – and not in a favorable way. So even though the Nextbook doesn’t take up that much room in my gear bag, its weight doesn’t go unnoticed. But it’s thicker and only 10 ounces lighter in weight than my 13″ Apple MacBook Pro. With its 10.1 inch display, the Nextbook has a footprint that is smaller than a sheet of paper. Preloaded software including Nook for Windows 8 In the box (when attached to the keyboard, 1.4 lbs when not attached) 835 inches (thickness when attached to keyboard. Micro USB port, mini HDMI port, audio jackĭimensions: 10 x 7 x. 3MP Front webcam and 2MP back camera with microphone Memory: 32GB internal storage expandable via microSD card up to 64GBĭisplay: 10.1” 1280 x 800 IPS screen with capacitive multi-touch and expanded viewing anglesīluetooth 4.0 and WiFi 802.11 b/g/n connectivity options Hardware SpecsĬPU: Quad-Core Intel® AtomTM Processor (2M cache, up to 1.83 GHz) 1GB DDR3L system memory Note: Images can be clicked to view a larger size.
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