Topton L4 | Revenge of the Netbook?

You're welcome, and I'm glad to hear you got your touchscreen working.

I would absolutely encourage you to make a donation if you're in a position to do so - This is so far the only real, honest review of the device I'm aware of (not to toot my own horn too much) and it's only available because of this site and C:Amie's help both in hosting the review and providing valuable guidance and editing. Not to mention the valuable resource and community that this site provides.

I'm encouraged to hear you're getting some use out of your L4 (or whatever your name of choice for it is), although I regret my review wasn't available before you bought yours. If you can live with the battery life it is at least powerful enough to run Windows 10 acceptably, where some of the Atom-based devices I've used did struggle somewhat.

This is indeed very interesting - It seems to be a far better thought-out device than the L4, and for that price - Very tempting. I'm with you in your concerns about the 6GB of RAM - I would consider 8GB to be about the minimum for modern Windows machines, though as you note this class of machine is unlikely to be doing as many RAM-intensive tasks as a desktop or larger laptop. The desktop I'm writing on is currently using 5.4GB (of 16GB total) with 10 browser tabs open, as well as an email client, word processor and CAD application, so it seems it would be usable, if a little uncomfortable in terms of 'headroom'. USB-C fast charging is a major bonus (and a reasonable expectation in 2022), as is the 1200p screen. I'm not so sure about the battery (26.6Wh) but I would hope the newer processor is more power-efficient at idle / low loads. It would also be interesting to find out if it has proper fan control and/or a silent operating mode.

I know that the GPD MicroPC initially had 6GB, that was then upped to 8GB before the machine actually shipped. I still backed it with 6GB since Windows-on-UMPC rarely interests me at any level of RAM and 6GB will pretty much run any Linux flavor.

That said, I run Win10 exclusively on my Chuwi. I can't really remember why; perhaps Chuwi didn't have much Linux support or I was just avoiding hassle. Mine has the faster CPU and 8GB so Win10 boots slowly but runs fine, as Win10 always does on UMPC.

I suppose we could watch Linux developments and if it did actually work on the new Chuwi, a prospective buyer could then pull the trigger.

Still, the price is amazing, though Chuwi's seemingly poor support has angered many folks on Chuwi forums/facebook.

Jake

Just saw this on liliputing...looks like a slew of 7-inch laptops is hitting the market.

https://liliputing.com/2022/03/this-7-inch-mini-laptop-with-a-celero...

Thank you all - I have made a small site donation as it is thanks to the review hosted here that I was able to get full hardware functionality returned

I remember seeing the original Chuwi Mini Book, but it somehow seemed to disappear from the market, and I then kept browsing other devices that still cost more than I could justify spending.

Nice to see it coming back at a lower price. Having a higher resolution screen will definitely be welcome, along with USB-C charging. I can't get an accurate measurement of the L4's barrel plug because it seems to be some uncommon size.

Thank-you & thanks to @robertojones