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tabletpc on Intel Core m3-7Y30 | 4GB + 128GB | Windows 10 | 10.6 "IPS screen
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Specifications, reviews

Specifications

CPU:Intel Core m3-7Y30 (Kaby Lake, 2 cores, x64, up to 2.6 GHz in turbo mode)
Graphics processor:Intel HD Graphics 615
OS:Windows 10 x64 (edited Home or Pro as anyone)
RAM:4 GB DDR3L 1866 MHz (dual channel mode, Samsung K4E8E304ED-EGCC chips)
Built-in memory:128 GB SSD (104 GB free on drive C :) brand FORESEE, format M.2 2242
Card reader:support for microSD cards (presumably up to 128 GB inclusive)
Display:10.6 ', IPS, 16: 9, 1920x1080, 207 PPI (the same as in the i7 Stylus / i7 Book and Surface Pro 2). OGS technology is not.
Wi-Fi:dual-band 802.11a / b / g / n (2.4 GHz / 5 GHz), Intel Wireless-AC 3165 chip
Bluetooth: 4.0
3G, LTE:not
GPS:not
Sensors:accelerometer, magnetic sensor closure cover
Camera:main 5 Mpx with autofocus, front 2 Mpx without autofocus (720p 30FPS video recording)
Ports:
1x USB 3.1 Type-C (can be charged, standard Power Delivery)
1x Micro USB 3.0
3.5mm mini-jack (supports headset)
DC 12 V for power supply
Battery:4300 mA / h 7.4 Volt (31.8 Wh)
Power Supply:12 V / 2.5 A
Support for a docking station with a keyboard and USB 2.0 port (sold separately, connection via POGO 10-pin)
WACOM stylus support up to 1024 clicks (sold separately)
Dimensions:supposedly 273x172x10 mm
Weight:706 g without keyboard, 1.36 kg. with keyboard CDK09

Additional photos

Reviews

Video reviews

Reviews forums

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Negative:
Cube Mix Plus (Post oh00 # 57852542)

Performance, heat, autonomy

Benchmarks

Geekbench 4.0.3 = 3242/5961 (30% higher than i7 Book)

Wi-Fi: 300 Mbps pulls

SSD: linear reading (seq) 500/200 Mb / s (read / write), 4K blocks 8/60 Mb / s

The result of benchmarks from TechTablets.

FPS in games

Ori and the Blind Forest:33-40 FPS(1280x720, low)
Fallout 4:10 FPS in heavy scenes, 15-20 FPS in lungs(1280x720, low)
Dota 2:60-70 FPS(1920x1080, low)
Doom 4:22-30 FPS(1024x768, low)
Battlefield 4:25-30 FPS(1280x720, low)
CS: GO:40-60 FPS(1920x1080, low)

Heat

In heavy tasks (benchmarks, games), the temperature reaches 100 degrees and throttling. Most likely the situation is the same as with the i7 Book: the thermal padding between the aluminum cover and the copper plate on the back cover was not installed from the factory. But while there are no pictures of the entrails.

Autonomy

Presumably remained unchanged: about 5 hours of work on the Internet via Wi-Fi with 50% brightness.

Windows, drivers, useful software, BIOS

Reinstalling Windows 10

1. First, it is recommended to save everything you need from the C: drive, for example, to a flash drive. If you wish, you can copy the activation key (via the programProduKeyor AIDA64) and also save it (although because in Win10, activation is tied to hardware, this step is optional). Be sure to remember which edition of Windows was from the factory (Home or Pro). If you install a different edition, the activation will not work.
   
2. Download the programhttp://go.microsoft.com/fwlink/?LinkId=691209there choose "Create installation media". Language Russian, release of Windows 10, bit x64, then insert the flash drive at least 4 GB and choose it. The program itself will download the latest release build of Win10 and write to the flash drive. Can I have some moreDownload ISO image from Microsoftand unpack it on a flash drive, but there they dazzled the home and professional editions and 4 GB flash drives are not enough.
   P.S On the Chinese website pan.baidu.com I found a Chinese Win10 image for Cube Mix Plus (size 7 GB). I do not know what is in it, so I have not yet laid it out. If anyone needs to write in the subject or in a personal, I will upload to Cloud @ Mail and try.
   
3. If the old Windows starts, you can: Start>Options->Upgrade and security->Recovery->Reload now->Use the device and in the list should be visible flash drive with Win10. If Windows does not boot, then this option remains: connect the keyboard + flash drive via a USB hub (if you have the original keyboard in its USB port), reboot the tablet and press F7. A boot menu will open where you select the flash drive.
   
4. Further as usual Win10 is installed. Keys can be skipped, activation will be made later when connected to the Internet. If desired, you can delete all partitions on the hard and Win10 will create them again. Usually, it turns out to free up ~ 50 MB of space.
   
5. After installation, connect to the Internet, let all new updates and drivers be installed. But many drivers will have to be installed manually, the links in the spoiler are below.

Drivers

After installing the original Windows 10 on many hardware drivers will not (turn the display, card reader). To begin with, I advise you to check the update center, while installing some drivers. After that, install the latest driver on the video from the Intel site (link below). Then you can download the driver pack from the link below, unpack it into one folder, open the device manager, right-click on each unknown device and select Update, specify the path to this unpacked archive. Must be found and established.

Latest video driver
Driver Pack (December 2016)withchinese cloud
Backup driversmade by face_ltd
Stylus Drivers

Bios

Links

Cube Mix Plus (hellentrop post # 59329922)

How to backup your current BIOS

1. Downloadingfptwand unpack
   
2. Open cmd as administrator
   
3. Go to the folder where you unpacked (cd command) and write FPTW64.exe -d backup.bin
   
4. A full backup of the current BIOS will be saved in backup.bin

How to remove the Chinese Cube logo when turned on

The simplest thing in BIOS is to turn off the Quiet Boot option. Then there will be the AMI logo. A more complicated option is to modify the BIOS firmware, then instead of the Chinese logo, you can download any other.
You are personally responsible for your actions! If something happens with the firmware, the tablet will no longer turn on and you cannot restore SPI Flash without a programmer!

1. First you need a backup copy of the current BIOS (BIN extension).
   
2. Download the program UEFITool (0.21.5orherefresh).
   
3. Open the BIOS file through UEFITool. Find the Raw Section in the Intel image branch ->BIOS region ->8C8CE578 ... ->05CA020B ... ->8C8CE578 ... ->7BB28B99 ... ->EE4E5898 as in the screenshot:
   
   
4. PKM ->ExtractBody and save somewhere. The program does not need to close.
   
5. Next you need to create an image with the same parameters. It may be easier to rename the source from RAW to JPG, open it in a graphic editor and edit it. Although the XDA for i7 Stylus loaded pictures of lower resolution and everything worked. Here it is necessary to try.Small collectionlogos.
   
6. After saving the image, rename it again to RAW and in UEFITool choose Replace body for the same Raw Section.
   
7. Save the BIOS and flash it through the fptw program (FPTW64.exe-f biosnew.bin). After completion, I recommend once again to read the current BIOS and compare it with the original checksum.
   

Useful software

Change the transparency of the standard keyboard Win 10
Virtual touchpad

Patches, fixes

Stylus calibration (from i7 Book, not tested on Mix Plus)
Invert scrolling with two fingers on the touchpad
Disable the gesture of minimizing all windows on the touchpad (to the detriment of Win + D)
Disable other touchpad gestures
Improving touchpad performance (they did not check on Mix Plus)
How to remove font blur in Win10 at a zoom level greater than 100%

Modification of the tablet, photo of the entrails

Before disassembling the tablet:
1) Remove the memory card, otherwise you will break it and the card reader slot
2) It is desirable to fix the on / volume buttons to the case with an ordinary scotch tape, otherwise after disassembly it is easy to take off and then difficult to install

Photos of the entrails

If anyone disassembles the tablet and there will be a desire to make high-quality photos, it will come in handy
Keyboard(from i7 Book, but in theory there are no differences except color)

SSD replacement

The new SSD should be in the M.2 2242 format. Before buying, look for the drive tests for a good speed / read (and pay attention primarily to the speed with 4K blocks, not linear).
SSD Replacement Video (eng)

Reduced heat

Program method

These methods work on i7 Stylus, nobody has tried Mix Plus yet. If you do, please unsubscribe about the results.

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Option 1. Limiting the maximum state of the processor. In the old control panel ->Power supply click on the current plan, select additional parameters. Find the CPU Power Management section, set the maximum state to 65% instead of 100%. By doing this, we disable TurboBoost for the CPU and it should not raise the frequency above 900 MHz, although the GPU will also be used in games, it cannot be limited in this way.

Option 2. Reducing the temperature of the processor at which throttling begins. In BIOS, find the Advanced ->CPU Configuration ->TCC Activation Offset. In i7 Stylus, the parameter value was 3 and throttling occurred at 95-3 = 92 В° C. As in Mix Plus, it is not yet known, but if you increase the value, then throttling will start earlier.

Option 3. In BIOS, disable the power limit blocking (Advanced ->CPU Configuration ->Package power limit lock ->Disabled), then install the program ThrottleStop, where in the settings to set the maximum value of the Package Power Long and Short for example 5W (numbers for i7 Stylus). Thus, the processor should not accelerate above this value.

Option 4. Reducing the voltage of the processor, morehere.

Hardware method

Attention! No one is responsible for your actions! It is recommended to improve cooling only if you do not have enough performance in difficult tasks (Internet, office, simple games are not considered them) and you are sure that you will not damage the tablet!

Remember that improving the cooling of the processor occurs due to the improvement of heat removal to the back cover, which leads to its heating by 10 degrees (up to 45-50 may be difficult tasks in the heat)!
Cube Mix Plus - Discussion (Post Saymon_xxx # 61175849)

Option number 1 (simple: adding thermal pads)

Because initially between the aluminum plate (0.5 mm, covering the processor) and the copper plate (stuck on the back cover) there is no factory thermal pad, you can simply add it (1 mm thickness). Issue price less than 100 rubles. Efficiency is certainly not as good as the options below, but the temperature will drop by 10 degrees. Note that the back cover will warm up even more than usual (up to 50 degrees under load). It is likely that the Chinese did not specifically put to add a thermal pad, so that less complained about the heating of the case.

Option number 2 (medium: adding a finished copper plate and thermal pads)

You can add a copper plate of 20x20x1 mm (on thermal paste) between the processor and the factory aluminum cover, and a 1 mm thermal pad above the aluminum (you can take the factory one that was above the processor), the temperature will decrease by 20 degrees.

Video (Alexey Ignatiev)
Video (eng, TechTablets)

Option number 3 (complex: making a copper plate instead of the standard aluminum)

Detailed instructions yet.

The main idea: the tablet is disassembled, the aluminum plate is removed. Thermal paste MX4 is applied to the processor. Instead of an aluminum plate, a large copper plate (100x100x1 mm) was made, and for contact with the processor, a small copper plate 20x20x1 mm (the copper plates are glued together with hot melt together). A thermal strip 1 mm thick is stuck on top of a large copper plate. for contact with the back cover.

Thermal pads, plates, thermal grease, etc.

1. Thermal Pad (Thermal Pad) is used in cases when there is too much distance between the surfaces for using thermal paste. In the methods described above, it is used to remove heat from a copper plate (or standard aluminum) to the back cover. Thermal pads have different thermal conductivity and size. Good thermal conductivity (6 W / (m • K)) from ARCTIC Thermal Pad, but its price is $ 5-10. Often use cheaper for $ 1 with a thermal conductivity of 3.2 W / (m • K), can be found on Aliexpress and eBay. Sizes usually standard 100x100 mm. But the thickness must be chosen depending on the selected modification method.
   
2. Copper plates can also be found on Ali or eBay. Price around 3-5 $. For the manufacture of a large plate, you will need a copper plate with dimensions of 100x100 mm, and a small plate (better to search on request copper shim) 20x20 can be found already cut out. The most important thing is to choose the thickness. It is also advisable to ask the seller to pack better, if the large plate bends, then straightening it to perfect evenness will be very difficult.
   
3. Hot-melt glue is needed if you decide to use a complex method, where a small and a large plate are glued together. Thermal glue has less thermal conductivity than thermal paste, but the latter is used incorrectly, as the small plate must be securely fixed in a certain place and should not be displaced so as not to close anything. Hot-melt glue can be found on Aliexpress / Ebay, or in the city they often sell for 200-400 rubles Arctic Alumina Thermal Adhesive (two tubes with two parts).
   
4. Thermal paste is used to contact the processor chip with a small copper plate (if you selected option number 2). There is already a huge choice, anyconductive . Personally, I prefer the Arctic Cooling MX-4. She has good performance in tests and the price is more or less adequate. Although I think you can find and not much worse, but cheaper.

Performance degradation (for increased runtime)

The topic is not fully disclosed, we collect information on pieces of the i7 Book topic.
1) They write that by opening additional power scheme settings, you can limit performance and win a couple of hours of additional work.Cube i7 Book (Post xSRx # 54935404)
2) It is possible to reduce the processor voltage, see here //savagemessiahzine.com/forum/index.php?showtopic=745313&st=500&view=findpost&p=53855191""XTUincrease the maximum power of the processor and do stress tests, watching the temperature and frequency of the CPU + GPU.
In the settings of the Intel HD graphics control panel, select Maximum Performance and disable "Extended battery runtime for gaming applications."

Installing SSD format 2260

Cube Mix Plus (Post face_ltd # 58109330)

How to increase productivity
Undervolt. Updated instruction

Alternative tablets

1) Teclast X5 Pro. The processor is the same, but 8 GB of RAM, display 12.2 'and 240 GB SSD. The price is $ 200 higher.

Comparison of different models from GarryHow

Other models Cube

Sort by release date.
Cube i7- model of 2015, display 11.6 ', Core M-5Y10 processor, there is a built-in 4G-modem. It is in low demand because of the price.
Cube i7 Stylus- Model 2015 release, the processor Core M-5Y10, has the same dimensions as the Book, but there is no Type-C.
Cube i9- model of 2016, display 12.2 ', processor Core m3-6Y30, inside there is a free slot for 4G-modem.
Cube i7 book- model mid-2016 release, processor Core m3-6Y30, an improved version of the i7 Stylus.
Cube Mix Plus - announced at the end of 2016. Put a more powerful processor Core m3-7Y30, SSD is now 128 GB.

History of changes caps

26.02 - added a link to the video on improving cooling
12.02 - Russian video review
08.02 - added links to SSD 2260 installation instructions from face_ltd.
02.02 - added section with useful software
01.02 - Added a section with a modification of the cooling + link to the full review from TechTablets
01/26/17 - driver pack added
01/30/2018 - Modification of the tablet, a photo of the entrails>How to increase productivity. Undervolt. Updated instruction
06/26/2018 - Renewal of the capResigning the caps to those (Fast AndrewP_one # 74539966)

FAQ — Frequently Asked Questions:in the i7 Book theme header

Post has been editedferhad.necef - 02.08.18, 17:43

Reason for editing: Stylus drivers

[hellentrop]

The tablet is excellent, but like the previous version, a weak battery was made and not on 5v. Well, the little things could insert 8GB of RAM and a smaller frame. In general, dollars for 350 - 370 are definitely worth taking.

[davden]

I think there will be an analogue of the Cube i9, and also there is already in the announcements of Teclast X5 Pro. Both with normal batteries.

[dim565]

hellentropas davden noted there is an analog from Teclast, there is 8 GB of RAM (so far not 100% infa), although the price I think will be above $ 400 and the pre-order has not even started yet.

[davden]

I believe that devices on m3 7Y30 cost 450 + $.

[hellentrop]

dim565
davden
Yes, it's all good, but with you constantly carry 12.5 inches and heavy, and it turns out to be too big for everyday life.

Battery Capacity (mAh): Built-in 7.4V / 4300mAh (Printing: 4500mAh) Lithium ion polymer battery is at the cube
Battery Capacity (mAh): Built-in 7.6V / 5000mAh Lithium-ion polymer battery

the difference is not great, and if you consider the screen size, then the identity will also come out

Post has been editedhellentrop - 02.12.16, 15:15

[4ekist.]

All DD.
Has anyone ordered a device?

Post has been edited4ekist. - 12.12.16, 19:01

[leokaizer]

With such autonomy, this is pipets

[dim565]

4ekist.,no one seems to be, because there is still very little information, even there are no English-language reviews (must be during January 2017).
leokaizerwhat to do. Almost all the tablets on the Core M processor as. You have to choose either power or autonomy :)

[Temtyomich]

I would like from 11.6 inches and in a black case ...

[dim565]

Temtyomich,Cube should release in 2017 something to replace the model i9. In addition, just 12.2 inches and a black case. Price about $ 100 more.

[wshadw]

In fact, this is a complete copy of the Cube i7 book (which I have now), the current is on 6y30, all ports and keyboard are all 1 to 1 visually, but the pancake would make stereo from different sides, full-fledged usb in the tablet itself and fnlok on the keyboard ( visually it is not there, if no current was added to the bios) and IMHO would be a perfect tablet, but there is no such thing to happen (

Upd: although it can be saved in this way (and it was reflected in the price), since it wasn’t necessary to design a new one, and they let it go much faster.

Post has been editedwshadw - 30.12.16, 21:45

[NeO928]

dim565, the price is unlikely to drop? I think whether to take it

[dim565]

NeO928,when sold for $ 475, it was clear that the price would be significantly reduced. And now I can not even say. It can be left as it is, so as not to compete with the i7 Book, it can throw off $ 50, because for example the difference between the i7 Book and the i7 Stylus was only $ 5-20. If you are not in a hurry, it is better to wait, at the same time and reviews will appear soon

[NeO928]

dim565, I thought, why the price is almost the same price as the Cube i7 Book? It turned out that in the maximum configuration only a tablet, a keyboard. The stylus must be ordered separately for 2.249 rubles.

[davden]

On the website gi *** st. Com posted promovideo. Test Antutu 208k. Which is very good.

[face_ltd]

The first tests Geekbench 4.0.3 Windows 64-bit
Single Core: 3241
Multi Core: 5960
OpenCL Score: 16778

https://browser.geekbench.com/v4/cpu/1474981

For comparison:
Teclast X5 Pro on the same procedure:
Single Core: 3018
Multi Core: 5664

Cube i7Book:
Single Core: 2800
Multi Core: 5120
OpenCL Score: 14663

The gain of the textlists is explained by the greater frequency of the memory 1866Mhz. Against this background, with the previous cube, a difference of up to 15% is quite expected.

Post has been editedface_ltd - 08.01.17, 22:06

[Vitaliytt]

Battery 4300? Did they fall there? Or infa is not correct, the weight of the tablet in relation to the past cubes did not seem to change, and the battery has become half the size. Or did Intel create a super economical percent? Or are there two of them at 4300? In my head does not fit, on all 8-inch 4000 battery, and here ....

[dim565]

Vitaliytt
INFA is correct. 2 cells of 4300 mAh, but because the Core M processor is installed, then the voltage of 3.7V is small and 7.4V is necessary. Therefore, the two cells are connected in series (the capacity remains 4300 mAh).

[Vitaliytt]

dim565 @ 9.01.17, 11:24

INFA is correct. 2 cells of 4300 mAh, but because the Core M processor is installed, then the voltage of 3.7V is small and 7.4V is necessary. Therefore, the two cells are connected in series (the capacity remains 4300 mAh).

What I did not understand) in your 4300 + 4300 = 4300?
It would somehow be logical to write 8600 mAh
For example, in my chuwi hi 10 - 2 cells 3.7v there seems to be 6500, according to the manufacturer. And it seems that it doesn’t matter how much the percent is powered or something else, the capacity in the battery should not change. Not? It's like with a 10 liter bucket of water to drink water with a cup of 3.7 liters or 7.4 liters, while the capacity of the bucket does not change correctly?) Or I don’t understand something)

Battery photo Chuwi Hi10

[dim565]

Everyone is accustomed to mAh, but taking into account the supply voltage it is more correct to look at the Watt-hours, so I indicated this value in brackets in the specifications.

If 2 cells of 3.7 V 4300 mAh are connected in series, 7.4 V 4300 mAh (31.8 Wh). If in parallel, then 3.7 V 8600 mAh (also 31.8 Wh). In the description of such tablets (on Core M), some vendors write 8600 mAh or 9000 mAh, which is not entirely correct.