Onda Reloads With new variants of 2in1 oBook devices

In the tablet world the 2in1
devices are gaining more and
more traction, because the value of the attachable keyboard can’t be understated. So, Chinese tablet makers Onda just launched a pretty extensive addition to their oBook lineup during their latest
conference.


On the menu, the first ones are the oBook 10 Plus and Pro models offering 10.1-inch screens, but with weird split, because the less powerful Plus gets 2560×1600
pixel resolution, while the Pro has 1920×1200 pixel one. oBook 10 Plus is sporting the usual Intel Atom X5-8300 processor, but the Pro model gets the way better X7-8700,
both devices then feature 4 GB
RAM, 64 eMMC storage, HDMI, microSD slot, 8.5mm thin body, detachable keyboard dock with metal hinges, 730g weight or.1450g with the dock attached. The Plus model also gets a dualboot Windows 10 / Android 5.1, while the Pro stays just with the Windows.





Moving on to bigger ones with
oBook 11 Plus and Pro and here it starts to get interesting. Once again detachable metal hinges
keyboard dock and the same 11.6-inch display with 1920×1080 pixel resolution used for both models. But then comes the kicker for the Pro model which gets the Intel Core M3-6Y30 from the Skylake platform, 4 GB RAM and USB 3.0 port but for some
crazy reason the listing shows only 64 eMMC storage used instead of more logical SSD disk. Still hope thats a listing error, because that would be a dealbreaker for a Core M3 model. The Plus goes again the safe route with Atom X5-8300
and 4 GB RAM and there the 64
eMMC storage make sense. Both tablets supplied with Windows 10 and should offer some stylus support though not exact info about that yet.




The top of the lineup is reserved for single variant in the form of oBook 12, powerful Intel Atom X7-8700 backed by 4 GB RAM, 64 eMMC storage, USB 3.0, HDMI, 12.2-inch IPS panel with 1920×1200 pixel resolution, magnalium alloy body and 1490g of weight with non-detachable 360° rotatable keyboard making it a full laptop device with Windows 10 pre-installed. Submit notice at
some reseller sites pute the
oBook 12 at roughly 370$, which isn’t bad, but in my eyes still a tad too high for non-Core-M device.


Slighty off the center of attention were also introduced the budget.oBook 10 SE featuring older BayTrail processor and Remix OS and Onda v891w CH as a CherryTrail tablet and not the 2in1 device. For these models the information is pretty scarce so we will try to add more later on.
In general the new lineup of Onda models looks pretty promising and appealing, taking heavy inspiration in the Microsoft Surface Book is not a bad thing after all. But with
almost every Onda product
especially in the early release
stages is a big warning sign of the not-so-good quality control
reputation. So i would suggest
waiting a while for first reviews
before pulling the trigger on these models, which could potentially turn into a decent choices.
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