KOOFORWAY 8" 2-in-1 Mini Laptop, Win 11 Pro Intel N95, 12GB RAM, 512GB SSD

I have been on the hunt for a tiny laptop of this size since netbooks were either discontinued or grew into the 10inch lame chromebooks of today. Yes, there are the likes of the GPD laptops, but they cost twice as much as this one and most have the GamePad controls that I did not want on a small laptop of this size. Here I present, the KOOFORWAY 8inch mini laptop! I absolutely love this thing, and I really mean that. I don't write reviews hardly at all, but this one deserves it! Overall quality - First off, the build quality is insanely good. It has a full aluminum build, glass display and PORTS!!! No dongles needed here! It actually has some weight to it, which is awesome, as it DOES NOT feel like a cheap crappy laptop. it feels quality! Now, how does it perform? Pretty dang well! My version W/ N150, 12GB RAM, 512SSD runs Windows 11 Pro out of the box and was pretty quick to setup considering windows itself takes a bit. I am an Owner/Operator truck driver meaning I own and operate my company out of my truck myself. I needed a tiny laptop to keep in my truck for entering expenses into my accounting software, email with Thunderbird, invoicing, scanning and printing shipping documents, internet tabs open and other office software. It will run all of that at the same time with no slowdowns or issues. I can even put it into tablet mode and grab a signature really quick, rotate it back and print out the shipper or receiver paperwork in seconds. Push it to the limit - I am so impressed with this thing that I was curious how much it would handle. I am a Star Wars nerd and decided to install a game or so. (Power Settings Performance) This thing will even run Dice's 2017 release of Battlefront 2 on low settings at a solid 30FPS with minimal slowdowns (after configuring video settings) which is insane for something of this size. The wireless card is fast enough for online gaming. But I do recommend a wireless mouse as the TrackPoint is not great for the gaming side of things but is awesome for everything else. Battery life - in day-to-day use (Power Balance/Power Saving Profile) in and out of the truck it will last the full day on battery no problem. The best part? I can charge it with my phones USB-C charger right in the truck! No more power adapters or inverters! Peripherals - the keyboard is decent. It's no ThinkPad, but the way they resized some of the keys to give you the best typing experience just works. I have no problem typing on it. and it has a number row! The TrackPoint, this thing works really well once you get used to it. It seems like it would be a ThinkPad style TrackPoint, but it is not. It seems like a tiny, curved touch screen that you run your finger along to move the mouse instead of angling your finger like on a TrackPoint. It works good especially after you adjust the sensitivity in mouse settings based on your finger size. Touchscreen, I don't use it a ton except when scrolling web pages or using the supplied digital stylus for signatures. It is very similar to a phone touch screen in sensitivity and works well. Downsides - there aren't many, but the biggest is the speakers are very quiet even at full volume. The fan with kick on lightly with medium usage applications and on full with high usage applications, but the fan is very quiet. Even with the quiet speakers, they still overpower the fan noise just fine. The laptop gets warm with high usage applications, but the cooling system keeps up. Also, the fans almost never kick in with day-to-day business use. Wants - I would love a version of this machine with LTE/5G support, so I don't have to rely on my phone's hotspot. Also, louder speakers would be nice. Overall, I absolutely love this tiny laptop. I have other laptops such as a MacBook Pro, Toughbook, and a few other Dell business laptops. But this one takes the cake. I mean, it's a tiny laptop that I can take pretty much everywhere, is about the same size as an iPad mini and runs FULL WINDOWS 11! What more could you want for an "on-the-go" do all machine that blows away what any phone could do! Who is this for? - As a small business owner, or someone that wants an iPad Mini sized FULL WINDOWS 11 machine that is USABLE! I couldn't recommend this machine enough! If this thing ever gives up or I wear it out (which I don't think I could) I will 100% be purchasing another from these guys. Thank You for producing a small laptop the big OEMs didn't think we needed!

I’m going to be honest, I bought this pocket pc as a new toy to play and tinker with during Black Friday given the deal I got on it. And I have opinions. It’s neat. I can see a purpose for it if you travel and want a capable little media device or some form of entertainment. Or a decent windows tablet which I think it excels at really. Or even a retro game emulator, which it also does really well once you tweak it. The keyboard is terrible. It’s just terrible. Not that the buttons feel bad, it’s the layout. The QWERTY row is shifted to the left to where WASD don’t quite line up, I say this with gaming in mind. But even if not for gaming you just can’t really comfortably or quickly type on the thing. It gets 1/5 stars The mouse nub is ok for what it is, I’d give it a 2.5/5 stars Also whilst digging around in the bios and checking a few things I found that the ram speed was limited to 3200 for some reason. Maybe it was just my unit. But I moved that up to 4800 and tested and verified and it’s happy and snappier. I also modified some of the power limits on the N150 with a few other things. So if you know tech and get one, give the bios a look. But truthfully where I think this thing shines is being a retro emulation device. I have one of those expandable controllers that I drop it into when it’s in tablet mode and I have had no problems running N64, PS1, and I haven’t really ventured into PS2 far yet but it seems promising (I say all that with there being some emulation tweaks to get everything running happily) I think I’ll keep it just for that reason. Emulation. But seriously that keyboard is just terrible. If it was better it’d be a 5/5 star device.

As an insurance agent, this is a very invaluable tool to have. I'm constantly on the go, I find myself weening off my bulky 15" laptop in favor of this beautiful device especially when I do a presentation at someone's home. I can just hook it up to their TV, if I need to upload a document, I plug in my scanner no problem. My wife and I have a booth at a flea market every weekend which we sell stuff and I bring this along to give quotes on life insurance etc. I used to bring my 15" laptop but we have such limited space it was just too big to put anywhere. Not anymore, now I bring my 8" mini and now I can do quotes in the palm of my hand. People are blown away when they realize that it's an actual computer not a tablet. Setting this up was very easy, most of my work is on google so I just signed in to my account and I was up and running in no time. I'm old school, I need a mouse ALWAYS and kudos to those that have mastered the function pad on a laptop, however I'm not one of those . As you can see in the video, I don't need it at all. With 512 GB I have plenty of storage space for my needs. I also want to point out that it does have a USB C (SS/P) port on it which is crucial if you want fully functional hub/docking station. Older laptops like mine only have USBC SS. For those of you that don't know what I mean, the hub/docking station needs both SS(Super Speed) and P (Power) in order for for them to work properly (That's why if its just an SS the HDMI ports don't work but everything else does because it needs more power) The magnetic stylist was an added bonus, it comes in handy when I need signatures. The battery life it remarkably long, On a full charge I had it running off and on all day and it was only half way. I was originally looking at some of those high end tablets before I saw this KOOFORWAY, and when I compared prices of them I was so shocked to see how much they were charging for a tablet that don't do a fraction of what this machine can do. Bottom line is that you'll get a lot more bang for your buck investing in a KOOFORWAY 8 Inch 2-in-1 Mini Laptop that you ever will with a tablet. I would recommend this to anyone, especially those that are in sales and/or always on the go. ***PLEASE NOTE*** This unit did NOT come with the case that is pictured, I bought it on Amazon a few years back and now I'm using it for my mini and it seems to be working just fine. I hope this helps you when deciding PC Vs. Tablet :-)

I bought anD receiveD this back in August (3 months ago). At first, this workeD wonDerfully. I DiDn't like WinDows 11 (it got so hot anD maDe a bunch of noise even when I DiDn't have any apps running), so I installeD Linux Mint insteaD anD it workeD very well. It maDe no sounD, ran smooth, anD was great from general working anD streaming, for a while. Eventually, the keyboarD starteD giving me problems. First, the right arrow key malfunctioneD. I was watching a Youtube viDeo when the viDeo suDDenly starteD skipping forwarD, until the right arrow key just stoppeD working entirely. I thought it probably broke since I constantly useD that key to skip viDeos forwarD, but no. Just this week, I founD myself lockeD out of my account. I reset my passworD, loggeD into my account, anD realizeD that my keyboarD malfunctioneD again, but in a Different, unexpecteD way. Were you wonDering why all the Ds in this review is capitalizeD? It's because every time I press D, the keyboarD also now registers D+Shift, which was the cause of me being lockeD out since my original passworD haD a lowercase D. The Shift key also now presses PrintScreen, so my PC keeps trying to take a screenshot. I can't even use the number symbols anymore because of this, so I can't write any email aDDresses for work. AnD before anyone claims that it was Linux Mint's fault, no. I reverteD to an olD backup before the problems starteD anD it's still there. I ran a Different Linux Distro anD it's still there. I even reinstalleD WinDows 11 anD, as you can plainly see, it's still there! I absolutely loveD this thing at first, but now it's become absolutely unusable. I regret ever buying this. Will finD a replacement soon. EDIT: It's 5 months after purchase anD this laptop is cookeD. Battery barely lasts 3 hours now. It also completely Drains in sleep moDe. Don't buy this if you intenD to use this very frequently.

I love the form factor. The keyboard takes a little getting used to (personally, I would have preferred a little bit smaller keys to allow for a more "normal" layout) but it's totally usable. The pointing device basically works like a super tiny touch pad, but between that and the touch screen, I don't have too much trouble making it do what I want. All in all, these are compromises I happily make for such a fantastically tiny and yet fully functional laptop. The screen is nice and bright, the keyboard is backlit so it's easy to use in low light, and it runs Ubuntu Desktop without any issue, though you do have to make a couple of tweaks to get the screen correctly rotated. I was able to get about 6 hours of battery life out of it with the screen on the entire time and sleep mode disabled, which was enough for what I needed. I've been looking for a very small but capable machine for years, and I'm thrilled with this one.

I’ve been on a lookout for this compact form factor windows laptop for a while now and every time I got one it was poor quality. This is the first one with a metal shell so that’s already off to a good start. The unboxing experience was on par with major US manufacturers such as HP and Dell. It came with a nice box and a nice plastic wrap - it’s clear that they’re trying to make a name for themselves and gain recognition in the market. The included accessories were a stylus (surprisingly also high build quality), a USB C charger (so you can charge it with any other USB C cable which is a standard but still nice), and two keyboard silicone covers neither of which are US keyboard adapted. The keyboard itself is incredibly nice to touch, by the way, totally not expected from Chinese brand. Right off the bat, the main downside is there’s nowhere to reliably store the stylus like on an iPad where you can magnetically attach it - if there is, I haven’t found it yet. The startup process will take a solid half an hour so go get that charger and buckle up. Once you’re done - connect your android when it asks you. Trust me you want that function it makes the laptop feel like a MacBook. Oh and did I mention? It supports thunderbolt hub. Meaning one usb c cable will: charge, connect HDMI, mouse, keyboard and as many USB ports as you want. The little mouse pad is a little funky - external mouse is the way to go. So is the keyboard but then again don’t expect miracles from an iPad mini form factor. Overall this is a great little laptop and I don’t have any major complaints. But as always, expect an update from me if anything goes wrong.

Really liked this little thing, but after 3 months of light use, it suddenly turned off in the middle of a session (while not plugged in) and won't come back on. No charging lights or anything. Very disappointing. Edit: From reading other comments, apparently this thing will only charge with the OEM charger. That is a terrible design. Mine is working again, but I can't say that I'm particularly happy with the fact that if I ever lose this charger, this thing is a brick. Edit: Found a charger that also works with it: https://www.amazon.com/dp/B0GBWJSTDZ

Great Mimi PC at a reasonable price

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Dejó de funcionar al segundo día.

Soy un arquitecto que viajo por trabajó ,la compre para poder ir más ligero en los viajes y cumplió con todas mis expectativas. Le instale el AutoCAD y lo corre muy bien sin problemas , puede hacer ajustes a mis proyectos en la obra. Como diseñador no es la pantalla ideal para trabajar pero es bastante practica, el Internet y el bluetooth sin problema. Tenía miedo que el teclado no fuera qwerty pero si me llego bien a la ciudad de México. El material es muy sólido pesa muy poco pero es por la misma solidez, trae 2 protectores de teclado muy útiles , lo que también me gusta es que el cargador es usb por lo cual cuando estoy de viaje no hay problema , la carga le dura según el programa de trabajo es de entre 3 y 4 horas , para mi son suficientes. La ventaja es que puedes conectarla a un monitor y teclado más grandes, sin duda es un buen producto y lo recomiendo mucho

I feel like this device deserves a review as I was pleasantly surprised by it. First of all, the N150 really holds its own, the provided Windows install is bloat free and will boot to desktop really quickly, it only drags when you start stacking up applications to launch on startup. Certain processor heavy tasks, like major windows updates, can take a more painful amount of time though. The battery life is good, and I found this charges perfectly fine with my 65w phone charger, which I have seen similar devices reported to not work with. Most importantly, the battery doesn't suffer from mysterious drains while off and handles the heavier loads well. The screen is low resolution (by today's standards), but being so small it still looks pretty sharp with perfectly solid contrast and colours (again, for its size and capabilities, anything more would be wasted on this thing). The touch screen is okay, the curor for the pen tracks behind where you are but touches seem to actually be accurate and writing is actually quite smooth on here. The keyboard does take some getting used to, and the micro track pad is quite finicky, but otherwise the build quality feels good for the price. Certainly a solid device, the screen movement does concern me as an inevitable weak point over time but only time will tell. Overall, I'm really glad drunk me caved in and finally purchased this!

Mais je suis tellement contente de mon achat. Ce mini PC remplit toutes les fonctions que je souhaitais. La fluidité, la réactivité, la qualité d'image et sa taille qui permet de l'emporter partout facilement. Le port HDMI permet de passer l'écran sur ma télé très facilement. En plus avec Windows 11, pack office et un stockage de 512Go. J'ai même été très agréablement surprise en voyant le clavier AZERTY alors que les vidéos que j'avais vu montraient un clavier QWERTY. Je recommande pour les personnes qui souhaitent un petit apareil facile à emporter pour faire de la bureautique, regarder des séries, télécharger de la musique, naviguer sur Internet, regarder des vidéos...