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The Chuwi UBook Pro is probably the best alternative toMicrosoft’sSurface Go,which appears to have been discontinued. The Surface Go is currently out of stock and has been so for a while. You can still pick it up from third party retailers, but often at a premium.
Chuwi UBook Pro tablet -$399.99 from Gearbest(roughly £340/AU$670)This Chuwi tablet is the best alternative to Microsoft’s Surface Go on the market - and it’ll cost you far less. With an Intel Celeron 4100 processor, 8GB of RAM and a 256GB SSD, the UBook Pro can do everything its rival can and more.
TheChuwi UBook Pro,meanwhile,is available for $399.99 (roughly £340/AU$670) from Gearbest with coupon code GBCHUWI123.
Add the capacitive stylus pen and original keyboard cover and the price creeps up to just under $470, which is still far lower than the 128GB version of the Surface Go (which comes with no additional accessories).
For your money, you get a Gemini Lake-basedIntelCeleron N4100 that is significantly faster than the Surface Go’s Pentium 4415Y (based on CPUBenchmark numbers).
The UBook Pro also features a 12.3-inch Full HD display, 8GB of RAM and a 256GB SSD - twice the storage capacity of the Microsoft tablet.
If this product comes from mainland China, it will take at least a month to reach either the US or the UK (and potentially more). You may be levied a tax either directly or through the courier.
Have you managed to get hold of a cheaper product with equivalent specifications, in stock and brand new? Let us know and we’ll tip our hat to you.
The Surface Go has a smaller display size and more petite footprint, which means the Chuwi device is slightly heavier. The camera sensors on Microsoft’s tablet also have a higher resolution, but the UBook Pro has more connectors - including an HDMI port, which means you won’t need adocking stationto connect up to a monitor.
Bear in mind, the exact price in non-US territories will depend on the day’s exchange rate. Gearbest ships to most countries worldwide via expedited shipping, but you may be levied an additional tax.
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