Lenovo ideapad Miix 510

Date Published: 17 Jan 2018
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Pros

Sturdy and relatively compact
Bright IPS panel with good properties
Easy access to some of the hardware for maintenance and upgrade
Supports M.2 PCIe NVMe SSDs (and even comes with one)
A dock with comfortable touchpad and keyboard
Laptop-like performance

Cons

The cooling fan doesn't stop spinning
Short battery life for a tablet
Limited I/O
The screen uses PWM from 0 to 99% brightness (our Health-Guard profile takes care of that)

Lenovo ideapad Miix 510 - Specs

CPU

Intel Core i5-6200U 94

CPU Performance #94

Good

Intel Core i5-4210H 0.5%
Intel Core i5-4210M 0.7%
Intel Core i5-6200U
Intel Core i7-5600U 0.3%
Intel Core i3-6100H 0.1%

GPU

Intel HD Graphics 520 196

GPU Performance #196

Mediocre

AMD Radeon R5 M335 (2GB DDR3) 0.1%
AMD Radeon R6 (Mullins) 0.1%
Intel HD Graphics 520
AMD FirePro M4100 (1GB GDDR5)
AMD Radeon R7 (Kaveri) 0.1%

Display

12.2", FHD (1920 x 1200), IPS

panel 1

KDC0000

Color accuracy 4.7 -> 2.2

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HDD/SSD

256GB SSD

M.2 Slot

1x PCIe 3.0 x4 NVMe M.2 slot

RAM

8GB DDR4

Windows 10

Battery

2-cell, 39Wh

Body material

Aluminum, Magnesium alloy

Dimensions

300 x 205 x 9.9 mm (11.81" x 8.07" x 0.39")

Weight

0.88 kg (1.9 lbs)

Ports and connectivity

1x USB Type-A 3.0 (3.1 Gen 1), Power Delivery (PD)
1x USB Type-C 3.0 (3.1 Gen 1), DisplayPort, HDMI
Card reader
Wi-Fi 802.11ac
Bluetooth
Audio jack combo audio/microphone jack

Features

Web camera 2MP (front); 5MP (rear)
Microphone Dual-Array Microphone
Speakers 2x 1W stereo speakers
Optical drive
Accelerometer
Hall Sensor

Keyboard / Dock(Convertible)

Dimensions

304 x 219 x 6

Weight

0.38 kg (0.8 lbs)

Ports and connectivity

Features

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Intel HD Graphics 520
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DISPLAY: 12.2-inch, 1920 x 1200, IPS

Name	KDC0000
Diagonal	12.2"
Pixel density	185.59 ppi
Brightness	364 cd/m²
sRGB	83%
PWM frequency	200 Hz

Panel Type	IPS
Resolution	1920 x 1200
Becomes "Retina" from	19 inches (47 cm)
Contrast	930:1
dE Color Checker	4.7 2.2
PWM Rating	1.0: (harmful)

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Lenovo ideapad Miix 510 in-depth review

With Intel's latest 6th and 7th generation processors, OEMs started integrating the mainstream ULV Core i5 and Core i7 lineup into 2-in-1 convertibles and tablets. We've seen pretty good integration on behalf of Acer with its Aspire Switch Alpha 12 and Microsoft's Surface Pro 4 but some time ago, the Chinese powerhouse releases the Lenovo Miix 510 in response and we now have the chance to review the refreshed version with the latest 7th generation Kaby Lake CPU. Basically, it's a tablet with[...]

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