Hey ho folks, here's mah humble rebiu on the i5/8GB Lenovo Miix 510, which should be useful if you guys are, as I was, looking for an "affordable" Surface Pro Clone (Surface gaise please don't flame us poorfags here).

Main points:

- Build Quality almost on par with SP4 (much better built than Switch A12, hinge is slightly superior to the SP4 even).

- Benchmark wise slightly faster than the i5/8GB SP4 (on par with the Switch A12).

- REAL Wacom Pen FTW (AES + Wacom Digitizer - unfortunately not EMR, but better drivers/stylus usability than both Switch A12 or SPs. Slightly crappier physical pen vs the SP4).

- Battery life 5-6 hours nominal (better than Switch A12, worse than SP4).

- Screen is decent (Switch A12 and SP4 brighter and better reso).

- Heat management excellent (though fan runs almost constantly, but for me it's not really noticeable).

- Warranty is 2 years international INCLUDING Accidental Damage Protection for both (confirmed with Lenovo direct)... PLUS it's extendable to 5 years if you want (Switch A12 needs additional purchase for extended warranty, no Accidental Protection. Not sure about SP4).

- Unlike the Lenovo Miix 700, it has been relatively problem free so far (which is admittedly quite rare for a Lenovo product lol). Also Miix 700 had a crappy Elan Digitizer, and this one doesn't.

You can read up on all the nitty-gritty details in the full review on my site/blog here: https://goo.gl/ebQd0N

In conclusion it's an awesome little 12-incher haiburid if you have a need for one and can't afford an SP4. Might sound like I'm shilling but I'm just a really happy user here.

Also it's bound to get better as the IFA announced Miix 720 is gonna be released soon... prices should drop you further for the 510 and - unless you need Kaby Lake, TB3, a Hello Webcam AND a microSD reader - the 510 is really "good enough" already (not to mention the 720 sounds like it will cost a bomb lol).

Not sure if Lenovo's gonna cost cut in other ways and go back to that crappy Elan Digitizer in the 720 though... which might just happen as the 720 (like the 700) has a 3:2 aspect ratio screen, and Wacom doesn't really do 3:2.

Anyway, do sound off if anybody got any questions about the Miix 510. I'll be more than happy to answer if I can.

(EDIT 13/02) Here's a few PSAs for new Miix 510 users BTW:

1) Model Differences:
i3/4GB - 128G SSD, NO pen, W10 Home, 1yr Warranty + ADP. i5/8GB - 256G SSD, YES pen, W10 Home, 2yr Warranty + ADP.  i7/8GB - 256G SSD, YES pen, W10 Pro, 2yr Warranty + ADP.

2) Turn off Fast Startup - The SSD already boots plenty fast without it, and it drains your battery turned on. Steps here: https://goo.gl/tBKxnH

3) Update your Keyboard Folio driver and firmware (from the Lenovo Website). Helps make the KB and touchpad work a lot better. Unfortunately, the touchpad is still VERY sensitive to dodgy AC adapters/plugs, so watch what you're plugging your Miix into.

4) Screen protection - Tempered glass/film SP is readily available from eBay and Lazada, or you can go to Mobile Outfitters (Gurney Plaza, Sunway, BTS) for a custom made SP.

5) ANY Wacom AES Lenovo Active Stylus (and even Dell and HP's) works with the Miix 510, so you can get any one from eBay if you need spares and replacements. I got the Lenovo GX80K32884 (Miix 700/Yoga 900 stylus) as it was the cheapest available, and it works fine.

6) AAAA batteries for the darned things are readily available from Harvey Norman (cheap) or All IT, so you don't need to go hack open 9V cells to find some.

7) The SSD IS upgradable, but it needs a considerable amount of skill, finesse and luck. Get the maintainance manual from the Lenovo support site,  the proper tools (plastic prying picks for the screen and thermal paste for the CPU) and take it SLOW prying the screen open, as the screen housing around the screen itself is plastic and chips easily (talking from... sadly... experience).