Chinese brand XIDU has carved itself a pretty solid niche making fashion-and-portable laptops.For starters, the PhilBook Max offers excellent value for money; it is a convertible 2-in-1 laptop with 360° flip design which makes it a perfect choice for daily use. With the new Philbook Max, XIDU made a bold move to raise its company value by offering its highest specs machine to date. Get 2020 XIDU PhilBook Max review to know is it worth buying for you?
XIDU has attracted people’s attention especially the computer geeks’. It has already launched two outstanding products including an 11.6’’ Yoga PhilBook and a 12.5’’ Tour laptop. Although the XIDU is a young brand, to consumer’s amazing, the performance of these two devices are even more excellent than some well- known brands’. What features will this new creative PC bring to the users – 2020 XIDU PhilBook Max review?
2020 XIDU PhilBook Max comparison
| T019 XIDU PhilBook Max 14.1” Touchscreen Laptop (E3950，8GB+128GB) | Lenovo Flex 14 2-in-1 Convertible Laptop | Acer Spin 3 SP314-51 Touch 2-1 Laptop | BMAX 2 in 1 Convertible Laptop, 11.6″ FHD (1920 X 1080) IPS Touchscreen | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Customer Rating | 3 out of 5 stars (63) | 4 out of 5 stars (994) | 4 out of 5 stars (54) | 4 out of 5 stars (72) |
| computer memory size | 6 GB | 12 GB | 8 GB | 8 GB |
| Processor (CPU) Model | Intel Atom | AMD R Series | Intel Mobile CPU | Celeron N |
| Processor (CPU) Manufacturer | Intel | AMD | Intel | Intel |
| Processor (CPU) Speed | 2 GHz | 2.1 GHz | 2.2 GHz | 2.6 GHz |
| Display Resolution Max | 1920*1080 pixels | 1440 x 900 pixels | 1920 x 1080 | 1920×1080 |
| Display Size | 14.1 in | 14 in | 14 in | 11.6 in |
| Display Technology | — | — | — | — |
| Graphics Coprocessor | Intel HD Graphics 505 | AMD Radeon Vega 8 | Intel UHD Graphics 620 | Intel UHD Graphics 600 |
| Graphics Description | integrated | Integrated | Integrated | — |
| Hard disk Description | flash_memory_solid_state | Flash Memory Solid State | flash_memory_solid_state | SSD |
| Hard Disk Size | 128 GB | 0 | 256 GB | 256 GB |
| Human-Interface Input | Keyboard, Touchscreen | Touchscreen | Touchscreen, Microphone | Touchscreen |
| Item Dimensions | 12.79 x 8.66 x 0.65 in | 12.91 x 9.02 x 0.7 in | 13.2 x 9.1 x 0.8 in | 10.8 x 7.4 x 0.5 in |
| Item Weight | 3 lbs | 3.52 lbs | — | 2.2 lbs |
| Operating System | Windows 10 | Windows 10 | Windows 10 | Windows 10 |
| Processor Count | 4 | 1 | 2 | 4 |
| Wireless Compatibility | 802.11ac | Bluetooth | 802.11ac | 802.11ac |
2020 XIDU PhilBook Max review
Design
Compared to the latest 11.6’’ PhilBook, the upgraded PhilBook Max equips a larger 14.1’’ FHD IPS screen. Besides the real, smooth, vivid colors, 720p video camera, and the 4.9mm extremely narrow edge display, what matters is that this screen is a multi-touch one! Which means you can use the PhilBook Max like a smartphone opening the broadly intelligent world with fingertips touching. It is really a great feature for an emerging brand to reach this height, since, after all, most main style laptops in the market are still untouchable and the operating actions have to rely on the physical mouse and keyboard. But now, get rid of them to lead interactive and immersive experience.
2-in-1 convertible laptop
The XIDU PhilBook Max has advanced Yoga design. It is a combination of laptop and tablet by 360°rotation around the hinge anytime and anywhere. This incredible two-in-one design indeed offers users different requirements on the various scenes at the same time, so that users can switch between a business notebook and a leisure tablet freely. For the appearance, the XIDU PhilBook Max carries a metal cover with tough frame lines. The deep space gray painting not only signifies a mature business image but shows generous fashion meanwhile. Although it is a metal PC, the weight and thickness of this device are pretty astonishing, which are only 1.39kg and 16.4mm respectively. Due to “light” and “thin” are the most essential conditions for people to choose a laptop for easy carrying, this device may satisfy demands.
Moreover, to satisfy further using demands and prevent typing fatigue at night, the PhilBook Max is installed with a backlit keyboard in a suitable key distance. The white LED inserted in the keyboard will light up the buttons for clearer night vision, which provides precise lightness to avoid light leaking, reflecting, or even sight interference. It is quite convenient for those users who often deal with transactions at night.
Processor and storage
The Max version can be regarded as an improved artwork of the PhilBook. XIDU updates the 4GB+64GB storage to massive 6GB+128GB of PhilBook Max, realizing smoother and faster multithread processing. It’s well known that win-win cooperation makes the result double successful, so does the PhilBook Max. This model boasts of starting up within seconds, ultra-fast file storage and read speed. Those are all due to the strong cooperation of the 14nm process, dual-core Intel CPU at up to 2.5GHz burst frequency and the 128GB solid-state-disk. It seems that the battery has an extremely long life when it collaborates with this power efficient processor.
Best for different connectors
XiDU PhilBook has one USB 3.0, one USB 2.0, one MicroSD Card Reader, one Mini HDMI, 802.11b/g/n WiFi and Bluetooth 4.0. These ports really helped me because I need to make presentations at work and have to connect my laptop with external devices, Besides, the Philbook Max also comes with a backlit keyboard and various external ports including 1x Mini HDMI, 2 x USB 3.0, 1 x Microphone Jack, 1 x Bluetooth 4.2, 1 x MicroSD card slot, 802.11 ac/a/b/g/n, Webcam.