iBall Excelance CompBook 11.6-inch Laptop (Atom x5-Z8350/2GB/32GB/Windows 10/Integrated Graphics)

The delivery time from Amazon was as expected (I got it under one day for Amazon Prime delivery option).The Packaging was disappointing as i had received on the same day many computer accessories like keyboard, monitors etc with good packaging and this one just came with a Carton without any bubble wrap or shock absorbing material to take in consideration for the transportation of the laptop. Well that was the issue with Amazon's packaging department and has nothing to do with the seller or their product.I know my title is a bit controversial but some people might actually consider this as a cheaper option to a tablet.The iBall CompBook Excelance 11.6in is the cheapest laptop in the market which you will get under 10k. The user should only buy this if he/she has a very limited use such as browsing the net, social networking, MS Office use (Basically just as someone would use a tablet). This cannot be used for High End Photo editing software and high end gaming purpose due to the Atom processor clubbed with 2gb RAM and surely a tiny Internal Memory of 32gb.This laptop comes with pre-installed Windows 10, it has a 11.6in screen size with configuration of Atom Processor (CPU Z3735F clocking @ 1.33GHz), 2.0 GB RAM, 32 GB Internal Memory (Usable space of 15gb after windows 10 does its automatic updates), Expandable external memory up to 64gb (Class 10 is recommended, Micro SD Card).The RAM usage was minimal to 20-50% when i just installed MS Office along with Skype etc, but as i installed AVG (Anti-Virus) the RAM memory due to background process stays at 68%. It has Bluetooth and WIFI for connectivity and with physical ports it has 2 USB 2.0 (Not High Speed) and One Mini HDMI port for Display Output, Micro SD Card slot for External Memory (Expandable upto 64gb).It needs an initial charging up to 3hrs to get it fully charged before starting the laptop as i have noticed that it charges very slow as the Charger provided is of 5 Volt - 2 Amp (10 Watt) and the Manual says to charge it when the laptop is switched off and not to connect charger while the laptop is working (Which is very weird) though it has a pretty decent battery back up of 6 to 8 hrs depending on the usage.The Plastic quality is a bit flimsy but can't complain with the price tag being so low. The Keyboard of the laptop is of a good size and very nice to type with key travel of 2mm and silent key operation. The track pad (Mouse pad) has a huge area but that works a negative point as it comes in between typing and it detects your palm and moves the mouse around (I Recommend using an external Keyboard and Mouse if you are going to use it for more hours).Just to specify again that this Laptop has only one display output and that is via Mini HDMI port, so if you are planning to buy additional screen make sure to add converter to your shopping list from Mini HDMI to VGA (very rare to find, costs about 450-650) or Mini HDMI to HDMI (this is very cheap around Rs.50) depending on your needs, since i wanted a cheap solution i got myself a Mini HDMI to HDMI for Rs.50 along with HDMI to VGA for 450 to convert Mini HDMI to VGA as the converter was rare to find and they were charging 650-850 in shops (online you can buy for 350-550 but late delivery so i chose the other option)The 2 USB port has very less power so if you are planning to connect USB hub then make sure you don't buy more than 4 ports as the power supplied by the USB port is 5v and less than 1.5 amp (Less than 7.5 watt) (I found this as that was the minimum requirement for my AOC screen which is USB powered and it did not power up, so i used temporarily a USB port hub got it close to the other USB port and used power from both port as the AOC has dual USB cable to take extra power from low power USB ports, later will buy charger as i don't want to occupy the ports).Overall review is really good if you are looking for a on the go laptop to satisfy your needs of surfing, watching movie, with light office work which can be performed with ease as this device cost less than many smartphones/tablets, is light weight (under 1kg) with 11.6 display and has a decent battery backup.It has a VGA camera and an inbuilt mic which is OK for Skype use (Mind you the camera is just VGA, don't expect HD quality).Also the last point but very important. This seller "Laptech Solutions Pvt Ltd" is not listed seller under iBall waranty but sells for a cheaper price so it is upon you to take from other sellers if you are wanting the iBall 1year warranty, you can check this link for the certified sellers in Amazon with iBall [...]

First the product is very good. It serves my purpose of having portable laptop for browsing, watching youtube videos and reading documents.I would like to give 5 star for the product but gave only one star for receiving unboxed product and not sure if I got defective display screen.Received the product a day late from Amazon.The seals of the product box was already torn and stick together again. The power adapter and cable was in sealed plastic bag inside.The laptop screen "peel" was still on the screen as of a test laptop. There were 9 sticky blue pixels on the screen. I tore of the display screen peel layer and the 9 blue pixel issue went away. The laptop screen has worst vertical viewing angle. I opened paint and put a white color box covering the complete screen. The display screen was not showing white color evenly throughout. The white color is more of reddish in the first half of screen and gradually going blue at the end. It is like warm white on top of the screen to cool white at the bottom of the screen. Do anyone else also face this issue?For anyone who wanted to install ubuntu in this system. I tried booting Xubuntu 16.10 live and laptop blanked out after showing the Xubuntu splash screen. So as of now Xubuntu / linux is not supported in this laptop. May be this support will be available in some future release.Other than above mentioned issue and few small niggles like num lock(I think so) function getting enabled during boot, For basic purpose such as browsing, document reading this laptop is very good. The portability of this laptop is too good. Keys are good to type. Track pad works 98% time as expected. The laptop do got warm in bottom left of the laptop, but there was no heat on keyboard or track pad.If anyone faces the display issue I mentioned here please reply, Do all compbook laptop comes with screen peel not removed? Does all compbook laptop suffers from worst vertical viewing angles?Update: On Day 2, a purple line of 3cm has appeared on the screen. looks like about 40 pixels are stuck. Requested for replacement. I really liked this laptop. I hope I will get good screen next time. If I get good screen I will give at least 3 stars for the product and preferably 4 stars.Update: Received the replacement laptop. The screen doesn't have any stuck pixels. Horizontal viewing angle is good. Vertical viewing angle is bad, this is the case for most TN panel. But when viewing the display from centre the color is uniform(read latest update below for non-uniformity issue), the pixels are sharp. I used the laptop for 2 hours and felt comfortable with the screen. I have updated my rating to 4 stars.I have installed libre office, vlc media player, google chrome, pdf viewer. The system booted quick to windows desktop in ~40 seconds. google chrome opened in less than 8 seconds. Browsing internet was fast, watching youtube movies was fast. felt libre office was slow like when I drop few boxes into document and clicking the box, it took some time to load the properties. Overall the laptop is good for watching movie, browsing internet, watching youtube, reading documents... And best part at ~1kg with more than 5 hours of battery back up this laptop canbe the entertainment package on the go, no more carrying my bulky 2.5kg laptop while travelling.Now for the price point need to watch how long the laptop lasts.Update: Reduced the rating to 3 stars because the display screen is not having uniform colors. When reading documents it is annoying that top half is more whitish than bottom half which is bluish. Configured color settings and it is little better. I have recently bought Lenovo 110-14IBR laptop and comparing both the display screen iball compbook display screen is very inferior. Other than display this laptop is great, all applications opens fast and I have enabled hibernation also.