It’s been such a long time since we last reviewed a tablet, that we almost feel guilty about it. Today we’ve scored for review and unboxing the Chuwi Hi12 slate, a 12 inch dual boot model, on offer on GearBest.com, priced at $229.89. This model can be seen below.

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It comes in a big cardboard box, in which we find the manuals, USB cable and charger. The massive slate switches between Android 5.1 and Windows 10 with the press of a button and it provides an Intel Cherry Trail Z8300 CPU, Intel HD Graphics Gen 8 and 4 GB of RAM. It also brings 64 GB of storage, a microSD card slot and it’s generous with connectivity, offering two full size USB ports.

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One of them is an USB 3.0, so that’s excellent if you want to attach mice, keyboard or external storage. Speaking of keyboards, an extra $50 aside from the regular price brings you a keyboard and stylus to pair up with the device. There are special connectors at the bottom for keyboard attachment, turning this model into a regular laptop replacement.

Its 12 inch screen offers a 2160 x 1440 pixel resolution and has a video-friendly 3:2. aspect. There’s a 11.000 mAh battery inside and a main 5 MP camera at the back. We’ll be back with a full review soon and I should also mention this one is a hefty tablet, at over 800 grams in weight. In the meantime you can buy the product here.