Overview Teclast F7 - thin metal laptop for work and study

Table of contents

1. 1. Specifications
   2. Packaging and appearance
   3. Keyboard and Touchpad
   4. Screen
   5. Sound
   6. Performance
   7. autonomy
   8. results

Ultrathin laptops entry-level popular especially among students and office workers. This versatile compact gadgets that are easy to cope with text documents and presentations. And they do it for a whole working day. As a rule, they have low performance. However, this is offset by their compact design and affordable price.

Teclast F7 - a typical representative of this category. manufacturer has recently released a new version of this notebook, which is equipped with a fast SSD-drive, that the most positive impact on its performance. The developers say that now Teclast F7 is suitable not only for working with documents and surfing, but for heavier tasks. Layfhaker tested the laptop work in different modes, to know whether it's true or not.

1. Specifications

Surface analysis of the technical characteristics of the Teclast F7 does not make much of an impression.

It is based on Intel Celeron N3450 - budget chip specifically designed for use in low-cost laptops and tablets. We have already seen the chip in several devices have been in our editorial office. For example, the notebook Chuwi LapBook Air. He, incidentally, is a direct competitor Teclast F7.

The main advantage of this platform - low power consumption, which eliminates the active cooling and significantly increase the autonomy. An important factor contributing to the popularity of this chip was its low price. However, Intel Celeron N3450 performance significantly lags behind the more modern solutions.

But the memory subsystem notebook deserves praise. The amount of RAM is 6 GB. This is quite sufficient for the operation of the operating system and quickly switch between running applications. As a non-volatile memory used by SSD-drive capacity of 128 GB - enough to store the most basic user data.

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2. Packaging and appearance

The notebook comes in a box of cardboard white. The packaging is very strong. We can say with confidence that it will withstand any shocks and impacts during shipment without problems. On its front side flaunts Tbook inscription - the name of the series notebook from Teclast. Behind are the main technical characteristics of the device.

Inside we found the notebook itself on a black substrate, revealing the battery charger to the wire. It is a small square box measuring 6.5 × 6.5 × 3 cm. Fork Caucasian, one-piece wire. A length of about 2 meters.

Design Teclast F7 can be described by just two words - it is beautiful. Such a feeling that in its design involved people who at one time came up with MacBook Air. The same thin metal body, elegant finish all surfaces and inspires confidence in the maximum build quality. What is missing is an apple on the cover. It is in this case replaced by modest Teclast company logo in the upper left corner.

After the initial enthusiasm, we started a detailed study of the device. First and foremost an impressive compactness gadget. Its thickness at its widest point is less than 14 millimeters and a weight of only 1.2 kg. This laptop is easy to keep the weight on one hand. He will fit in almost any bag or backpack. The housing is assembled from a fairly strong metal that even by strong pressing either one surface does not bend or bends.

The thickness of the framework on the left and right of the screen is one centimeter. Top - a little more. Here I set the camera lens and two holes for the stereo microphone. bottom frame thickness is 2.5 centimeters.

The cover device mounted magnets when closing gently draw her to the ground. Swivel mechanism, by the way, is very good. It even allows you to open the lid with one hand, although the base at the same time and trying to get up a little bit. The maximum opening angle of approximately 140 degrees.

On the right side face of the housing is located a slot for microSD memory cards, a full-size USB 3.0 plug and socket headphones. Nearby there is a hole for recharging. And it is so similar to the 3.5 mm jack, that the first time you will be sure to confuse them.

On the opposite side there was a place for microHDMI connector and another the USB-port. Included are special rubber caps for them. So in connectors transportation time can be closed to keep out dirt and dust.

In rubber, there are four legs and the bottom surface of the notebook hatch giving access to a slot for an optional SSD-drive. There are no ventilation holes or slots for speakers we found. One-piece metal lid tightly screwed to the chassis metal screws.

In general appearance and assembly Teclast F7 left us very good impression. Build quality, no detail is hanging and not rattle. The laptop looks much more expensive than its cost, and does not give any reason to doubt his strength.

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3. Keyboard and Touchpad

Since Teclast F7 is primarily intended for educational and office tasks, the quality of the keyboard has a special significance. Fortunately, the manufacturer did not skimp on this element. Keypad panel is made of solid metal plate. This ensures a complete lack of mobility and the rattle of keys, so often found in low-cost laptops Chinese manufacturers.

In Teclast F7 uses a standard full-sized keyboard without digital block. The keys have a normal size, so do not have long to get used to the new laptop. By default, there are only the characters of the English alphabet. So you have to learn the skills of blind dialing or use the services of master laser engraving.

The only remark concerns the location of the off button. She took a seat in the upper right corner, and many users are likely to be initially confused it with the Delete key. You can still complain about the lack of lighting, but this option would probably have led to an increase prices apparatus.

The notebook uses large touchpad size 10.5 × 7.8 cm. It perfectly fulfills touch - working with him a pleasure. The device supports three-and chetyrohpaltsevye gestures of Windows 10, so that the work becomes even faster and more comfortable.

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4. Screen

Teclast F7 Screen size is 14 inches. The resolution is 1920 × 1080 pixels. Teclast sets in the model matrix of different manufacturers, which may be slightly different in their characteristics. In our sample represented glossy IPS-display manufactured by Sharp.

picture on the screen looks bright and contrast, however, the white balance is exposed is not entirely correct. Nothing criminal. But if you put Teclast F7 on a par with other notebooks, it is noticeable that its screen is slightly yellow. This feature can eliminate a couple of minutes using the Windows 10 color settings.

Brightness levels are adjusted so that the laptop can be used indoors without any problems. However, the sunlight even 100 percent illumination may not be sufficient. This fact is worth considering for users who have to work outdoors.

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5. Sound

Even during the initial examination of the notebook we have somewhat puzzled by the complete absence of any holes for external speakers. Nevertheless Teclast F7 can play sounds and very loud. Apparently, the speakers are hidden somewhere on the device end: in the place where the cover is attached.

Unfortunately, such an arrangement of the speakers does not allow us to evaluate all the charm of a stereo. However, the sound quality does not cause rejection. Low frequencies such as the designated high also present. The picture changes dramatically when headphones are connected. In this case, the sound stage gets proper depth and pleasant to the ear color. Therefore, listen to music and watch movies on this notebook should be exactly in the headphones. Of course, if you do not do it company.

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6. Performance

As we have noted above, Intel Celeron N3450 platform, even at the time of its inception was intended for use in low-cost laptops and tablets. While in most cases it handles typical user tasks, the platform is not intended for complex calculations and advanced computer games.

However, the performance of the device depends not only on the CPU and GPU. Of great importance is the memory subsystem. And in this area Teclast F7 has an advantage over its competitors. After all, it uses SSD-drive, the speed of which is several times higher than used in low-cost laptops and tablets-eMMC memory.

As you can see for yourself from the figures shown in this section, screenshots, results Teclast F7 far superior to most notebooks of the same price category, equipped with slow eMMC-drives. In most tests, the difference amounts to tens of percent, and in some there is even a two-fold advantage.

This means that working with the text, surf the web, play music, watching videos and performing other routine tasks will not cause Teclast F7 is absolutely no problem.

During testing, we have also tried to load Teclast F7 more complex tasks. First tried to edit various files in Photoshop. With simple images without any problems, but the heavy editing of multi-layer image has caused a sharp attack Laptop thought.

A similar situation has turned to the Chrome browser. While a number of tabs has been opened - all is well. But when you open the 50 pages, many of which contain multimedia content, speed switching between tabs decreased significantly.

As for games, the latest blockbuster movies to play, unfortunately, will not work. although many hits last years and specially adapted games like World of Tanks Blitz work without any problems. This fact in no way diminishes the dignity Teclast F7, but they should keep in mind when shopping. This kid though and is capable of much, but heavy productive work it is not on the shoulder.

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7. autonomy

The Teclast F7 installed battery capacity of 4900 mAh. The promotional material states that it allows you to view high-definition video for 6 hours. To verify, we launched full-screen video mode with YouTube at maximum brightness. The battery thus losing about 10 percent per hour, which is a very good indicator.

In mixed mode use (surfing, listening to music, working with documents, image editing), you can count on 6-7 hours. This figure is, of course, may be slightly increase or decrease depending on what specific tasks you perform. And what use the level of brightness and energy-saving settings.

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8. results

Want to actually see and feel their own fingers, a level reached Chinese manufacturers in recent years? Buy a laptop Teclast F7 and be surprised!

This notebook is built from premium materials, has a high-quality components and excellent appearance. With such a machine is not ashamed to appear either in the student audience, either in the trendy cafe. Separately, I want to emphasize the light weight and compact size of the device, due to which it easily fits in a backpack or bag. Good autonomy allows to use it for an entire school or work day.

However, when buying a laptop should be immediately clear about the scope of application. If you want to use it for games and resource-intensive tasks, then you can expect to be disappointed. In all other cases, the Teclast F7 is a pleasure.

At the time of this writing, the price of the laptop is Teclast F7 21 566 rubles.

The author expresses his gratitude to the company Teclast for providing the test sample.