Testseek.com have collected 85 expert reviews of the Lenovo IdeaPad Miix 2 8 inch and the average rating is 76%. Scroll down and see all reviews for Lenovo IdeaPad Miix 2 8 inch.
January 2014
(76%)
85 Reviews
Average score from experts who have reviewed this product.
Users
(71%)
372 Reviews
Average score from owners of the product.
76010085
The editors liked
Great performance
Good looking screen
At a pinch
It really can do anything
Full Windows 8.1 compatibility
USB and microSD support
Impressive screen
Affordable
Lighter and thinner than competing Windows tablets
Very bright display
Included Office Home &
Student
Solid Bay Trail performance
Peppy Bay Trail Atom processor
Thin
Light
And attractive
Decent battery life
Display
Solid build quality for the price
Lightweight
Goodlooking
Accurate display
Strong performance
Compact. Over 8.5 hours of battery life. Affordable price. Includes Office Home & Student. Small text in desktop mode. Easy to hold and use.
Very thin and light
Great benchmark performance and battery life
Touch-sensitive Windows button
Decent 8inch design that's slim
Portable and usable. Good battery life.
Battery life
Weight
Memory card slot
Microsoft Office Home & Students included
System performance
Price
The editors didn't like
A little bigger and a little heavier than its sibling
The battery life is a little low
Overheating is concerning
Dull design
Lack of Full HD resolution
Low internal storage
Poor cameras
Subpar audio
Stylus costs extra
64-bit support still lacking
Rearfacing camera poor in lowlight
Battery life shorter than some other tablets
Small SSD. Only 9 GB of storage free after initial setup. No docking keyboard option. USB Host requires dongle. No HDMI or DisplayPort
Too few I/O ports
Screen too bright for nighttime reading
Speakers distort at high volume
Major touchscreen issues make this tablet incredibly frustrating to use. Display features a low resolution.
Abstract: So what's inside? A quad core 1.33GHz Intel Atom Z3740 Bay Trail CPU with Turbo Boost to 1.86GHz. It has 2 gigs of DDR3 RAM (not upgradable) and either 32 or 64 gigs of eMMC flash storage. Like the Venue 8 Pro it has a 3.5mm combo audio jack, micro USB 2....
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Published: 2013-12-19, Author: Matt , review by: booredatwork.com
Abstract: Lenovo has done it again with their latest 8” tablet, the Miix 2 . This tablet boasts a quad core Atom processor and 2GB of LPDDR3 ram, giving it very snappy response times.This tablet is for the folks who need the mobility and convenience of a light weig...
Battery life, Weight, Memory card slot, Microsoft Office Home & Students included, System performance, Price, Display
No connection for monitor output, Not much available storage space (32 GB version), Slow card reader, Back camera has lower resolution than specified, Camera quality, Short USB charging cable, No separate power connection
Lenovo Miix 2 8Lenovo Miix 2 8Yes, the Lenovo Miix 2 8 really is a small, 8-inch tablet complete with Windows 8.1, a solid IPS panel and a full version of Microsoft Office 2013 Home & Students. The overall concept is well executed, yielding a device that...
Abstract: Last week we showed you the Venue 8 Pro, Dell's first foray into the 8-inch tablet world running Windows 8.1. This week, we have Lenovo's answer: the Miix2. Available at Amazon and costing $299 with 32GB of internal storage (64 GB optional available), the...
Abstract: Lisa Gade compares three 8″ Windows 8.1 tablets, the Dell Venue 8 Pro, Lenovo Miix 2 8 and the Toshiba Encore. All run on a 1.33GHz Intel Atom Bay Trail quad core CPU with 2 gigs of RAM and 32 or 64 gigs of storage. They ship with Windows 8.1 32 bit, and ...
Abstract: Lisa Gade reviews the Lenovo Miix 2 8, a Windows 8.1 32 bit tablet with an 8″ IPS display. This runs full Windows on the new Intel Atom Bay Trail Z3740 quad core 1.33GHz CPU with 2 gigs of RAM and 32 or 64 gigs of eMMC flash storage. It has a 400 nit brig...
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Published: 2014-05-18, Author: Stewart , review by: techgeek.com.au
Strong, sturdy build, Good battery life
Major touchscreen issues, Issues with 1080p content
Lenovo have tried to make a low-cost, decent tablet with an 8-inch screen and an x86 processor to run full Windows 8.1. I am impressed with the strong and sturdy build of the device itself and the overall size and weight is comfortable to use in the hand...
Light, Nice design, Good startup speeds, Nice screen, Decent price
Not that powerful, Full version of Windows 8.1 is wasted, Not much space on 32GB versions
For a small tablet that's easy to hold and carry around, the Lenovo Miix 2 8 doesn't get much wrong. It's certainly one of the nicer 8-inch Windows 8.1 tablet's we've tried. For simple tasks and running full-screen apps, the Lenovo Miix 2 8 performs well...
