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Title: Affordable laptop with AMD Ryzen 5 APU and 2K display for $395 - Chuwi CoreBook X review
Post by: Redaktion on September 19, 2025, 10:00:29
The Chuwi CoreBook X with AMD Ryzen 5 7430U is aimed at users who are looking for a reliable notebook for the office, studies, and everyday applications - and at a fair price. But how well does the compact 14-inch device perform in practical use? In our test, we take a closer look at its features, performance, and suitability for everyday use.

https://www.notebookcheck.net/Affordable-laptop-with-AMD-Ryzen-5-APU-and-2K-display-for-395-Chuwi-CoreBook-X-review.1117292.0.html
Title: Re: Affordable laptop with AMD Ryzen 5 APU and 2K display for $395 - Chuwi CoreBook X review
Post by: 2k = 1080p on September 19, 2025, 11:23:54
2k is 1080p. If you're referring to 1440p, it closer to 2.5k. Please stop using the 2k incorrectly.
Title: Re: Affordable laptop with AMD Ryzen 5 APU and 2K display for $395 - Chuwi CoreBook X review
Post by: Correctionsss on September 19, 2025, 19:19:00
1440p is NOT 2K. Stop calling 1440p 2k. 2k is an actual standard that is slightly larger than 1080p / HD. It is a cinema format of 2048x1080.
Title: Re: Affordable laptop with AMD Ryzen 5 APU and 2K display for $395 - Chuwi CoreBook X review
Post by: AlexZ on September 20, 2025, 18:47:36
They didn't replace the right ctrl with the copilot button...  I like it!
Title: Re: Affordable laptop with AMD Ryzen 5 APU and 2K display for $395 - Chuwi CoreBook X review
Post by: timmik on October 09, 2025, 01:01:55
Quote from: Correctionsss on September 19, 2025, 19:19:001440p is NOT 2K. Stop calling 1440p 2k. 2k is an actual standard that is slightly larger than 1080p / HD. It is a cinema format of 2048x1080.

,,2K" just means around 2000 pixels horizontally. 2048x1080 is ,,DCI 2K", not just ,,2K"

like we have ,,DCI 4K" and ,,4K UHD"

2160x1440 fits horizontal definition. 2560x1440 doesn't.


Yes it is used wrongly in article to differentiate it from 1920x1080 and 1920x1200 screens (which also both fit into 2K family)
Title: Re: Affordable laptop with AMD Ryzen 5 APU and 2K display for $395 - Chuwi CoreBook X review
Post by: Evangelos Asimakopoulos on December 07, 2025, 20:55:15
A very good review indeed. However, there is fatal flaw that needs to be addressed ASAP.

I need to point a SCAM from Chuwi here that I fell for it and unfortunately so did the reviewer. The laptop is advertised as having a Ryzen 5 7430U CPU. However if you notice the picture that was uploaded from CPU-Z the specs match the specifications of a ryzen 5 5500u and not a 7430u (code name: Lucienne, Ext. Family 17, Ext. Model 68, Cache Level 3 2 x 4MB). So pretty much Chuwi rebranded a 5500u to a 7430u and called it a day. I guess that explains the slightly less performance from the CPU.
Title: Re: Affordable laptop with AMD Ryzen 5 APU and 2K display for $395 - Chuwi CoreBook X review
Post by: scam? on December 08, 2025, 15:57:49
That would be a scam, if true. Zen 2 vs Zen 3 should be easily verifiable?

en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_AMD_Ryzen_processors
Title: Re: Affordable laptop with AMD Ryzen 5 APU and 2K display for $395 - Chuwi CoreBook X review
Post by: evangelosas on December 13, 2025, 11:14:30
It is easy to verify if you check the picture uploaded by the reviewer from CPU-Z. To help you  /Affordable-laptop-with-AMD-Ryzen-5-APU-and-2K-display-for-395-Chuwi-CoreBook-X-review.1117292.0.html . Unfortunately there is a rule about hyperlinks so I cannot provide the whole link (literally just add notebookcheck.net)

Check L3 Cache, Codename and compare the processors.
/AMD-Ryzen-5-7430U-Processor-Benchmarks-and-Specs.950966.0.html
/AMD-Ryzen-5-5500U-Processor-Benchmarks-and-Specs.510988.0.html

If you want to dive deeper you can also find the that family and model also corresponds to 5500u but to keep it simple I only provided info from notebookcheck only.

Title: Re: Affordable laptop with AMD Ryzen 5 APU and 2K display for $395 - Chuwi CoreBook X review
Post by: LA on December 15, 2025, 21:03:43
I agree that based on the provided CPU-Z and HWinfo, it looks like 5500U specs.  Can the reviewer (@Redaktion) perhaps get clarification from Chuwi?