By Desire Athow
Microsoft’s Surface 3 was, at least in the subdued PC market, a relative success, selling well despite a rather steep price point for what it provides hardware-wise (something we criticised).
At nearly £500 ($690 in the US, which is around AU$920) when you factor in the detachable keyboard and the stylus, it comes across as an expensive tablet even by Microsoft’s standards, especially as the competition has heated up in the 2-in-1 segment.
So it comes as no surprise that, just like the MacBook Pro and the Yoga 3 (both of which had very similar competitors in the shape of the Xiaomi Air 12 and the Voyo VBook V3), the Surface 3 has attracted the attention of one Chinese vendor, Jumper.
The latter has unleashed the EZpad 5S, a Windows tablet with a detachable keyboard which is remarkably similar to the Surface 3.
Gearbest sent us a review unit – the device is currently on sale for just under £185 ($238, which is around AU$320) with the keyboard. Oddly, the model we received doesn’t look like the one that’s displayed on Gearbest’s product page – the card reader is located on the …read more
Source:: techradar.com – PC and Mac