How to minimize weight for a “light travel”? I believe this is a challenge for office workers who frequently travel for business. To help them travel easily, the domestic laptop brand: OneNote has launched a series of mini laptop products, allowing office workers to carry these laptops for business trips and achieve the effect of “light travel”.
Recently, OneNote launched a new 7-inch mini laptop: OneMix 1S+. So, how did OneNote design OneMix 1S+? What kind of experience can OneMix 1S+ bring to many office workers? Let’s briefly discuss this OneMix 1S+ in this review.
What pain points does OneMix 1S+ solve?
What exactly does OneMix 1S+ solve? I have the most say on this issue because my current job often requires business trips. Although the laptop I carry is also a “lightweight” model, it weighs 1.3 kg, while OneMix 1S+ only weighs about 0.5 kg, which is comparable to a 500ml bottle of mineral water. Therefore, the pain point solved by OneMix 1S+ is just as mentioned at the beginning of the article, allowing office workers to travel without carrying a large-screen laptop, thus solving the pain point of travel weight.
Now, when I travel or work outside, I basically carry OneMix 1S+ because it weighs only about 0.5 kg. In the hot summer, I have gotten used to carrying OneMix 1S+ and no longer want to carry the large-screen laptop I bought before.
7-inch IPS touch screen, it can be used as a laptop and also as a tablet
How is the appearance of OneMix 1S+ designed? Let’s talk about this aspect.
The packaging details of OneMix 1S+ are not worth mentioning much, the overall packaging design is quite simple, with the OneNote brand logo and ONEMIX printed on the front. In addition, the packaging of OneMix 1S+ also comes with a Type-C to Type-C data cable, a power adapter, and several instruction documents, etc. Let’s directly look at the appearance design of OneMix 1S+.
OneMix 1S+ has a bit of a “fresh” style in overall color, adopting a light blue color design, which is rare among domestic mini laptops, as most are black or silver. The entire casing of OneMix 1S+ is made of CNC precision carved magnesium-aluminum alloy metal shell, which not only has an outstanding texture but also feels good.
Additionally, to further highlight the portability of OneMix 1S+, we can see in the above image that I placed an iPad mini 2 that I purchased years ago next to OneMix 1S+. Through comparison, it is not difficult to see that OneMix 1S+ is even smaller than iPad mini 2, living up to the title of “mini laptop”.
OneMix 1S+ compared in size to the Honor 30 Pro phone.
More detailed shots of OneMix 1S+ appearance.
For mini laptops, heat dissipation is a crucial design factor, and OneMix 1S+ has also put considerable effort into heat dissipation. It uses a fan with a fish fin blade design, pure copper vacuum liquid cooling pipe, and intelligent temperature control technology to achieve efficient and low-noise heat dissipation. The vertical grille area in the image above is the heat dissipation port of OneMix 1S+.
OneMix 1S+ has a 7-inch IPS touch screen with a resolution of 1920*1200. After daily use, I feel that the 7-inch screen of OneMix 1S+ is sufficient for me, just right.
Close-up shot of the display effect of OneMix 1S+.
What do you think of the display effect of OneMix 1S+?
OneMix 1S+ keyboard area shot, there is a sticker that says “Ultrabook“, meaning ultra-thin laptop.
Overall, the keyboard design of OneMix 1S+ is not particularly noteworthy. The keyboard has moderate rebound and a certain key travel. However, there are three points worth mentioning:1. The black square at the bottom middle of the keyboard is an infrared sensing mouse, meaning the keyboard has mouse functionality;2. The left side of the Home key has a fingerprint unlock area, which allows you to log into the system using your fingerprint after setup, without needing to enter a password;3. The keyboard does not have a backlight design, which is not suitable for working in low-light conditions at night.
Sometimes, you may need to connect a U drive, etc., OneMix 1S+ has one USB3.0 port, one OUT port ( Micro HDMI), one full-function Type-C charging port, one TF expansion card slot, and one 3.5mm headphone jack on the right side, meeting the daily needs for connecting peripherals.
OneMix 1S+ does not have a design on the left side, and I believe there should be an additional USB3.0 port here.
Another highlight of OneMix 1S+ is that it supports 360° flipping, which allows it to be used as a win10 tablet. When you are on a train during a business trip, you can flip OneMix 1S+ into tablet mode to watch movies or read books, and with a 7-inch screen and weighing only about 0.5 kg, it is not tiring to hold.
Details of OneMix 1S+ after flipping.
After flipping 360°, I suggest turning on tablet mode, and the keyboard of OneMix 1S+ will automatically turn off after flipping, preventing accidental touches on the keyboard from affecting usage.
The screen of OneMix 1S+ also supports 2048 levels of pressure-sensitive handwriting input, allowing you to replicate the feeling of handwriting. You can draw, take notes, or annotate documents or emails, but of course, you need a dedicated stylus for OneMix 1S+.
Equipped with Core M3-8100Y processor, 256GB PCIe SSD, performance is not bad
In terms of performance, OneMix 1S+ is equipped with a Core M3-8100Y processor, 8GB memory, and 256GB PCIe SSD. Through the performance test of Lu Master, OneMix 1S+ scored 91681, which, although not suitable for gaming laptops, is sufficient for daily office work and playing games that do not require high performance.
OneMix 1S+ gameplay effect shot.
However, if you want to play games, the infrared sensing mouse of OneMix 1S+ is not very useful, so I usually connect an external mouse to play. Of course, if you are just browsing the web or entering documents, the infrared sensing mouse is sufficient, but I recommend using an external mouse when playing games.
Additionally, if you really want to purchase such a mini laptop primarily for gaming, OneNote has also launched gaming laptops designed specifically for gamers, which you can check out on their official website if interested.
If OneMix 1S+ had a backlight design for the keyboard, it would be great, so I could play games while lying in bed at night, which would also be a nice way to relax.
In terms of battery, OneMix 1S+ is equipped with a 6500mAh battery capacity and supports PD protocol for mobile power charging, allowing you to charge OneMix 1S+ with a mobile power bank outdoors without a power outlet.
Perhaps it can become your new assistant for business trips
From the above content, OneMix 1S+ performs well in various aspects, and just the weight of about 0.5 kg is persuasive enough. Moreover, OneMix 1S+ has not compromised on other designs such as performance, interfaces, and heat dissipation due to its “lightweight and mini appearance”.
Overall, for office workers, OneMix 1S+ may become your new assistant for business trips. Supporting PD protocol charging means you won’t be restricted by power outlets and can work anywhere, anytime. So why carry a heavier large-screen laptop for business trips or outdoor work with OneMix 1S+?