Chuwi · 2024
Chuwi GemiBook Plus 15.6 (N100, 2024)
An N100 box for roughly 330 dollars that runs Linux with one s2idle suspend tweak on its budget firmware. The build, screen and 4-hour battery are exactly what 330 dollars buys. Fine as a cheap second machine, nothing more.
Compiled from public sources and community data, not hands-on tested. What that means.
Best on ubuntu LTS. Confidence: high
Scores
Specs
| CPU | Intel N100 |
|---|---|
| GPU | Intel UHD Graphics (integrated) |
| RAM | 16 GB (soldered) |
| Storage | 512 GB |
| Screen | 15.6" 1920x1080 @ 60Hz |
| Weight | 1.74 kg |
| Battery (real) | ~4 h |
Linux compatibility
- ubuntu-lts Minor setup
- Wi-Fi
- works
- Bluetooth
- works
- Fingerprint
- unknown
- Webcam
- works
- Audio
- works
- Suspend
- needs tweak
ubuntu-lts: The N100 (Alder Lake-N) is well supported in mainline; Ubuntu 24.04 installs without effort and the iGPU works on kernel 6.2 or newer. The hardware row here is read from the N100 platform, not a bench test of this exact unit: Chuwi uses cheap NVMe and Wi-Fi modules that vary between batches, and s2idle suspend can be flaky on budget firmware, which is why the grade is minor-tweaks. The 38Wh battery is about 4 hours real.