Huawei's entry into Laptops impressive

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#214797 29-May-2017 12:47

Following on from their Windows Tablet/Laptop Huawei have announced entry into the Laptop market with an impressive Windows 10 device. It has very good spec for a 13" and the build looks nice indeed.

http://consumer.huawei.com/en/tablets/matebook-x/index.htm?ic_medium=hwdc&ic_source=corp_matebookx

http://consumer.huawei.com/en/tablets/tech-specs/matebook-x.htm

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#1791064 29-May-2017 13:03

Interesting that it has Dolby Atmos speakers too

When is this device being released?

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#1791065 29-May-2017 13:04

No date yet for NZ

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#1791066 29-May-2017 13:07

It looks good. I like how they went with a 1440p display, a good balance between image quality and battery life.

Obviously people will say it looks like a Macbook (and it does) but who cares. I do feel like they could have come up with different names for the colours though, Space Grey and Rose Gold, come on :P

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#1791077 29-May-2017 13:22

The Xiaomi laptops also look good, although only officially available in China. Hopefully these will mean we see a bit less of such HP Spectre / Yoga 900 level premiums charged for these kind of laptops/ convertibles.

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#1791255 29-May-2017 17:32

Any indication on price??

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#1791266 29-May-2017 17:50

I used a Matebook for a few months over Christmas - the Surface clone type, not the laptop. It was very nice hardware indeed. The keyboard cover/stand was crap though. But if using it just as a tablet with pen it was really good. So this looks like the natural extension of that in laptop/notebook form factor.

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#1791341 29-May-2017 19:34

gehenna:

I used a Matebook for a few months over Christmas - the Surface clone type, not the laptop. It was very nice hardware indeed. The keyboard cover/stand was crap though. But if using it just as a tablet with pen it was really good. So this looks like the natural extension of that in laptop/notebook form factor.

They have also announced a update to the MateBook tablet range wih a new keyboard and kick stand.

http://consumer.huawei.com/en/tablets/matebook-e/index.htm

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#1791413 29-May-2017 21:56

MikeB4:

They have also announced a update to the MateBook tablet range wih a new keyboard and kick stand.

http://consumer.huawei.com/en/tablets/matebook-e/index.htm

That will make it a serious Surface competitor.

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#1791469 30-May-2017 06:39

nice. all depends on $ for me. needs to be cheaper than XPS 13 to fly.

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#1792412 31-May-2017 15:45

gehenna:
MikeB4:

They have also announced a update to the MateBook tablet range wih a new keyboard and kick stand.

http://consumer.huawei.com/en/tablets/matebook-e/index.htm

That will make it a serious Surface competitor.

It's not a Surface competitor. Both devices are competing against Apple :)

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#1792457 31-May-2017 16:49

nathan: That will make it a serious Surface competitor.

It's not a Surface competitor. Both devices are competing against Apple :)

Not in the eyes of someone just looking to buy a Windows device.

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#1792498 31-May-2017 17:51

I am hoping to get my hands on the Matebook X 13"