Damn, Xiaomi biting Apple w/ their new "Mi Notebook Air" laptops

[JordanWearinThe45]

It wouldn't be a Xiaomi event if it was just announcing one product. In addition to the new Redmi Pro smartphone, the Chinese company threw in a huge surprise by launching its first-ever laptop line, the Mi Notebook Air, running on Windows 10. It comes in two sizes -- the powerful 13.3-inch and the portable 12.5-inch -- and both feature a slim body, a 1080p display with slim under-glass bezels (while still managing to fit in a 1-megapixel webcam), a backlit keyboard, a USB Type-C charging port plus a minimalistic metallic design -- in gold or silver, naturally -- with no logo on the outside. The best part of all? The top-spec model costs just 4,999 yuan or about $750.

The flagship 13.3-inch model comes in at just 14.8mm thick and 1.28kg heavy, which is pretty good given that you get an Intel Core i5-6200U "Skylake-U" processor (dual core, base frequency at 2.3GHz, turbo up to 2.7GHz) plus an NVIDIA GeForce 940MX GPU (with 1GB GDDR5 RAM). Of course, Xiaomi just had to point out that this is thinner and lighter than the 13-inch MacBook Air, though it doesn't use a wedge design so it's still bulkier. You also get 8GB of DDR4 RAM, 256GB of SSD via PCIe and one free SATA slot for expansion (but only serviced by Xiaomi). The 40Wh battery should be good for up to 9.5 hours, and it can go from zero to 50 percent in just half an hour using the bundled USB-C charger.

The smaller 12.5-inch model is even slimmer and lighter at 12.9mm and 1.07kg, respectively, but you'll have to make do with an Intel Core M3 CPU, no dedicated GPU, just 4GB of RAM and just a 128GB SSD via SATA -- though there's one free PCIe slot if you don't mind letting Xiaomi do the upgrade for you later. And instead of two USB 3.0 ports, you only get one here; but you still have an HDMI port. The upside of this model is that you get two more hours of battery life. The price? 3,499 yuan or about $520.

The Mi Notebook Air is launching in China on August 2nd. Again, there's no info regarding global availability for it just yet, so stay tuned for future updates.

Xiaomi's first laptop is the $750 Mi Notebook Air

Biting apple hard, dont even ask me how.

$520 for the 12.5" & $750 for the 13.3" though? Might have to fukk w/ that smaller one when it becomes available to ship the the US

 

[Rekkapryde]

that's their whole steez

Bitin!

Granted, it's the same shyt with a different name

 

[Rice N Beans]

It's aptly priced to say the least.

 

[ItWasWritten]

Breh HP and Dell been doing the same thing.

 

[Cynic]

It's aptly priced to say the least.

Their money is in selling the brand.

 

[Neil Tyson]

Breh HP and Dell been doing the same thing.

And the Asus Zenbook. I'd trust Dell or Asus over Xiaomi, tho Xiaomi been making good shyt lately.

The Huawei Mate looks good too.

 

[XII]

If Xiaomi's products were easier to ship over here none of these US tech brands would exist to me

 

[Black Bolt]

I'd happily cop if they shipped to the UK, that's a lot of laptop for just £500

 

[CurrencyChase]

I guarantee Xiaomi will be on the same level as Samsung (in electronics) within 5 years.

 

[Biblical Goon]

companies been biting apple for a minute

 

[Tunez]

Chinese don't a give a fukk


Dell XPS 15>>>>>>

 

[Hiphoplives4eva]

This may be worth a series look for anyone looking for a computer. Xiaomi quality is top notch!

 

[Chef]

Put me on these Chinese manufacturers, brehs. This shyt look dope.

 

[Rigby.]

Wouldn't cop over a Macbook if I had the funds for both (and didn't have a macbook) but its nice

 

[Dr. Acula]

The flagship 13.3-inch model comes in at just 14.8mm thick and 1.28kg heavy, which is pretty good given that you get an Intel Core i5-6200U "Skylake-U" processor (dual core, base frequency at 2.3GHz, turbo up to 2.7GHz) plus an NVIDIA GeForce 940MX GPU (with 1GB GDDR5 RAM). Of course, Xiaomi just had to point out that this is thinner and lighter than the 13-inch MacBook Air, though it doesn't use a wedge design so it's still bulkier. You also get 8GB of DDR4 RAM, 256GB of SSD via PCIe and one free SATA slot for expansion (but only serviced by Xiaomi). The 40Wh battery should be good for up to 9.5 hours, and it can go from zero to 50 percent in just half an hour using the bundled USB-C charger