the xiaomi me notebook pro has been billed as
some kind of much cheaper macbook killer
but it doesn't run macOS
and it's like a thousand dollars so
by that line of thinking what Windows notebook with
an aluminum shell isn't a cheaper macbook
so then does it actually stand out from the
crowd as a true competitor
or is it just a look-alike knock-off
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opening up the me notebook pro feels really good the aluminum backing is
solid and so tastefully free of branding
that even apple's light up logo feels a little tacky by comparison the hinge has
a satisfying weight to it without requiring two hands to open it and this
theme of clean style and quality construction is present
throughout the entire device even extending to the i o i mean i'd have
loved to see Thunderbolt 3 but this is still a solid mix of ports at this price
point plus usb type c charging is nice
to have the only part of it that even sort of
breaks the illusion is the cheaper feeling bottom panel but in regular use
this is not an issue at all what was an issue for me at least is
that we imported this thing through gearbest.com
and it was pre-configured to chinese
so yeah no problem dennis can fix ah no
he can't it actually comes with a single language
chinese version of Windows like we tried
to just deal with it like chrome and parts of some programs
are still in english so it's not impossible to get by but
to call the experience inconvenient would be a gross understatement so
for me and my fellow guilos the only real option is to reinstate
are you really gonna say quilo it's not technically insulting per se it's an
insult to me but i mean yeah still
for me and my fellow guilos out there the only real option is to reinstall
Windows which in this case also meant obtaining a fresh license key
with that sorted out though it was time to actually get to using the me notebook
pro and good news here it is a powerful
little machine quad-core hyper-threaded core i5 8250u
eight gigs of RAM and get this an NVIDIA
mx150 which is basically a mobile
version of the gt 1030. i mean to be clear you don't expect to be playing
modern aaa titles at full resolution but this is still heaps better than
integrated graphics even for things like premiere or photoshop or older games
and unlike some devices that we've tested
dedicated graphics doesn't seem to have
any negative impact at all on the system
cooling was more than satisfactory with our CPU quietly reaching a mere 53
degrees celsius under load with a small 2.1 gigahertz turbo
and the battery life blew
our minds the efficiency of this hardware
including Intel's 8th gen u-series CPU
gave the me notebook pro a staggering 10
hour 4 minute result in our battery life
work test that is a full 40 minutes longer than
our previous champion the lg gram and it
absolutely smashes other laptops that
are well regarded for their battery life like the dell xps series microsoft
surface lap book and the macbook pro running Windows
but the most important aspect of any
productivity oriented device is arguably the interface if the
keyboard and trackpad are constantly annoying you
nothing is going to save it fortunately however the me notebook pro
actually gets these mostly right as well
the keyboard has a good layout that commits no major sins and a reasonable
switch travel distance but its keycaps are quite poorly
stabilized so if you hit the keys off off-center they do feel really mushy
which can affect accuracy so i'll give that a b minus
as for the track pad despite its large size we experienced no issues with palm
rejection the tactile feel when clicking is nice and satisfying
and although out of the box it has quite a bit of sloppy feeling acceleration
it's actually large enough that you can disable acceleration entirely for a
great experience this one gets an a for
a Windows device the macbook is still way ahead of the pack
and that's true when it comes to screens as well but i really don't mean that as
an insult to the me notebooks display it runs at a mere 1080p 60 hertz
but it's bright with wide viewing angles
thanks to its ips panel so as long as you don't mind the
reflections that are an inherent part of the glass fronted screen experience you
will like it one thing i might have changed is to add
a touch screen option though this is something that i feel apple has really
been missing out on and would give the me notebook pro a leg up
the webcam is perfectly acceptable for skype calls and as for the harman
speakers that boast dolby atmos certification well
i've yet to have an overhead or surround
atmos experience on a notebook but front positional audio was outstanding
especially considering their downward firing positioning and
while for stereo content they do distort a bit at full volume they get loud
before they get there and they're surprisingly full sounding making the me
notebook pro a fantastic portable netflix machine
let's get back to that GPU now okay
yeah it's not amazing in games but
it is still a big upgrade from Intel's integrated solution rise of the tomb
raider not a good time but it handled titles
like rocket league skyrim and cs go
handily so if you want to casually game after studying then it's got you covered
there too opening up the me notebook pro we can
see where the impressive battery life comes from from an impressive battery this thing is
rated at 60 watt hours
and since we're in here we'll take a look at upgradability 2.
so adding another m.2 SSD would be easy
peasy but unfortunately the RAM is soldered so if
you're looking at one of these i would recommend buying as much RAM as you're
going to need probably the 16 gig model unless you are a very light user
bottom line then starting at 979 us on promo the me
notebook pro is an impressive piece of hardware at a great price that's made
even greater if you don't mind the chinese Windows that's included
the inclusion of a dedicated graphics processor will give it a longer lifespan
as GPU compute becomes more important for productivity and the solid
construction should help it hold up physically as long as you'd want to use
it the remarkable battery life though is what really makes it stand out against
other macbook alternatives like the dell xps so
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