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I got my Huawei Matebook X Pro a few days ago and really like it. Here is a mini reveiw from a macbook air perspective and let me know any questions.

Posted by rylentless (edited )
Tags: huawei, matebook x pro, laptops, reviews

I purchased the Matebook X Pro for 1350 from Microsoft with the student discount.

Build: It is a very sturdy laptop and fits perfectly in a backpack.

Trackpad: It feels just like the MacBook Air.

Keyboard: Great typing. Switches are very similar to the MacBook Air but their noise is lower pitched.

Screen: The screen is great and I love the thin bezels.

Software: No bloat besides the driver manager.

Gaming: People underestimate the mx150. It runs pubg at a playable 40fps at mostly low and a few medium settings and fortnite at 60 FPS

with medium settings. I would never use it a a primary gaming machine, but it would be very useful for lan party’s.

Battery life: average

Dislikes: It can get very loud when gaming.

Overall, It feels like the spiritual successor to my MacBook Air in design and size. It has a fantastic display and build quality and it is priced competitively. If you are willing to pay a premium for build quality and portability then I would definitely get this laptop.

I have never done a Reddit review before so ask any questions that I left out.

Pics:

size comparison to MacBook Air https://i.imgur.com/xzcLiO0.jpg

side by side https://i.imgur.com/B4FiTlD.jpg

front view https://i.imgur.com/yDZCdqm.jpg

top view https://i.imgur.com/2n0JNSs.jpg

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    Absay
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    Looks sleek af but why did they go with such a weird resolution (3000x2000)? Also, fyi your side by side and front view links are the same.

    Looks sleek af but why did they go with such a weird resolution (3000x2000)?

    Also, fyi your side by side and front view links are the same.

    1. rylentless
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      I love the resolution since most productivity tasks are vertical. You are able to see a lot more of your word document and Reddit (now tildes) feed.

      I love the resolution since most productivity tasks are vertical. You are able to see a lot more of your word document and Reddit (now tildes) feed.

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    2. Silbern
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      In the old days, laptops like my ThinkPad X60T used to have screens with a more vertical resolution : 1280x768 for example, with a 4:3 aspect ratio. The benefits of this are that it's much easier...

      In the old days, laptops like my ThinkPad X60T used to have screens with a more vertical resolution : 1280x768 for example, with a 4:3 aspect ratio. The benefits of this are that it's much easier to read vertical content from websites, text editors, word processors, etc. When the industry moved to 16:9 screens, the widescreen format made watching movies or playing games easier, but it made vertical content work less effectively. Recently there's been a trend of high end laptops switching back to more vertical resolutions, like 3:2, because it's more comfortable for the things you're most likely to use a laptop for nowadays.

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