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As an editor who types away every day, Little Lei's requirements for a laptop have evolved from mindlessly pursuing high performance to now mindlessly pursuing lightness. After all, lugging around a four to five-pound gaming laptop on business trips is not a pleasant memory.
However, it's worth noting that laptops marketed for their slimness often sacrifice heat dissipation and performance to achieve a thin body. In other words, the performance of slim laptops tends to be average, making it challenging to meet Little Lei's daily usage needs.
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So is there a laptop that can balance thinness and high performance? Huawei's MateBook X Pro series has always been designed for users with such needs. Lei Technology recently received Huawei's latest MateBook X Pro, which not only continues the elegant design of thinness but also sees significant improvements in performance and intelligence compared to its predecessor.
Without further ado, let's dive into the experience.
Light, thin, and powerful enough
When Lei first took the MateBook X Pro out of the packaging box, to be honest, it was quite shocking. With a weight of 980g, it is almost the lightest among laptops of the same size on the market. Even the renowned ThinkPad X1 Carbon, known for its thinness, is about 100g heavier than this Huawei model. Furthermore, the thickness of the whole machine is only 13.5mm, making this body size almost unique among 14-inch laptops.
To achieve a slim body, Huawei has equipped it with a flexible OLED touchscreen and carefully designed internal components such as the fan, touchpad, hinge, and shell material. The magnesium-aluminum alloy shell, along with a special coating, makes it more sturdy and durable, making it especially suitable for consumers who frequently travel for business or leisure.
It is worth mentioning that this generation of Huawei MateBook X Pro still features the highly praised microfiber metal body, visually matte in texture, and feels very comfortable and gentle to the touch, giving a warm and soft sensation, which is quite wonderful. The only downside is that it is prone to fingerprint smudges, so users with OCD tendencies may need to clean it regularly.
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In terms of slimness alone, the Huawei MateBook X Pro is enough to capture Lei's heart. After all, it's not that easy to find such a slim and lightweight laptop in the market. However, as mentioned earlier, Lei needs a laptop that balances slimness and high performance, so let's briefly explain the hardware specifications.
Firstly, the Huawei MateBook X Pro is equipped with the latest Intel Core Ultra9 processor, which adopts the latest generation of Intel's 4nm process technology. Compared to the previous generation Intel 7, it has doubled the transistor density, resulting in better performance and lower power consumption.
Secondly, the new generation Huawei MateBook X Pro also supports Huawei's self-developed Super Turbo algorithm, which can automatically adapt the corresponding performance release level based on the user's usage scenario. This allows the computer to have a smoother user experience and longer battery life.
Although Little Thunder has only been experienced for two days, whether it's normal typing, processing images with Capture One, or editing short videos with Cut, it can provide an extremely smooth user experience. Of course, this may also be related to the 32GB+2TB configuration on Little Thunder.
In terms of the screen, the Huawei MateBook X Pro is equipped with a 14.2-inch flexible OLED touchscreen with a high resolution of 3120×2080 and a high refresh rate of 120Hz. The average ΔE of the screen is less than 1, ensuring color accuracy, while the ultra-high brightness of 1000nits and 1440Hz PWM dimming technology ensure excellent visual experience under various lighting conditions.
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One crucial aspect that Little Lei cares about is whether its "recharge" speed can satisfy users. Currently, most ultrabooks on the market have a charging input power of 65W, typically taking around two hours to fully charge the laptop (of course, this also depends on the battery capacity). In contrast, the Huawei MateBook X Pro is equipped with 140W super-fast charging technology, allowing it to be fully charged in about an hour.
AI, the new ace up Huawei MateBook X Pro's sleeve
Since the second half of last year, AI has become a focal point for many manufacturers. Nowadays, everyone claims that their products are equipped with self-developed large models that can generate results based on users' habits and needs. However, the actual performance often falls short of user expectations. Some products even end up inverting priorities, failing to generate the images/documents users need and wasting users' waiting time.
So, is the new generation Huawei MateBook X Pro "AI" enough?
In fact, the Huawei Mate series can be considered one of the earliest product lines in the laptop market to develop AI features. Before the AI concept became popular, Huawei introduced features such as multi-screen collaboration, super docking station, and intelligent search on laptops, providing users with a smart experience of super-convenient sharing, ultra-simple transmission, and highly efficient search.
On the new MateBook X Pro, Huawei has collaborated with domestic renowned companies like Baidu and iFlytek, introducing leading AI large models partners such as Baidu Wenxin Yiyuan, iFlytek Xinghuo, and Zhipu Qingyan, thereby enhancing the AI experience of the MateBook X Pro.
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So, what practical functions can these AI large models bring?
For example, when we participate in online meetings, we often generate a large amount of irrelevant information, which ultimately cannot output any useful information, and may even miss many important information points. Previously, most consumers used the method of recording and later transcribing to "dig out" the necessary information point by point, which was very time-consuming.
The AI capabilities integrated into the Huawei MateBook X Pro can perfectly address this consumer pain point, allowing us to quickly extract key information from a large amount of audio data. It's like having a reliable colleague listen to a whole afternoon of meetings for you, summarizing all the essential information and organizing it into relevant summaries, effectively doubling our productivity.
With the assistance of Wenxin Yiyan, we can have the Huawei MateBook X Pro generate relevant code for us in real-time. Whether it's simple or complex, it can swiftly generate and present it to us.
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Of course, Huawei has not overlooked the feature of generating images based on text requests. Moreover, it can continuously adjust the images according to the user's needs. After four adjustments, Xiao Lei finally got a photo he liked.
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Interestingly, among the various AI functions, Xiaolei noticed a feature called "Xiaohongshu Copywriting," which can generate a decent piece of content in real-time based on your title or outline. For example, on the Xiaohongshu platform, it will also incorporate some emoji expressions to mimic the writing style commonly used by Xiaohongshu users.
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However, the text output by this feature seems a bit too "AI." Users can easily recognize that it is generated by AI at a glance. In other words, it can only serve as an auxiliary tool and cannot completely replace the user's productivity.
Furthermore, third-party software such as Wondershare Filmora and WPS have also been empowered by AI, enhancing work efficiency. Huawei has even set up a dedicated AI application area for this laptop, introducing numerous AI productivity tools. At first glance, it's actually a bit dazzling.
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Overall, the various AI features of the Huawei MateBook X Pro can almost meet 99% of users' AI needs, such as text creation, PPT creation, and weekly report writing, which are particularly suitable for professionals like Xiao Lei. Of course, these features are still in the development stage, or rather in the early stages of rapid growth.
Slim and stylish, this is the slim and high-performance laptop we need
As usual, below is Lei Technology's summary of the pros and cons of the Huawei MateBook X Pro.
Pros:
Slim and lightweight body, excellent feel;
Good performance, very smooth overall usage;
Multiple and practical AI functions.
Cons:
Surface prone to fingerprints;
Average heat dissipation performance.
In conclusion, the new generation Huawei MateBook X Pro is indeed a product that pushes the attributes of slimness and practicality to the extreme. Its unique design, excellent feel, high-performance processor, and comprehensive AI features once again raise the bar for slim laptops, providing users with an outstanding user experience.
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Some readers may find its price slightly high, but the value and experience it offers far exceed the price itself, making it the benchmark product for thin and light notebooks in 2024.
