Hi, this is Wayne again with a topic “This is the best laptop.”.
( upbeat music ). If you could make the perfect laptop, what would it include? It’D probably have a great display, great keyboard, great track pad It’d be small and portable, have plenty of power and, of course, reliable battery life, and then it has all the ports. You need to connect all of your peripherals.. This is Huawei’s new Matebook X Pro, and it is not the perfect laptop.
There’s definitely a couple of things here that will be deal breakers for some of you out there., But if your looking for a small laptop that can go anywhere and handle almost any productivity Or entertainment need this is the best laptop you’ll, find. ( upbeat music ). It starts with the design and materials which, to be perfectly frank, are a complete ripoff of Apple’s MacBook Pro..
Even the color is called “ Space Gray”, which is like “ come on.”, But I really don’t have any problem with that, because the Matebook X Pro is well built. It’S got a smooth metal finish all around it’s compact and portable. It does basically everything right when it comes to design., Even things like opening the screen with a single finger work just like they should..
On top of that, Huawei’s managed to put not only two USB-C ports, one of which supports full Thunderbolt 3, but it also has a standard USB-A port. So I don’t need a bunch of dongles or adapters for most accessories. And if you do need to plug in something else, like a video cable, Huawei throws in a dongle in the box..
It gives you an HDMI port, a VGA port and another USB-A port. ( hypnotic, music ). Now, when closed, the Matebook is under 15 millimeters thick and it weighs less than three pounds which makes it just as portable as any other laptop in this class..
That makes it super easy to carry around everywhere, whether you’re on a really long commute to work like I’ve got or maybe you’re just moving from class to class at school.. But it’s obviously way more interesting when you open it, because then you see that it has a 13.9 inch touch-screen display the trimmest borders. You can get. Now Huawei says it’s screen to body ratio is 91 % here., Which is more than any other laptop and more than even most smart-phones, with edge to edge screens like more than the iPhone 10.. It’S pretty stunning to look at and not only that the screen’s bright, it’s vibrant and it’s high resolution..
It’S also a three by two ratio, which makes productivity tasks like working with documents or browsing the web or multitasking way easier than on wide screen. Displays that many other Windows laptops have.. Now this isn’t a convertible laptop or tablet.. It’S basically a straightforward, clamshell design.. The Matebook also hits other basics out of the park..
There’S a great back lit keyboard, that’s low profile, but not as shallow as Apple’s.. It’S got a giant smooth track pad that supports all of Windows, 10’s gestures and it’s power. Button has an integrated fingerprint scanner.. Even the four speakers are louder and clearer than virtually any other laptop in this size. Range.
The hits don’t stop under the hood either, because the Matebook X Pro is loaded with specs.. There’S two versions: you can buy. The one has a Core: i5 chip: 8 gigs of RAM and 256 gigs of storage., But the model that I’ve been testing has a quad Core: i7 processor, 16 gigs of RAM and 512 gigabytes of storage.. It also has an NVIDIA, MX150 graphics card which can handle some light gaming and graphics work.. Basically, the Matebook X Pro is powerful enough to handle any sort of productivity or office task. I can throw at it. ( music ). Now here are the two things that might be deal breakers for some of you, but probably aren’t that big of a deal for most people. Now, as you can see, there’s no webcam in the frame around the display, because basically there’s no room for it., So Huawei Built the webcam into this trick pop out button in the middle of the keyboard.. It’S a wild feat of engineering.. It’S a really clever solution, because when it’s closed it disables the camera. So you don’t need to put some gross tape over your webcam., But even as clever as this is it kind of sucks to use, because the viewing angle’s so low and the quality of the actual camera inside isn’t great..
It’S the same problem Dell has with its XPS laptops, it’s all up the nose and fingers in the way when you’re on a video call., Which means that, if you have to make a lot of video calls for work like I do all the time it’s going To be a bit of a problem. Now the other thing that might be a deal breaker for some is the Matebook’s battery life.. I wouldn’t say it’s bad., I’m averaging between seven and eight hours with my typical work flow again: lots of web browsing, Slack, Twitter, email, video watching et cetera, and it’s actually better than Dells, comparable XPS 13 or the touch bar equipped, MacBook Pro..
So aside from those two points, there really isn’t anything else to complain about with the Matebook X Pro., Even the version of Windows. 10. That’S running on this is Microsoft’s Signature Edition.. So there is no added bloatware or annoying trial software like McAfee to deal with. And here’s the kicker. I haven’t even gotten to the price yet.
In Europe. It’S priced at 1499, Euros to start which converts to roughly 1800 US.. But if you’re here in the US, the base model starts at 1200 bucks and the fully kitted out rig that I’ve been testing is just 1500. There’s no other laptop on the market. That offers this much bang for that little buck., Which means that if you’re looking for a new laptop, the Matebook X Pro is the best one to buy., Hey thanks for watching.. What do you think about the Matebook X Pro Be sure to? Let me know in the comments below. And if you haven’t seen it yet, we have a brand new channel for Verge Science., Be sure to check it out at youtube.com/vergescience. .