Slim and stylish, Huawei’s new MateBook has been built with the connected user in mind, with a 6th generation (Skylake) Intel Core M-series processorand a fanless design. This new series of notebook boasts solid state storage of up 512GB, up to 8GB LPDDR3 memory, and will come in options from the 6th core m3 processor up to a 6th core m7 processor. Which basically means you’ll get better battery efficiency, and improved computing performance.
Designed with simplicity in mind, the MateBook has a high-quality aluminum uni-body that weighs just 640g, and measures just 278.8x194.1x6.9mm, making it incredibly portable. The 12” IPS multi-touch screen boasts a resolution of 2160x1440 with a color gamut of 85%. Promising you a rich, vivid display. It also has a 160 degree wide viewing angle, so you won’t have to strain for a good viewing angle when showing off images on the laptop.
The MateBook’s 33.7Wh lithium battery has been rated to do up to nine hours of work, nine hours of consecutive internet use, and up to 29 hours of music playback, and so should be well able to keep up with your work day. If you do run low though, Huawei’s exclusive power-saving technology means you’ll have the MateBook up to full charge in just two and a half hours, and up to 60% charge in just an hour.
The first accessories for the MateBook have also been launched: the Keyboard, MatePen, and MateDock.
The keyboard folds up to be a stand much like the keyboard on the iPad Pro.
Made of soft PU leather, the Keyboard acts both as a typing companion and as a protective cover for your MateBook. It features a chiclet keycap design that has a travel of just 1.5mm and there’s a glass trackpad that supports multi-touch for smooth, precise finger recognition.
The MatePen Stylus should be great for drawing giving it has 2048 levels of sensitivity.
The MatePen Stylus on the other hand, has 2,048 levels of sensitivity with zero delay. It has an eraser function and a laser pointer, making it perfect for giving presentations or sketching and drawing. This contains a rechargeable lithium battery that’s rated for 100 hours of use.
The MateDock is an elegant solution to adding more ports to the laptop.
Finally, the MateDock comes with a stylish protective sleeve that has a space for the MatePen, and brings added connectivity to the MateBook, with USB-A, USB-C, micro USB and an Ethernet port, important because the MateBook only has one USB-C port.
The MateBook will be available in Asia, Europe and North America in the coming months in grey and golden.
Pricing is as follows:
Processor | RAM | Storage (SSD) | USD(excludes tax) | EUR (includes tax) |
6th Core m3 | 4GB | 128GB | $699 | €799 |
6th Core m3 | 4GB | 256GB | $849 | €949 |
6th Core m5 | 8GB | 256GB | $999 | €1,149 |
6th Core m5 | 8GB | 512GB | $1,199 | €1,349 |
6th Core m7 | 8GB | 256GB | $1,399 | €1,599 |
6th Core m7 | 8GB | 512GB | $1,599 | €1,799 |
Accessories:
Keyboard: US$129/€149
MatePen:US$59/€69
MateDock: US$89/€99
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