Here are the
review and also specifications of Xiaomi Notebook Mi Air 13 with Kaby Lake
processor. New Notebook from Xiaomi with 7th generation processor from Intel
(Core i5), with Graphics Nvidia MX150 and also fingerprint scanner. How much
the price of this Xiaomi Notebook? How about it spesification? Is it good in
design? And how about performance?
Xiaomi is
currently more famous for its Smartphone products that have medium-high spec
but with prices that still accepted when compared with other brands in the same
level. Starting from the Mi series to Redmi with a variety of price options
which is certainly very tempting their prospective buyers who are looking for
some alternative choice of mid-end Smartphone.
It turned
out that in addition to Xiaomi smartphone also has other products that seem no
less sensational like its Smartphone product. Starting from Xiaomi Smart TV , wearable gear like Mi Band to Notebook that also targeting the user who are looking for quality
and high specification but still with a price that does not dig the wallet too
deep.
Xiaomi Mi
Air 13 Kaby Lake is the latest Notebook that released by Xiaomi and as usual, it’s very tempting, if you look at a
glance from the physical design of this laptop it seems that premium
specification inside with class.
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Design and Material Xiaomi Notebook Mi Air 13
With a
thickness of only 14.7mm and weighs
only 1.28kg. This notebook is really
a good companion to travel with or mobile especially with SSD type of storage, is
very resistant in shocks or shake when you travel.
In design, Notebook Xiaomi Mi Air 13 is
not much different from its elder that has been released earlier, Mi Air 12 at
the beginning of 2017, wrapped in silver color on almost all parts, this
notebook looks so solid and compact, with simple design gives an elegant impression at the first sight.
On the
screen, Xiaomi (Mi) logo is embedded
in the middle-bottom area, this logo is still relatively small and simple if compared
with the size of the logo in some other production notebook type such as ASUS
or Acer.
In the
design section it seems that this Xiaomi is often called resembling the concept
of Apple notebook design (Mac Book). Regardless of imitating the design of
Apple notebook or not, it seems that Xiaomi also didn’t want to ignore the
physical appearance.
Fingerprint, Mousepad & Keyboard Notebook Mi Air 13
In the Mouse
pad or Touchpad looks so clean and spacious but there is an additional fingerprint
scanner on the right-top of the surface, the size is similar like a home button (like the one on) Smartphone.
Xiaomi
designers put the fingerprint scanner right inside the mousepad area, on other
brands they usually placed outside the mousepad area or the closest is between
the left and right click button.
This
fingerprint feature allow us to login automatically, so no need to type
password on every login.
Keyboard
section also show a minimalist style with top-down arrow buttons made in small
design as in some notebooks that have a mini screen, which is a normal button
that is divided into two.
On the
keyboard also comes with backlight
or backlight which generally serves to help users in low light conditions to
avoid mistype, using the backlight all the buttons will remain visible so as to
reduce the typos.
Based on
monitoring ri-techno.com team, the color of the backlight is not too colorful as
on the gaming keyboard, Xiaomi gives only 1 color and the color is white.
Display & Screen Resolution Xiaomi Mi Air 13
With 13.3
Inch wide screen size and Full HD resolution (1080x1920), this notebook come with
excellent color quality, but like most notebook in general, with the glossy
screen material reflection of light sometimes disrupt the view of the user.
Specifications and Performance of Xiaomi Mi Air 13
Processor
The most huge
difference of its predecessors is the part of the processor. Processors that installed
on the Xiaomi Mi Air Notebook 13 is the Intel
Core i5-7200U, the 7th generation processor with nick name Kaby Lake. With dual-core chip 2.5GHz and can be over clocked to 3.1GHz with Turbo Boost.
Memory (RAM)
The embedded
RAM (Random Access Memory) on this Notebook is 8 GB of RAM and can be upgraded up to 16 GB of course will help us
as users to perform various activities in the same time (multitasking). With
that much of RAM we can also open applications or games that are classified as
'mid-end'..
Same with the
HP Envy 13 Notebook, Xiaomi also
installs Nvidia graphics card, the Nvidia
GeForce MX150 which is a significant improvement from the previous Nvidia
940MX on the Mi Air 12.
According to
GFXBench test results with Nvidia
GeForce MX150 Mi Air 13 has a frame rate two times higher than the previous
generation, this indicates that we as users will have a smoother image quality
in heavyweight games.
256 GB SSD Media Storage
Media
storage that owned by Mi Air 13 us uses SSD
(Solid-state Drive) with 256 GB capacity,
although small in terms of capacity but in terms of quality SSD is very
reliable, in addition to shock
resistance, SSD is also claimed to survive (not damaged) if the notebook is
have power-cut or switched off by either removing the battery or turning off
the power accidentally.
Unlike the
HDD (Hard disk Drive) which is very vulnerable to shocks and power-cut as
described above.
No SD Card reader Port
In addition
to Wi-Fi, Notebook is also equipped with Bluetooth 4.1 which certainly provides
a variety of options to connect the device with, but the thing to note is.. this
Xiaomi notebook is not embedded with the SD card reader port, it is not a good
news because for some people or some job profession like photographer.
USB-C (iPhone) port charger
There is a different from the adapter or charger
on Notebook Xiaomi Mi Air 13, unlike most laptops, this laptop uses USB-C port
as a connector between the laptop unit and charger head. Charger port (USB-C)
is often found on iPhone (Apple).
However, the
capability of the USB-C charger is not a joke, in experiments, the laptop can
be charged up to 50% in just 30 minutes.
The size is quite fantastic for a notebook with 5400 mAh of capacity.
Battery of Xiaomi Mi Air 13 2017
On the
battery, Notebook Mi Air 13 has 5400mAh on capacity. With this number of capacity
Xiaomi claim that this Notebook can operate actively for nine hours and 30 minutes. That statement seems correct because
after the experiment by turning the
marathon video with 720p quality, the notebook survives in nine hours and 12
minutes. Just a little adrift and seems that the gap is still acceptable.
Price of Xiaomi Mi Air 13 Kaby Lake
For the
international market like in Amazon online store and also Ebay, we found the
price of USD 819 with EUR 617.
There is no
more information about the price, in South East Asia like Indonesia the price
is also similar, the price range is start from $900 to $1,200.
Operating System Windows 10 (may come with) Chinese
Do not be
surprised if after buying you guys get this Xiaomi Air 13 Notebook with Windows
10 but in Chinese language, because this notebook is officially launched using
Chinese language on operating system, no wonder, because this notebook is
produced and released initially in China.
Complete Specification for Notebook Xiaomi Mi Air 13
The complete
specifications of the Xiaomi Notebook Mi Air 13 as follow:
- Dimensions: 310 x 211 x 14.8 mm
- Weight: 1.28kg
- Screen: Glossy 13.3-inch (1920 x 1080) 166ppi IPS LCD
- Processor: 2.5GHz Intel Core i5-7200U (3.1GHz boost) 2 cores, 4 threads
- OS: Windows 10 Home 64-bit (Chinese)
- Graphics Card: Nvidia GeForce MX 150
- RAM: 8GB LPDDR4
- HDD (SSD): 256GB SSD
- Connection: 802.11b / g / n / ac Wi-Fi, Bluetooth 4.1
- Port: 1x USB-C 3.1 + 2x USB 3.0 + HDMI + 3.5mm Headset jack
- Audio: Stereo speakers
- Camera: 1Mp webcam
- Microphone: Single mic
- Scanner: Fingerprint scanner
- Battery: 5400 mAh 40Wh lithium-ion
- Keyboard: US tiled keyboard with backlight
Our Conclusion
Just to
remind that this notebook Mi Air 13 does not have SD card reader slot,
Operating System (maybe) in Chinese version, Port Charger using USB-C, which
can be considerations of you guys whether it is feasible and wort it with the
price that they offered.
The rest, this
Notebook is very tempting, especially for those users who are specs-junky but
also want to still look elegant and luxurious. In addition, with the same
specifications and features in notebooks with other brands the price that
xiaomi offered are very competitive and even tend to mock his competitors
because Xiaomi products always get the nickname (worth it). hehe
Looking for another Brand?
If you guys looking
for the same specifications but in the other brand you can see HP Envy 13 Notebook
because it is called very similar to Xiaomi Mi Air 13 Notebook.
Hopefully this
article about review notebook Xiaomi Mi Air 13 full specification can help you who
are looking for references and also important data before finally deciding to
buy or not. The rest if anyone wants to make a discussion or asked please put
it in the comment field below as usual. InsyaAllah we will help as much as
possible :) Stay be a wise user! #beWiseUser!
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