Alongside the Mi Max 2, Xiaomi also unveiled the Mi Notebook Pro to take on Apple’s MacBook Pro. Successor to the company’s original Mi Notebook, the Mi Notebook Pro comes with significantly more powerful internals and makes use of Intel’s latest eight generation Core processor and Nvidia’s MX150 GPU.
The 15.6-inch laptop features a Full HD display which is protected by Corning’s Gorilla Glass 3 with an 81.5% screen-to-body ratio. It also features a metal body with a magnesium alloy frame and a hinge that can open up to 140-degrees. Xiaomi has also laid emphasis on the internal cooling of the Mi Notebook Pro with its new symmetrical cooling design that increases outbound air flow by more than 40%. Other specs of the Notebook Pro include a fingerprint sensor integrated into the touchpad, a backlit keyboard, 1MP webcam, Wi-Fi ac, Bluetooth 4.1, stereo speakers powered by Harman Infinity and Dolby Atmos support.
Internally, the Mi Notebook Pro is powered by Intel’s eight generation quad-core Core processors. Xiaomi will be offering the laptop in three different configurations: i7 + 16GB RAM + 256GB NVMe SSD; i7 + 8GB RAM +256GB storage; and i5 + 8GB RAM + 256GB SSD. They are priced at RMB 5699, RMB 6399, and RMB 6999. In addition to the NVMe storage, there is also a free SATA SSD slot on the laptop which allows users to expand its storage down the line. Unlike Apple, Xiaomi has included all useful ports on the Notebook Pro include HDMI, 2x USB-C, an SD card reader, 3.5mm jack, and 2x USB 3.0 ports. The 60Wh battery is capable of providing up to 9 hours of battery life.
The Mi Notebook Pro will be running on the Chinese version of Windows 10 Home and also come preloaded with Microsoft Office and Kingsoft’s WPS Office.
Sadly, like with other Xiaomi products, the company will not be bringing the Mi Notebook Pro to other markets of the world apart from China. So, this is a MacBook killer only if you live in China.
