Posted July 27, 2016 Xioami, the highly popular Chinese phone manufacturer, have released their first laptop! It's called the "Mi Notebook Air" and unsurprisingly is aimed to compete against the macbookair. It's got a stunning design and the specs sort of make sense (although I'm disappointed in more ways than one). Speaking of design, I guess I don't need to remind people how much this looks like a Surface Book or a MacBook Pro. Because this is really hilarious. Speaking of disappointing specs we have the following: 8GB DDR4 RAM - Seriously? No 16GB option? Intel core i5 Skylake CPU 256GB SSD - If only this was NVMe or PCI-E based. And why is there no 512GB model? Weight - It weighs 1.28 KGs or 2.82 pounds 13.3" Full HD 1920x1080 - More disappointment. The first is using 16:9 instead of 3:2 and the second is the fact that it's not high resolution. It's just 1080p. And finally i'm disappointed cos it has no touch screen. 9.5 hour battery. Price - $750 USD AND A dedicated Nvidia Geforce 940MX GPU- Featuring 384 Maxwell Cuda Cores @ 1122-1242Mhz with 4GB DDR3 VRAM. Quote At an event in Beijing, Xiaomi unveiled its first Windows 10 notebook, the Mi Notebook Air. The Chinese vendor is going after the 13.3-inch MacBook Air, claiming that the Mi Notebook Air is 13% thinner at 14.8mm and 11% smaller while managing to offer a similar sized screen. The Mi Notebook Air features a brushed aluminium body, a laminated 13.3-inch Full HD display with edge-to-edge glass, sixth-generation Intel Core i5 CPU, 8GB of DDR4 RAM, 256GB SSD, and an Nvidia 940MX video card. The notebook weighs 1.28 kilos (2.82 lb), and has dimensions of 309.6 x 210.9 14.8 mm. Xiaomi is claiming a battery life of 9.5 hours on a full charge, and the ability to gain a 50% charge in just 30 minutes. You also get backlit keys with 1.3mm travel, and in terms of connectivity, the Mi Notebook Air offers two USB 3.0 ports, one HDMI, one 3.5mm audio jack, and a USB-C port. Oh, and there's no Xiaomi branding at the front, but you can customize the front of the notebook with stickers. While Xiaomi is selling the notebook under its own moniker, it is made by one of its ecosystem partners called Tian Mi. Note: there will a cheaper $525 model with a 12.5" display and a Core M available as well. Opinion time: This laptop would be perfect if they addressed everything disappointing about it. From the lack of a 16GB RAM option all the way to a non touchscreen 16:9 display. The GPU is really nice choice but i'm not interested. I've had too many bad experiences with dGPUs on a laptop to give a f*ck and so that's not super helpful for me. Thanks for reading guys. Leave a comment below. Are you gonna buy this laptop? Were my complaints valid? http://www.windowscentral.com/xiaomi-mi-notebook-air-now-official-and-youll-want-buy-one http://www.notebookcheck.net/NVIDIA-GeForce-940MX.156033.0.html Judge a product on its own merits AND the company that made it. How to setup MSI Afterburner OSD | How to make your AMD Radeon GPU more efficient with Radeon Chill | (Probably) Why LMG Merch shipping to the EU is expensive Oneplus 6 (Early 2023 to present) | HP Envy 15" x360 R7 5700U (Mid 2021 to present) | Steam Deck (Late 2022 to present) Mid 2023 AlTech Desktop Refresh - AMD R7 5800X (Mid 2023), XFX Radeon RX 6700XT MBA (Mid 2021), MSI X370 Gaming Pro Carbon (Early 2018), 32GB DDR4-3200 (16GB x2) (Mid 2022 Noctua NH-D15 (Early 2021), Corsair MP510 1.92TB NVMe SSD (Mid 2020), beQuiet Pure Wings 2 140mm x2 & 120mm x1 (Mid 2023), Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options... Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Posted July 27, 2016 China has had enough of assembling macs Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options... Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Posted July 27, 2016 Fucking shit i may buy this,since it looks like a Mac without a crazy price point instead of just having black and red leds everywhere and the word "GAMING" in it ! I'm a educated fool with money on my mind. They say i got to learn but nobody here to teach me,if they can't understand it how can they reach me Power and the money,money and the power,minute after minute,hour after hour My Motivation Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options... Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Posted July 27, 2016 3 minutes ago, AluminiumTech said: Opinion time: This laptop would be perfect if they addressed everything disappointing about it. From the lack of a 16GB RAM option all the way to a non touchscreen 16:9 display. The GPU is really nice choice but i'm not interested. I've had too many bad experiences with dGPUs on a laptop to give a f*ck and so that's not super helpful for me. See for me its the opposite to you 1080p is perfect for the size since Windows does not scale as well as OSX and 1080p at 13" is still a decently high PPI display 16gb ram would be nice, but 8gb is fine for 95% of users and tasks prefer 16:9 for regular content, gaming etc GPU great for light gaming, video encoding etc, its a 940m so it shouldnt be creating too much heat etc I am genuinly impressed Desktop - Corsair 300r i7 4770k H100i MSI 780ti 16GB Vengeance Pro 2400mhz Crucial MX100 512gb Samsung Evo 250gb 2 TB WD Green, AOC Q2770PQU 1440p 27" monitor Laptop Clevo W110er - 11.6" 768p, i5 3230m, 650m GT 2gb, OCZ vertex 4 256gb, 4gb ram, Server: Fractal Define Mini, MSI Z78-G43, Intel G3220, 8GB Corsair Vengeance, 4x 3tb WD Reds in Raid 10, Phone Oppo Reno 10x 256gb , Camera Sony A7iii Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options... Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Posted July 27, 2016 Author 3 minutes ago, Dresta said: Fucking shit i may buy this,since it looks like a Mac without a crazy price point instead of just having black and red leds everywhere and the word "GAMING" in it ! This is not a gaming graphics card. It should be used just for productivity and light CAD work. Anything you would use with surface book can probably be done on this except this has an i5 with no i7 model. Judge a product on its own merits AND the company that made it. How to setup MSI Afterburner OSD | How to make your AMD Radeon GPU more efficient with Radeon Chill | (Probably) Why LMG Merch shipping to the EU is expensive Oneplus 6 (Early 2023 to present) | HP Envy 15" x360 R7 5700U (Mid 2021 to present) | Steam Deck (Late 2022 to present) Mid 2023 AlTech Desktop Refresh - AMD R7 5800X (Mid 2023), XFX Radeon RX 6700XT MBA (Mid 2021), MSI X370 Gaming Pro Carbon (Early 2018), 32GB DDR4-3200 (16GB x2) (Mid 2022 Noctua NH-D15 (Early 2021), Corsair MP510 1.92TB NVMe SSD (Mid 2020), beQuiet Pure Wings 2 140mm x2 & 120mm x1 (Mid 2023), Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options... Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Posted July 27, 2016 Author Just now, ShadowCaptain said: See for me its the opposite to you 1080p is perfect for the size since Windows does not scale as well as OSX and 1080p at 13" is still a decently high PPI display 16gb ram would be nice, but 8gb is fine for 95% of users and tasks prefer 16:9 for regular content, gaming etc GPU great for light gaming, video encoding etc, its a 940m so it shouldnt be creating too much heat etc I am genuinly impressed It's actually a 940MX. Brand new nvidia GPU. Judge a product on its own merits AND the company that made it. How to setup MSI Afterburner OSD | How to make your AMD Radeon GPU more efficient with Radeon Chill | (Probably) Why LMG Merch shipping to the EU is expensive Oneplus 6 (Early 2023 to present) | HP Envy 15" x360 R7 5700U (Mid 2021 to present) | Steam Deck (Late 2022 to present) Mid 2023 AlTech Desktop Refresh - AMD R7 5800X (Mid 2023), XFX Radeon RX 6700XT MBA (Mid 2021), MSI X370 Gaming Pro Carbon (Early 2018), 32GB DDR4-3200 (16GB x2) (Mid 2022 Noctua NH-D15 (Early 2021), Corsair MP510 1.92TB NVMe SSD (Mid 2020), beQuiet Pure Wings 2 140mm x2 & 120mm x1 (Mid 2023), Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options... Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Posted July 27, 2016 Just now, AluminiumTech said: It's actually a 940MX. Brand new nvidia GPU. Still, its welcome to me in fact, its almost perfect for what I need but waiting for apples new releases Desktop - Corsair 300r i7 4770k H100i MSI 780ti 16GB Vengeance Pro 2400mhz Crucial MX100 512gb Samsung Evo 250gb 2 TB WD Green, AOC Q2770PQU 1440p 27" monitor Laptop Clevo W110er - 11.6" 768p, i5 3230m, 650m GT 2gb, OCZ vertex 4 256gb, 4gb ram, Server: Fractal Define Mini, MSI Z78-G43, Intel G3220, 8GB Corsair Vengeance, 4x 3tb WD Reds in Raid 10, Phone Oppo Reno 10x 256gb , Camera Sony A7iii Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options... Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Posted July 27, 2016 1 minute ago, AluminiumTech said: This is not a gaming graphics card. It should be used just for productivity and light CAD work. Anything you would so with surface book can probably be done on this except this has an i5 with no i7 model. Ik but i been looking for a laptop with the simple look of a mac and specs able to push light games,fucking job well done Xiaomi ! I'm a educated fool with money on my mind. They say i got to learn but nobody here to teach me,if they can't understand it how can they reach me Power and the money,money and the power,minute after minute,hour after hour My Motivation Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options... Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Posted July 27, 2016 Author Just now, Dresta said: Ik but i been looking for a laptop with the simple look of a mac and specs able to push light games,fucking job well done Xiaomi ! Well in this case this would be your laptop. Judge a product on its own merits AND the company that made it. How to setup MSI Afterburner OSD | How to make your AMD Radeon GPU more efficient with Radeon Chill | (Probably) Why LMG Merch shipping to the EU is expensive Oneplus 6 (Early 2023 to present) | HP Envy 15" x360 R7 5700U (Mid 2021 to present) | Steam Deck (Late 2022 to present) Mid 2023 AlTech Desktop Refresh - AMD R7 5800X (Mid 2023), XFX Radeon RX 6700XT MBA (Mid 2021), MSI X370 Gaming Pro Carbon (Early 2018), 32GB DDR4-3200 (16GB x2) (Mid 2022 Noctua NH-D15 (Early 2021), Corsair MP510 1.92TB NVMe SSD (Mid 2020), beQuiet Pure Wings 2 140mm x2 & 120mm x1 (Mid 2023), Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options... Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Posted July 27, 2016 2 minutes ago, AluminiumTech said: Well in this case this would be your laptop. Thanks for the post...love you <3 I'm a educated fool with money on my mind. They say i got to learn but nobody here to teach me,if they can't understand it how can they reach me Power and the money,money and the power,minute after minute,hour after hour My Motivation Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options... Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Posted July 27, 2016 Author 5 minutes ago, Dresta said: Thanks for the post...love you <3 lol . Judge a product on its own merits AND the company that made it. How to setup MSI Afterburner OSD | How to make your AMD Radeon GPU more efficient with Radeon Chill | (Probably) Why LMG Merch shipping to the EU is expensive Oneplus 6 (Early 2023 to present) | HP Envy 15" x360 R7 5700U (Mid 2021 to present) | Steam Deck (Late 2022 to present) Mid 2023 AlTech Desktop Refresh - AMD R7 5800X (Mid 2023), XFX Radeon RX 6700XT MBA (Mid 2021), MSI X370 Gaming Pro Carbon (Early 2018), 32GB DDR4-3200 (16GB x2) (Mid 2022 Noctua NH-D15 (Early 2021), Corsair MP510 1.92TB NVMe SSD (Mid 2020), beQuiet Pure Wings 2 140mm x2 & 120mm x1 (Mid 2023), Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options... Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Posted July 27, 2016 Author OOPS. This may only be released in China . The laptops will be available in China from August 2nd, but Xiaomi is yet to reveal when — and if — they'll arrive elsewhere in the world. Judge a product on its own merits AND the company that made it. How to setup MSI Afterburner OSD | How to make your AMD Radeon GPU more efficient with Radeon Chill | (Probably) Why LMG Merch shipping to the EU is expensive Oneplus 6 (Early 2023 to present) | HP Envy 15" x360 R7 5700U (Mid 2021 to present) | Steam Deck (Late 2022 to present) Mid 2023 AlTech Desktop Refresh - AMD R7 5800X (Mid 2023), XFX Radeon RX 6700XT MBA (Mid 2021), MSI X370 Gaming Pro Carbon (Early 2018), 32GB DDR4-3200 (16GB x2) (Mid 2022 Noctua NH-D15 (Early 2021), Corsair MP510 1.92TB NVMe SSD (Mid 2020), beQuiet Pure Wings 2 140mm x2 & 120mm x1 (Mid 2023), Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options... Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Posted July 27, 2016 Just now, AluminiumTech said: OOPS. This may only be released in China . Even better for me LOL ! i know gearbest has allot of Xiaomi stuff which they get from China with free international shipping to the EU I'm a educated fool with money on my mind. They say i got to learn but nobody here to teach me,if they can't understand it how can they reach me Power and the money,money and the power,minute after minute,hour after hour My Motivation Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options... Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Posted July 27, 2016 36 minutes ago, AluminiumTech said: Xioami is bae. all my power banks are from xioami and my school usb is from xioami Ryzen 5 3600 stock | 2x16GB C13 3200MHz (AFR) | GTX 760 (Sold the VII)| ASUS Prime X570-P | 6TB WD Gold (128MB Cache, 2017) Samsung 850 EVO 240 GB 138 is a good number. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options... Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Posted July 27, 2016 Author 1 minute ago, themctipers said: Xioami is bae. all my power banks are from xioami and my school usb is from xioami Lol I have a Xioami power bank and its nice. Judge a product on its own merits AND the company that made it. How to setup MSI Afterburner OSD | How to make your AMD Radeon GPU more efficient with Radeon Chill | (Probably) Why LMG Merch shipping to the EU is expensive Oneplus 6 (Early 2023 to present) | HP Envy 15" x360 R7 5700U (Mid 2021 to present) | Steam Deck (Late 2022 to present) Mid 2023 AlTech Desktop Refresh - AMD R7 5800X (Mid 2023), XFX Radeon RX 6700XT MBA (Mid 2021), MSI X370 Gaming Pro Carbon (Early 2018), 32GB DDR4-3200 (16GB x2) (Mid 2022 Noctua NH-D15 (Early 2021), Corsair MP510 1.92TB NVMe SSD (Mid 2020), beQuiet Pure Wings 2 140mm x2 & 120mm x1 (Mid 2023), Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options... Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Posted July 27, 2016 It looks pretty damn well built... Will wait for more premium version/V2.0 though, a companies first laptop doesn't always go so well. But I think its was finally time for Xiaomi to get into to the laptop market considering they are in so many other other tech markets. "AMD is bringing DDR5 to the mainstream with their all new FX 8450 and FX 9690 Zen processors. Check out the link in the video description to learn more." CPU Intel Core i5 4690K Motherboard MSI Z87-I Mini-ITX RAM 16gb Corsair Vengeance DDR3-1600 GPU CHANGING Case BitFenix Comrade Window Black/ Corsair 250D Storage Hectron X1 60gb SSD "The China", Hitachi 500gb 7200rpm PSU Corsair TX650 Cooling Hyper TX3 Keyboard AULA F2012 Mechanical Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options... Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Posted July 27, 2016 Just now, AluminiumTech said: Lol I have a Xioami power bank and its nice. pls, i have 3 of the larger 10400mah and 2 of the smaller 10000mah ones. yeah, i have the old ones its really bulky and heavy Ryzen 5 3600 stock | 2x16GB C13 3200MHz (AFR) | GTX 760 (Sold the VII)| ASUS Prime X570-P | 6TB WD Gold (128MB Cache, 2017) Samsung 850 EVO 240 GB 138 is a good number. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options... Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Posted July 27, 2016 23 minutes ago, AluminiumTech said: OOPS. This may only be released in China . Because if it was release in the USA Apple would immediately get that shut down Desktop - Corsair 300r i7 4770k H100i MSI 780ti 16GB Vengeance Pro 2400mhz Crucial MX100 512gb Samsung Evo 250gb 2 TB WD Green, AOC Q2770PQU 1440p 27" monitor Laptop Clevo W110er - 11.6" 768p, i5 3230m, 650m GT 2gb, OCZ vertex 4 256gb, 4gb ram, Server: Fractal Define Mini, MSI Z78-G43, Intel G3220, 8GB Corsair Vengeance, 4x 3tb WD Reds in Raid 10, Phone Oppo Reno 10x 256gb , Camera Sony A7iii Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options... Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Posted July 27, 2016 Author 2 minutes ago, themctipers said: pls, i have 3 of the larger 10400mah and 2 of the smaller 10000mah ones. yeah, i have the old ones its really bulky and heavy Mine is 10000mAh and is quite thick. Judge a product on its own merits AND the company that made it. How to setup MSI Afterburner OSD | How to make your AMD Radeon GPU more efficient with Radeon Chill | (Probably) Why LMG Merch shipping to the EU is expensive Oneplus 6 (Early 2023 to present) | HP Envy 15" x360 R7 5700U (Mid 2021 to present) | Steam Deck (Late 2022 to present) Mid 2023 AlTech Desktop Refresh - AMD R7 5800X (Mid 2023), XFX Radeon RX 6700XT MBA (Mid 2021), MSI X370 Gaming Pro Carbon (Early 2018), 32GB DDR4-3200 (16GB x2) (Mid 2022 Noctua NH-D15 (Early 2021), Corsair MP510 1.92TB NVMe SSD (Mid 2020), beQuiet Pure Wings 2 140mm x2 & 120mm x1 (Mid 2023), Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options... Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Posted July 27, 2016 5 minutes ago, AluminiumTech said: Mine is 10000mAh and is quite thick. Ryzen 5 3600 stock | 2x16GB C13 3200MHz (AFR) | GTX 760 (Sold the VII)| ASUS Prime X570-P | 6TB WD Gold (128MB Cache, 2017) Samsung 850 EVO 240 GB 138 is a good number. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options... Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Posted July 27, 2016 Author 1 minute ago, themctipers said: snip It's like the bottom one with but silver and white. Judge a product on its own merits AND the company that made it. How to setup MSI Afterburner OSD | How to make your AMD Radeon GPU more efficient with Radeon Chill | (Probably) Why LMG Merch shipping to the EU is expensive Oneplus 6 (Early 2023 to present) | HP Envy 15" x360 R7 5700U (Mid 2021 to present) | Steam Deck (Late 2022 to present) Mid 2023 AlTech Desktop Refresh - AMD R7 5800X (Mid 2023), XFX Radeon RX 6700XT MBA (Mid 2021), MSI X370 Gaming Pro Carbon (Early 2018), 32GB DDR4-3200 (16GB x2) (Mid 2022 Noctua NH-D15 (Early 2021), Corsair MP510 1.92TB NVMe SSD (Mid 2020), beQuiet Pure Wings 2 140mm x2 & 120mm x1 (Mid 2023), Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options... Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Posted July 27, 2016 Just now, AluminiumTech said: It's like the bottom one with but silver and white. top one is the old one bottom one is the new one. got mine for $50 HKD or so. Ryzen 5 3600 stock | 2x16GB C13 3200MHz (AFR) | GTX 760 (Sold the VII)| ASUS Prime X570-P | 6TB WD Gold (128MB Cache, 2017) Samsung 850 EVO 240 GB 138 is a good number. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options... Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Posted July 27, 2016 My laptop is looking more like a potato as each month goes by. With its underclocked Ati Radeon HD5670 1GB DDR3 1600 (Mobility Radeon HD5650/5770 with a 100MHz OC) and Phenom II N970+4GB DDR3 1333. "We also blind small animals with cosmetics. We do not sell cosmetics. We just blind animals." "Please don't mistake us for Equifax. Those fuckers are evil" This PSA brought to you by Equifacks. PMSL Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options... Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Posted July 27, 2016 second generation will replace my mbp, calling it One day I will be able to play Monster Hunter Frontier in French/Italian/English on my PC, it's just a matter of time... 4 5 6 7 8 9 years later: It's finally coming!!! Phones: iPhone 4S/SE | LG V10 | Lumia 920 | Samsung S24 Ultra Laptops: Macbook Pro 15" (mid-2012) | Compaq Presario V6000 Other: Steam Deck <>EVs are bad, they kill the planet and remove freedoms too some/<> Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options... Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Posted July 27, 2016 And here I am on a laptop with 1GB RAM, a 750GB HDD (SATA 3 - sata2 ports though) T6570 2GHz, unknown GPU cause windows xp driver issues with the laptop..... I think the next gen of this laptop will be very very compelling for me. Would love to get a new one now but the cash money just isnt coming in enough Use this guide to fix text problems in your post. Go here and here for all your power supply needs New Build Currently Under Construction! See here!!!! -----> Spoiler Deathwatch:[CPU I7 4790K @ 4.5GHz][RAM TEAM VULCAN 16 GB 1600][MB ASRock Z97 Anniversary][GPU XFX Radeon RX 480 8GB][STORAGE 250GB SAMSUNG EVO SSD Samsung 2TB HDD 2TB WD External Drive][COOLER Cooler Master Hyper 212 Evo][PSU Cooler Master 650M][Case Thermaltake Core V31] Spoiler Cupid:[CPU Core 2 Duo E8600 3.33GHz][RAM 3 GB DDR2][750GB Samsung 2.5" HDD/HDD Seagate 80GB SATA/Samsung 80GB IDE/WD 325GB IDE][MB Acer M1641][CASE Antec][[PSU Altec 425 Watt][GPU Radeon HD 4890 1GB][TP-Link 54MBps Wireless Card] Spoiler Carlile: [CPU 2x Pentium 3 1.4GHz][MB ASUS TR-DLS][RAM 2x 512MB DDR ECC Registered][GPU Nvidia TNT2 Pro][PSU Enermax][HDD 1 IDE 160GB, 4 SCSI 70GB][RAID CARD Dell Perc 3] Spoiler Zeonnight [CPU AMD Athlon x2 4400][GPU Sapphire Radeon 4650 1GB][RAM 2GB DDR2] Spoiler Server [CPU 2x Xeon L5630][PSU Dell Poweredge 850w][HDD 1 SATA 160GB, 3 SAS 146GB][RAID CARD Dell Perc 6i] Spoiler Kero [CPU Pentium 1 133Mhz] [GPU Cirrus Logic LCD 1MB Graphics Controller] [Ram 48MB ][HDD 1.4GB Hitachi IDE] Spoiler Mining Rig: [CPU Athlon 64 X2 4400+][GPUS 9 RX 560s, 2 RX 570][HDD 160GB something][RAM 8GBs DDR3][PSUs 1 Thermaltake 700w, 2 Delta 900w 120v Server modded] RAINBOWS!!! QUOTE ME SO I CAN SEE YOUR REPLYS!!!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options... Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
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