THERE’S NO SHORTAGE of ultraportables to sift through, but that hasn’t discouraged Huawei from adding more to the pile. In fairness, the MateBook 14 (Shopper 376) and MateBook Pro X (Shopper 377) are both superb laptops, and with the MateBook 13 offering many of the same design ideas for a lower price, it could be another strong addition to the Chinese firm’s line-up.
There are a trio of models on sale in the UK: an entry-level model with a Core i5-8265U processor, 8GB RAM and 256GB of storage; a Core i7-8565U model with 8GB of memory and 512GB of SSD space; and a top-end model that adds Nvidia’s GeForce MX150 dedicated graphics. Huawei sent us the middle Core i7 spec but with a 256GB SSD, a combination we haven’t found on sale, but performance should be indicative. For the closest Core i7/512GB SSD model, expect to pay £1,000, while the cheaper Core i5 model is £799.
These are competitive prices, given that a Dell XPS 13 (Shopper 376) with the same Core i7-8565U starts at £1,199, while the Microsoft Surface Laptop 2 (Shopper 373) is £979 for a basic Core i5 specification. It’s not these rival Windows laptops the MateBook 13 is inspired by, however: it’s Apple’s 13in MacBook Pro.
NOT FAR FROM THE TREE
The minimal industrial lines look like they were plucked out of the mind’s eye of Cupertino’s engineers. That’s no bad thing, as in its light grey or dark grey colour options, it’s pleasant to behold, and the silvery textured Huawei logo on the lid stands out nicely, too. Build quality is decent as well, even if the finish isn’t quite up to the same exacting standards as Apple’s.
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