MateBook 13 AMD Edition officially launched: It's just not good enough

It's no exaggeration to say that Huawei is one of the few manufacturers of Windows PCs that can create one of the laptops that are almost 'as close to' as possible with Apple's Macbook, in terms of design, perfection and strength. handle, it's the MateBook product line.

Earlier this year, Huawei launched the new generation MateBook 13 with Intel 'Whiskey Lake' U-series processor and a series of impressive performance improvements. Today, the Chinese manufacturer continues to launch another MateBook 13 specifically for AMD fans, with the Ryzen 5 3500U chip - one of the most popular 12nm CPU models on the market today. now on. So, what's so special about this compact laptop?

In terms of design, in general, the MateBook 13 version running Intel chips and the version using AMD CPUs have no differences in appearance, and both are very similar to Apple's Macbook with a minimalist design. Still a smooth metal frame, the edges are smoothly curved with a diamond CNC cutoff for a luxurious feel. Still a 3-inch screen, 2160x1440 pixel resolution, 3: 2 aspect ratio. However, the touchpad of MateBook 13 is a bit larger than the Macbook. You'll also find a power button with a fingerprint sensor built in. Measuring 286 x 211 x 14.9mm and weighing about 1.31kg, this is the ideal laptop for those who always value portability.

Basically, the differences between the MateBook 13 versions mainly come from features and performance. First, MateBook 13 AMD Edition will come with the Huawei Share app with the latest feature set, instead of having to update like the Intel chip version. You can touch the Huawei phone to the keyboard to share photos, videos and other files. And if your phone is running on EMUI 10.1, the all-new Multi-screen Collaboration feature can be used, allowing your phone and PC to interact and work seamlessly with each other. in real time.

In terms of performance, the bad news is that the Ryzen 3000 chip version and the Radeon Vega 8 Graphics GPU did not meet the expectations of the majority of experts, especially not as powerful as the Intel chip version. It would be better if Huawei chose the Ryzen 4000 chip, similar to the 15-inch Surface Laptop 3 model.

Huawei MateBook 13 AMD Edition is now available in Huawei stores worldwide with a starting price of £ 699 for 8GB RAM / 256GB of storage, and £ 749 boards for 8GB RAM variant, 512GB storage capacity.