Xiaomi launched its first laptop product dubbed the Mi Notebook Air last year in China and in keeping with its high design standards, the Mi Notebook Air came with a slim build and light weight. With a dimension of 30.96 x 21.09 x 1.48 cm, the Mi Notebook is 13% thinner and 11% compact than Apple’s MacBook. Even though you won’t the Mi logo anywhere on the body, Xiaomi’s superior design capability is very evident on the sleek design.
The Mi Notebook Air uses an all-metal chassis which is very shiny because it was anodised with Borax. It also features a number of ports like the USB 3.0 port along a dedicated USB type-C port and mic at the end. Meanwhile, HDMI port, 3.5mm jack and USB 3.0 port are situated on the right. It even has Bluetooth 4.1 and allows security via Xiaomi Mi Band.
On the rear, the notebook is intelligently schemed with those ventilations to keep the heating effect minimum. There are five rubber mats, coolers on each side and two AKG custom speakers. With those dedicated speakers, the laptop has a superb sound quality. The keyboard is backlit with adequate spacing in between the keys.
Xiaomi’s ultra-thin Mi Notebook Air comes in two sizes: 13.3-inch and 12.5-inch. Both uses OGS display with Full HD resolution. The display screen is anti-glare and enriched with colour contrast and brightness. Other features include 800:1 screen ratio, up to 300nit brightness, and 170-degree viewing angle, thin bezels. There is also a web camera at the top with HD video quality along with a stereo mic.
Firing up this sleek Xiaomi Mi Notebook Air is a powerful Intel Core i5-6200U processor clocked at 2.3GHz. The speed is doubled with 8GB DDR4 RAM at 2133 MHz. There is also a NVIDIA Geforce GT940MX (1GB GDDR5 RAM, 384 CUDA units, Clock frequency 954 MHZ, boosted up to 993 MHZ, 1253 MHZ memory frequency) which can run latest games in HD resolution on medium settings. There is 256GB of storage space inside which is expandable via SDD. The Notebook Air runs on Windows 10 and packs a battery that can last up to 8 hours o average use. The battery life can be extended up to 9 hours if the laptop is run on Power saving mode. Another cool thing is that the battery can deliver up to 50% charge in just 30 minutes.
The Xiaomi Mi Notebook Air (13.3″ Model) is curently available on LightInTheBox for only $679 with a $40 discount and free shipping option. This is a fair price considering the laptop’s configuration. The offer is for a limited period, so it would be good if you catch in on this now.
