Together with the Flagship Killer 2.0, the Redmi K20 Pro and the cheaper K20, today Redmi also presented a new laptop, the RedmiBook 14, which aims to beat the competition also in the laptop sector.
RedmiBook 14 officially presented with Intel Core i7 and NVIDIA MX250
The new Xiaomi sub-brand laptop comes with an 14 inch screen and 1920 × 1080 resolution, 5,75mm edges and a 81,2% screen to body ratio. The RedmiBook 14 is then powered by Intel's eighth generation processors ranging from the Intel Core i5-8265U to the Intel Core i7-8565 @4.60Ghz, while the GPU is an NVIDIA GeForce MX250 for consumption of only 25W. Depending on the CPU model we will have 8GB of RAM accompanied by 256GB or 512GB of ultra fast SSD type memory.
The RedmiBook 14 comes with a metal body with a thickness of 17,95 millimeters, while the weight settles on 1,5kg. The handset has also been optimized to dissipate heat optimally, in fact it has a grid in the lower part quite large of well 2530 square millimeters. As for the keyboard instead, the keys have a width of 19mm and a travel distance 1.3mm.
Among the other features on board the first Redmi laptop we find the DTS technology for an improved surround effect, Smart Unlock 2.0 and a special mode created by Xiaomi with the name of “Modern Standby” that allows you to wake up the laptop instantly when needed.
Finally, Redmi promises an autonomy of 10 hours, even if they have not made known the real size of the battery. While the available ports are: power supply, audio jack from 3.5mm, HDMI, 2xUSB 3.0 and 1xUSB 2.0.
Now let's see how much the RedmiBook 14 will cost, at least on Chinese soil. It starts from a price of 3999 Yuan (517 €) for the processor version Intel Core i5, 8GB RAM and 256GB SSD storage e 4299 Yuan (555 €) if you want 512GB memory internal. Instead for the variant with processor Intel Core i7, 8GB of RAM and 512GB of SSD memory you will have to shell out 4999 Yuan (646 €).
Too bad, XIaomi's misstep with the redmi brand to create competition in a notebook range in which other Chinese companies (chuwi and teclast above all) and in Europe Acer even more (with the swift 1, complete notebooks with N5000 cpu) of do something in the range between 300-400 euros. A less performing cpu was enough and instead all the rest of the components would be more complete. And they would also have taken that slice of the market that is now selling a lot especially in areas where Xiaomi already has large slices of the market. Really pity I repeat but perhaps they simply had to dispose of many... Read the rest »
There are no other Xiaomi laptops with these CPUs that I know of. Now I don't know if it's a misstep but Xiaomi is not the only company not to sell laptops with processors in that category. Just think that they don't even sell tablets with Windows, which Chuwi and Teclast do. Xiaomi prefers to keep the performance and quality high instead of shooting down with small brands that in many cases have zero support and no quality check. However it is clear, I too would like a Xiaomi laptop from 300 €, but if they have to do it by losing it or creating a low... Read the rest »
I think I know enough about Xiaomi since I crazy bought a certain Xiaomi Mi1 in Shenzhen way back in 2011. That said, not wanting to write an article I had summarized and I ask forgiveness in a rather summary and perhaps not very appropriate way, a much more complex speech. When it comes to multinationals or big companies and millionaire agreements, components of this kind are "pre-ordered" en masse even when the product is not there or the current use to be made of it is not yet known. They are pre-established marketing positions to maintain solid "relationships" and points of advantage compared to the competition and this is what I was referring to... Read the rest »
No complaints, you're right about everything. Actually I wanted to say that, as you also suggested, Xiaomi will have its own reasons for not entering that part of the market. I have hypothesized two but maybe I'm wrong, there will be a third or fourth that escapes both me and you. It is clear to me that I would also like a Xiaomi laptop with a maximum of 400 euro. A few months ago I wanted a laptop like that, with an Intel N5000 (or similar) processor to have something acceptable in terms of performance, in metal and thin. You probably know... Read the rest »
Of course, exchanging opinions is always a plus for both interlocutors. I return to this point given the education of my interlocutor to specifically highlight a point of my speech. If Xiaomi, having now consolidated itself, manages as in this case to use medium-high range Intel CPUs from Q3 2018, the other two Chinese companies, not having that thickness yet, today offer "leftovers" from 2016-2017. This greatly reduces costs. Then in the case of Chuwi, a poorly finished assembly does the rest. To date, as a low budget but truly usable notebook on the market there is only Teclast (I'm talking about the market... Read the rest »
Compared to the xiaomi mi book pro, what are the differences? Redmi seems to cost a lot less
The RedmiBook 14 is more similar to the 13.3 Mi Notebook Air in size and CPU. However, the Mi Notebook Air is lighter and thinner, I also believe the RedmiBook 14 doesn't have a backlit keyboard.
The RedmiBook 14 looks like a much more practical and economical handset but less refined.