The Huawei MateBook 14 laptop is a product from the Huawei brand launched in 2021. This is the successor to the Huawei MateBook 13. This version has many small but subtle changes suitable for students and working people. So with a price of 22 million VND, what is outstanding about the Matebook 14?
Fashionable appearance with full metal design
Overall, the Huawei MateBook 14 looks a bit like the MacBook Pro but is stylized with shiny cuts to create highlights. The monolithic metal body is not designed to be as thin and light as expected with a weight of 1.49kg and a thickness of 223.8mm. The metal shell surface is treated with a rough finish. However, it will be more solid and sturdy than laptops with high thinness.
However, the point that users are not satisfied with is that the Huawei logo on the back is quite rough and unbalanced, if not ugly. If it were made compact and slim, it would look better.
Copper pipe system with 2 super thin cooling fans. The fingerprint sensor of the device can read fingerprints immediately when opening the device and the webcam is hidden under the screen.
Just like previous versions, MateBook has stubbornly kept the camera design hidden under the keyboard. With this position, you can only see the chin and fingers because the shooting angle is tilted from below.
The device’s connection ports include 1 USB-C port (data transfer and charging), 1 3.5mm headphone jack, microphone and 1 HDMI port on the left side and 2 USB-A 3.2 Gen 1 ports on the right side. Unfortunately, the device does not have an SD or microSD card slot.
Keyboard and touchpad
The keyboard of the machine is designed in a compact form, without Numpad. Maybe you do not feel very comfortable when using the keyboard of the machine. Because the key travel is shallow, only about 1.5mm. It requires quite a heavy pressing force, so users have to use it for a while to get used to it. The keyboard has a white backlight, so you can see it to work well in the dark.
The touchpad on the MateBook 14 isn’t too big, but the glass on the surface improves the feel of use.
The MateBook 14 laptop screen is 14 inches in size with a 2K resolution of 2,560 x 1,440 pixels, IPS LCD panel, maximum brightness of 300 nits, contrast ratio of 1,500: 1 and support for 100% of the sRGB color gamut. The color deviation ΔE is 1.23 – this is an impressive number for an office laptop screen, even better than machines that cost one and a half times more. However, the colors displayed on the machine are quite pale. The screen ratio of 3: 2 helps users read more content without having to scroll many pages. Perhaps many people will not like it because of the 2 larger than normal black patches above and below when watching videos.
Efficient working configuration
The MateBook 14 is equipped with an Intel processor codenamed “Tiger Lake” Core i5 manufactured in an 11nm process with four cores and eight processing threads at 2.4GHz (base) to 4.2GHz (single-core) speeds, integrated with new Intel Iris Xe graphics and optional 8GB RAM (dual channel), along with a 512GB PCIe SSD hard drive with stable speed.
With this configuration, you can surf the web, open 20 browser tabs, watch Youtube, edit photos on Lightroom, watch movies, the machine responds well, without lag, without overheating. However, if you play CS:GO, it cannot respond. If you want to play, you need to reduce the resolution in the settings. However, Windows does not have a resolution lower than 3:2 and if you set the resolution lower than 16:10, there will be a little black border above and below. Overall, this is a great laptop for work, but not a good choice for general gaming. If the machine is upgraded with RAM, it probably will not be a competitor in the price range.
The device is equipped with a 56Wh battery, 7330mAh capacity. You can use it for over 8 hours with mixed tasks. In addition, it is equipped with 65W fast charging, so it is fully charged in just 1.5 hours. If you charge for 15 minutes, it can provide 2.5 hours of use.
Overall, the MateBook 14 is a laptop that satisfies users with its compact design and impressive battery life. Excellent screen quality, efficient and stable performance. With a price of 22 million VND, this is really a perfect choice. If you need a laptop for work, consider this Huawei MateBook 14.
