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5.0 out of 5 starsNice Ultrabook
Reviewed in the United States on June 20, 2019
I've been looking at this 13inch Ultra-book for a few months and I'm glad I finally decided to pull the trigger and buy it. I'll start off with the Pro's
1)The fit and finish is top notch. Huawei really knows their stuff. The aluminum construction is as good if not better than my last Macbook Pro. I have the grey color and I think it is superior than Apple's Space Grey. The thickness of this Ultra-book is thinner than my Macbook Pro. The screen is not wide-screen but I actually prefer it to the Macbook. The key layout is perfect and key travel is superior to Apple's. The track pad is just as good as the Mac-book Pro which was something I was not expecting and certainly the best of any PC track pad I have ever used.
2) The screen is just straight up brilliant. The 2160x1440 resolution is to put it simply just amazing. What a difference it makes compared to 1920x1080. If comparing it to my Macbook Pro's retina display this definitely beats it. Images and video are a joy to see. I know some say the brightness is a concern but I just don't see it. It's very bright; I believe some just don't know how to turn off the auto-dimming feature of Windows 10. If you have auto dimming enabled the brightness of the screen (even though turned up all the way) will still reduce if viewing in a dark room. It's certainly not a fault towards the Ultra book. Once I turned that off it defaults to the highest brightness level and it's very bright and crisp. The touch screen works as intended and its very accurate; No problems in this department...
3) The 8th generation I7 is insanely fast. I can game on moderate video settings, use adobe photo shop and program at lightening speeds thanks to the dedicated MX150 card but if you're gaming on high resolutions you'll run into problems as the dedicated card is not really used for gaming but it certainly does well for everything else.
4) This Ultra-book is very light which is nice for everyday use when you have to travel with it. It's great for using in bed or on the couch. Fit's nicely on the counter while watching movie's as you cook and read recipes etc. The included 8GB's of memory is all you need unless you require a zillion programs open and running at the same time but It's more then sufficient to run several programs at once, even resource demanding applications.
5) Battery life is great even on highest brightness level (around 6 hours), yes it would be nice to have 8-12 hours of battery but I find most claims on battery life are inflated anyway and it's really not a problem for me as everywhere I go when needing to use it over 6 hours I have access to a wall plug. To each their own in this regard.
Cons:
The only con I have with this Ultra-book; And I'm not too concerned about, is that depending on what you're doing (resource demanding tasks or gaming) it can heat up a bit if you have it on your bed or in your lap but if it's on a flat surface i.e a desk it never heats up to the point it becomes uncomfortable. You need to give (as with almost all laptops) the air ducts under the laptop the ability to draw in fresh air. If you do use it on your lap and all you're doing is perusing the internet and doing light work then the thermals are absolutely acceptable and not noticeable. Also I'm really pleased with Amazon's attempt at next day delivery. I received this laptop the next day. I ordered a travel pouch the day I got my Huawei and that also delivered the very next day. I forgot to mention...; Amazon also gave me the option to use installments for the Huawei, so the first payment was 280 and then the next 4 is 220 and then 180 something for the last month. Very easy on the budget and no interest. Amazon is doing great things. Heck I pretty much do all my shopping now on Amazon, even my cloths lol. Aight peace...
