Is this a threat to Apple and their Macbook Air?

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Xiaomi has just unveiled their Mi Notebook Air, it is their first step into the world of laptops. Unsurprisingly styled similar to the Apple MacBook it promises to be a powerful super slim performer.

What are the features of the Mi Notebook Air?

There are two versions, the lighter 12.4 inches and the larger 13.3 inches, both offering Type C charging, USB 3.0 fast ports, super slim design, and a backlit keyboard. Xiaomi has also taken a step away from MUI and loaded it with Windows 10.

What makes the Mibook GreatXiaomi-Mi-Notebook-Air-cover

  • Better battery: The battery is said to charge 50% in half an hour which is fast and offers up to 10 hours of operation.
  • Better gaming experience: The NVidia GeForce 940MX graphics card (in the pro version) is faster and more functional than many current top performers.
  •  The laminated display: Minimizes glare and protects the glass from edge to edge.
  • Clean looks: The metallic body features no logos and brand names, although that could just be at this early stage of development.
  • A slim body: Super thin, advertised as being thinner than the Macbook Air

full metal body of the mibook air

What are the key differences in the two Xiaomi MiBooks?

As you would expect, the more pricier one has superior performance. The processor, RAM , SSD are all about twice that of the cheaper version. The graphics graphics card is vastly improved and goes from an integrated Intel to a Geoforce 940MT. When looking at these two it is clear Xiaomi have covered the two key points in the market. One is for the average web user and the other has the performance needed to execute video editing and playing some graphics intensive games.

What’s great about the lite version?slim xiaomi

Unless you are looking to spend time on high demand applications you will likely be satisfied with the cheaper version. Aside from the price advantage it has these benefits,

  • The lighter version has a better-rated battery life of up to an unbelievable 11.5 hours, we are not so optimistic this rating is at all accurate and would shoot for about 7 hours.
  • It is physically lighter 1.3Kg vs 1.09Kg.
  • Physically it is smaller so is even more ultra portable than the MiBook Pro

Xiaomi VS the Macbook

All we have at this stage are these photos provided by Xiaomi. It is clear they are aggressively sending a few punches Apples way even before the actual release.

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mi notebook air comparison

Xiaomi smart integration.

Xiaomi is aiming to take over your technology and your home with their ever-increasing smart interconnected devices. Offering a laptop is just one more step into the Xiaomi ecosystem.

mi cloud sync

Similar to the iCloud you can keep everything in sync across devices.

Mibook air 13

The Mi Band extends as an authentication device to auto-unlock your laptop.

Price

Officially launching in early August and available direct from Xiaomi in China only,  we are hoping to have stock ready to ship world wide on the 28th of August. We have the lite version available on preorder now and will open up to orders once we have locked in the stock.
Xiaomi-Mi-Notebook-Air-acessories

For the full spec rundown and latest availability, visit the Xiaomi Notebook Page.