All along, many people are hoping that Xiaomi can enter the notebook industry and bring some new atmosphere to this field. After three years of brewing, Xiaomi finally launched its own notebook product. This time I was very fortunate to be able to get a trial of the millet laptop Air 13 on all channels. After using it for a while, I found that the Xiaomi laptop is indeed a very interesting product . It's not too late, let me take everyone to see!
Millet notebook Air 13 packaging and new millet products remain the same, white packaging + product set makeup photos . Even the text description is not very simple . However, both millet notebooks have appeared in the publicity gold color. In the end, there was no public sale. It's a pity.
On the back simply wrote the main configuration of the millet notebook Air 13: i5-6200U processor, 8G memory , 940MX graphics card and 256G solid state . The station I got was produced in August and it is still very fresh.
The contents of the package are also very simple, a laptop , 65W power supply and some paper. The power supply is completely white and matches the silver of the notebook. Accessories seem a bit too simple , if you can add some accessories, such as USB card, HUB what's even better.
In order to facilitate reading. I made a simple video of the appearance of the millet notebook Air 13. For me personally, the millet notebook can be at a high price of 4999. Bring all-metal body , screen-protective glass , narrow borders , backlit keyboards . And there is no obvious flaw in workmanship . There is nothing so picky.
At the press conference, Lei Jun spent a lot of space introducing the screen of Xiaomi's notebook Air. From the actual perspective, the design of the protective glass makes the screen, the glass and the frame blend into one when the notebook is blanked out, which is very beautiful. However, after the screen is lightened, glare may occur because the glass of the millet notebook lacks coating. Fortunately, the millet notebook Air 13 uses Samsung's IPS screen , which is excellent in color, brightness, and viewing angle . To some extent, it made up for the problems caused by glare.
On the keyboard side, the keyboard layout of the Xiaomi Notebook Air 13 is quite conventional . Due to thickness limitations, the keystrokes of the keys are relatively short. But the percussion feels fairly good, crisp and solid, and a good feedback . The power button is located in the upper right corner , because the power button's feel is very different from other buttons, so basically it will not be mistakenly pressed, which is better than the ZenBook UX305 I used before.
In addition millet notebook Air 13 has a keyboard backlight , can only choose on/off, can not adjust the brightness. The effect of typing in the evening was not bad.
Millet notebook speakers are located on the D side, two 2W speakers look pretty. However, with the system's own Dolby audio plug-in, the sound effects came out amazing : First, the volume is very large, I do not dare to set the volume more than 80% in crowded occasions. And even at the maximum volume, there is almost no breaking.
The second is a good level of sound. Limited to the physical limitations of the speaker size. The bass effect of these two small speakers is only average . However , the middle and high frequencies are clearly structured . And while watching the video, the Dolby Sound Plugin automatically recognizes and enhances the sound's stereo effect (making you feel that the sound isn't coming from your notebook). Millet notebook audio experience, although far less than an external speaker. But it was already in the notebook I had contacted with the best sound quality.
Thanks to the low latency and high read speed of NVMe SSDs . The operation of the millet laptop Air 13 is very quick. Daily software like Microsoft Edge browser, Word is basically one point . Larger software such as Photoshop CC 2015 can also be opened in less than 5 seconds . After a few days of use, there were almost no problems with crashes and Caton. It can't be overemphasized that we can use the term “flowing water†to describe it .
In general, Xiaomi laptop Air 13 configuration is balanced, daily operation is very rapid. Screen, sound effects are also very good. With the maturing Windows 10 system, daily experience is very pleasant .
Millet laptop Air 13's configuration are good, except that the i5-6200U this low voltage CPU is very controversial . Intel's U series CPUs have always given people the impression of "low power consumption" and "low performance." Therefore, everyone's CPU choice for Xiaomi's notebooks is also quite a tad .
However, from the PassMark score: the sixth-generation low-voltage processor, performance than the previous generation has a lot of improvement. i 5-6200U performance has exceeded the i3-6100H, i5-3210M these standard pressure processors, and i5-4200M have been able to tie a fight . And all this is achieved with a TDP of just 15W. Although the performance of the 6-generation standard i5-6300HQ is higher than that of the i5-6200U, the power consumption is also 3 times that of the latter. Considering performance, endurance, and heat dissipation, choosing i5-6200U is understandable.
Said so much, millet notebook Air 13 performance in the end how? Try it in the previous game! Here are two more popular online games: Watch Pioneer and DOTA2 . At 1920×1080 resolution, the average frame rate of Watch Pioneer is 60 (low), 47 (medium), and 36 (high); the average frame rate of DOTA2 is 82 (1st), 64 (2nd), 41. (3rd) and 33 (4th).
In actual experience, both games can open certain special effects on the premise of ensuring smoothness . There is no noticeable frame drop due to heat.
Speaking of games, you have to mention cooling. The 13-inch millet notebook Air uses a dual fan single heat pipe design with the air outlet located on the side close to the shaft. In light use, the Xiaomi Notebook Air has a small amount of heat , and it is difficult to feel hot air even at the outlet. Use FurMark+CPUburner to perform a high load stress test on both the CPU and graphics card, 30 minutes later. The location of the fuselage near the air outlet and a little hot, and the upper part of the keyboard is somewhat warm. Other locations, including the palm rest and trackpad, stay cool . This result is still worthy of recognition for a slimbook equipped with a discrete graphics card .
In conclusion, the millet laptop Air 13 performance is good, adding a separate graphics card also makes it possible to play online games . Mild use of heat control is very good, severe use will not be fried eggs.
Endurance is a problem that light and thin can't avoid. Xiaomi claimed that Air 13's battery life can reach 9.5 hours . It was the donkey that Mader took out. Ever since the millet laptop Air unplugged journey began:
On the morning of the weekend, I came to the library of a college with my notebook. Study the magical network technology with enthusiasm. During the notebook is set to energy-saving mode, brightness 40%. Mainly to access some information, documents, browse the web, there are some simple office operations . In two hours, the power consumption was 25% and the remaining 75% .
In the afternoon, start editing pictures. Set to equalization mode, the screen brightness is 30%. During this period, we mainly use image processing software such as Photoshop and Lightroom. After 3 hours, 51% of electricity was consumed and the remaining 24% .
It's time to take a break at night and it's time for a video. The notebook is set to "energy saving" mode with 40% screen brightness. Play a 1080P Terrorist Rogue 2. In the end, after insisting for 1 hour and 23 minutes, the power was turned off because of low battery. The final battery life is 6 hours and 23 minutes .
Objectively speaking, more than 6 hours of battery life is not outstanding . There is still a big gap between the "eight hours" of productive life . However, taking into account the millet notebook Air 13 with a separate graphics card, this result is also expected . However, the general short-term out-turning can be met , not like the low-end notebook is out of power, it is difficult to move.
All along, software is the strength of Xiaomi. The MIUI system, for example, brings many high-viscosity users to millet. But notebooks are not mobile phones or tablets after all. The Windows system is the mainstream of notebooks. So even if there are a lot of rumors that millet notebooks to carry a special version of MIUI. However, the millet laptop Air 13 is still equipped with the current mainstream Windows 10 family Chinese version , is totally expected. If MIUI's notebook is equipped with MIUI, I think it is to reduce the score.
Although the same is Windows 10, but compared with other international manufacturers, Xiaomi's pre-installed applications are very few . In addition to a "millet sync", there is no extra software (here should @ Xiaomi phone). It is simply a clear stream in the notebook industry .
Of course, the millet notebook is not entirely without the characteristics of millet. For example, comes with the "millet synchronization" application . You can synchronize with MIUI to see photos, notes, etc. on Xiaomi’s mobile phone. The idea is very good. However, the entire software still stays in a relatively primitive state and can only be said to be "useful."
Xiaomi's products have always emphasized "ecology". For example, this millet notebook supports the use of millet bracelet 2 to unlock landing . According to the data, this feature requires the CDF function of Windows 10 RS1. And millet notebook comes with Windows 10 TH2, does not support this CDF. After manually updating the system to RS1, there is still nothing. Xiaomi’s reply is:
Yes, this is a millet. Well, in fact, this feature does not matter, after all, I have not grabbed the millet bracelet 2
In addition, millet notebook Air 13 comes standard with 65W power supply, known as "1C fast charge." In fact, it can indeed achieve a 50% charge rate of 50% . This is a good addition to the battery life of the Xiaomi notebook Air 13 . Only the size of the power supply is really big and it is not very convenient to carry. It is worth mentioning that this power supply uses the Type-C interface , and supports 5V/9V/12V output, which can be used to charge the mobile phone . Friends who are interested may wish to try.
In summary, the millet notebook can be said to be a product that is not a "millet ." In addition to the synchronization of millet, there is not much of Xiaomi’s specialties. It also means that this is a very simple, pure notebook . Joining the fast charge function to a certain extent to make up for the lack of life. It would be even better if the function of unlocking the notebook could be complemented by a long-changing millet bracelet.
Before the launch of Xiaomi's notebook, it was hoped that Xiaomi's cry for entering the notebook market was already heard. Everyone expects Xiaomi to act as a "price butcher . " What is the price/performance ratio of the ultimate millet laptop Air 13? Here, I selected five notebooks with similar positioning to Xiaomi notebooks (similar price, light weight, only consider the country line) for horizontal comparison .
The six notebooks look almost the same at first glance , but a closer look reveals. The millet notebook Air 13 is the most comprehensive of the six notebooks. In addition to only 1G of video memory, no one is obviously worse than the same price . In turn, it can be said that the millet notebook has a good price/performance ratio, but it does not have a clear gap with its competitors . This is probably the reason why the Xiaomi notebook "disappointed" many people. Because in many people's minds, Xiaomi's products are to have a much higher price/performance ratio than their competitors.
But it is not that Xiaomi does not want to do super-high cost-effective, but it can't really do it . Unlike the mobile phone industry, the notebook industry has been developing for decades. Notebook chips, parts, and OEM costs are all very transparent . So in the end, Xiaomi made a notebook with a good “price ratioâ€, which is already the best ending.
This problem is very realistic. The millet notebook was released shortly after the end of the college entrance examination . In a sense, it was aimed at college students. In order to solve this problem, I specifically investigated more than 40 college students and summarized their needs for laptop computers:
It can be seen that although the student population is not much money, there are many requirements for notebook computers . Especially for the appearance, life and light and thin demand . The performance requirements are relatively low. But it also reached 2.83 (out of 5 points), and the absolute value is not low. Considering these four aspects, the Xiaomi Notebook Air 13 is completely in line with the requirements except for a slightly shorter battery life. Of course, student groups generally do not have the need to travel long distances. For self-study and bubble libraries, the six-hour battery life is actually sufficient.
So I think: The millet laptop Air 13 is fully able to meet the needs of most college students for learning and entertainment. Of course, this is in the perspective of "college students." In other words, the Millet Notebook Air 13 can meet the needs of most college students, but not every one.
advantage:
Exquisite all-metal body, solid workmanship
Competitive pricing in the same price
Narrow frame, small body, lightweight and portable
Screen color, brightness, viewing angle is very good
Keyboard feels good, layout is reasonable, there is backlight
With Dolby sound, sound good
Smooth running of mainstream online games, performance is basically satisfactory
Almost no own software, probably the most pure millet products
Reserved M.2 can be self-extended storage, disassemble does not affect the warranty
insufficient:
Only two full-size USB interfaces, slightly less
High-intensity game, the outlet is a little hot
More than 6 hours of battery life is slightly less than the 8-hour productivity threshold
The power supply is a bit big, not conducive to carrying
Suggestions for Improvement:
Add USB interface, you can also consider joining the network port, card reader
Further strengthen the cooling system
Provides different brightness adjustments for the keyboard backlight
Improve the anti-glare and anti-fingerprint ability of screen protection glass
The millet notebook Air 13 is Xiaomi's first notebook, but its completion is very high, and there is no obvious disadvantage in it . Or, in the notebook of the same price, it has the fewest shortcomings . Even in the hard-hit area where the screen is cut corners, the millet laptop Air 13 has not shrunk. Daily operations are light and smooth, and mainstream online games can also play. And Xiaomi laptop pre-installed software surprisingly small, reserved solid-state slots, can be disassembled on their own, etc., can be described as a clear stream of the notebook industry.
If you ask me, millet laptop Air 13 worth buying? I will say the value , but only for a specific group of people : I hope that the notebook is as light and portable as possible, and there are certain requirements for the appearance of work. It also needs good performance and can be used to play games. For such people, the sheer lightness of the game and the game can not be satisfied. The millet notebook Air 13, sandwiched between the two, just poked the pain point of this kind of person.
This experience is here! If you want to know anything about Xiaomi Notebook Air, welcome to communicate with me in the comments ! Like my article, don't forget to like it + collect it ! With better results , we will see you in the next period
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