Xiaomi Mi Notebook Air 13" Review Pics: http://imgur.c

> trackpad multitouch works almost as well as Apple's
Lel. It's shit.

>>57433326
Nah. It's really solid, actually. Probably the best windows trackpad I've used.

Apple's is still superior, but this is a good second.

It's only just arrived, so I'm not sure about Linux yet; plan is to install Linux next and test further.

>Glossy screen
>tothetrash.pee-en-gee

>>57433285
>>57433356
>Xiaomi Mi Notebook
>linux
I thought it was locked

>sends all your information to then chinese government

>>57433326
Windows is getting there:
http://arstechnica.com/gadgets/2016/10/pc-oems-ditch-the-custom-touchpad-drivers-give-us-precision-touchpad/

Meanwhile Apple's trackpads are getting worse due to thinness constraints. They introduce Force Touch which fails at simulating a real click.

>>57433660
>even booting into windows on a new laptop before you install archlinux
>not geoblocking China with netfilters

Whats happening to my /g/

>>57433708
Funny thing is, they talk about high end laptops yet my poverty Celeron laptop from 2014 features one of those and works extremely well.

>>57433285
What are some bad things about it?

>>57433760
The entire thing.

Show some BIOS uefi screens

>no Ethernet port
ITTIG

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why's the glass so warped?

>>57433708
>They introduce Force Touch which fails at simulating a real click.
Ever actually tried it? If you didn't know any better you'd think that click was actually mechanical.

How do you like the MacBook? I was thinking of getting a pro

>>57433852
I wouldn't get a macbook at all unless you want to look like a hipster at a star bucks.

>>57433285
what's with windows laptops and huge bottom bezels. tasteless.

>>57433864
That's exactly what I want to look like

>>57433660
Beats letting the Murricans have it

>>57433285
Reseller price is too high though, you can get better windows laptops for cheaper and they have legit english windows and a warranty.

>>57433871
on a serious note. i hear it good for graphics and programming/web design

>>57433632
No.

>>57433660
Duh

>>57433740
Had to confirm it worked, didn't want to get chinked.

>>57433750
dank

>>57433760
Uh... its only 1920x1080, camera sucks but I won't use it. Not sure about much else yet as I've only had it about 2 hours.

>>57433767
Nah

>>57433787
What do you want to see?

>>57433794
things_that_arent_issues.gif

>>57433812
It's not, it's just a reflection in the pic.

>>57433827
Confirmed

>>57433852
I love it. It's hands down my favorite computer, ever. Opt for the M7 edition, it's worth the extra cost.

>>57433864
That's what I enjoy doing, so --

>>57433865
Agreed

>>57433902
$900 is fair and is the price on Xiaomi's site. I paid $900 from gearbest with $2.80 for 2-day DHL shipping.

I also plan to run Linux on this, so I'm not bothered by the Windows issue. I do a Win10 ISO I can use, though, if the desire comes about.

>>57433961
>I also plan to run Linux on this
>GeForce GT 940MX

You picked the wrong kind of laptop to run linux on.

>>57433961
https://www.amazon.com/Acer-Aspire-E5-575G-53VG-Laptop-Windows/dp/B01DT4A2R4

First laptop I found when I googled the CPU and GPU of the xiaomeme.

I'm sorry but you got chinked.

>>57434064
nah

>>57434094
disagree. thats 15.6" and much heavier. that's not what I'm interested in at all.

>>57433740
>blocking chinese IPs on hardware level. Yeah, enjoy carrying a dedicated firewall box for that purpose.

>>57434094
it looks like shit though

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>>57433632
>>57433740

Here's arch

>>57434147
>disagree. thats 15.6" and much heavier. that's not what I'm interested in at all.

https://www.amazon.com/Acer-Aspire-Convertible-Windows-R5-471T-50UD/dp/B01ER4ARCU

Chinked.

god that keyboard looks so awful. how do you people type with that shit? I'm sure the specs are fine but i'd have to get a seperate KB

>>57435037
>how do you people type with that shit?
By not being autistic

>>57434435
does it have any branding on the top cover?

>>57434967
Implying I want that shit, either.

I don't want your shitty Acer laptops and I especially don't want a "convertible" laptop.

Fuck off, faggot.

>>57435037
>>57435050
correct.

>>57435078
no.

>>57434094
>>57434967
Stop posting these shit and ugly laptops you nigger

>>57434435
install gentoo

>>57435144
>the look of a laptop is worth more than 300$
lel

I'm just showing how you can find laptops with the same specs and form factor for a lot less money.

>>57435185
>Same specs
Where's the GT 940MX on the Acer?

>>57435185
That second one is especially shit
>no dedicated gpu
>no pcie ssd
>no ddr4
>3200mAh

>>57433285
Soon enought you will complain about batterylife. I love my 12.5 inch but fuck that 4 hours web browser time.
On another note do you know how to use Fn + F key for function?

>>57435345
>>57435267
>battery
>dedicated gpu
>is going to use linux on his chinked laptop
>muh chink pci-e ssd that has at best the same performance as a cheap sata one
>all of this is worth more than 300$ (it's not)

Your xiaomeme is going to have at best 4 hours of battery life and dedicated GPU performance on par with the integrated intel but with added bugs and crashes if you use linux.

>>57435511
well, it's been running over 4 hours at this point and still have 78% left. I think I'm fine.

>>57433356
>apple's is superior
I've used apple trackpads, and they're shit 99% of the time. Almost all of them that I have used have developed that bugged-as-fuck-while-not-charging problem.

>>57435914
Sounds like the common denominator in all of those issues is you.

>>57433285
15 inch when? Staring at tiny fonts all my life has ruined my vision.

>>57433285
I have the 12.5" version myself, loving my memebook so far. Can you make it so that the Fn and F keys function like normal laptops instead of needing to constantly press fn + esc to switch? This is one of the two things that's been bothering me.

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I...ended up getting this as well from gearbest. Placed order today.
These are the most decent reviews for it that I found. Basically all by the same dude.

Unboxing
https://youtu.be/tZ38EoHQBz0
Full review
https://youtu.be/9qkKW-52FXg
Gaming
https://youtu.be/BK2lZbYxflk

TLDR:
>CPU doesn't throttle. Ever. But GPU will under heavy loads
>Does get hot at the top
>Battery life is average, XPS 13 has about twice the battery size.
>7 hours of web browsing
>You can add more SSD memory, but ram is not expandable
>le opens with one hand meme
>really light
>All in all pretty good for the specs and performance but price gouged to hell.

Some things to note:
-Yes you will need to install or reinstall windows unless you speak Chink. This requires buying a new license.
-Warranty is a real fucking mess since it's not intended for international markets.
-Gold colored versions are insanely hard to find, this thing sold out almost instantly in China, hence price bump.
-It originally sells for around $750 in Chinkland
-It has no CE label, so if you decide to get this in Europe be mindful that customs might seize it and tell you to go fuck yourself.

Would still go a Carbon X1 or Surface book personally.

But chink shit is cheaper.

>>57436869
Also forgot to mention:

PAJEETS ARE FUCKING THIRSTY FOR THIS THING

Every single goddamn news article about it has angry Pajeets wishing it came out in India

>>57436869
>-It has no CE label, so if you decide to get this in Europe be mindful that customs might seize it and tell you to go fuck yourself.
:(

I am in nazitown and it looks breddy sweet. Would put ubuntu on that mofucker

>>57434435
>>57435172
>cant' even with arch

>>57434064
What's wrong with that card for Linux?

>>57436976
nvidia

>>57436898
They love chink shit and I have no idea why. Poor?

>>57437054
>price to performance

We dont care about what fancy label it has. if it works and is the cheapest, then that will be successful here.

>>57437054
Xiaomi is the chink version of Apple. No ordinary chink company could get this much attention.

>>57434435
Nice try, that's grub.

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>>57437198
K

>>57433812
Hold on, this is a black version? Does it exist?

What's the screen resolution?

>>57437563
no, just weird lighting/angle

Trackpads suck, why don't more computers use a nipple like a professional laptop?

>>57433285
Ew. It reeks of knock-off cheapness.

>>57433285
don't understand why people buy laptops with glossy screens

>>57433961
> I paid $900 from gearbest

did they ask for your ID? and proof of credit card?

>>57437689
yes. all of the other Macs in my house think so, too.

>>57437708
because I don't like shitty displays.

>>57437775
ID, yes; card, no.

>>57436869
>These are the most decent reviews for it that I found
As a side note. TechTablets specializes in chinky hardware reviews.

>>57437962
Honestly can't say I hate it?
The reviews at least cut out the bullshit and he's got his little niche of things to review.

>>57436916
A journalist from heise / c't tried to get one for a review, and customs said: Nope. No CE sign, no import. Do you want to destroy it or send it back?

c't 21/2016, S. 102

What would be the best way to assure successful shipping to the UK?

>locked keylogger windows
>can't install loonix
you got memed

>>57439340
Pay shipping insurance if you get it from gearbest. Its an extra $18 but they'll send you a new one if the package arrives damaged, at no extra cost.

>screen where you see more what is behind you and yourself than what's running
no thanks
I'll stick with my T420

>>57437670
Trackpoints are a meme and only useful if your fingers are glued to home row.

>>57434094
>Acer
>not chink
topkek

>>57433285
for starters that intel sticker looks like shit.

>>57439872
Trackpoints are significantly better, especially when space is constrained. When space is not an issue, a mouse is better than a trackpad anyway.

>>57439373
Welcome to the wonderful world of ips where MUH COLOR ACCURACY and MUH VIEWING ANGLES outweigh MUH ANTI GLARE and MUH CONTRAST.

>>57437775
Fuck outta here tyrone.

>>57433285
Maybe the old ThinkPads but not my P50

>>57433285
Keyboard looks like utter shit. Why no one cares about comfortable input nowadays?

>>57433285
>better than thinkpad
lol no

>>57433285
this thing has no warranty

>>57439360
Good idea, thanks. Would that also cover if it got seized by customs due to lack of CE label?

>>57433285
Where can I get one in Europe?

>>57441171
powerplanetonline

>>57436869
I'm happy with mine so far. I'm actually wondering if I would've been okay with the 12.5" over the 13" but I guess it doesn't matter now.

I almost went 12.5 but the specs were a fair bit worse than my 12" retina MacBook and I already had a 12" laptop, so I didn't get it.

The gtx 940mx was also interesting to me. I don't think I'll game on this, ever, but it's fun to entertain the idea if the desire is ever there.

>>57439349
Arch and ubuntu are both currently installed. I had no issues with either and everything has worked out of the box.

Can't speak for the windows install which was wiped after confirming the system worked as expected. It was likely back-doored out the asshole as expected.

>>57439373
Please do.

>>57440099
Nah. It's objectively aesthetic. You just are part of the pleb club which can't afford metal computers.

Please enjoy your 12-year-old chinkpad.

>>57440212
Keyboard is fantastic. Nice level of travel, clicky, comfy.

Get real.

>>57440183
>>57440224

Yes.

>>57440247
Wrong

>>57441171

I'm not sure, sorry. I suppose you could risk buying from one of the Chinese sites like I did. I've read about some EU buyers having success where customs didn't flag their packages, but that's a crap shoot.

>>57441729
Can you get a warranty from a chink site? Xiaomi won't respect the warranty of this laptop outside of China.

>>57441729
You can stop shilling now pajeet, thinkpads will always be better

>>57442461
Lel. Look at the reflection in the pics. Whiter and more handsome than you'll ever be, faggot.

>>57441898
Afaik, gearbest offers a warranty for a year. If it breaks in under a year, I'll just run a charge back on my CC and claim the mfg refuses to help me.

>>57442643
dumb pajeet talking about non existent reflections

>>57433285
your chinkbook will be dead in a month, or display completely fucked.

>>57433285
lets see some benchmark comparisons, picture don't mean shit.

>>57444824
Pretty glowing review here:

http://www.notebookcheck.net/Xiaomi-Mi-Air-13-3-inch-Notebook-Review.180561.0.html

>>57440149
IPS and matte coating aren't mutually exclusive.

Capacitive touch and matte coating are, but touchscreens are a bad idea on non-convertible laptops anyway.

>>57444798
doubtful. Made with the same Samsung, intel, Nvidia components as the rest.

don't forget your Thinkpad is really a chinkpad, too

>>57444824
google them. I'm not going to spoon feed you, cunt face.

>>57444873
no surprise

>>57444876
agree.

For 900 bucks you're so close to the Dell XPS 13 it's still to buy the Xioami

>>57440183
To be fair, the P50 probably weighs twice as much. How does this compare with an X1 Carbon instead?

>>57433285
Fuck off with your chink shit shill, nobody wants shitaomi

>>57445175

Hmm well in the UK at least, I could get the mi book air for £700 and the entry level XPS 13 starts at £1,000 which has less SSD capacity and no dGPU...

>>57433285
Can it run win7, does it have drivers for it?
What does the UEFi look like?

Count me intrigued...

I like that it has an intelligent selection of ports. USB A x 2, HDMI and USB C.

Now if only that USB C was thunderbolt for eGPU compatibility this would be the near perfect ultrabook.

Is the battery replaceable, do we know?

>>57434094
>acer "ComfyView" screen with "colorblast" technology
kek

How's the noise when it's running hot? The last thing I want is a computer that sounds like it's attempting liftoff on my lap.

>>57445175
this is fully metal

>>57445279
I have a carbon for work & hate it.

>>57445308
(you)

>>57445504
not sure. what do you want to see in the UEFI?

>>57445507
yeah but oh well..

>>57445526
yes

>>57445544
it hasn't become hot enough yet. i dont know.

>>57445949
>what do you want to see in the UEFI?
Just what it's like and how many advanced settings there are
Also if you can disable UEFI Boot and use bios compatibility

>Jzeeaowmimi Notebook Air

Could you get any more chink ripoff name? How hard is it to call it something more unique?

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>>57433285
Yes yes yes yes yes
I've been shilling this since the day I got it a month ago and been getting laughed at. This laptop is 10/10, you've made a great purchase op!

>>57442674
>Retard tries to credit card.

>>57435037
I type at 120wpm on my Xiaomi 13"
Keyboard is not an issue

>>57446632
>120
topcuck

What’s the res of that shit? Don’t tell me it has 1366x768.

>>57446639
1920x1080.

How does it handle hearthstone? All I want is a uni and lurking machine that's quiet and allows me to play shit like hearthstone

>>57449727
You can play BF1 on low settings at 50fps.
You should be fine :)

>>57449727
it hands LoL on max graphic settings

so its probably fine

>>57433285
>For $900
http://www.gearbest.com/laptops/pp_425390.html?wid=21

>>57433285
desu this laptop looks actually good and has a lot of great reviews.
idk why all the hate for Xiaomi.
If I needed a laptop I'd go for that but I don't need one at all (I have old HP Pavilion TX2000 that has linux on it but I don't even use that)

>>57450192
>idk why all the hate for Xiaomi.
Apple shills

>>57433285
>no trackpoint

dropped

So why should I spring for this instead of a Kaby Lake XPS 13?

>>57450230
You get to meme about having a unique laptop that can do light gaming but still light enough to easily carry around. You can open the lid with one hand :^}

>>57433285
Everything is great except the feature I care about most. Why can't they stop with these 16:9 1080p screens and make hidpi 16:10's like apple?

nice powerbook

>>57450149
That's the lesser speced 12.5, retard

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Guys i just recieved my Mi Book yesterday and i want to have a Dual Boot System on it (Ubuntu as my Daily OS and Windows alongside for any other specific task)
Currently i have installed Windows. Is it ok to just install Ubuntu or should I do any reconfiguration with my partitions etc.? Is there anything to consider with UEFI?
What Can i do to prevent any Problems with bootloaders?
I hope my questions don't sound too stupid i Just don't have mich experience with this

>>57450066
>>57450126
Well it would be through wine. How loud is that thing when it's actually taking a load? Can I play during lectures?

>>57451989
If you wanna cheat and go the babby route, look for the Windows Ubuntu installer

>>57452964
Stop being a manchildren who uses laptops for videogames. But anyways, in some video review, a guy said the laptop gets quite loud after 30 minutes of gaming

>>57437108
>we
poo in loo

>>57453892
That wouldn't be surprising really. This thing is an interesting abortion that doesn't occupy any specific niche

> Colors are One word: vibrant.
>Pretty killer computer.
>Overall, 10/10 happy >and is a solid buy.

Wow thanx for the "review" Lee.Ngoyen