The first notebook of a separate brand Redmi, RedmiBook 14, goes a similar way as their smartphones. It strives to offer the best possible hardware at the most affordable price. He is doing well in his home China, but what about prices for us Europeans?
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RedmiBook 14 in the improved version is stocked by the popular and proven international retailer Banggood, while there are also discount coupons.
The advantage is the availability of EU Priority Line transport, while you do not pay any additional fees.
RedmiBook 14 Enhanced Edition
But I will pay VAT!
No, you won't. The verified seller Banggood offers transport of the EU Priority Line, which is for a fee, no customs and VAT will complete the equipment for you. So you pay the price of the laptop and you don't care about anything else.
The EU Priority Line transport method includes the clearance of customs procedures as well as all relevant fees directly to the seller. You, as a customer, are just waiting for a courier to bring you a new laptop right in front of your house.
14 ″ display, aluminum chassis
As the name suggests, RedmiBook 14 is 14-inch notebook. Its display makes up 81,2% of the front, thanks to a very thin 5,75 mm side frame. The display is classic FullHD resolution1920 x 1080 px.
The all - metal body of the notebook is 17,95 mm thick and total weight only 1,5 kg. The keyboard is 19 mm wide and the key output is 1,3 mm. The touchpad measures 107 x 65 mm and supports gesture control. It uses Clickpad technology from Microsoft.
8th and 10th generation Intel processors
The basis of the new RedmiBook 14 are 8th generation Intel processors. The notebook is available in two versions - the more affordable model was given Core i5-8265U with a maximum clock speed of 3.9 GHz.
The more powerful model has Intel Core i7-8565U with a maximum clock speed of up to 4.6 GHz.
However, there are also newer versions with 10th generation Intel processors. A more affordable model comes with a 4-core processor i5-10210U clocked at 1,6 GHz, with a 4,2 GHz turbo. The most powerful variant contains 4-core i7-10510U with a clock speed of 1,8 GHz and a turbo at 4,9 GHz.
All laptop configurations include 8 GB RAM memory. The DDR4 memory module runs at a frequency of 2400 MHz. It is a relatively fast RAM, which should be enough for more demanding tasks. Internal memory is fast SATA SSD in two variants - 256 to 512 GB.
Dedicated graphics
At the given prices, we would expect a maximum integrated graphics card. RedmiHowever, Book 14 is equipped with mobile graphics NVIDIA GeForce MX250 with 2 GB GDDR5 memory. It's not about game graphics, but it will definitely work in Photoshop, video editing, but also less demanding games.
Redmi didn't forget either effective cooling, which is taken care of by one large fan. The air supply area has an area of 2530 mm2. Thanks to its excellent heat dissipation, the notebook does not lose performance and runs smoothly even at peak load.
Without USB Type-C
Cost savings had to show up somewhere. RedmiBook 14 does not have USB Type-C connector, which is already an almost common part of modern laptops. Charging thus takes place via an ordinary PIN connector.
However, the design of the laptop includes 2 x USB 3.0, 1 x USB 2.0, HDMI connector and 3,5 mm audio jack. At the bottom are two stereo speakers, each with a power of 1,5 W. There is no lack of DTS sound enhancement.
The laptop battery has a capacity of 46 Wh, while the manufacturer indicates durability 7 hours of online video playback or 11 hours of web browsing. Wireless connectivity includes dual-band WiFi 802.11ac and Bluetooth 5.0.
The advantage is the possibility unlock laptop using xiaomi mi band 3 bracelet. The notebook runs on the Chinese version of Windows 10 Home.
It can be easily reinstalled to the Slovak or Czech version, according to of this official manual. The manufacturer also installs the Office suite of tools into the notebook.
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