On July 27th, 2016, Xiaomi Notebook Air was accompanied by the expectation of rice noodles, the doubts from its business partners, and the attention of the media. The millet released two configuration versions of the millet laptop Air, which were equipped with Intel's i5- The 13.3-inch version of the 6200U processor and the GT940MX discrete graphics card, as well as the 12.5-inch version equipped with the Core M3 processor, have official prices of 4,999 yuan and 3,499 yuan respectively. Appearance, the millet notebook uses a non-logo A surface design, consumers can customize the use of laser laser engraving technology exclusive A surface, at the same time, millet also provides consumers with a variety of style A surface stickers, rich The image of the millet notebook looks to create China's "Muji".
Highlights look ahead: a suitable product to buy at a 5K price point
Appearance level:
1, no logo design, consumers can customize A surface;
2, micro-frame design, 12-inch body accommodates a 13.3-inch full HD display, increase the value of the same time but also greatly enhance the portability;
Performance level:
1, standard GT940MX discrete graphics, performance than GT940M increased about 10% -20%, between GTX750M and GTX 950M, to meet the "League of Legends" and other online games run smoothly under high-definition;
2, i5-6200U+8G DDR4 memory +256G SSD can be said to be the standard of today's ultrabook, while the price of the GT940MX discrete graphics card is only 4999 yuan, the price is still relatively high;
Experience level:
1, white backlit keyboard + micro-frame design gives the user a very good visual experience;
2, a good metal texture, A surface will not be like some notebooks like the hand press will go chant;
3. Almost the same charging speed as fast-charging mobile phones. It can be fully charged in one hour when empty. It is very convenient;
4, the data sharing function makes rice flour can enjoy the rapid transmission between the millet phone and the millet notebook;
5, the whole machine runs smoothly, data transmission, file compression and other experience speed is still very good;
Accessories level:
1, increase the optional purchase of USB 3.1 type C interface adapter, standard USB 3.0 interface, HDMI interface and USB 3.1 type C, after the connection, the USB 3.1 type C interface can still be used as charging interface, and universal Apple MacBook, the price Only 149 yuan;
2, standard with additional M.2 SATA SSD hard disk interface, users can DIY their own capacity according to their own needs;
Not enough to look ahead: details need improvement and look forward to the next generation
Of course, as the "younger's first notebook," Millet notebook Air still has many aspects to be improved.
1, Xiaomi overall work is still very good, but Xiaobian get the 13.3-inch version of the prototype when you turn to the maximum opening and closing angle when the hand will have a very small swing, do not know is an example or because it is the reason for the evaluation prototype, looking forward to Official sales of products will improve;
2, heat dissipation, Xiaomi will be placed in the cooling outlet vent shaft, and the air intake placed on the D surface, while the base design is relatively short, so the whole machine cooling effect is not ideal, when using AIDA64 temperature pressure test , The heat exhaust vent, the top of the keyboard, and the top of the screen will be hot, but the test will be adjusted to 100% of all hardware occupancy, but in the actual office or game CPU, graphics card occupancy rate is far less than this, so the normal situation The lower temperature will be much lower, and the heat dissipation effect is also better. It is suggested that Xiaomi's next-generation notebooks can use side outlets or rear outlets, so that the cooling effect should be better;
3, In addition, the machine uses the island keyboard right down corner up and down adjustment keys are too compact, the size is relatively small compared to other buttons, use more uncomfortable, and sometimes touched by mistake, I do not know if it will be better after the habit.
Millet notebook Air: blending three materials is neither ugly nor stunning
As a notebook product produced by Xiaomi, the first impression made by the 13.3-inch version of Xiaomi Notebook Air is not unsightly. The silver-white, angular design makes the machine look more stylish, using sandblasting A, The overall feel of the D-side touch is relatively rough compared to the MacBook, but the overall feeling is still relatively good, and it is not easy to leave fingerprints. At the same time, the design of the machine with full edges and corners makes the whole texture of the machine full, the border is slightly prominent, but it does not touch the touch, the overall experience is still quite good.
The machine uses three kinds of materials, including aluminum metal metal all-metal body (A surface, D surface and C surface palm rest position), the use of composite material keyboard, and glass display screen and touchpad. Among them, the sandblasted metal material module has been described in detail above, and the next thing we have to say is to use a composite material keyboard.
Millet notebook Air equipped with island keyboard uses the same silver design, and is equipped with a white background light, for the sake of energy conservation, the backlight will automatically shut down when the keyboard is not in use. The size of the keyboard keys on the whole keyboard is moderate, and the overall hardness is not hard or soft, and how good it is is not good, but the overall percussion elasticity can still be accepted by people. It has to be said that the up and down adjustment keys arranged in the lower right corner of the keyboard are too small, which brings a little inconvenience to daily use.
What we need to say next is the design of two glass materials. The first is the micro-frame display, which undoubtedly brings great beauty and lightness to the aircraft.
Millet laptop Air equipped with a micro frame screen is only 5.59mm at the narrowest point, the screen occupies up to 80.1%, bringing about a very good visual effects, while the use of micro-frame design so that the aircraft body is only a conventional 12-inch notebook machine The body is more lightweight, and it can be easily put in either a men's briefcase or a ladies' leather bag. At the same time, the machine uses full-fitted glass outside the screen to protect the screen while also making the display better.
The glass touch pad of the millet laptop Air is cool and smooth, and it has a relatively good touch. At the same time, the touch pad supports two-finger operation and can zoom in and out like a mobile phone, which is very convenient.
Millet Notebook Air: Small and lightweight interface design between mobile phones and notebooks
As we mentioned above, the screen with a micro-bezel design makes the overall volume of the 13.3-inch Air version of the Miyi notebook equivalent to the size of a 12-inch regular notebook. At the same time, the entire machine is made of aluminum alloy material. Metal body, as we all know, the average density of aluminum alloy material is almost the smallest in all metal materials, so the above two points laid the scientific foundation for the compact and portable notebook air.
Millet Notebook Air 13.3 inch version is not only the thickness of the foot pad is only 14.8mm, weight is only 1.28kg, very light in their hands. The 12-inch fuselage also allows the machine to be conveniently carried in a briefcase or bag. When we are at home, we can hold it in our hands at any time and we will not feel too heavy.
Interface, millet laptop Air provides consumers with two USB 3.0 transmission interface (up to 5G/S transmission speed), a full-size HDMI interface, a full-featured USB 3.1 type C interface (supports charging, data transmission, and video Output, the highest transmission speed is also 5G/S), and an audio input and output interface.
In addition, consumers can also choose USB 3.1 type C interface adapter according to their own needs. The adapter extension interface includes USB 3.0, USB 3.1 type C interface, and HDMI interface, USB 3.1 type C of the adapter cable can still be used as Power supply interface is applicable, it is worth mentioning that the adapter cable can also be universal Apple MacBook, priced at only 149 yuan, economical and practical.
In terms of spindles, Xiaomi Notebook Air adopts an embedded hinge design with a maximum opening and closing angle of 135 degrees, which is within the viewing angle range of conventional notebooks. However, the 13.3-inch version prototype that Xiaobian got when turning to the maximum opening and closing angle hands There will be a very small amount of time, not knowing whether it is an example or because it is the reason for evaluating prototypes. I hope that the official products will be improved.
Millet notebook Air: The basic performance of the ultra-robust performance
The next is to show you some of the basic performance of the 13.3-inch version of the millet notebook Air, including the objective running points of the test software and the actual application tests.
CPU:
â–²First of all show the CPU-Z test scores, single-core performance higher than I7-4558U, multi-core performance slightly lower than I7-4558U
â–²The next step is to use CINEBENCH R15 to test the CPU. The CPU performance is between I7-5500U and I7-6500U. I would like to know more about this soft friend.
â–² Show CPU performance through actual compressed files: The average compression speed of 12G files is about 20M/S, which is quite good
Graphics (games):
â–² Intel HD 520 core graphics card + NVIDIA GT940MX 1G memory discrete graphics, of which GT940MX discrete graphics performance is high GT940M about 10% -20%, the overall performance between GTX 750M and GTX 950M, performance is still very good.
â–² The 3D-mark 11 P score is 2252, while the normal score is generally at 1000 degrees, which undoubtedly proves that the entry-level performance of the fast GT940MX is still acceptable.
â–²We next performed FPS statistics on the machine running the League of Legends game. When we adjusted the resolution to 1080P and the picture quality was extremely high, the FPS average was only 72.63. The game was running smoothly. We must know the League of Legends FPS. The value of 40 can be run smoothly, so the overall performance of the graphics card is still quite good.
RAM:
hard disk:
â–²Samsung SSDs have an average read rate of 808M/s. The results are very good. It is also necessary to know that Samsung SSDs are slightly more expensive than other manufacturers. This undoubtedly shows that Xiaomi really hopes to provide consumers with a good use. Notebook products.
â–² At the end, the score of PC mark 7 is shown. The score of 4667 represents the Xiaomi notebook air is indeed a relatively easy-to-use ultrabook.
Millet notebook Air: 5h + battery life 1h fast charging acceptable cooling
Next, we will show you some of the key issues that most consumers are most concerned about. First, let's take a look at the thermal performance of this machine. Before conducting specific heat-dissipation tests, let's take a look at the distribution of the air-cooled cooling system and the heat-dissipating port of the aircraft.
Here we began the thermal test, we use the AIDA64 system stability test of the machine, that is, baking machine test, the test will be adjusted to 100% of all hardware share, after 30 minutes of testing we use the thermal imager on the machine Temperature test, let us take a look at the specific thermal performance of the machine.
During the testing process, we use Fahrenheit to calculate the temperature distribution of the machine. We can see that the maximum temperature of the front face of the aircraft can reach 137 degrees Fahrenheit = 58.3 degrees Celsius, the average temperature is 113.4 degrees Fahrenheit = 45.2 degrees Celsius, and heat is mainly distributed on the shaft cooling At the top of the keyboard and keyboard; while the maximum temperature on the back of the fuselage is 114.6 degrees Fahrenheit = 45.9 degrees Celsius, the average temperature is 107.2 degrees Fahrenheit = 41.8 degrees Celsius, the heat is mainly distributed directly above the air intake. Overall, the cooling performance of the aircraft is normal, but the test will be adjusted to 100% of all hardware occupancy, but in the actual office or game CPU, graphics and other occupancy rate is far less than this, so the temperature will be reduced under normal circumstances Many, the heat dissipation effect is naturally better. In the specific experience afterwards, we did not find any overheating. Therefore, heat dissipation is still acceptable.
Next is the life time, we use the web version of Tencent's 1080P video playback (Tencent members) to show consumers the aircraft's life time, which related settings are as follows: the screen brightness of 100%, did not use energy-saving mode, let Let's take a look at its specific life performance.
From the above two time cut-points, we can get a mathematical calculation that the aircraft's life time is 258 minutes, a little over 4 hours, and our specific use in daily life is not limited to video playback, but also include games. , web browsing, processing files, etc. Therefore, if you use the energy-saving settings, and reduce the brightness of the display, the battery life of more than 5 hours is absolutely no problem.
The final test is a quick charge.
Based on the above two time cut-points, we can see through mathematical calculations that the aircraft's time from empty to fully charged is 62.5 minutes, which is about 1 hour, and the speed is quite amazing. We can see that Xiaomi grafted the technology of rapid charging of mobile phones. Notebook, very easy to use.
Millet synchronization experience:
Finally, we come to experience the synchronous experience of millet, millet notebook Air two versions of the product are rice millet synchronization software, you can millet all model mobile phone and millet notebook Air synchronization, fast and convenient.
Evaluation summary
Overall, the design and actual performance of the 13.3-inch version of the Miyi Notebook Air is fully in line with the quality of a 5K price ultrabook, with no logo design, micro-frame screen design, fast charging technology, and i5-6200U. The basic configuration of the processor +8G memory + 256G SSD + GT940MX alone saw the intention and conscience of the notebook developed by Xiaomi for the first time.
As a relatively influential technology company, Xiaomi has always hoped to become China’s “muji†and provide consumers with a brand-new consumption model. Under such a macro concept, Xiaomi has always advocated “ "Excellence" and create "new domestic product" concept, and millet laptop Air is born in this environment, and its birth has once again improved the huge ecological chain of millet.
At the press conference, Lei Jun mentioned on many occasions that today's laptops are either less or less problematic and cannot completely satisfy customers. Therefore, Xiaomi hopes that in the future, a notebook product that is satisfactory to most users will be available. Although the first-generation millet laptop Air products have some more or less embarrassment in some parties, but we have reason to believe that in the future with the millet notebook research and development team's excellence, the millet notebook will be more perfect and easy to use.