Xiaomi Mi Notebook Air 13.3 2018 [Mi Notebook Air 13.3 i5 8/256GB/MX Gray 2018]

Xiaomi enters the ultrabook market

Xiaomi has recently been busy expanding its range and famously broke into the laptop market. Like most Xiaomi products, their new model Xiaomi Mi Laptop Air 13.3 is a clear contender for market leadership.

Essence of minimalism

And although design is a pretty subjective thing, it's safe to say that the laptop looks great. Like the company's previous laptops, Mi Laptop Air 13.3 is made in an extremely minimalistic aluminium case with perfectly even geometric lines and a complete lack of identification marks on the case. Fans of minimalism will definitely be pleased.

All inclusive

In general, if you look solely at the technical characteristics, then Mi Air not only does not lag behind many more expensive ultrabooks, but also surpasses them in some way. Judge for yourself, there is a fingerprint scanner, fast charging, high-quality stereo speakers from a well-known acoustics manufacturer (in this case, AKG), the ability to charge a laptop via USB-C, a keyboard backlight and a full-fledged HDMI output, which ultrabook manufacturers often sacrifice. This is not to mention the obligatory thin, light and strong aluminium case for this price segment.

Modern iron without weaknesses

At the same time, Mi Air has very decent hardware: an eight-thread Core i5 of the eighth generation with a maximum frequency of 3.4 GHz, a 256 GB SSD, 8 GB of RAM and a mid-range GeForce MX150 graphics card, which seems to be not really needed here, but it is unlikely to be superfluous either. .

Not without flaws

So what's the catch? In general, there is none. There are only a couple of minor flaws that do not really affect the overall rating. Firstly, the inability to charge the laptop through a smartphone charger or with a Power Bank is embarrassing. Why then did they add charging via USB-C at all? Secondly, it does not have the most successful cooling system, which heats up both the case and the processor (sometimes it reaches 90 degrees). However overheating appears only in the case of gaming sessions, in normal mode Mi Laptop Air 13.3 is kept within the bounds of decency.