Huawei and its Honor brand have been very busy fro
the past couple of weeks with quite a number of new releases from both ends. Huawei unveiled in quick succession, the MateBook D, MateBook E, and MateBook
X and also the Nova 2, Nova 2 Plus, the
Mediapad M3 Lite and a couple of accessories including a Sports band, panoramic
camera and Bluetooth headset.
The Huawei MateBook models were announced in Germany
and as should be expected, Huawei has gone official with the laptop models in
China. The company launched the new generation models in Shanghai China today
and as a result, we get to find out their prices as well as get a reminder of
the exclusive features the MateBook series come with.
As for their prices, the Huawei MateBook X versions
starts at 6988 Yuan (US$ 1,028) for the model with Intel Core i5 chip, 4GB RAM and
256GB storage. The model with Core i5, 8GB RAM and 256HB storage goes up for
7988 Yuan (US$ 1,175). The Matebook X model with Core i5 chip, 8GB RAM and 512GB
storage will cost 8988 Yuan (US$ 1323) and finally, the topmost model with Intel
core17 processor, 8GB RAM and 512GB storage will retail for 9988 Yuan
(US$ 1,470).
On the other hand, the Huawei MateBook E is
available in three models. The base model with a 7th Gen Intel Core M3
processor, 4GB RAM and 128GB storage is priced at 4988 Yuan (US$ 734). The model
with a Core i5 chip 4GB RAM and 256GB storage starts at 6,888 Yuan (US$ 1013) and
finally, the top MateBook E model with Core i5, 8GB RAM and 256GB storage
carries a price tag of 7,388 Yuan (US$ 1,087).
On its part, the Matebook D models are priced as
follows; the model with Intel Core i5+4GB RAM+128GB SSD+ 500GB HDD is priced at
4988 Yuan (US$ 734), Core i5+4GB RAM+ 500GB
SSD+ NV 2G will sell for 5,288 Yuan
(US$ 778). Same configuration but with 8GB RAM takes the price to 5,699 Yuan
(US$ 838). Finally, the Matebook D top most model packing a Core i7+8GB RAM+ 128GB
SSD+ 1TB HDD 7,288 Yuan (US$ 1072).
In addition to the laptop models, Huawei also launched
some accessories which would be sold separately like the MateDock 2 with a
price of 399 Yuan (US$ 58). There is also a
wireless mouse priced at 179 Yuan (US$ 26), a Matebook Backpack priced at 199 Yuan
(US$ 29), a protective case for the Matebook X which cost 99 Yuan (US$ 14).