Xiaomi entered into the notebook market almost a
year ago with the Mi Notebook Air. Originally launched in 13.3 and 12.5 inch
models, Xiaomi later released 4G
versions and also upgraded their processors. The 13.3-inch version is getting
another upgrade and it is launching very soon.
The new 13.3-inch Mi Notebook Air was seen on
Jingdong Mall (JD.com). It doesn’t look much different from the 4G and non-4G
models on the exterior. However, when you flip it open, the first difference is
staring you in the face.
The touchpad looks different thanks to the
pill-shaped design at the top right corner said to be a fingerprint scanner.
The internals have also been upgraded. The 6th gen Core-i5 processor has been
swapped for a 7th gen Core i5-7200U with a maximum clockspeed of 3.1GHz. The
graphics card has also been upgraded from a GTX 940MX to a NVIDIA GeForce
MX150. RAM is still 8GB and storage remains a 256GB solid state drive. There is
also a 128GB version as well.
The new 13.3-inch Mi Notebook Air is expected to be
available for order starting on Monday, June 12. It will be priced at ¥ 4999 (US$ 735) for the 128GB model and ¥ 5499 (US$ 805) for the 256GB version.
