Recently, the Machenike F117 B1 was announced as one
of the most stylish and slim gaming laptops. Besides the latest 8th-gen Intel
Core Duo processor, the notebook features very narrow bezels. So a 15-inch
display notebook comes with the same dimensions as the regular 14-inch laptop.
Moreover, it is very slim of 20mm that is 10mm thinner than previous F-series
models. And though its housing is made of metal, it is lightweight, 2kg. So it
can be used as a business laptop as well. At this moment, this gaming laptop is
available for pre-order at a price tag of 7499 yuan (US$ 1191).
The selling point of the Machenike F117 B1 is the
Intel Core 8th i5 processor, which has a 30% performance improvement over the
7th generation chip. The laptop is packed with the i7 -8750H processor that
comes with six cores at a maximum frequency 4.1GHz. The SoC is paired with an
8GB of RAM, 256GB of a hard drive, and a graphics card of NVIDIA GTX1050 Ti
with its independent memory of 4GB. It uses a dual-fan system with a four-pipe
cooling. You can also use the FN+1 keys combination to increase the speed of
the fan and speed up the cooling effect.
In comparison to the previous models, the Machenike
F117 B1 comes with not only enhanced performance but a changed appearance as
well. The housing comes with a superior metal texture to provide a premium look
to the laptop. It also uses CNC drilling process. The V-shaped logo is backlit
(blue). This is one of those notebooks that come with a full-screen. The screen
borders are at 6.4mm. The display counts for 85%.
