With its RedmiBook line of notebooks,
Xiaomi’s sub-brand Redmi has already penetrated the laptop market. Expanding
the range, the firm has now secretly released a new laptop in China — RedmiBook
Air 13. The machine is now available for pre-order in the company’s home market
(China); with a reservation of 100 yuan and will go on sale from 17 August. In
terms of engineering, the machine arrives with an all-metal frame; but the
manufacturer claims it is just 1.05 kg light in weight and just 12.99 mm wide.
It comes with a 13.3-inch screen with a
maximum resolution of 2560 by 1600 pixels and a 16:10 aspect ratio. It
facilitates 100 per cent sRGB colour gamut and 300nits of peak brightness. The
panel also allows for DC Dimming. Beneath, the system comes with an Intel Core
i5-10210Y 10th generation CPU with a Turbo Boost of up to 4.5GHz. The laptop is
currently available in two ram capacity variants; 8 GB and 16 GB of RAM with
512 GB of SSD.
For cooling and to ensure that the system
does not heat up during heavy use, it carries an all-copper heat dissipation
module and comes with a dual-outlet configuration. Ensuring improved
compatibility, Wi-Fi 6 support is offered along with Bluetooth 5.1. It is
operated by a 41Wh battery, which the company says will allow for eight hours
of usage. The firm is also bundling a 65W USB-C adapter for charging the unit.
It runs on Microsoft Windows 10 out of the box. For ports, this has two USB
Type-C ports and a 3.5 mm headset jack on the top.
Moving on to pricing, the RedmiBook Air
13’s base model with 8GB RAM and 512GB SSD has been priced at 4,899 yuan
(US$ 705) while the higher-end version with 16GB RAM and 512GB
SSD has been priced at 5,199 yuan (US$ 748).
