Millet Notebook Air: What I See Is Good And Bad

Lei Feng network (search "Lei Feng network" public concern) by: The author of the old soup, computer assembly industry practitioners, proficient in computer hardware configuration.

On July 27, the famous domestic mobile phone maker Xiaomi released the first laptop: Air.

Millet Notebook Air has two models, Air 13.3 inches and Air 12.5 inches. The configuration is as follows and will not be described.

Not long ago, I also said in the article that I do not like the laptop, but after scrutinizing the appearance, performance, and price of the Air, I found that Xiaomi was still eager to treat their first notebook. Of course, “intentions” and “sincerity” are still different. Personally I think Air is still somewhat distorted in order to cater to consumers in certain aspects. Here's to talk about the millet notebook in my eyes, of course, as a configuration expert, I mainly talk about the Air configuration.

From the novel, the 12.5-inch small Air uses a Core M3-6Y30 processor. The M series is an Intel Core ultra-low-power series processor, and the M3-6Y30 is the lowest-end model. The main frequency is 0.9~2.2GHz and TDP 4.5W. This processor to deal with daily office Internet video or no problem, low power consumption guarantees endurance. Remember that the small Air is equipped with only 37Whr batteries. According to Xiaomi’s official announcement, the small-sized Air Life can satisfy 9.5 hours of online video playback, 7.5 hours of local video playback, and 7.5 hours of web browsing, which is quite satisfactory.

The small size Air is not equipped with a single display, using the core graphics HD 515. The HD 515 still outperforms the HD 4400 in performance, so playing LOL is totally okay. Low-power CPU and nuclear display make the whole machine fever is also very low, so this small Air uses a fanless passive heat dissipation, coupled with the thermal conductivity of the metal shell, I believe that heat is not a problem.

4G's DDR3L memory and 128G SATA SSD can be said to be in line with its size and its price. It is suitable for white-collar workers to go out to work. Occasionally, it is no problem to get the first win.

In fact, the price of 3,000 to buy a more normal notebook, it is still very troublesome, you want to single out a full metal, thin, sex can be used, designed and in line with business people's notebook is even more difficult, so this The small Air still made me shine. Until I saw the previously released Lenovo's new Air 12: the same configuration, 38 watt-hour battery, the same full metal shell, no fan, 12.2 inches, even the same name! The price is 2999. Of course, the small air is still 5mm thinner and 1.7kg lighter than the Xiaoxin Air 12.

Millet was very accurate, but he shot it. I don't know if Xiaomi's new voice can cover Lenovo's big brother.

If you think that Air is not very competitive in the low-end market, the Big Air will be a lot of controversy. The i5 6200U, GTX 940MX alone into the size of such a small shell, is undoubtedly the most notebook manufacturers to challenge the market. In my impression, such a configuration plus such a design last appeared in the Surface Book, which was priced at 10,000 yuan.

The i5 6200U is a low-voltage processor with Skylake architecture, clocked at 2.3 to 2.8 GHz, and has a TDP (power consumption) of 15 W. Performance is still impressive.

The GT 940MX is an upgraded version of the GT 940M, with the main difference being the support for DX 12 and GDDR5 memory. Big Air is using 1G of GDDR5 memory. Although the GT 940MX is inferior to the GT 950M, it is almost able to run most of the online games smoothly under 1080P. The LOL did not say it. Although the Pioneer cannot play to the highest quality, there is no problem with the medium-definition picture quality.

At the same time, the Big Air is equipped with 8G DDR4 2133 memory, enough; the key is this 256G PCI-E x4 SSD, can be described as the crowning touch.

4999 price list from the configuration point of view is not cheap, but 4999 to buy all-metal body, lightweight design, stylish appearance, but also have such a performance, in addition to the large Air really not much.

In general, Big Air is more suitable for users with certain requirements on appearance, weight, thickness and performance, suitable for video games and users who do not require high levels of online games.

"What's wrong with your soup today? Why don't you say it? It's not good, Air. Isn't that what you like best?"

Don't worry, Tucao's place is coming. Then I will talk about my dissatisfaction and doubts about Air from four aspects:

The first thing to say is appearance.

Appearance size is very close to the Air: all-metal body; gold, silver color; A surface without any Logo or lines, the only Logo printed on the B screen below the screen, this is the first time in the notebook see. Many people had fantasized about how ugly the logo of Xiaomi was printed on the A side, which was completely relieved. A design without any design is actually a means of reducing costs and manufacturing differentiation. This is indeed a good move. At first glance there is a very sensible feeling, especially the gold version, which actually seems a bit literary. This is the most direct reason for Tom Cruise to change his laptop.

But turning over and looking at the D side, you will dispel all the above illusions. 5 non-slip mats, 7 exposed screws, it is not clear how to destroy this seemingly neat D surface.

The side uses a relatively flat design, with little edge curvature, so it does not appear to be as light as the publicity, but it still saves a lot of manufacturing processes and costs. The 13.3-inch Air has two USB 3.0 and one Type-C interfaces, and the video and audio are equipped with an HDMI and 3.5mm. Thanks to the flat fuselage, the interface spacing is relatively large, although the interface is not much, it should be very convenient to use.

The 12.5-inch version is missing a USB 3.0. This is a bit difficult to say, such as when I code words generally have to insert the mouse and keyboard, only a USB interface must be to expand the dock. Please carefully consider before you start. Oh yeah, the adapter is Type-C interface. In addition to the adapter can be charged, there are two HDMI interfaces and three USB interfaces. After the adapter is plugged in, the interface is still sufficient.

Another difference is that the earphone hole is moved closer to the wrist. I have been thinking about this change, and I don't know if I would be obstructed. Anyway, I often don't like the code word.

The backlit keyboard is a major highlight, and the utility index soars, but the brightness is a fixed 3 nit. The edge of the keycap has been sleekly processed. It does not feel far-sighted, and it will appear that the keycap will become fat and the entire keyboard will look delicate. The arrow keys compress the up and down keys. Although many manufacturers do this, but I do not like the arrow keys to do any compression, especially the up and down key compression, I used the desktop keyboard is difficult to accept.

The keycap has a certain degree of curvature, touch sensing is good, but the gold-colored keycap is a bit dirty because of the shadow. The official key process is called 1.3mm, not long. However, in order to be light and thin, this sacrifice is still acceptable, after all, people often code words will be equipped with a keyboard. As far as the picture is concerned, the keystrokes are longer than the Macbook. Students who are used to the Macbook should feel good.

The second aspect is talking about the big air cooling problem.

Although it's best to wait for the evaluation to talk about heat dissipation, I really can't help but make a big question mark. I5 processor plus alone was plugged in such a small size, heat dissipation is indeed a difficult point , we may wish to take a look at the big air cooling design:

How is there a feeling of being very familiar? In an article I spoke about this kind of CPU and GPU heating with a hot pipe . What kind of fresh example came out right now? There is this dual fan, no, how can you have such double ah? I really do not understand.

The picture is taken from the website of Xiaomi's official website. The copy writes “Send heat from the left side to the right fan to focus on the discharge.” Actually it is better, because the use of the wind shaft rather than the side of the wind, otherwise the mouse hand will be cooked .

The span of the heat dissipation area is very large, and the location of the heat source still depends on the evaluation results. However, if heat is really a problem, the heat source is likely to be in the WASD area, and it will really be finished.

However, Xiaomi specifically placed a thermal design on the publicity page, it still looks quite confident, after all, with the CPU and graphics are not top. In this proposal and other evaluation results came out and then start to consider.

The third aspect that I want to talk about is the "intention" and "sincerity" I mentioned at the beginning.

In fact, the Big Air is in a slightly awkward position because the 5000 is full of various game books. If it is a game player, it is very difficult to choose the low-end goods like the GT 940MX. However, Xiaomi obviously does not want to give up this fat, after all, the game is the notebook's mainstay. Regardless of heat dissipation, regardless of the thickness of the treatment, i5 and significant independence must be squeezed in, which makes the positioning of the Big Air become very vague: You do not know whether to buy games or buy office. The small screen, stylish styling, and light and thin design make it look like a business book; it's more than just a little more than a bit of performance, and it makes it look more like a game.

I think the configuration of Big Air is a little bit of a desire to please Xiao Bai. This is why I said that Xiaomi “uses heart” rather than “sincerely.”

Although the lightness of the game is a hot direction recently, I think the time has not yet arrived. Take a look at this series of games representative of the Razer Spirit Blade, and then compare the vast majority of games on the market this we found that is still the thickest guarantee of the game experience. Of course, all this has to take into account the needs of the market. The final assessment must also take into account the market acceptance and user satisfaction.

I also hope that things are not as dark as I think, but that such configurations can find their place.

The fourth point has nothing to do with the notebook itself. I want to tell you about Xiaomi.

The following remarks are objective and fair in my mind and may cause dissatisfaction with rice flour. Please ask rice noodles to bypass you.

The first thing to say is to read the website of the official website of the Xiaomi notebook that was read during the preparation of this article. The laymen seem to be quite tall. Actually, the copywriting is ambiguous and the logic is chaotic. The biggest problem appears on this page:

This is a page of the "Design" column. I do not know what the professional term is, anyway, that is, in the same page will switch the copy several times, after the switch is over, actually turn the next page! This is a bug. Both Chrome and Edge have used and cannot turn pages.

In fact, this page design can be said to copy Apple, the content has also increased a lot, the classification is not clear, but also a bug. I do not know whether this can reflect the attitude of Xiaomi.

On the other hand, Xiaomi talked about Air's promotion. I did not watch the live broadcast of the conference. I am afraid that it is very thunderous. As a result, the Internet does say that it is very thunderous. It is mainly terribly soiled. When it comes to propagating game performance, it is the dream of 300 million pupils to cross the noodle!

Well, I will be your audience is a child, OK, then how do you explain?

It was the Macbook and the coin that were used to compare when it was thin and light, and the shocked place came:

At first glance is a very common coin comparison chart, the left is the Macbook, the right is the big Air. A close look reveals that the front end of the Macbook is the thickest place, and the tail of the Air is also the thinnest place.

Maybe this is a common promotional tool. I don't know. Anyway, as a nitpicky person, if you want to like a brand, that brand and its products must not have the slightest flaw.

Especially in the heart.

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