Tech Advisor – October 2019

OCTOBER 2019 • TECH ADVISOR 97

BUYING GUIDE

Comparisons with the MacBook Pro are inevitable

asHuaweihastakenmuchinspirationfromApplein

theMateBookX Pro’sdesign.Flipit overandyou’d

behard-pushedtotellwhichis which:eventhe

screwsare in the same positions.

If you’refamiliarwiththeoldMateBookX – a

laptopthatwasn’twidelyavailabletobuyin the

UK–youprobablywillnoticethescreenhasgrown

andthebezels shrunk.

Ina chassisthat’sbasicallythesamesize,Huawei

hasmanaged to fit a 13.9in panel and increased

the resolution to 3,000x2,000 pixels. It has also

added a touch layer, so you can use all 10 digits on

it simultaneously. A sheet of Gorilla Glass covers the

entire display, running right to the edges of the lid.

However, the hinge design hasn’t changed so the

This is a great-looking laptop