Tech Advisor – October 2019

104 TECH ADVISOR • OCTOBER 2019

BUYING GUIDE

Huawei has installed a power profile which it reckons

makes the laptop around 15 percent more power

efficient than the original, but the aggressive screen

time outs (just 15 seconds of inactivity) quickly become

annoying so you’ll probably want to change it to a

couple of minutes at least.

The same power profile could also be responsible

for the dim maximum brightness that’s set by default.

Whenyoudisableauto-brightnessyoucanturnit up

tomuch more acceptable levels.

Verdict

At £1,299, the MateBook X Pro certainly offers better

specifications than the MacBook Pro for the same or

less money. It’s a contender for this year’s best laptop:

a premium ultraportable that’s well designed and has

plenty of power on tap. Jim Martin

The display has a touch

layer that you can use 10

digits on simultaneously