T3 - UK (2022-01)

JANUARY 2022 T3 73

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Huawei MateBook 14 s

£1,1 99

huawei.com

f there’s one thing Huawei does

brilliantly,it’s making good looking

tech. eHuawei MateBook 14s is no

exception: it’sa sleek powerhouse of

a laptop and, while it might be pricey, you won’t

be disappointed given everything it has tooffer.

One thing you can’t deny is that the Huawei

MateBook 14sis a stunning piece of kit, with a

strongaluminium-alloy body and a glossy matte

finish. If you wantyournext laptop to look sleek,

modern and professional then you’ve come to the

right place. Notonly does it look the part, but

measuring 313.82 x 229.76 x 16.7mm and

weighing 1.43kg, it’s slim and lightweight too,

which makes it a good choice for carrying with

you on a day-to-day basis.

Previous Huawei laptopshavehad one design

problem incommon – the placement of the

webcam. ey have it on the keyboard, but inthe

age of video calls and remote working,thatjust

means unflattering angles from underneathyour

chin.So it’s great to see that has beenmovedback

to where it should be on the top of the screen.

e 14.2-inch 2.5K Huawei FullView

touchscreen displaylooksfantasticwith 400 nits

peak brightness, vibrant, accurate colours and

1500:1contrast ratio. It’llbe good enough to use

for everything from streaming TV shows and

movies to editing video. Youget impressive levels

of detail and everything looks incrediblysharp.

Meanwhile, the refreshrate cango up to 90Hzso

using the laptop looks and feelssilky smooth as

well, even whenyou’replaying videogames.

I

If you alreadyown Huawei products then you

should buy the Huawei Matebook 14s – it’ll go

perfectly with whatyou already have

Huawei

MateBook 14 s

THE GOOD BOOK

WE’RE IMPRESSED Stunning

screen; powerful performance;

sleek lightweight design.

WE’D IMPROVE No MicroSD

slot; somefeatures only available

with other Huawei devices.

THE LAST WORD If you’re

looking for power, this will get

you througheven the most

demanding tasks. Combined

with a lightweight designand

attractive screen,this is an

excellent PCfor Huawei fans.

VERDICT

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In terms of performance,this ticks all ofthe

boxes. Underthe hood, youget anIntel Core

i7-11370H processor or you could opt for the Intel

Core i5-11300H CPU to savesome cash instead.

at’s paired with Intel Iris XeGraphics, and a

choice of 8GB or 16GB of RAM. Storage-wise

there’s a choice of a 512GB or 1TB SSD.

You’llbe able to use this laptop for just about

anything,be that creative tasks like photo and

video editing or less demanding tasks like

opening spreadsheets and browsing the web.

As well as having everything you’d expect

from a Windows laptop,you canuse the Huawei

MateBook14sseamlessly withother Huawei

devices.For instance, when you take the

Huawei Freebuds 4 outof their case, the laptop

immediately recognises them and hooksitself

up to them. Similarly,if you owna Huawei

phone or tablet, you caneasily transfer files

between yourdevicesor take calls through the

MateBookscreen.

e Huawei MateBook14sis a powerful PC

with an excellent screen, anaccurate trackpad

and a smooth keyboard– plus it looks incredibly

smart. It’llbe perfectfor anyone who needsa

new workPC, whether you type allday, manage

spreadsheets or even if you spend your days

performing more creativetasks like graphic

design. But without other Huawei devices, you

won’tbe able to makethe most of all the smart

features this computer has to offer, like Huawei

Share. So whileanyone will like this, the Huawei

MateBook14swill bebest suited to Huawei fans.