Peak Performance + Vibrant Display + Unmistakable Battery = Mi Notebook 14
Hi there! Want to know, mi notebook 14 worth your cause? Here is my detailed review article about Mi Notebook 14 (i5 + 256GB Edition) as my daily driver. And this is a review, which is written after 2 months of usage. I ordered this lap on August 6, 2020, and got delivered by August 14, 2020, on Amazon. you can verify my purchase here: https://www.amazon.in/gp/customer-reviews/R2X0536KEIPZSW/ref=cm_cr_getr_d_rvw_ttl?ie=UTF8&ASIN=B089F3WL8T
The weird thing about the online purchase is the wait for the thing to get delivered. let me begin with the cons and then will jump into the pros.
Most people, when they hear about the specs, tend to complain there is no backlit for keyboard, no inbuilt webcam, no Type-C for charging/data transfer, and no SD card reader. These cons won’t bother you. So, I’m not considering these as cons in Mi Notebook 14. Apart from this, I noticed some brightness changes in display, when I’m at work. I thought this is might be part of an adaptive brightness setting. But I don’t find any option to turn off in Display settings.
And another difficulty, I found in this machine (I’m referring machine as Mi Notebook 14) is, when you charge this laptop without shutting it down (running background tasks) it heats up very quickly. I know we’re charging this machine with a 65 W charging adapter. Maybe the heating issue while charging (without shutting it down) is because of this fast charging technology. But I don’t like my lap is getting heated.
At last, there is one more con, that I felt is, the hinge is not strong enough. When you’re working under a ceiling fan or a high-speed fan the display vibrates back and forth. The change is clearly noticeable.
Now we’re jumping into pros.
Highlights,
* 10TH GEN CORE i5 chipset,
* Punchy Display,
* Packed with 8GB of RAM and 256GB of SSD,
* 65 W Fast Charging Technology,
* 4 cell battery.
Starting with Performance, you won’t find any lag on this machine because of the latest processor from Intel and also packed with 8GB of RAM and 256GB of SSD. The booting time is somewhere around 3 to 5 seconds. So, performance is top-notch.
And talking about the display, the colors are vibrant and punchy. There are no issues on display, except the one which I was mentioned in the cons.
Talking about the battery, the charging time is very less compared to other laptops in the market. I will mention battery stats in my usage. That is, it takes somewhere around 25 to 30 minutes to charge from 50 to 100%. This is not bad, right! And talking about battery life in my usage, my usage starts with a full charge. After two video calls ( each, one and a half an hour, that is totally 3 hours), 45% of the battery still remained, which is also good. So you can expect an average of 5 to 6 hours of battery life.
Finally, you’re at the end of my review. So, think about the pros and cons which was mentioned above and go up with your decision. Hope this helps! Thanks for reading!
P.S. If you’re considering this lap for coding, I will strongly recommend this lap to you, as I am doing coding tasks in this machine and I won’t find any difficulty.
