This Mi Notebook 14 could make you wonder to re-think before buying another laptop at this price.
Here we’ll talk in-depth about this on pager nice specifications but at the end you’ll able to make decision whether you have to buy and why you should it.
MI is a new name which is setting down its legs in the tech world with the amazing feedbacks by the customers.
MI not only make smartphones but they play well in the field of laptop and television. Though, these Xiaomi Laptops could stand out at a better position than well-known brands such as Asus, Dell, Lenovo, and others.
It weighs 1.5kg and is less than 18mm thick. You get a 14-inch complete-HD anti-reflective display, that’s fairly dull but has good viewing angles. All 3 editions use the identical quad-middle Intel Core i5-10210U processor.
That is based totally on the ‘Comet Lake’ architecture, and have 8GB of DDR4-2666MHz RAM which is soldered and now not upgradeable. You can pick out among a 256GB or 512GB SATA SSD, and a non-compulsory Nvidia GeForce MX250 discrete GPU.
MI Notebook 14 Design
The laptop comes with a slim body but not slim as compared to its horizon edition. The design of notebook 14 is quite simple and attractive to the buyers With the Metallic finish body.
Along with it comes an anodized sandblasted coating which gives the device a strong finishing. As the body is slim so the weight of the laptop is around 1.5 KG. The topmost surfaces of the devices simply design flat with no curves in them.
In the bottom part of the laptop, there are some rubber grips that help the laptop to be stable on different surfaces. Of course, there are two grills in the corner which works as the speaker of the laptop.
Although there is no logo on the body of the laptop, at the bottom side of the screen you can see a small logo of the MI brand.
Design
- 17.95mm thick, 1.5Kg
- Metallic build
- Minimal branding
MI Notebook 14 Specs
| Operating System | Windows 10 Home |
| Processor | Intel® Core™ i5-10210U Processor 1.6GHz quad-core with boost clock (up to 4.2GHz) |
| Graphics | Intel® UHD Graphics 620 Optional: NVIDIA® GeForce® MX250 (2GB GDDR5 VRAM) |
| Display | 35.56cm (14) Full HD (1920×1080) Anti-glare Display 178° Wide-viewing Angle with 81.2 % screen-to-body ratio |
| Memory | 8GB 2666MHz DDR4 RAM |
| Storage | 256GB / 512GB SATA 3 SSD |
| Interface | 2 x Type-A USB 3.1 Gen 1 1 x USB 2.0 1 x HDMI 1 x Combo Audio Jack 1 x DC-jack |
| Keyboard | Keyboard: Scissor Mechanism ABS Texture with 1.3mm key travel 19mm pitch per key |
| Trackpad | Trackpad: Multi-touch support |
| Audio | 2x2W Stereo Speakers DTS Audio Processing App Support 3.5mm headphone jack |
| Wireless Connectivity | Wireless LAN: Dual-band 802.11ac Wi-Fi Bluetooth: Bluetooth V5.0 |
| Battery and Power | 46Wh Battery Backup of up to 10Hrs 65W Power Adapter |
| Weight and Dimensions | Thickness: 17.95mm Length: 323mm Width: 228mm Weight: 1.5kg |
| Package Contents | Mi Notebook 14 x 1U Power Adapter with Power Cord x 1U User Manual x 1U Mi Webcam HD 720p x1U(Free with the Mi Notebook 14, will be given as a separate bundle) |
Connectivity Ports
In the connectivity it comes with a USB port with a 3.5 mm. Along with it also comes with an LED indicator which indicates the user about the charging of the battery and power.
Port choice on Mi NoteBook 14 consists of multiple USB three. 1 Gen 1, a USB 2.0, a full-sized HDMI port, combo audio jack, and DC-power. The Type-C port, which turned into a present on the Horizon Edition, is missing right here.
On the left side of the device, there are two connecting ports which contain 2 USB and 1 HDMI port. The main highlight of this MI notebook 14 is, it doesn’t come with a webcam, there is no need to worry as Xiaomi is giving us a USB connecting webcam, which you can use whenever you need via USB port.
Performance of the Notebook 14
The device comes with the two variants with the same intel processor which is Intel core i5 10th Gen which runs with 8GB of non-removable RAM with the 256GB / 512GB SATA 3 SSD, to perform graphic oriented work it has 512. NVIDIA GeForce MX250 GPU.
As this is not a gaming laptop still it works medium for game lovers. As we know how GPU is important when it comes to smooth video editing with multitasking work without giving heat to the device.
- 10th Generation Intel Core i5
- 2GB Nvidia GeForce MX250 GDDR5 VRAM
- 8GB RAM + 512GB SSD 2666MHz at 600 MB/s
Speed
Keyboard and its Designing
There’s another Negative thing about its keyboard design that it doesn’t come with a backlit keyboard. That implies the user cannot use the laptop in the dark space.
The composition of the keyboard keys is ABS with a distance of 1.3 MM. Along with the great feature of this keyboard is, the best thing Xiaomi includes is the inbuilt dust protection for a keyboard.
There are no mumps on the keyboard as well as any extra keys on the keyboard. The power button is the part of the keyboard in a laptop.
- Scissor Mechanism
- 1.3mm key travel
- Gesture support
Display Quality
The display is 14 inches long with full HD with the protection of the Anti Glare display. The display comes with matte finishing that allows you to work for hours without any distractions.
The view angle of the display is good with the sharp contrast and brightness level. Across the board, as per the budget, MI is offering a decent display. The laptop is still quite lightweight and definitely made for portability.
It packs in a 14-inch screen with 1920 x 1080 resolutions. The display is quite just like the Horizon Edition. You get a 16:9 popular issue ratio, 178-diploma viewing attitude, and five.75mm bezels at the perimeters.
- 14-inch Full HD screen
- Anti-glare coating
- Narrow bezels
CPU Performance
The Mi notebook 14 runs on a 10th gen Intel core i5 10210U processor based on a 1.6 GHz quad-core with a boost clock (up to 4.2GHz), the i5 10th gen helps well for gaming as well for decent video editing work. You can rely on this CUP for your day-to-day stuff.
As the brand MI claims that it works with the cooling vents which are virtually spread into the whole device which keeps the device cool. The laptop comes with a massive diameter cooling fan which doesn’t make any disturbance. So this will not annoy you by making noise.
The sound quality
Coming to the sound quality of the Mi Notebook 14 laptop, the output turned into decent enough for a laptop and it is able to be correct enough for a room.
Since the speaker grills are underneath the laptop, quite a few of your track/audio could be misplaced in case you are using it on a flat floor. The audio via headphone jack and Bluetooth were very well and breezy.
You can pair this device with Mi True Wireless Earphones 2 if you love TWS earphones or I would say to check out Mi Super Bass Wireless Headphones REVIEW this is for bass lover!
Audio
- 2x2W Stereo Speakers
- DTS Audio Processing App Support
- 3.5mm headphone jack
Battery backup of the device
The battery of the device comes with 46Wh. The brand claims that the notebook 14 gives 10hours battery backup.
Along with the battery even charges faster while distinguishing with the other laptops of the same range. Overall the battery is relatively impressive.
Conclusion
Overall the device of MI notebook 14 is cool and handy at this price with a lot of good features in it.
The price of this device is approx 41,900 for 8GB RAM + 256GB SSD with no choice for the graphics card, and 44,900 for 8GB RAM + 512GB SSD both comes with UHD Graphics in the Indian market.
You can also go for another variant that comes with Nvidia MX250 and cost at 47,990, these all variant has the same Intel Core i5 processor helps the device to work smoothly and hassle-free.
The display of the device is also quite impressive along with it also endorses casual gaming without any heat to the device.
The only unfavourable part of the device is it doesn’t come with an inbuilt camera as well as no backlight to the keyboard.
Although if we compare this device to the other brand device of the market in the same range the device gives adequate features and processor than others. So I hope you found out this Mi Notebook 14 Review useful do let us in commed what are your thorught on it.
