Xiaomi does much more than smartphones, and of course it has also been involved in the production of laptops for years. With the Redmi Note 12, the company today presented the newest device in the line.
[He probado un portátil con partes recicladas y creo que puede ser el futuro de la electrónica]
The Xiaomi Book Air 13 is characterized by one thing: it is very light and the chassis is extremely thin, especially since it has the latest hardware.
Xiaomi’s ultra-thin laptop
The Xiaomi Book Air 13 has a thickness of only 12 mm and its weight reaches only 1.2 kg. What is perhaps surprising is that he made these figures with such a beautiful design, with blank panels and gold borders that should surprise even those with a MacBook (though not everyone likes such details). The aluminum alloy construction should give the needed touch of quality.
The icing on the cake is in the 360 degree hinge, which allows you to fully open the screen to turn the device into a tablet; therefore, in reality, we are dealing with a “two in one” and not a classic laptop.
This is also why the screen is touch-sensitive, to allow us to control applications with only our fingers. And speaking of the screen, this is another differentiating element, when using a OLED panel which are unfortunately still rare in the computer industry. The 2880 x 1800 pixel resolution should be sufficient for the 13.3-inch size, especially with the thin bezels seen in the official photos. The display supports Dolby Vision and the HDR500 VESA Display standard to display multimedia content.
When it comes to hardware, Xiaomi has taken it easy by opting for Intel’s 12th generation; In particular, you have the choice between the Core i7-1250U and the Core i5-1230U, which should suffice for most tasks with the accompanying 16 GB of RAM. For storage, a 512GB PCIe 4.0 SSD.
An advantage of choosing Intel is the presence of two Thunderbolt 4 connections in the respective USB-C ports that the laptop has, which will allow us to connect screens and all kinds of devices, in addition to recharging the laptop.
At the moment it is a mystery if Xiaomi will decide to launch this Book Air 13 in Europe, but we hope so, because at least in terms of design it has a lot to learn from what we have here.
