As expected, Xiaomi has launched the Mi Notebook Pro 14 2021 and the Mi Notebook Pro 15 2021 on the second day of the Xiaomi Mega Launch event. These two are the most premium laptops (in terms of features) from the company to date. For some reason, the global arm of Xiaomi is calling them Mi Laptop Pro 14 and Mi Laptop 15 Pro respectively. Anyway, let us take a look at their specs, features, price, and availability.

Xiaomi Mi Notebook/Laptop Pro 14/15 2021 Specifications and Features

The newly launched Xiaomi high-end laptops feature a metal unibody design made of 600 series aviation-grade aluminum alloy. They look identical to Apple MacBook Pro and come in two colors (Moonstone Grey, Crescent Silver). The 14-inch version is slim at 15.6mm while the 15-inch version is slightly thicker at 15.9mm. 

The 15-inch model flaunts a 15.6-inch 3.5K (3456 x 2160 pixels) resolution OLED display with Corning Gorilla Glass protection. This panel has a 1,000,000: 1 contrast ratio, 600 nits peak brightness level, ΔE≈1 color accuracy, 16:10 aspect ratio, and 93% screen-to-body ratio.

Further, this screen can produce 10.7 billion colors, cover 100% of the DCI-P3 color gamut, and supports DC Dimming. Lastly, it also has TÜV Rheinland Low Blue Light Certification and SGS Eye Care Display Certifications.

On the other hand, the 14-inch variant sports a 14-inch 2.5K (2560 x 1600 pixels) resolution LCD panel but with up to 120Hz refresh rate. This display has a 16:10 aspect ratio, ΔE≈1.5 color accuracy, and TÜV Rheinland Low Blue Light Certification.

Under the hood, both of them feature 11th Gen Intel Core processors coupled with 16GB DDR4 RAM and 512GB PCIe SSD. The i5 variant comes with and without NVIDIA GeForce MX450 GPU but the i7 version has this discrete GPU as standard.

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Other features of these laptops include a backlit keyboard, large touchpad, fingerprint sensor, WiFi 6, 3 x USB Type-C (one of them is Thunderbolt), 3.5mm headphone jack, Microsoft Windows 10 operating system, MIUI+, XiaoAi voice assistant, HD webcam, 56Whr (14-inch)/66WHr (15-inch) battery, and 100W fast charging.

Xiaomi Mi Notebook/Laptop Pro 14/15 2021 Price and Availability

The new thin and light premium Xiaomi laptops will retail for the following price tags in China.

• Xiaomi Mi Notebook/Laptop Pro 14 2021

• • i5-11300H, 16GB + 512GB – ¥5,299 ($806)
  • i5-11300H, 16GB + 512GB, MX450 – ¥5,999 ($913)
  • i7-11370H, 16GB + 512GB, MX450 – ¥6,999 ($1,065)

• Xiaomi Mi Notebook/Laptop Pro 15 2021

• • i5-11300H, 16GB + 512GB – ¥6,499 ($989)
  • i5-11300H, 16GB + 512GB, MX450 – ¥6,999 ($1,065)
  • i7-11370H, 16GB + 512GB, MX450 – ¥7,999 ($1,217)

The 14-inch variant will available for pre-order starting April 26 and will go on sale from May 1. Whereas, the 15-inch version will hit the shelves earlier on April 2 since the company has begun to take pre-orders for it from today itself.

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UPDATE:

Xiaomi India CEO Manu Kumar Jain has confirmed June 11 as the launch date of the Mi Notebook in India.

The brand new #MiNotebook will make its #Global #Debut in #India and will be:

India 1st
India exclusive
Made for India

Block the date: 𝐉𝐔𝐍𝐄 𝟏𝟏.

No, it's not exactly what you're thinking . RT if you can't wait to see it.#Xiaomi pic.twitter.com/IKYkHnSQAk

— Manu Kumar Jain (@manukumarjain) June 1, 2020

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Xiaomi has been launching new products in the Indian market at regular intervals, along with introducing new product categories. After years of waiting, the company is finally bringing its much-awaited product in the Indian market — laptops.

The company recently started teasing the arrival of Xiaomi laptops in the Indian market but Xioami has not yet confirmed which model is getting unveiled. But now, information about this has leaked online.

As per the report, Xiaomi will be launching its laptop in the Indian market on 11th June. Although the laptop is said to be the RedmiBook 13, it will be rebranded and launched under the company’s Mi brand in India.

The leaked teaser images of the upcoming product showcase a 13-inch bezel-less display and Intel Core i7 processor. However, we expect the company to offer the product in other chipset configuration as well.

Although Xiaomi is known for making affordable products, which is actually the reason behind its massive success in markets like India, the upcoming laptops won’t be priced aggressively. Raghu Reddy, the chief business officer at Xiaomi India recently said that the company won’t follow the smartphone model of affordability, and will instead be targeting the laptops for creators, students, and gamers.

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The RedmiBook 13, which was unveiled in China in December last year, comes with a 13.3-inch Full HD display with an 89 percent screen-to-body ratio. It is powered by the 10th-generation Intel Core i5 and Core i7 processors, 2GB NVIDIA GeForce MX250 GPU, along with 8GB of RAM and 512GB of SSD storage.

As for the pricing, in the Chinese market, the Core i5 model of RedmiBook is priced at 4,199 yuan which is about ₹44,500 (~$588) while the Core i7 model costs 5,199 yuan that roughly converts to ₹55,000 (~$728).

It remains to be seen how the company prices the Mi laptop in the Indian market. Xiaomi is yet to officially announce the launch date for the laptops but we expect the company to do so in the coming days.

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Xiaomi India has begun to tease the launch of Mi-branded laptops in India. A new teaser shared by the brand today gives us a glimpse of the model it is going to launch first. Also, the company’s chief business officer shared some details about the laptops they are going to release in India.

Xiaomi has changed the smartphone market of India since its entry. It has been leading the market for 11 quarters (close to 3 years). The company is even leading the smart TV and the wearable segments. Now, it is all set to shake up the laptop industry of the country as well.

People have been requesting Xiaomi to bring their laptops to India for years. The company’s top-level executives confirmed their arrival by posting teaser videos with ‘Its time’ and #WhatsNextFromMi.

The very next day, Raghu Reddy, the chief business officer of Xiaomi India revealed some information about the company’s laptop strategy to the Economic Times. 

According to him, Xiaomi will not follow its smartphone model of affordability by launching entry-level laptops. Also, it won’t flood the markets with too many models. Instead, the company will target power users such as content creators, gamers, and students.

#WhatsNextFromMi? This video holds the answer.

Mi fans, take the screenshot and share in comments when you see it.

RT with #MakeEpicHappen if you want us to make this EPIC announcement soon.#Xiaomi pic.twitter.com/4P36q2UWWm

— Manu Kumar Jain (@manukumarjain) May 29, 2020

He also revealed that they were planning to launch laptops ahead of Diwali festive season. But the current ‘work from home’ situation has increased the short-term demand compared to the past.

Mr Reddy also hinted Xiaomi will be launching ‘thin and light’ and ‘gaming’ laptops in the country since these two segments witnessed a growth rate of 70-80% and 5% last year. Anyway, it is worth noting that India’s laptop market fell by 26.5% in Q1 2020 compared to Q4 2019.

Further, he also mentioned the difficulty of demonstrating products from a new brand offline. But he believes Xiaomi can leverage its brand presence in retail with strong marketing.

Last but not least, the company also has plans to start manufacturing laptops locally in India after reaching a certain level of monthly sales.

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Xiaomi has sent a customary ‘Hello’ to various laptop makers, announcing its entry into the Indian market with its latest generation of laptops. The Chinese tech giant shared a tweet from its official Xiaomi India account.

Hey there , @Dell_IN, @Acer_India, @HPIndia, @Lenovo_in, @ASUSIndia.

We guess it's time to say, Hello! pic.twitter.com/5jYcriEeFQ

— Mi India (@XiaomiIndia) May 28, 2020

For those unaware, Xiaomi had previously confirmed that it would be entering the Indian market with its own laptop offerings. The greetings arrived just hours after Xiaomi India’s Managing Director shared another tweet that hinted at the launch of laptops in the Southeast Asian country. The tweet from Xiaomi India tagged major laptop makers like Dell, Asus, Lenovo, HP, and Acer, with a GIF that said hello.

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Recently, Xiaomi had launched its latest series of RedmiBook notebooks. These sports AMD’s latest mobile processors, the Ryzen 4000 series, and featured a few impressive specs as well, especially for the price tag that they were offered in. Although, the Mi Notebook Pro 15 Enhanced Edition, with Intel 10th Gen chips, is more likely to see an Indian launch.

The new Mi Notebook house up to 16GB of RAM and NVIDIA’s mobile gaming processor, the MX250. These kinds of specs are generally seen in high end or premium notebooks in India. With the inclusion of the Intel 10th Gen chips, the laptops offer great battery and performance as well. This laptop was launched back in October and may finally arrive in the Indian market soon.

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Xiaomi sells a number of products and one of them is laptops. Unfortunately, they are limited to China and the company has never made them available outside its home country. Thankfully, it is going to change soon as executives of Xiaomi India has begun to tease the launch of Mi laptops in the country.

𝐈𝐓'𝐒 𝐓𝐈𝐌𝐄 !!

Mi fans, you have waited and waited and waited. And now, IT's TIME!

RT with #WhatsNextFromMi if you know what's coming? #Xiaomi pic.twitter.com/FUUNU9WoCk

— Manu Kumar Jain (@manukumarjain) May 27, 2020

Whenever Xiaomi is set to launch a new product in India, it is first teased by Manu Kumar Jain, the managing director of Xiaomi India, followed by other top-level executives. The same has happened for the launch of Mi branded laptops in the country.

One might be wondering why we are confident that it will be a Mi Notebook. That’s because the hashtag they are using clearly says #WhatsNextFromMi and not #WhatsNextFromRedmi.

Also, the executives are speaking two words in their teaser videos – “It’s time” closing the lid of their laptops. Although this means Xiaomi is finally bringing laptops to India after years of requests, some people on Twitter think the company could be launching Mi Watch instead.

Having said that, the laptop model Xiaomi has planned to launch in India is still a mystery. It worth noting that the launch of Redmibooks was tipped in late April and even one of the models was spotted on BIS certification portal.

On the other hand, Xiaomi India is teasing a Mi-branded product and not Redmi. This means only one thing and that is the company could be rebranding a RedmiBook with a Mi moniker.

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Xiaomi may have got plans to expands its laptop portfolio with up to side new models which have just received Bluetooth SIG certification. The mobile PCs belong to the Mi and Redmi brands with some powered by AMD’s latest Ryzen chipset.

The models recently certified are listed as RedmiBook 14 and 16 and are expected to be powered by AMD’s new Ryzen 4000 mobility APUs. Also listed is a new Mi Laptop 13.3 as well as a 14-inch and 16.1-inch versions. There is also a Mi Notebook 14 variant and all fur models are likely to be equipped only with Intel’s Comet Lake-H processors.

The RedmiBook 14 Ryzen Edition 2nd Generation is an upgraded version of the RedmiBook 14 which was launched last year. The RedmiBook 16 is a new 16-inch version dubbed RedmiBook 16 Ryzen Edition. The other four models include the Mi Laptop 13.3 / 14 / 16.1 and a Mi Notebook 14, which are brand new additions to the Xiaomi mobile PC portfolio. It is not yet clear if these four devices will be getting Ryzen CPUs, as well, but seeing how many OEMs are jumping on AMD’s bandwagon as of late, chances are in favour of such a move.

The Bluetooth SIG certification page shows all the models except the Mi Laptop 13.3 will feature support for Bluetooth 5.0 connectivity. The Mi Laptop 13.3 will come with Bluetooth 5.1 certification. This is an indication that it could also be integrating an advanced Wi-Fi module.

We await additional information to pop-up about the upcoming Xiaomi mobile PCs.

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Xiaomi is a relatively new player in the laptop market but that hasn’t stopped the company from releasing its first Mi Gaming laptop. Alongside the Mi Mix 2S launch in Shanghai, the company also took the wraps off its first gaming laptop in the market. Xiaomi has continued its strategy in this market too by offering top of the line specs at an affordable price tag to gaming enthusiasts.

Xiaomi’s laptop design philosophy is pretty simple. The company keeps the size and thickness as less as possible and does not believe in adding any fancy logos or stickers to differentiate its product. So, what you get is a plain design. Some love it, others hate it, but it’s a personal choice. It’s a bit thick to be honest at 20.9mm, but then powerful gaming laptops don’t usually get any thinner than this. The laptop weighs 2.7 kgs.

The Mi Gaming Laptop boasts of a professional keyboard with 5 programmable keys. CEO Lei Jun added that gamers often like to order take-out food and one of these programmable buttons could be easily configured to order your favourite meal with just a hit of a button.

The laptop comes with a 15.6-inch FHD screen with a narrow frame, nothing fancy to be honest but it can connect to two other 4K external monitors for an ultimate gaming experience. You have Dolby Atmos and Hi-Res Audio 2 x 3W speakers for a great gaming experience. The laptop is also loaded with a rich set of ports like HDMI 2.0, USB Type-C, Ethernet and USB 3.0.

There are four official variants of the Mi Gaming Laptop. Configurations start from an i5 standard voltage processor with GTX Ti 1050, 8GB RAM, 128GB SSD, and 1TB HDD. You can upgrade the graphics to GTX Ti 1060 for an additional thousand Yuan, and for another thousand more, you can upgrade the CPU to Core i7. The top-end Mi Gaming Laptop features the Core i7 CPU, 16GB RAM, 256GB SSD, and 1TB of HDD.

Given the powerful configuration, it was necessary for Xiaomi to take care of its cooling. In this regard, the Mi Gaming Laptop comes with 3+2 large diameter cooling pipes inside with 4 air vents. There’s a special TORNADO button which kicks in ultra fast cooling, dropping the temperature by up to 3-5 degree celsius within 10 minutes. It will be loud with the fans blowing at full speed but your laptop should cool down very quickly.

Overall, the Mi Gaming Laptop looks very competitive. The Mi Gaming Laptop starts at 5999 Yuan ($956) for the Core i5 + GTX 1050 Ti variant and goes all the up to 8999 Yuan ($1435) for the Core i7 + GTX 1060 variant. You can check out the entire official specs of the four variants from this link (in Chinese).

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Xiaomi recently announced two new laptops in the Mi Notebook Air lineup. Both are super thin laptops, weighs just over 1 kg and comes with Windows 10 OS on board. This is the company’s first laptop series in the market and while Xiaomi has made sure that the two models looks elegant and compact, it decided that the front of the laptop should be logo-less. The only major area where we see Xiaomi’s branding on this laptop is just below the screen, where there is the “Mi” logo.

This is a bold move by the company, since most laptop companies like to leave their branding on their laptops, especially on top, to distinguish it from competitors. 

Well, you can customize the looks of the laptop however you want, and the logo less design on the front actually makes things easier to redesign. But I was wondering what you feel about this logo less design?

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Would you have rather prefered the Mi branding on top of the new laptops? Let us know by voting in the poll below.

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It’s been more than a year since we first reported about a possible Xiaomi Notebook. At that time, it seemed impossible that a startup company could extend its reach to the laptop market. But nearly 1.5 years later, the Xiaomi Mi Notebook Air (known as Xiaomi MiBook Air in China) is official and it’s just as good as we all imagined.

The Xiaomi Mi Notebook Air will come in two versions, and just as we reported earlier, the smaller one will feature a 12.5-inch display while the larger model comes with a 13.3-inch display. Both are covered with 7H hard glass. We had repeatedly said that the Xiaomi Notebook will directly rival the premium Apple Macbook range and guess what, during the reveal today, the company made sure it highlighted the fact that the new Xiaomi Notebook is going to best the Macbook in terms of design.

Well, first of all, the Xiaomi Notebook is not its official name. The two laptop versions are called the Xiaomi Mi Notebook Air 12.5-inch and the Xiaomi Mi Notebook Air 13.3-inch. So, from now onwards, we will be using this official name for mentioning these two models. Note that both are running on Windows 10 OS.

UPDATE: Seems like internationally, Xiaomi is calling this the Mi Notebook Air. So, if you hear either the Mibook Air or Mi Notebook Air, both mean the same thing.

Xiaomi MiBook Air 12.5-inch

Ok, let’s start with the Xiaomi Mi Notebook Air 12.5-inch. This will be the thinnest Xiaomi laptop in the range and beats the Macbook Air in terms of its thickness as well as weight. The new laptop is just 12.9mm thick at its thickest point and all metal body weighs just 1.07 grams. The company has repeatedly said that the form factor is just like a magazine — thin and compact enough to get into your everyday bag.

Inside, this particular model comes with the Core M3 processor with 4GB RAM and 128GB of internal storage. And guess what, you can expand the storage in this model. It comes with USB 3.0, 3.5mm headphone jack and USB Type-C for connectivity ports.

What’s more, Xiaomi has made sure that in this super thin body, there’s a large battery. The Xiaomi Mi Notebook Air reportedly features an amazing battery life of 11.5 hours. That’s nearly the same life that you get from Apple’s Macbook Air! While the battery life would differ according to your usage, it is easily enough to work for almost an entire day. Other features of the Xiaomi Mi Notebook Air 12.5-inch are AKG custom speakers, and DU surround sound.

This particular model is priced at 3499 Yuan ($525) and will go on sale on August 2.

Xiaomi Mi NoteBook Air 13.3-inch

The second model in the company’s laptop range is the Xiaomi Mi Notebook Air 13.3-inch. This particular model is targeted at those who want something larger and much more powerful than the 12.5-inch version. And the company has made sure that the specs inside this device are good enough for your gaming needs! Well, I am sure, there is at least one reader on our blog who would be happy to see that this beast comes with the NVIDIA GTX 940MX 1GB GDDR5 dedicated graphics card on board. There will be the sixth generation Core-i5 processor with a maximum clock speed of 2.7GHz, 8GB LPDDR4 RAM, 256GB PCI-e SSD with the possibility of further storage expansion.

Coming to the screen, the Xiaomi Mibook Air 13.3-inch comes with a 1080p anti-glare display. The screen accounts for 80.1%, better than the Macbook. It’s slightly thicker than the 12.5-inch model with a thickness of 14.8mm at the thickest part. Plus, it weighs just 1.28 kgs.

This model boasts of 9.5 hours of battery life on a single charge, and with the provided fast charger, you can get up to 50% of charge in around half an hour. You get USB Type-C, USB 3.0, HDMI and 3.5mm headphone jack for connectivity ports. Other features include AKG Custom dual speakers and Dolby surround sound support.

It’s definitely one of the best laptops in the market right now, especially because you can get it for just 4999 Yuan ($750).

Goes on sale from August 2!

So, what do you think about the two new Xiaomi Mi Notebook Air laptops? Impressed?

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Xiaomi is all set to announce the Xiaomi Notebook at today’s conference. While the device is yet to be officially unveiled, a promo video has revealed a lot of things about the upcoming laptop, including its looks, size and some features.

First of all, the Xiaomi Notebook will come with a 13.3-inch display with a lightweight metal body. How light you ask? Well, according to the promo video, the laptop is going to weigh just 1.28 kg. Further, the device comes with an inbuilt NVIDIA graphics card to make sure that you can play some high-end games on the device.

Other features that were revealed by this leak is the presence of LPDD4 RAM, AKG custom speakers, Dolby surround sound support, 9.5 hour battery life, USB Type-C port and thin design.

There are a lot of things revealed in the video, including the fact that the laptop comes in GOLD! Another interesting thing is that the laptop is called as the Mi Laptop Air in the video.

Well, we will soon hear all the official details including the official name of the Mi laptop in the next couple of hours. So stay tuned to Gizmochina for latest updates.

Meanwhile, check out the promo video from down below and let us know what you think.

More pictures from this leaked video.

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Reports have emerged that the much touted Xiaomi Notebook or Mi Notebook if you like, will not be available in large  amounts when finally launched. We had earlier quoted supply chain sources who disclosed that Xiaomi targets shipments of about 1 million units of the Mi Notebook when launched.

In a new twist, it has been reported by industry sources that Xiaomi is likely to ship just 300,000 units of the Mi Notebook this year, far lower than the 1 million units targeted.

The Taipei Times quoted supply chain sources hinting at a cut in supply occasioned by the persistent postponement of the release date of the notebook PCs by several quarters.

Related: Xiaomi Targets 1 Million Shipments With Release of Two Mi Notebooks on July 27

The sources further disclosed that production of the laptops is split between Xiaomi’s long-term assembly partner Inventec Corp and Winstron Corp, with Inventec expected to deliver 150,000 units of the 12-inch sized Notebooks, while Winstron will deliver another 150,000 units but this time of the bigger size 13-inch Xiaomi Notebook.

When contacted by the Taipei Times, an official of Inventec is said to have confirmed that the company would start shipping the 12-inch units of the Mi Notebook laptop beginning from the end of July but the said official refused to confirm the total shipments expected to come from his company. Another official, however, disclosed via telephone, quite disappointingly, that “the initial shipments for the products are not massive”.

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While Winstron declined to comment on the matter, industry analysts affirmed the possibility of the Xiaomi’s Notebook shipment terminating at only 300,000 units for this year as a result time constraint.

Xiaomi is expected to launch its first Notebook PC alongside the Xiaomi Redmi Pro flagship smartphone in a news conference already scheduled for next week’s Wednesday. Going by this latest report, fans outside China who have been waiting to get their units of the Mi Notebook may have to wait a little longer even after it is unveiled, as just 300,000 units will be available and that amount would likely get consumed in the Chinese market. It is expected, though, that shipments would increase next year as Xiaomi aims to expand its market outside China and this cheap Macbook Pro look-alike would be one of the company’s drivers for the proposed international expansion.

(Source)

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July 27 is a big day for Xiaomi Inc. The company is set to launch a new Redmi phone and their first notebook(s). The launch of the Mi notebook is a pretty big deal for Xiaomi as the success of the notebook will earn them a lot of respect and definitely money.

According to the latest info from supply chain sources, Xiaomi plans to release 2 versions of their Mi Notebook: a 12.5” version that is already in mass production and a 13” version which will be mass produced later by Wistron.

The 12.5” version is said to be targeted at gamers and is expected to have a competitive price point which will help it conquer the market. Further, the sources added that Xiaomi expects shipments of the notebook to reach at least 1 million units.

The laptops will have the regular clam-shell design, with the 13” version to feature 8GB of RAM, an intel Core-i7 6500U processor, have a metal build, and run Windows 10. There is still no news on the battery life of the two devices but we expect news regarding that before the final launch.

READ MORE: Xiaomi Mi Notebook Pictures and Details

Smartphone sales have overtaken PC sales in the last 3 years and companies which are known to be PC manufacturers are now branching out into mobile manufacturing. But that doesn’t mean people are still not purchasing laptops. Let’s hope Xiaomi replicates their mobile phone success in this new sector as well.

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For the past few months, Xiaomi has been rumored to release its first laptop in the second half of 2016. Since, today, we officially enter the second half, we are all excited to see when the new Xiaomi laptop will be officially announced. While recently, Xiaomi CEO, Lei Jun said that “he couldn’t talk about the product yet“, it kind of confirms the existence of the laptop. And a few hours ago, a new alleged image of the Xiaomi laptop was leaked online.

This is probably the first real and clear image of the Mi laptop that we have seen. And it does reveal a few things about the upcoming device. First of all, like expected, it looks like the Mi laptop has been heavily inspired from the Apple Macbook Pro. The all metal silver design with the Mi logo up front, is almost identical to Apple’s Macbook Pro series.

According to the previous rumors, the Xiaomi Notebook is expected to come in three display variants, 12.5-inches, 13.3-inches and a 15.6-inch model. The small display variants are expected to hit the market first. The specs are expected to be high-end and the pricing should be aggressive as well. The company is said to target the young generation with this new laptop, unlike Huawei, who was targeting the business users with its new Matebook convertible.

READ MORE: Xiaomi Notebook Said to be Releasing This Summer

The Xiaomi Notebook is expected to release in Summer this year, sometime in the month of September. We haven’t got an official confirmation of the product yet, but for now, the CEO’s comment on this matter is good enough to confirm that the laptop exists and is in development.

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Although the internet was filled with rumors and leaks about Xiaomi’s first laptop in the past few months, recently, the rumors have died down. However, earlier today, we spotted a leaked picture of a mould which was reportedly used to make the company’s first laptop computer. It was revealed that the mould was used for the first trial production of the Xiaomi laptop. The Mi logo on the mould hints that this was indeed used for making the body of the new laptop from the company.

According to the previous leaks, the Xiaomi laptop will come with a metal built and will look similar to Apple’s Macbook range. In fact, it is said that the company aims to take on Apple’s Macbook by offering a great design and powerful specs at a much lesser price tag. There have been several reports about the laptop’s pricing, but it is expected to start at around 3000 Yuan ($455).

Recent rumor states that the new Xiaomi laptop will go on sale in Summer this year. This is later than the original planned release date, which was scheduled for Q1 2016. There should be two variants of the device, one with a 12.5-inch display and another with a 15-inch display. Inside, it should be running on the Windows 10 platform. If the pricing is indeed $455, then supply chain sources predict Xiaomi will to ship around 1 million units of its new laptop in a year. Safer predictions can be made only after the official specs and pricing of the handset is revealed.

So, what do you think? If the Mi laptop is priced at just $455, would you consider it over existing established players like Dell, Lenovo or HP?

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