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.

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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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Thanks to the numerous leaks in the past couple of months, we know for sure that Xiaomi is working on a new product, the Xiaomi laptop which will reportedly launch sometime early next year. Now, Lao Yao, the secretary general of the China Smartphone Alliance has just revealed a key development.

A few hours ago, he revealed via his Weibo page that Xiaomi has hired an ex-senior official from Lenovo’s Laptop business. This comes at a time when Xiaomi is preparing for the launch of its first laptop. Given the immense experience of this senior official, Mr. Lao says that he could play a crucial role in the development and release of the product.

Further, Lao adds that Xiaomi could also offer MIUI on this new laptop, which will mark the UI’s entry into the computer software industry. However, we still don’t know whether we can expect a Windows 10 powered variant of the laptop as well.

According to a previous report, Xiaomi’s Laptop will be quite different than the existing laptops available in the market. Unfortunately, we don’t know what the CEO of Inventec, Mr. Lee meant by this statement. It could be customization in the software or even the design, but we will have to wait for more information to get some idea about the company’s plans.

Well, with the new official on board the team, we can expect some great stuff from the company in the coming months. Stay tuned for more details.

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After a report from Bloomberg which confirmed Xiaomi’s plans for a laptop next year, we haven’t heard much about this new product. However, now, Taiwanese Media reports that Inventec Corp will be manufacturing Xiaomi’s first laptop computer next year. Invetec Corp CEO Richarg Lee confirmed this news yesterday.

Inventec is a famous ODM (Original Design Manufacturer) involved in the making of laptops, mobile servers and smartphones with an experience of more than 20 years. The company is based in Taiwan.

The news comes as a surprise since rumors stated that Foxconn was going to manufacture Xiaomi’s laptop. However, Mr. Lee states that he is unaware of any such plans. He adds that Inventec is currently working with Xiaomi to design a notebook PC much different than the competition.

While talking to reporters, CEO Lee further said that he was excited about the business outlook for Xiaomi’s Notebook computers. Xiaomi has a wide smartphone user base that exceeds 200 million. So, it would be interesting to see how its existing fans react to a new laptop from the company.

Xiaomi will most likely use the same strategy for selling its new laptop as it did with its smartphones. This might bring a revolution to the industry, which has remained more or less stagnant in the past few years. Till now, most companies have resorted to the the traditional way of selling laptops and computers. So, it will be interesting to see whether Xiaomi’s entry into the industry brings about a positive change.

Anyways, since its almost confirmed that the Xiaomi Laptop is real and in production, the next thing we want to know is the specifications. The company is known to bring amazing value to its products and we expect the same with its upcoming laptop.

Expect the first Xiaomi laptop units to ship by Q1 or Q2 of 2016. Hopefully, we will get more news in the coming weeks. So, stay tuned for more updates.

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