Huawei has quietly refreshed the MateBook D 14 SE, following an equal improve to Intel Alder Lake processors final yr. So far as we are able to inform, Huawei has improved the MateBook D 14 SE in just a few areas, reasonably than simply together with a brand new processor. The laptop computer’s general design stays unchanged although, save for a small lip that protrudes round its webcam and microphone.
On the one hand, Huawei has outfitted the most recent MateBook D 14 SE with a 16:10 show that resolves at 1,920 x 1200 pixels. The IPS panel nonetheless measures 14-inches throughout, however provides 300 nits peak brightness. Then again, Huawei has primarily based the brand new mannequin round a Core i5-13420H processor, eschewing the Core i5-1235U from its predecessor. Whereas we’ve got not reviewed any Core i5-13420H-powered machines but, it needs to be barely extra highly effective than the Core i5-1235U however with a forty five W TDP as a substitute of 15 W.
Elsewhere, Huawei has included 16 GB of LPDDR4X RAM and a 512 GB SSD. For some motive, Huawei has moved the three.5 mm jack to the alternative facet this yr, though the port choice seems unchanged general. Likewise, the MateBook D 14 SE nonetheless has a 56 Wh battery that helps 65 W charging. The brand new MateBook D 14 SE is on the market for CNY 4,199 (~US$574) in China however is at the moment on sale at CNY 3,999 (~US$547). Huawei has not commented on a worldwide launch but, although.
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