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Huawei MateBook X Pro MACH-W19B review

Huawei MateBook X Pro MACH-W19B

CHOICE Expert Rating

76%
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Good points

Good Points

  • Excellent storage read speed
  • Excellent screen viewing angles
  • Keyboard is backlit
  • Very good Wi-Fi performance
  • Very good screen quality
  • Very good keyboard
  • Excellent touchpad
  • Thin bezel around the screen makes it look elegant
  • Ships with a USB-C hub
Bad points

Bad Points

  • Webcam sits in the keyboard and this can result in awkward and unflattering angles
  • Lacks an SD or microSD card slot
  • Wide power adapter that will obstruct adjacent power outlets
  • Short power cord

Type

Ultraportable
Ultrabook
Tablet mode
Operating system
Windows 10 Home

Recommended products

Recommended
Not recommended
Recommended for tablet use

Test results

CHOICE Expert Rating
76%
Performance score
65%
Tablet use score
N/A
Ease of use score
82%
Battery life score
65%
Display score
80%
Audio score
60%
Wi-Fi score
87%
Storage write-speed (MBps)
1082
Storage read-speed (MBps)
2814
Wi-Fi speed (MBps)
51
Average battery life – heavy usage (hours)
6:12
Charging time to 80% full (h:min)
1:27
Expert tester comments
Huawei's MateBook X Pro has an impressive presence thanks to a thinly framed screen that's taller than most. The screen has a 3:2 aspect ratio with a 3000 x 2000-pixel resolution, which can give a vast view of Web pages and spreadsheets as long as you reduce the default size of text from 200 per cent. Furthermore, it has a large touchpad, a very good keyboard, and it ships with a USB-C hub that gives HDMI, VGA, and an extra USB-A port to connect to. Unusually, the webcam is stowed in the middle of the top row of the keyboard; it pops up to offer a mostly unflattering angle at best, and a cut-off head at worst. At least privacy-minded users who usually put tape over the webcam won't have to bother. Overall, it's thin and light with decent battery life and a good laptop to use at home or on the road. Note: This laptop's performance is not directly comparable to current products due to it being tested with an older version of our benchmark.

Sustainability

Shop Ethical rating
F
Warranty (years)
1
Replaceable battery
Not collected
Replace/upgrade RAM
Not collected
Slots for additional RAM
Not collected
Replace/upgrade storage
Not collected
Slot for additional storage
Not collected
Replace/upgrade Wi-Fi
Not collected
Country of origin
Not collected

Related products

Availability
Discontinued model

Cost

Price
$1,899.00

Specifications

Screen size (inches)
13.9
Native screen resolution (pixels)
3000 x 2000
Processor (CPU) type
Intel Core i5-8250U
CPU frequency (GHz)
1.6
RAM (GB)
8
Video graphics type
Intel UHD Graphics 620
Storage capacity (GB)
256
Available user space (GB)
210
Storage type
SSD
Wi-Fi version
5
Weight of laptop (kg)
1.3
Weight of power supply (kg)
0.2
Size (mm, H x D x W)
17 x 218 x 304

Features

Screen finish
Glossy
Touchscreen
USB-C
USB 2.0 ports
0
USB 3.0 ports
1
USB 4 as USB-C port
0
USB-C (USB 3.2 Gen 1 or 2, not Thunderbolt 3 or 4) ports
1
Thunderbolt 3 or 4 (as USB-C) ports
1
SD card slot (full-size)
SD card slot (micro)
HDMI port
Gigabit ethernet port
Rear camera
Backlit keyboard levels of brightness
2

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