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Huawei MateBook 14 NoteBook (KLVC-WFE9L) review

Huawei MateBook 14 NoteBook (KLVC-WFE9L)

CHOICE Expert Rating

75%
What is the CHOICE Expert Rating?
Good points

Good Points

  • Webcam needs to be popped up from the keyboard in order to work, ensuring it can't transmit video when not intended
  • Very good Wi-Fi speed
  • Short time to charge to 80 per cent
  • Very good screen quality
  • Full-sized HDMI port
  • Thin screen bezel makes it look appealing
  • Very good keyboard
  • Very good touchpad
  • Very good screen luminance
Bad points

Bad Points

  • Webcam is built in to the keyboard and provides an unflattering up-the-nose view of the user
  • SSD is partitioned to provide a small 80GB system partition
  • No SD card slot
  • 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
75%
Performance score
62%
Tablet use score
N/A
Ease of use score
80%
Battery life score
77%
Display score
83%
Audio score
50%
Wi-Fi score
81%
Storage write-speed (MBps)
2705
Storage read-speed (MBps)
3368
Wi-Fi speed (MBps)
44
Average battery life – heavy usage (hours)
7:43
Charging time to 80% full (h:min)
1:09
Expert tester comments
There is an immediate heft that is felt when you pick up this Huawei 14-inch laptop. Its 1.5kg weight takes into account the discrete NVIDIA GeForce MX350 graphics adapter, which gives the laptop more oomph for recreational gaming than most other models. The storage is also super-quick for both reading and writing data, but it could get inconvenient to use since it's partitioned to offer a small 80GB system drive. The build quality is sturdy and the screen bezel is slim, and there is a concealed webcam that can be popped up from the keyboard; great for security, but not the most flattering of angles.

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
China

Related products

Availability
Discontinued model

Cost

Price
$2,499.00

Specifications

Screen size (inches)
14
Native screen resolution (pixels)
2160 x 1440
Processor (CPU) type
Intel Core i7-10510U
CPU frequency (GHz)
1.8
RAM (GB)
16
Video graphics type
NVIDIA GeForce MX350
Storage capacity (GB)
512
Available user space (GB)
410
Storage type
SSD
Wi-Fi version
5
Weight of laptop (kg)
1.5
Weight of power supply (kg)
0.2
Size (mm, H x D x W)
19 x 225 x 307

Features

Screen finish
Glossy
Touchscreen
USB-C
USB 2.0 ports
1
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
0
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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