Let it not be forgotten that the company has struggled to justify its huge $45 billion valuation. There was plenty of speculation about a Xiaomi laptop last year, and now that has materialized into a physical product itвЂ™ll be interesting to see how many units Xiaomi ships. Introducing #MiNotebookAir, ultra performance in an ultra-light package /ejnYM8OpAV The Chinese company said the Mi Notebook Air is thinner (13 percent) than its equivalent Macbook Air, and 11 percent smaller than its rival thanks toВ a 5.56 mm bezel. Those specs slip a little for the smaller model, which includes anВ Intel Core M3 processor with integrated graphics, 4GB RAM and 128GB in expandable SSD.ДЄs is so often the case, Apple is the standard for XiaomiвЂ™s product comparison. For games, thereвЂ™s a dedicatedВ NVIDIA GeForce 940MX graphics card.В Size-wise, we are talkingВ 306.9 mm x 210.9 mm x 14.8 mm with an apparent weight of 1.28 kg. Under the hood, Xiaomi is promising anВ Intel Core i5 Processor with 8GB DDR4 RAM and 256GB PCIe SSD, and an expandable SSD slot. What we know so far is it will go on sale in China from August 2. DonвЂ™t hold your breath on an international launch, since many of XiaomiвЂ™s products - particularly its first forays into new categories - are China-only affairs. The starting price isВ 3599 CNY, or around $540, for the 12.5-inch model withВ the larger, flagship model coming inВ atВ 4,999, or $750.

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