Editors Liked
- Powerful performance
- Good keyboard
- Great build quality
- Compact design with 3:2 display
- Can play most 3D games
- Good price
- Combo fingerprint reader/power button
- Comes with a free dongle that includes ethernet and extra ports
- Nvidia MX150 GPU included in top-tier model
Editors Didn't Like
- Screen is a bit dim
- Short battery life
- Muffled, tinny sound
- Limited USB-C ports
- No Thunderbolt 3 support
- Only two configs
- Crazy-loud fans
- No USB-A ports
- Both models only support 8GB of RAM
The MateBook 13 isn’t flashy, and it doesn’t have the brand appeal or pedigree of systems like the MacBook Air or XPS 13. But it’s well built, well equipped, and a refreshingly straightforward take on what a portable, mainstream laptop should be. And the fact that it’s pound-for-pound one of the best values for a $1,000 laptop doesn’t hurt either.
As reviewed by Gizmodo