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I've been using Matebook X Pro for 11 months (Windows) and so far I am super happy with the experience. I am never switching back to a 16:9 screen. Some things

by pingec 7y ago

I've been using Matebook X Pro for 11 months (Windows) and so far I am super happy with the experience. I am never switching back to a 16:9 screen. Some things that bother me: - touchpad rattle (can be fixed [1]) - keyboard backlight has a timer and turns off after some seconds of inactivity, there is no mode to leave backlight always on while laptop is awake - cooling of the charging circuit is poor and if you have some CPU load *and* charge the laptop at the same time, the fan will ramp up These are small things that could be fixed in the next iteration, I hope they do fix them. [1] https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=r67b1ZOZNVg https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=r67b1ZOZNVg

dijit 7y ago
The two last points are also true on the XPS and precision line from dell. If those are the largest issues then this really is a glowing recommendation by all accounts.
- ChuckNorris89 7y ago
  Why?! How do we still tolerate companies with decades worth of experience to still sell us products with poorly designed cooling on their premium line devices? If it would be some cheap discount supermarket laptop I would understand it, but XPS is Dell's flagship and makes them some fine margins.
  - dijit 7y ago
    Personally I’m not horrified that a charging circuit gets hot when it’s under the highest possible load, given that the cooling solution in place (the fan) detects it and ramps up. To my mind that’s just the cooling solution working as intended.
    - pingec 7y ago
      I have no hand-on experience but on paper the newer Matebook 13 [1] seems like it has a better cooling solution with two fans and two cooling heat sinks. I think the Matebook X Pro series could be improved in this direction as well. Also Matebook 13 seems like a great machine for the price tag, if only there was a 16GB ram version... [1] https://consumer.huawei.com/en/laptops/matebook-13/ https://consumer.huawei.com/en/laptops/matebook-13/
  - big_chungus 7y ago
    My XPS pulls up to 130 watts under full load and charging. That's a serious amount if current for that form factor (especially compared to other laptops), and still doesn't get too hot. They should have done a better job of cooling, but that doesn't bother me after repasting, padding, and undervolting.
    - ChuckNorris89 7y ago
      >doesn't bother me after repasting, padding, and undervolting See, there's the problem right there. As a nerd, I really enjoy tinkering and hacking with my tools to improve them, but as a paying customer, I expect the product to be properly designed and tested in the first place.
2bitencryption 7y ago
I'm so torn between this and the upcoming Surface Laptop 3. On the one hand, I trust the SL3's build quality and support to be A+ (though I understand the Matebook is also well built). But the catch: I doubt the SL3 is going to be Linux-friendly.
- Matthias247 7y ago
  Could your Linux needs be fulfilled by WSL2?

by pingec 7y ago

dijit 7y ago

The two last points are also true on the XPS and precision line from dell. If those are the largest issues then this really is a glowing recommendation by all accounts.

ChuckNorris89 7y ago
Why?! How do we still tolerate companies with decades worth of experience to still sell us products with poorly designed cooling on their premium line devices? If it would be some cheap discount supermarket laptop I would understand it, but XPS is Dell's flagship and makes them some fine margins.
- dijit 7y ago
  Personally I’m not horrified that a charging circuit gets hot when it’s under the highest possible load, given that the cooling solution in place (the fan) detects it and ramps up. To my mind that’s just the cooling solution working as intended.
  - pingec 7y ago
    I have no hand-on experience but on paper the newer Matebook 13 [1] seems like it has a better cooling solution with two fans and two cooling heat sinks. I think the Matebook X Pro series could be improved in this direction as well. Also Matebook 13 seems like a great machine for the price tag, if only there was a 16GB ram version... [1] https://consumer.huawei.com/en/laptops/matebook-13/ https://consumer.huawei.com/en/laptops/matebook-13/
- big_chungus 7y ago
  My XPS pulls up to 130 watts under full load and charging. That's a serious amount if current for that form factor (especially compared to other laptops), and still doesn't get too hot. They should have done a better job of cooling, but that doesn't bother me after repasting, padding, and undervolting.
  - ChuckNorris89 7y ago
    >doesn't bother me after repasting, padding, and undervolting See, there's the problem right there. As a nerd, I really enjoy tinkering and hacking with my tools to improve them, but as a paying customer, I expect the product to be properly designed and tested in the first place.

2bitencryption 7y ago

I'm so torn between this and the upcoming Surface Laptop 3. On the one hand, I trust the SL3's build quality and support to be A+ (though I understand the Matebook is also well built). But the catch: I doubt the SL3 is going to be Linux-friendly.

Matthias247 7y ago
Could your Linux needs be fulfilled by WSL2?