| I've been using Xiaomi Mi Notebook Pro [1] for a little over a year now and there is not a single visible sign of wear. People have had various problems with this laptop, but mine is still in a great condition. I'm running Arch Linux and so far everything has worked without hiccups. Build quality, in general, is very good. Some positive highlights: - It has an aluminum body and feels very sturdy. - Lid can be opened with one hand and even after one year it feels like when I first got it. - Keyboard feels very nice: there's a great amount of travel and keys have a great clicky feedback. - Touchpad is superb, very smooth and responsive. It's definitely better than that of XPS, but obviously not as good as Mac's. Some negative aspects: - Some keys started to squeak rather quickly. - One of the speakers rattles at higher volumes. - Screen of my unit had several dead pixels on arrival. Fortunately they are only seen in pitch-black darkness on a black background when the screen is at near max brightness. Not once have I noticed them during daily usage. - Keyboard stays lit for a fixed time. - Soldered RAM. - Fans seem to not be of very high quality. - Slow SD card reader. Specs: Quad Core i7-8550U, 16GB RAM, NVIDIA GeForce MX150 GPU, 256GB NVMe SSD. Overall I find it an excellent laptop with great specs. I got it for 920 EUR and it's impossible to find such laptop for such an incredible price where I live in Europe. [1]: https://www.gearbest.com/2in1-laptops/pp_009171639711.html?w... |