Compelling alternative to a Macbook Air or Dell XPS 13.
Main selling points are: -discrete NVidia Graphics -Samsung SM951 NVMe SSD (Read 2150MB/s, Write 1200MB/s, 90k/70k IOPS) -2 x M.2 2280 slots so additional SSD can be installed (SATA3 or run both SSD at half speed if other slot has NVMe due to CPU bus constraints)
Xiaomi Air 13 Laptop Windows 10 Intel Core i5-6200u Dual Core 2.3GHz 13.3 inch IPS Screen 8GB RAM 256GB NVMe SSD Front Camera Bluetooth 4.1 HDMI
Xiaomi Air 13 With a vivid screen and adaptive display technology, this laptop brings your photos and videos to life. It comes with high performance dedicated graphics card with dual SSD expansion. It also has a full-sized keyboard with backlit keys, all the ports you need. Customized AKG speaker with Dolby Audio Premium Surround Sound allows you enjoying music, movies and games better.
Discrete Graphics: GeForce GT 940MX
Microsoft Windows 10 Home OS Windows 10 brings back the popular Start Menu from Windows 7 and introduces new features, like the Edge Web browser that lets you mark up Web pages on your screen Intel Core i5-6200u Dual Core 2.3GHz, Up to 2.8GHz Ultra-low-voltage platform and dual-core processing provide maximum high-efficiency power to go. Intel Turbo Boost Technology delivers dynamic extra power when you need it 13.3 inch IPS Screen with 1920 x 1080 Resolution The 1920 x 1080 resolution boasts impressive color and clarity and IPS technology provides wide viewing angles 8GB DDR4 RAM for Advanced Multitasking Substantial high-bandwidth RAM to smoothly run your games, photos and video-editing applications, as well as multiple programs and browser tabs all at once 256GB SSD Storage Capacity Provides room to store pictures, videos, music and more New USB Type-C Port With its transmission speed 10 times faster than the traditional USB 2.0. The USB plug is reversible. You can connect it to the phone in whichever way you want HDMI Output Designed with standard HDMI slot, supporting 4K output and easy to show PPT, you can connect it to TV, monitors or projectors, creating your personal home theater 7.4V/5400mAh 40Wh Battery Supports Fast Charging Large capacity helps you free from shortage of power and frequent charging trouble and delivers long battery life without the fan Front Camera for Photos and Face-to-face Chat 1.0MP front camera lets you capture memorable moments or chat with friends Bluetooth 4.1 Interface Syncs with Compatible Devices Wirelessly transfer photos, music and other media between the computer and your Bluetooth-enabled cell phone or MP3 player, or connect Bluetooth wireless accessories
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woldranger
17 Aug 17#1
I'm sure for the money, it's a great device. But spending £500+ on a Gearbest purchase? You've got to be kidding!
BadBrainz to woldranger
17 Aug 17#2
Agreed I'm after this sort of device for travelling and I love Xiaomi stuff. But like hell am i spending that on a Chinese import. I wish someone here would start stocking them.
jeffjack
17 Aug 17#3
Looks amazing, might take a punt. Most items fall below customs fees but how about this?
Lowtrawler
17 Aug 17#4
Not in the market at the moment but would consider taking a punt in future. What's the keyboard layout, presumably no £ sign above the 3? Any other differences?
BadBrainz to Lowtrawler
17 Aug 17#5
US keyboard and Chinese plug are the only thing I can see out of the ordinary. Notebook check gives it a very favourable review.
Lowtrawler
17 Aug 17#6
Thanks, techadvisor also have favourable review, although battery life is much less than you might expect, only about 60% of the time on an XPS. That's probably a killer for me.
BadBrainz to Lowtrawler
17 Aug 17#7
Being USB c would it be chargeable from a power bank?
Agharta to BadBrainz
18 Aug 17#23
In theory yes but do power banks have enough juice? I presume you'd need a very hefty one.
rapid111111 to BadBrainz
18 Aug 17#25
Looked into that for my xps. Something about the power bank needing to be 20V and 3a which most power banks don't do. The ones that do it are about £120 and are difficult to find.
Does that even charge USB type C devices which seemingly this uses for charging? Not 100% if this laptop uses Type C for charging.
BadBrainz to Agharta
18 Aug 17#34
100% uses usb c for charging
Dodge62 to BadBrainz
18 Aug 17#35
That's the laptop, not the power pack, in case anyone else was wondering. The power pack does NOT have USB-C. It's also massive by the look of the pictures!
CampGareth to rapid111111
18 Aug 17#32
You need a USB-PD capable battery pack (Power Delivery, the official way to run more than 5V over a USB connection). The packs that do support it are expensive but worthwhile since they're close to 100Wh and can put out 30W which would charge my XPS 13 in about 2 hours.
After reading all the reviews I'm actually considering this. What are the delivery times like from gearbest?
pgilc1 to BadBrainz
18 Aug 17#13
Typically around 2-3 weeks.
BadBrainz to pgilc1
18 Aug 17#14
Even through DHL?
REAL_DEAL to BadBrainz
18 Aug 17#15
Customs would be all over it m8
BadBrainz to REAL_DEAL
18 Aug 17#16
Should I try and change it to normal shipping then? What sort of percentage customs charge would I be likely to get?
danj303 to BadBrainz
18 Aug 17#17
DO NOT USE DHL! You're guaranteed to be charged customs fees. With regular shipping, its probably likely to slip through.
BadBrainz to danj303
18 Aug 17#20
I realise this now but I've already put the order through and getting hold of gear best is a nightmare. I'm trying to find out what the customs charges will be?! Whether it's worth the hassle of me trying to contact them.
What is the value for VAT? The value for VAT is the declared value of the goods plus the transport costs to the country of destination plus the Customs Duty.
Example of Duty calculation Goods = 2 special edition CD sets Value of goods £80 + Transport to the UK £35
Total value for Duty £115 x 3.5% Duty = Total Duty payable £4.02
Example of VAT calculation Value of goods £80 + Transport to the UK £35 + Duty charges £4.02
Total value for VAT £119.02 x 20% = Total VAT payable £23.80 Therefore the total import Duty and VAT charges payable on import of these goods would be £27.82.
rapid111111 to BadBrainz
18 Aug 17#24
They're giving you the scare and a lot of misinformation. It will take around a week to deliver. There will be something to pay but it's a small amount. You should be able to go into your account and cancel if you changed your mind within a day.
Countyforever to BadBrainz
18 Aug 17#40
Bought a phone from them recently. Shipped on Monday and delivered on Saturday of the same week. I was impressed and very surprised.
chrome95
17 Aug 17#9
Think it works out cheaper from Banggood when using topcashback
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Opening post
Main selling points are:
-discrete NVidia Graphics
-Samsung SM951 NVMe SSD (Read 2150MB/s, Write 1200MB/s, 90k/70k IOPS)
-2 x M.2 2280 slots so additional SSD can be installed (SATA3 or run both SSD at half speed if other slot has NVMe due to CPU bus constraints)
Xiaomi Air 13 Laptop Windows 10 Intel Core i5-6200u Dual Core 2.3GHz 13.3 inch IPS Screen 8GB RAM 256GB NVMe SSD Front Camera Bluetooth 4.1 HDMI
Xiaomi Air 13
With a vivid screen and adaptive display technology, this laptop brings your photos and videos to life. It comes with high performance dedicated graphics card with dual SSD expansion. It also has a full-sized keyboard with backlit keys, all the ports you need. Customized AKG speaker with Dolby Audio Premium Surround Sound allows you enjoying music, movies and games better.
Discrete Graphics: GeForce GT 940MX
Microsoft Windows 10 Home OS
Windows 10 brings back the popular Start Menu from Windows 7 and introduces new features, like the Edge Web browser that lets you mark up Web pages on your screen
Intel Core i5-6200u Dual Core 2.3GHz, Up to 2.8GHz
Ultra-low-voltage platform and dual-core processing provide maximum high-efficiency power to go. Intel Turbo Boost Technology delivers dynamic extra power when you need it
13.3 inch IPS Screen with 1920 x 1080 Resolution
The 1920 x 1080 resolution boasts impressive color and clarity and IPS technology provides wide viewing angles
8GB DDR4 RAM for Advanced Multitasking
Substantial high-bandwidth RAM to smoothly run your games, photos and video-editing applications, as well as multiple programs and browser tabs all at once
256GB SSD Storage Capacity
Provides room to store pictures, videos, music and more
New USB Type-C Port
With its transmission speed 10 times faster than the traditional USB 2.0. The USB plug is reversible. You can connect it to the phone in whichever way you want
HDMI Output
Designed with standard HDMI slot, supporting 4K output and easy to show PPT, you can connect it to TV, monitors or projectors, creating your personal home theater
7.4V/5400mAh 40Wh Battery Supports Fast Charging
Large capacity helps you free from shortage of power and frequent charging trouble and delivers long battery life without the fan
Front Camera for Photos and Face-to-face Chat
1.0MP front camera lets you capture memorable moments or chat with friends
Bluetooth 4.1 Interface Syncs with Compatible Devices
Wirelessly transfer photos, music and other media between the computer and your Bluetooth-enabled cell phone or MP3 player, or connect Bluetooth wireless accessories
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Something about the power bank needing to be 20V and 3a which most power banks don't do.
The ones that do it are about £120 and are difficult to find.
accessories.euro.dell.com/sna…BVT
On amazon you can get 50000 mah for £110
amazon.co.uk/gp/…3LR
E.g. This Anker one or This RAVpower one
From DHL website - dhl.co.uk/en/…tml
What is the value for VAT?
The value for VAT is the declared value of the goods plus the transport costs to the country of destination plus the Customs Duty.
Example of Duty calculation
Goods = 2 special edition CD sets
Value of goods £80 + Transport to the UK £35
Total value for Duty £115 x 3.5% Duty = Total Duty payable £4.02
Example of VAT calculation
Value of goods £80 + Transport to the UK £35 + Duty charges £4.02
Total value for VAT £119.02 x 20% = Total VAT payable £23.80
Therefore the total import Duty and VAT charges payable on import of these goods would be £27.82.
It will take around a week to deliver. There will be something to pay but it's a small amount.
You should be able to go into your account and cancel if you changed your mind within a day.
Link: banggood.com/Xia…12S
With 6.3% cashback, it comes out to around £510 - £515