Mi Notebook 14 (Express photo: Anuj Bhatia)
Xiaomi Mi Notebook Price, Specifications, India Launch Live Updates: Xiaomi launched the Mi Notebook 14 series in India today. The company launched three variants of the Mi Notebook 14 and two models of the Mi Notebook Horizon Edition. The laptops will be available for purchase starting June 17 on Amazon.in, Mi.com, Mi Home and Mi Studio. The Mi Notebooks will be available across offline channels very soon.
To know more: Read our first impressions of the Mi Notebook 14 Horizon Edition
This is the first laptop launch Xiaomi had in the country and with the Mi Notebook 14 series Xiaomi will look to compete with other already popular laptop brands and in the country including Lenovo, Asus, HP, among others. If you missed the launch of the Mi Notebook 14 series, you can still watch it here.
The Mi Notebook 14 comes in three variants: the base model with 8GB DDR4 RAM + 256GB SATA SSD priced at Rs 41,999, 8GB RAM + 512GB SATA SSD priced at Rs 47,999, and top-end model with 8GB RAM, 512GB SATA SSD, + NVIDIA GeForce MX250 priced at Rs 47,999. Notably, these are inaugural pricing until July 16 and are subject to change.
In comparison, the Mi Notebook 14 Horizon Edition comes in two variants: the base model with 8GB DDR4 RAM and 512GB SATA SSD and Intel Core i5 10th generation priced at Rs 54,999 and Core i7 10th generation is priced at Rs 59,999.
Xiaomi just launched its new Mi Notebook 14 Horizon Edition in India. It is the company's first-ever laptop to be launched in the country. It starts at Rs 54,999 and goes up to Rs 59,999 for the top-spec model. To get a closer look at the device click here.
Xiaomi's Mi Notebook 14 Horizon Edition comes in two variants. The cheaper model comes with 8GB DDR4 RAM and 512GB SATA SSD and Intel Core i5 10th generation. This model is priced at Rs 54,999. The Intel Core i7 10th generation is priced at Rs 59,999. Read our first impressions of the Xiaomi Mi Notebook 14 Horizon Edition here
Xiaomi's Mi Notebook 14 comes with 10th Generation Intel Core i5, 14-inch FHD Horizon screen, 91 per cent screen to body ratio, 16:9 display, scissor keyboard, stereo sound, USB 3., HDMI cable, and multi-touch trackpad. The base model comes with 8GB DDR4 RAM and 256GB SATA SSD and Intel UHD Graphics 620, the second model comes with 8GB DDR4 RAM and 512GB SATA SSD and Intel UHD Graphics 620, and the top-end model comes with 8GB RAM, 512GB SATA SSD, and NVIDIA GeForce MX250. All three models come with Mi Webcam HD.
The Mi Notebook 14 Horizon Edition comes in two variants: the base model with 8GB DDR4 RAM and 512GB SATA SSD and Intel Core i5 10th generation is priced at Rs 54,999 and Core i7 10th generation is priced at Rs 59,999.
The regular Mi Notebook 14 comes in three variants: the base model with 8GB DDR4 RAM and 256GB SATA SSD is priced at Rs 41,999, 8GB RAM and 512GB SATA SSD priced at Rs 47,999, and top-end model with 8GB RAM, 512GB SATA SSD, and NVIDIA GeForce MX250 priced at Rs 47,999. These are inaugural pricing until July 16.
The Mi Notebook 14 Horizon Edition comes with a compact and metallic design -- weighs 1.35kgs to be specific. The metallic design makes the laptop look and feels premium. Another key highlight of the Mi Notebook is that the laptop is extremely lightweight when compared to the competition devices.
The Mi Notebook 14 Horizon Edition is well balanced and users will be able to open it with just using a single finger, claims Xiaomi. The Notebook 14 Horizon Edition comes with a 14-inch FHD Horizon screen, 91 per cent screen to body ratio, 16:9 display, scissor keyboard, stereo sound, USB 3., HDMI cable, and multi-touch trackpad. The Notebook includes an anti-glare coating at the top of the Horizon display which will help users working at night.
The Mi Notebook 14 Horizon Edition comes in two variants -- one with Intel i5 and the other one with Intel i7 processor. Both the Notebooks include 8GB of DDR4 RAM. The i5 comes with 512GB SATA SSD while the i7 model comes with 512GB PCI Express Gen 3 NVMe SSD. Both the variants come with NVIDIA GeForce MX350 and come bundled with Webcam HD.
Xiaomi introduces the laptop category in India. 'We started this project in January 2019. The product Mi Notebook is specific for India', said Manu Jain, Xiaomi India Managing Director. With the Mi Notebook, the company is targeting the multi-taskers, gamers and content creators.
Xiaomi is entering the laptop space just at the right time when everyone is staying and working from home due to the pandemic. Given that almost everyone is working from home right now the demand for a good laptop has gone up. Xiaomi claims that the upcoming Mi Notebook is powerful and is an apt choice for consumers looking to buy a laptop to multi-task. There are no details on how much the Mi Notebook will start at in India. In China, the Mi Notebooks are pretty aggressively priced and the same is expected to happen in India. We will need to wait for Xiaomi to reveal the pricing details of the Mi Notebook in a few minutes.
Due to the pandemic, the Mi NoteBook will launch via an online launch event in India today. The launch event will begin at 12PM and you will be able to watch the launch event on Xiaomi's YouTube channel and social media platforms such as Twitter. You can also follow us for all the latest updates.
Xiaomi India Managing Director Manu Jain reveals the Mi Notebook ahead of the global launch via a tweet a few minutes ago. This is how it looks. (Image: Xiaomi)
The launch
Xiaomi is launching two versions of the Mi Notebook, and one of them is a high-end model. Although the internals specifications are still not out yet, many believe the laptop is aimed at Dell's XPS 13. It will be interesting to compare the two machines side-by-side. After all, Dell XPS 13 is the most popular Windows laptop in the premium segment.
Xiaomi hasn't revealed any specific specifications of the upcoming Mi Notebook yet but time and again the company has said that the laptop will be 'ultra thin', 'ultra light' and allow 'Ultra-fast data transfer'. The company in a latest tweet said, 'The #MiNoteBook will feature ultra-fast data transfer, which is 30 times faster that HDD.' We await for Xiaomi to reveal more details of the upcoming Mi Notebook in a few hours from now.
Xiaomi will launch more than one laptop in India today, the company has been teasing for a while now. The company is said to launch a regular Mi Notebook version and then Mi Notebook Horizon version -- which is said to be an expensive model when compared to the base version. Xiaomi will officially reveal more details about the two laptop models at 12 noon -- when the event kicks off.