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Huawei MateBook D16
Finally got my hands onto a Huawei Mate book and what a better start than to start with a Huawei MateBook D16 2022 series, a premium looking midrange laptop that's a heavy hitter in its class. For a person moving from a basic laptop rather an entry level laptop i must say my few weeks with the Mate book d16 have been nothing but fascinating with just a few items on the wish list. Falling a class below the Huawei MateBook X Pro, the Huawei MateBook d16 comes in two colours space grey and mystic silver which happens to be my colour of choice. Out of the box the MateBook d16 comes with a 65w laptop charging brick and a type c to type c cable, at some point i discovered that the 66w smart phone charging brick that has usb to type c is not able to charge the mate books. The Mate book charger however charges smart phones without any issues. The Huawei the MateBook D 16 runs Windows 11 Home out of the box with pre-installed apps. ‘Link Now’ is a companion app, while ‘PC Manager’ offers several tools to help connect all your Huawei devices as part of the ever-growing Huawei eco system.
SCREEN and KEYBOARD
When you open the laptop, you are greeted by an eye catching 16-inch IPS screen that has a 1920 x 1200, 142 PPI resolution on a 16:10 Aspect Ratio and a 90% screen to body ratio. In my view an OLED display with a higher refresh rate would have been a massive win but the display remains decent and crisp. One disappointment is the bezel around the outside of the display, which is coated in plastic. This gives it a slightly cheap feeling that you wouldn’t associate with such a premium looking device. The mate book d16 boosts of a full-sized backlit keyboard with a separate number pad and a large responsive track pad. On the top right corner of the keyboard is the On button that doubles up as a fingerprint sensor on function that is essential for the protection of one's data and information. When you switch on the laptop using your enrolled fingerprint it automatically opens no need to put passwords or fingerprint again. What is interesting to note is the fact that Huawei dumped the intrusive keyboard webcam and has reverted back to a webcam on the top of the screen. The old webcam was a put off as it was misplaced, and one had to be at the right angle to avoid your inner nose from showing while you are on teams or zoom meetings.
SPECIFICATIONS
A laptop can only be as great as what has been installed on the inside rather that the outward looks, there are big changes on the MateBook D 16 2022 and compared to the previous generation of the MateBook D16. Last year’s original MateBook D16 used AMD’s Ryzen 4000 Series, but this version uses Intel’s latest 12th-gen chips instead the one i am having being an i7 coupled with a 16GB DDR4 Ram and a storage of 512GB SSD that would be a lot for most users though i would have loved a 1TB storage option for power users. The specification of the MateBook D16 makes the laptop a smooth operator from the moment you turn it on, it breezes through most tasks with so much ease, it excels across all my regular tasks, covering web browsing, watching videos, creating documents and managing emails. The Huawei MateBook D16 has
Intel Iris Xe graphics and I am yet to try pc gaming on it though am not an avid game rather time limits me a lot as i travel and work most times by road but when I get to will throw a comment below this thread. So far, the MateBook D16 is delivering excellent all-round performance that makes it perfect for everyday usage. It also runs very cool and quietly i hardly hear the fan turn on and off.
CONNECTIVITY AND PORTS
The Huawei MateNook D16 has a full array of ports with double usb c ports, Ether of the two USB-C ports can be used for charging or fast data transfer. They’re joined by a 3.5mm headphone jack, full-size HDMI port and two USB-A ports despite of the thickness of 18.4mm. On the connectivity side the Huawei MateBook D16 connects through WLAN: IEEE 802.11a/b/g/n/ac/ax, 2.4 GHz and 5 GHz, 2x2 MIMO, WPA/WPA2/WPA3 and Bluetooth 5.1
PRICING AND AVAILABILITY
The Huawei MateBook D16 is priced at R25 999,00 available on the official Huawei Online store and other major retailers including Game Store and Incredible Connections. The nice thing about the Huawei Store purchase is you get a R1000 discount voucher, and you also receive a Huawei backpack and a Huawei Bluetooth mouse plus free delivery.
VERDICT
So far, I am thoroughly impressed with the Huawei MateBook D16, its handling all my daily tasks with ease the 16GB ram makes multi-tasking very smooth. Would have loved a higher refresh rate and OLED screen but the screen is crisp and delivers for the purpose that I use the laptop. The battery life is just above 8hrs and thanks to Eskom you would want to keep it fully charged before you leave the house as it doesn't have the tenacity to hold up for the whole day. The return of the improved 1080p webcam to the top of the screen is a plus as opposed to the latter that had a webcam on the keyboard. Other highlights include an excellent port selection, light weight at 1,7kg, great fingerprint sensor and premium build. If affordability of the Premium Huawei MateBook X Pro is an issue but you want to grow your Huawei eco system by adding a very good laptop, I recommend you get a Huawei MateBook D16 2022.
Finally got my hands onto a Huawei Mate book and what a better start than to start with a Huawei MateBook D16 2022 series, a premium looking midrange laptop that's a heavy hitter in its class. For a person moving from a basic laptop rather an entry level laptop i must say my few weeks with the Mate book d16 have been nothing but fascinating with just a few items on the wish list. Falling a class below the Huawei MateBook X Pro, the Huawei MateBook d16 comes in two colours space grey and mystic silver which happens to be my colour of choice. Out of the box the MateBook d16 comes with a 65w laptop charging brick and a type c to type c cable, at some point i discovered that the 66w smart phone charging brick that has usb to type c is not able to charge the mate books. The Mate book charger however charges smart phones without any issues. The Huawei the MateBook D 16 runs Windows 11 Home out of the box with pre-installed apps. ‘Link Now’ is a companion app, while ‘PC Manager’ offers several tools to help connect all your Huawei devices as part of the ever-growing Huawei eco system.
SCREEN and KEYBOARD
When you open the laptop, you are greeted by an eye catching 16-inch IPS screen that has a 1920 x 1200, 142 PPI resolution on a 16:10 Aspect Ratio and a 90% screen to body ratio. In my view an OLED display with a higher refresh rate would have been a massive win but the display remains decent and crisp. One disappointment is the bezel around the outside of the display, which is coated in plastic. This gives it a slightly cheap feeling that you wouldn’t associate with such a premium looking device. The mate book d16 boosts of a full-sized backlit keyboard with a separate number pad and a large responsive track pad. On the top right corner of the keyboard is the On button that doubles up as a fingerprint sensor on function that is essential for the protection of one's data and information. When you switch on the laptop using your enrolled fingerprint it automatically opens no need to put passwords or fingerprint again. What is interesting to note is the fact that Huawei dumped the intrusive keyboard webcam and has reverted back to a webcam on the top of the screen. The old webcam was a put off as it was misplaced, and one had to be at the right angle to avoid your inner nose from showing while you are on teams or zoom meetings.
SPECIFICATIONS
A laptop can only be as great as what has been installed on the inside rather that the outward looks, there are big changes on the MateBook D 16 2022 and compared to the previous generation of the MateBook D16. Last year’s original MateBook D16 used AMD’s Ryzen 4000 Series, but this version uses Intel’s latest 12th-gen chips instead the one i am having being an i7 coupled with a 16GB DDR4 Ram and a storage of 512GB SSD that would be a lot for most users though i would have loved a 1TB storage option for power users. The specification of the MateBook D16 makes the laptop a smooth operator from the moment you turn it on, it breezes through most tasks with so much ease, it excels across all my regular tasks, covering web browsing, watching videos, creating documents and managing emails. The Huawei MateBook D16 has
Intel Iris Xe graphics and I am yet to try pc gaming on it though am not an avid game rather time limits me a lot as i travel and work most times by road but when I get to will throw a comment below this thread. So far, the MateBook D16 is delivering excellent all-round performance that makes it perfect for everyday usage. It also runs very cool and quietly i hardly hear the fan turn on and off.
CONNECTIVITY AND PORTS
The Huawei MateNook D16 has a full array of ports with double usb c ports, Ether of the two USB-C ports can be used for charging or fast data transfer. They’re joined by a 3.5mm headphone jack, full-size HDMI port and two USB-A ports despite of the thickness of 18.4mm. On the connectivity side the Huawei MateBook D16 connects through WLAN: IEEE 802.11a/b/g/n/ac/ax, 2.4 GHz and 5 GHz, 2x2 MIMO, WPA/WPA2/WPA3 and Bluetooth 5.1
PRICING AND AVAILABILITY
The Huawei MateBook D16 is priced at R25 999,00 available on the official Huawei Online store and other major retailers including Game Store and Incredible Connections. The nice thing about the Huawei Store purchase is you get a R1000 discount voucher, and you also receive a Huawei backpack and a Huawei Bluetooth mouse plus free delivery.
VERDICT
So far, I am thoroughly impressed with the Huawei MateBook D16, its handling all my daily tasks with ease the 16GB ram makes multi-tasking very smooth. Would have loved a higher refresh rate and OLED screen but the screen is crisp and delivers for the purpose that I use the laptop. The battery life is just above 8hrs and thanks to Eskom you would want to keep it fully charged before you leave the house as it doesn't have the tenacity to hold up for the whole day. The return of the improved 1080p webcam to the top of the screen is a plus as opposed to the latter that had a webcam on the keyboard. Other highlights include an excellent port selection, light weight at 1,7kg, great fingerprint sensor and premium build. If affordability of the Premium Huawei MateBook X Pro is an issue but you want to grow your Huawei eco system by adding a very good laptop, I recommend you get a Huawei MateBook D16 2022.