Overview Haier LightBook: powerful ultra-light Ultrabook 12 mm thick

40 years before this laptop

The idea of ​​creating the notebook appeared in 1968. Then Alan Kay of Xerox engineer, described a hypothetical device as a "computational size of the machine with a notebook, which has a flat monitor, and is capable of connecting to the network without wires."

Note the word "notebook" and remember, looked like laptops before the presentation of Steve Jobs the world's first Ultrabook MacBook Air in 2008. Yes, they were like, and continue to look like rather on the hefty encyclopedias rather than notebooks.

It was the first true ultrabook laptop, how it came up half a century ago, and everything that came before - compromises and half-measures. The first truly weak. The first truly compact. The first truly mobile. Without prejudice to the autonomy and performance.

There is nothing surprising in the fact that the ultrabooks have become incredibly popular. Finally, people have got a complete mobile computer, which is really convenient for daily use. It is worth any money, and therefore higher prices Ultrabooks compared to conventional laptops has no effect on their demand.

The evolution of ultrabooks

Every self-respecting computer manufacturer wanted to make ultrabook. It began processors race millimeters and grams, for which we are watching with interest and keep an eye himself a favorite.

The thickness of the first MacBook Air was 19.4 millimeters. Then it seemed incredible. The latest versions of MacBook Air splyusnulis to 17 millimeters, and most-most new the MacBook, which is the Retina, boasts a thickness of 13.1 millimeters.

ultrabook haier LightBook, Hero of this review, has a thickness of 12.2 mm at a weight of only 1.3 kilograms!

What kind of Haier?

Haier - an international company with a long history. Starting with refrigerators and other household appliances in 1984, over time, Haier has mastered the production of television sets, smart phones, laptops and other high-tech.

Simply put, the Russian market of modern electronics came another giant of China, and it can not but rejoice. Competition is always on hand to us, the end users.

haier LightBook

Absolutely all ultrabooks like. This is not surprising and shameful. When the struggle is conducted for every millimeter and gram, any extra detail goes into negative product.

Visually dimmed Ultrabook - it's about the same thing, that decorate the tablespoon. Looks can, and fun, and there are awkward. That is why my today's subject, like any modern ultrabook, represents the epitome of minimalism and austerity.

Characteristics

haier LightBook It is available in two configurations: S378 and S314. They differ in the processor, RAM size and the price. The youngest model Celeron N3150 with 4 GB of RAM is worth 39,990 rubles. The older model in the Pentium N3700 with 8 GB of RAM will cost 49,990 rubles.

Features

Silent and reliable

The Haier LightBook no fan or other moving mechanical elements, that is, it is absolutely silent. I press my ear to the ultrabook running and do not hear anything.

Thanks for this in the first place is aimed at mobile devices Intel processors with extremely low heat. They allow notebook manufacturers to restrict passive cooling in a radiator and throw out the design fans, which are noisy, clogged with dust, noise even more as the wear mechanism, prone to breakage, and are a major cause of treatment in service.

Powerful

In Haier LightBook used Intel processors 14 nm Braswell nucleus.

In short, their performance with more than enough for everyday use, and the graphics subsystem eighth-generation Broadwell easy casual pull toys such as CS GO, Dota 2, LoL and the like. Braswell strong not only in 3D, but also in the video decoding with support for H.265.

Capacitance embedded in Haier LightBook battery is 2350 mAh. It seems small, but the combination of processor TDP 6W, DDR3L low voltage memory and optimized for mobile devices Windows 10 gives the result. Full charge is enough for 4 chasa active browser use with parallel work, office and communications applications at 50% screen brightness.

Talk about some resource-intensive programs in this case is inappropriate, since the existing mobile processors are not yet designed for serious work with professional graphics and videoinstrumentami.

Lightweight, slim and compact

The small fragile girl easily holds Haier LightBook three fingers.

Ultrabook with the stock fits into a typical handbag.

Pleasant to the touch

In addition to exceptional ease and optimal dimensions Haier LightBook very pleasant to the touch. Not everyone likes to touch the smooth cold metal, especially when the only ultrabook brought from the street in the fall or winter.

In this case the hull has a specific surface texture, similar to the result of sand blasting. To the touch it is more like a plastic that is not so cold and slippery.

honest thickness

You know, what's the catch with "the very same" ultrabook? Look at the photo.

Left Haier LightBook, 12,2 mm, right - "the same" thickness of 17 millimeters. It may seem that the ultrabook right, even a little thinner, but it is actually due to the constriction of smooth faces.

Exactly the same approach "that" now in its desktop candy bar, which, under the The "right" angle look almost flat and strictly side turn when looking at frank puzatikov.

The Haier LightBook fair and honest design thickness. There is no "fat" concealed shadow. And the legs have nothing to do with it. Both ultrabooks height rubber supports same.

Two USB 3.0 ports

"The same," the company can feed any number of his fans with tales of that USB is not necessary that the future of wireless technology. The future can be anything, but I live in the present, and then high-speed USB ports are very necessary, especially when standing inside a single SSD is not very large volume.

Ability to set the built-in 4G-modem

On the left side Haier LightBook found painfully familiar slot, which we used to see on smartphones. Yes, this plug is used to set the SIM-card, but of the 4G-module inside there. The manufacturer explained that the Russian market ultrabook comes with no built-in 4G-modem.

However, enthusiasts will not stop. Find your own 4G-module on AliExpress and install it in the ultrabook is not difficult.

Bright screen without glare

anti-glare coating works well stated by the manufacturer. Check it out in the real world it turned out to be unrealistic, because now the end of October, but under bright artificial light of the contents of the screen is perfectly visible.

13.3-inch Full HD IPS-matrix gives a vivid picture trustworthy, after which look at the typical cheap screens budget notebooks frankly disgusting.

Net Windows 10

Haier LightBook comes with a pristine Windows 10 without a third-party utility, and it's great.

Perhaps someone really like a ton of preset "corporate" software, which are stuffed manufacturers its products. Maybe someone even uses such programs.

The problem is that all these tools and applications samozapustitsya strive, to live in the memory and the computer continuously eat and battery power resources.

Cleaning your computer from such a harmful waste may be not such an easy task for the average user. The variant with a clean system on which the user himself will put him just the right software, it seems to me much better.

Verdict

Haier LightBook - best ultrabook. Is sufficiently thin and light to eliminate any inconvenience during everyday use and in the journey. Hardy and productive enough to completely replace the desktop computer and the classic bulky laptop.

Elegant neutral design makes Haier LightBook equally suitable for men and women regardless of their status and the preferred style of clothing. Excellent workhorse at an affordable price.

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