[News] Honor MagicBook 14 Review Round-Up

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As we all know, the HONOR MagicBook 14 was launched in the UK and you can find more details about this amazing laptop here along with an amazing special offer at launch: https://community.hihonor.com/uk/topic/17559/detail.htm

But, it's still over £500, so is it worth it? Let's see what the tech review community are saying:

AndroidPit: Honor MagicBook 14 review: a lightweight, affordable workhorse

First of all, I would like to warn you that after spending close to ten years using Linux and half a year with macOS, this is the first time that I am using Windows after so long, and two weeks at a stretch to boot. Needless to say, my past experience taught me to brace myself for unexpected crashes, sudden update reboots, and other similar hiccups. I also somewhat expected to see a lot of bloatware installed with notifications flashing at me as a constant reminder to renew my antivirus software or Microsoft subscription. Thankfully, nothing like that happened while large updates were installed in a jiffy without any hassle.

My user experience with the Honor MagicBook 14 was pleasant right out of the box. When testing the identical Huawei Matebook D 14 (2020), my colleague Daniel had waxed lyrical about its detailed workmanship, specifications, and general performance. He also concluded that the laptop justifies its £650 price tag. Honor is now practically selling the same model for £550, albeit with a lesser 256GB SSD capacity (which can be upgraded to 1TB).

Conclusion

If I had bought the MagicBook 14 for £549 myself, I would probably be a very happy camper. The type of games I play run decently without any dropped frame rates, it does not crash when I work, and the overall hardware should be decent enough to last me for the next four years. The quality of workmanship also makes me suspect that this laptop is still going to look good down the road, save for the usual wear-and-tear associated with everyday use.

Full review: https://www.androidpit.com/honor-magicbook-14-review

Expert Reviews: The Honor MagicBook 14 is a superbly made 14in laptop that crushes the competition when it comes to value for money. 5 Stars

Honor MagicBook 14 review: Performance

The core hardware is even more impressive than the display. Unusually, the Honor MagicBook 14 eschews Intel in favour of AMD here and employs a 2.1GHz quad-core Ryzen 5 3500U processor with Radeon Vega 8 graphics and 8GB of DDR4 RAM. By default, it comes with 256GB of PCIe SSD storage, which you can bump up to 512GB for a little extra cash.

In testing the MagicBook 14 performed admirably. I ran it through our in-house media benchmarks, the cross-platform GeekBench 4 and 5 and some graphics-focused benchmarks and games; it came through them all with flying colours, claiming some notable scalps along the way.

Honor MagicBook review: Verdict

Honor is clearly singing the same tune as Huawei when it comes to laptop production. While the MagicBook 14 may not be very best in all departments, it's certainly good enough for most and undercuts the sweeping majority of its Windows and Mac rivals on price.

If you can lay your hands on one – I’m sure at this price there’s going to be high demand – the Honor MagicBook 14 is an absolute steal. It’s slim, light, handsome and very pleasant to use; you won't go wanting in the power department, and it's remarkably well connected to boot.

Full Review: https://www.expertreviews.co.uk/honor/1411665/honor-magicbook-review

Trusted Reviews: One of the best Value For Money Laptops you can buy. 9 Stars out of 10.

Honor MagicBook 14 battery life – Honor-able

The Honor MagicBook 14 provides just what you’d want in terms of battery life for a student/productivity machine. Our battery testing gave results of just under nine hours – and this played out in real-world use too.

From first lecture to last, or a full working day, the MagicBook 14 will comfortably see you through. For when you do need some charge, Honor offers a 65W charger that brings battery back up to almost half from 0% in just half an hour.

Verdict

The Honor MagicBook 14 is the best-value student laptop you can buy right now. For less than £600, the MagicBook 14 will handle all the word processing and web browsing tasks you can throw at it. Rival devices fall short on either price or performance, so this really is the best budget-buy laptop currently available

Full Review: https://www.trustedreviews.com/reviews/honor-magicbook-2020

As you can see, it's not just Honor who think this is one of the best ~£500 laptops money can buy, the tech review community agrees. And remember you can get a Free MagicWatch 2 if you buy one now, so what are you waiting for? Let me know what you think in the comments!