Initial Stuff Verdict

This slimmer, lighter MateBook 14 is shaping up to be a very capable all-rounder ultraportable

Pros

Sleeker styling and skinny screen bezels

Intel Core Ultra 7 muscle

Eye-soothing OLED display

Cons

What if you don’t like mint green?

Introduction

It’s usually the top-tier MateBook X Pro that commands all the attention whenever Huawei refreshes its laptop line-up – but 2024 might be different. Sure, the new flagship is lighter than virtually any current top laptop, but a revised design, Intel Core Ultra performance and an OLED screen make the MateBook 14 almost as compelling.

At just 1.31kg it’s still perfectly portable, and it doesn’t skimp on connectivity. When it goes on sale on the 18th of June, it’ll undercut the MacBook Air by a significant margin (or it will if you try to match it for memory and storage). After getting some hands-on time ahead of the official unveiling, it might just be the everyman ultraportable Windows fans have been waiting for.