Featuring an elegant design reminiscent of Apple’s MacBook, the Honor MagicBook X 16 is above all a lightweight ultrabook ideal for office tasks and teleworking in general. It also has the advantage of being offered at a contained price: Honor is indeed offering it at 649.90 euros instead of 899.90 euros.
Those looking for a lightweight, compact laptop with sufficient power to run office tasks smoothly can turn to an ultrabook. Particularly appreciated by nomadic workers and students, these models can be transported anywhere with great ease. The Honor MagicBook X 16 is a good representative of this. And although it may look like Apple’s MacBook, its price is significantly lower than that of the latter, since it does not exceed 650 euros.
The essential points of the Honor MagicBook X 16
- A 16-inch IPS WUXGA panel
- A 12th gen i5 + 16 GB of RAM
- A 512 GB SSD and expandable storage
Initially displayed at 899.90 euros, then reduced to 699.90 euros, the Honor MagicBook X 16 is now offered at 649.90 euros on the Honor website after applying the promo code APCX16.
A light and compact “MacBook-like”
Featuring a neat aluminum chassis and a thickness that does not exceed 18 mm, the Honor MagicBook X 16 looks a lot like Apple’s MacBooks. Obviously, the similarity ends here, since the Chinese brand’s model is much cheaper and less premium aesthetically than the references from the Californian firm. We are still entitled to a refined design, and above all to a very light ultrabook, since its weight does not exceed 1.75 kg, which makes it an easily transportable machine on the go.
The Honor MagicBook This FullView screen also allows you to benefit from a report screen-to-body of 89% as well as a 16:10 format, which allows more content to be displayed on the screen. An E-Book mode is even available to limit eye fatigue.
Sufficient performance for typical use
In the bowels of the MagicBook With such a configuration, the ultrabook, which natively integrates Windows 11, can deliver sufficient performance for office tasks, web browsing or even consulting social networks. However, don’t expect to run demanding games on this device, which is really not cut out for this use, especially since the graphics part is only provided by an Intel UHD graphics card. A 512 GB SSD completes everything to ensure fast launches and reduced loading times. Note that this storage is expandable and a second M.2 2242 SSD of up to 1TB can be installed.
In terms of autonomy, the Honor MagicBook 65W fast charging is also included. Finally, the MagicBook
If you want to discover other compact and lightweight references that we recommend with your eyes closed, we invite you now to consult our guide to the best ultrabooks of the moment.
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