In China, a great nightmare was born for Apple and other brands, as the technology giant Xiaomi does not stop growing. The quality and price of its products are one of its strengths, but not the only ones. It also highlights the design of its equipment and the benefits they include, as well as the latest technology. His laptops, along with those of Huawei, are a revelation ...
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Xiaomi notebook range
Within the Xiaomi brand you can find various series designed with the needs of a particular user group in mind:
Xiaomi Redmi Book Pro
It is a laptop designed to offer an attractive design and with very powerful hardware with Intel i5 and i7 / AMD Ryzen 5 or 7 processors, dedicated and integrated NVIDIA GeForce MX GPU and Intel Iris Xe / AMD Radeon respectively, as well as a screen available with 13, 14 and 16 ”(FullHD IPS up to 2.5K resolution and high-density Super Retina panel).
The autonomy is about 12 hours in this case. It can be a great alternative to the Apple Macbook Pro at a lower price and with a Windows operating system.
Xiaomi Mi Notebook Pro
It is an ultrabook, with a very slim profile and designed to offer great mobility and autonomy of up to 13 hours. It includes quite powerful hardware, with Intel i5 or i7 chips, up to 16 GB of RAM, and integrated Intel Iris Xe graphics and dedicated NVIDIA GeForce MX. It can be achieved with an SSD of up to 512 GB and with 15.6 ”Super Retina OLED displays. One of the best for those looking for a very balanced team.
Xiaomi MiNotebook Pro X
It is a new series that is based on the Notebook Pro, but that arrives enhanced compared to its younger brother. It is a more expensive computer, but its hardware includes the top-of-the-range Intel i5 or i7, dedicated NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3000 Series Ti graphics, up to 32 GB of RAM, SSD up to 1 TB, autonomy of up to 11.5 hours, and Super OLED screens. Retina. Without a doubt one of the best ultrabooks on the market.
Xiaomi Redmi G Gaming
It is a series based on the Redmi, but oriented for gamers. This notebook features the most powerful Intel i5 / i7 processors, plus 16GB of RAM, and dedicated graphics from the NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1000-Series. It includes a 16.1 ”screen, FullHD resolution and 60 to 144Hz depending on the model.
Xiaomi Mi Gaming
It is another of the versions for gaming that have arrived in Spain for not so demanding gamers who prefer a more affordable equipment. This model also includes powerful Intel i5 and i7 processors, RAM between 8 and 16 GB, 512 or 1TB SSD, 6.5 hours of autonomy, and a 15.6 ”FullHD screen. The graphics would be dedicated NVIDIA, with several models to choose from: GeForce GTX1660 Ti, RTX2060, GTX1060 all 6GB VRAM, or the 1050GB GTX4 Ti.
Xiaomi Mi Air
As you can imagine, this series is bound to compete with Apple's Macbook Air. Not only does it look similar in design and mobility, but it also hides an incredible price compared to the team from Cupertino.
You can find it with a 13.3 ”screen and with an autonomy of 8 hours. Your hardware can include latest generation Intel i3, i5 or i7 processors, up to 8GB of RAM, and 2GB dedicated NVIDIA GeForce MX Intel UHD + integrated graphics. Regarding storage, you can choose SSD from 128 to 512 GB.
Why aren't Xiaomi laptops sold in Spain?
Xiaomi laptops are not easy to find, although you can buy them from stores like Amazon or from your own official store of Xiaomi Spain. The reason that sometimes they have not been sold here is because of the layout of their keys. These equipments are created under the ANSI standard of the United States. This should not be a problem, since they have even added the Ñ.
On the other hand, these equipment will arrive direct from the factory in China, and the estimated time of arrival in Spain is usually between the 3 and 7 days. A slightly longer time than many other models from other brands. Although if you find it in a store with enough stock, the wait could be the same as any other brand ...
Do Xiaomi laptops come with a Spanish keyboard? It can be fixed?
They don't really have a Spanish keyboard as I have commented before, but they have included the Ñ key as I have mentioned. This does not make them 100% Spanish keyboards, but at least it is a great help, even if the layout is slightly different. And, if you have purchased a model that does not even include the Ñ, but has the English version directly, then you can also transform it. This should not be an impediment, as it can be change the "layout" or keyboard configuration from the operating system to set the one for any country, including Es_es (Spanish for Spain) with ISO standard.
To be able to choose the correct layout in the operating system Microsoft Windows 10, you can follow the following steps, if it is not configured as standard:
- From your Windows 10 go to Start.
- Then open Settings.
- Then enter the Time and language section.
- The next thing is to go to Language.
- In Preferred languages you select the language you want for your keyboard.
- Now is the time to go to the Options button that appears.
- Once inside select Add a keyboard and choose the language you want.
- Accept and go.
On Amazon there are also keyboard stickers in Spanish with which you can transform any version in another language into a Spanish one. So you will not be confused if you are one of those who needs to look to type ...
Is it worth buying a Xiaomi laptop?
The truth is that they are of very good quality, with one of the best designs, and reasonable prices in most cases. And, of course, with the latest in hardware and technology. Therefore, in principle they are a fantastic purchase option. Instead, limitations on where to find these kits could put some buyers back.
Furthermore, the warranties and technical service They could also be a drag for some, since being from China you have something more complicated, although little by little Xiaomi is improving its infrastructure in more countries. In this case, at present it may be better to bet on other alternatives that do sell from Spain and have a better service, such as the case of the Chinese Huawei or Lenovo ...
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