Honor MagicBook Artwork 14 evaluate

Again in July, Honor unveiled the MagicBook Artwork 14 for the Chinese language market and it seemed really spectacular on paper.

It has an almost 15-inch display (14.6-inch) with the very handy 3:2 facet ratio, and it is a 120 Hz touchscreen OLED panel as well. The laptop computer has a 60Wh battery, a full set of ports, Intel’s Core 7 Extremely 155H processor with as much as 32 GB of RAM, and as much as 1 TB of storage.

All that matches in a 1.03kg package deal – you learn that accurately – a feather above 1kg. To place that into perspective, the 15.3-inch MacBook Air has solely round 7% extra show space (677cm2 vs 634cm2) however weighs 46% extra (1.51kg vs 1.03kg). Half a kilo is a big distinction for an ultraportable laptop computer.

Honor ships the MagicBook Artwork 14 itself in a skinny field and its 65W adapter and removable USB-C cable in a separate field, tucked right into a plain larger cardboard field.

Design and construct high quality

The Honor MagicBook Artwork 14 has discovered a novel answer for its digital camera placement. As an alternative of fattening the laptop computer’s high bezel to deal with the digital camera, including an ugly notch, or settling for an up-your-nose answer, it made the digital camera a magnetic piece that attaches to the highest of the show when in use and tucks into the laptop computer’s physique the remainder of the time.

This leaves the display bezels a svelte 2.2mm on the perimeters and high and makes for a clean-looking machine. Plus it eliminates any privateness considerations you may need as not solely the digital camera is not you it is outright indifferent when you do not want it.

A intelligent interior design and choice of gentle supplies all through make the unbelievable 1.03kg weight doable. The laptop computer has an titanium keyboard, which reduces the load by 16% in comparison with earlier fashions.

The physique is created from a magnesium alloy, making the casing 30% lighter than earlier fashions. The end is named Satin Emanel Spraying Know-how, which is a skin-friendly coating that is additionally extremely sturdy per the corporate’s claims. The laptop computer ships in both Dawn White (with delicate pink and purple hues) or Emerald Inexperienced, which leans in direction of blue in sure gentle and is not as olive inexperienced because the press supplies would have you ever consider.

Inside, Honor designed battery so it optimizes house utilization by 28%.

The Honor MagicBook Artwork 14 feels similar to the Huawei MateBook X Professional 2024, which we reviewed again in July.

Each machines characteristic the same textured end, however whereas the MateBook X Professional 2024 is barely lighter at 980g, its 14.2-inch show is notably smaller, as is its touchpad.

The MateBook X Professional 2024 and the MagicBook Artwork 14 2024

The tuckaway digital camera module is undoubtedly modern. It sits flush contained in the left nook of the laptop computer and might be popped in or out by a finger press. The module sits very securely within the laptop computer physique, and it may be tucked in whichever manner you need – even with the pins outward (although you should not try this).

It is a intelligent solution to cope with the digital camera on a laptop computer but it surely does push the 2 ports on the left aspect of the MagicBook Artwork 14 a bit additional down. It is an unbalanced look that might irk some individuals.

The intelligent magnetic mechanism to cover the digital camera

The digital camera module attaches to the highest of the laptop computer and largely stays out of sight. It snaps with a optimistic magnetic really feel and can be utilized going through the again of the laptop computer in the event you’d need that for no matter purpose.

The digital camera attachment

Show, keyboard, audio system, digital camera

The show of the Honor MagicBook Artwork 14 is a masterpiece. Whereas it isn’t the one laptop computer to ship with an OLED panel, it is actually among the many finest on the market.

It is a 14.6-inch 2120x2080px FullView 10-bit show with a squarer-than-average 3:2 facet ratio, as much as 120Hz refresh price, and 10-point contact management. The panel has 100% DCI-P3 protection, in addition to a DeltaE (ΔE) ranking of under 0.5. The panel does 4320Mh PWM flicker-free dimming and even bought TUV Rheinland to certiify for low blue gentle emissions certification.

The panel is rated at as much as 700 nits of brightness in HDR mode and we measured a constant 500 nits in SDR mode. The Huawei MateBook X Professional 2024 measured barely increased, particularly in HDR (950 nits) however the MagicBook Artwork 14 remains to be impressively vibrant.

We have all the time counseled Huawei and Honor for delivery their machines with proprietary show colour assist and the MagicBook Artwork 14 follows that pattern. Proper-click on the desktop and go into Show Supervisor, the place you’ll be able to select what colour spectrum the laptop computer adheres to – sRGB, P3, or native. This is a superb characteristic that almost all different PCs lack and is very helpful for content material creators.

That is additionally the place you’ll be able to modify the colour tone of the display, put it in eBook mode, and finetune the colour.

Show administration software program

Honor and Huawei keyboards have lengthy been glorious for typing however the MagicBook Artwork 14 is a step above. We will not actually say we will recognize the titanium construct however the keys really feel barely softer and extra dampened than on the MateBook X Professional 2024.

The keys have the usual 1.5mm key journey and are very well-spaced. Avid players will scoff on the smaller Up and Down arrow keys, however that is the one grievance that we might consider.

The trackpad on the Honor MagicBook Artwork 14 is gigantic and really top quality. The sleek glass floor is superb for gliding your fingers and being a solid-state unit, you’ll be able to click on anyplace you want with the identical exact really feel. You’ll be able to modify the monitoring sensitivity and the vibration energy to your liking.

The trackpad helps as much as 5 fingers, although Home windows presently tops out at 4. There’s a variety of proprietary gestures by way of Honor’s pre-installed software program just like the knock to screenshot. All of them get quick demo movies and you’ll resolve whether or not to allow them or not.

There are six audio system and three microphones on this laptop computer they usually’re doing a wonderful job. There’s loads of quantity to fill a room and there’re even some hints of bass beneath, making the sound full.

You get a fingerprint scanner with Home windows Good day assist inside the ability button and it really works with out points. It helps fingerprint caching, that means a single press will energy on the machine and routinely log you into Home windows as soon as it boots to the login display.

The magnetic 1080p digital camera would not characteristic IR sensors for Home windows Good day. High quality-wise, it is a adequate webcam however nothing particular. The picture high quality is okay however there is not any HDR, as an illustration.

The sector of view of the webcam could be very broad and you’ll set it to trace your face throughout the body. You can too mess around with digital backgrounds.

Doing calls by way of the MagicBook Artwork 14 is a superb expertise. Callers reported that they heard us superb by way of the laptop computer’s trio of mics and appreciated the energetic noise cancellation.

The MagicBook Artwork 14 would not depart you wanting when it comes to ports. You may have two USB-C on the left aspect – one Thunderbolt 4 (40Gbps) and one USB 3.2 Gen 1 (5Gbps). On the best is one USB-A (5Gbps), an HDMI 2.1 (4k@60Hz), and a 3.5mm audio jack.

You must use the Thunderbolt-enabled USB-C on the best (it has a bolt of lightning on it) for charging, because it brings the very best charging pace.

Ports

Efficiency, Copilot smarts, battery life

You’ll be able to spec the Honor MagicBook Artwork 14 with both an Intel Core Extremely 5 125H (14 complete cores, 4 efficiency, 8 effectivity, 2 low-power effectivity) or the extra cable Core Extremely 7 155H (16 complete cores, 6 efficiency, 8 effectivity, 2 low-power effectivity) with Arc graphics, which we now have right here.

There is a alternative between 16 GB or 32 GB of LPDDR5x RAM and 1 TB NVME SSD.

That is Honor’s first Copilot-integrated laptop computer and it swaps the best Home windows key for a devoted Copilot key. Copilot works on-device to present customized solutions and is deeply built-in with Microsoft apps akin to Outlook and Microsoft 365.

It may possibly generate formulation, create charts and graphs, summarize key factors in emails, and transcribe conferences in actual time. It is a actual pace booster in the event you do your work by way of Microsoft’s suite of apps.

Copilot

Intel’s Meteor Lake has been reviewed to oblivion at this level so we’ll deal with the way it particularly performs on this machine. It is a very shut match for the Core 9 Extremely 185H we examined within the Huawei MateBook X Professional 2024, having the identical variety of bodily cores.

In Geekbench 6, it managed the same rating in single-core however is round 15% behind in multi-core. The SSD speeds are good however are nearer to PCIe Gen 3 than Gen 4.

Geekbench 6 and disk pace

We ran a 1-hour stress check on the Honor MagicBook Artwork 14. Like different thin-and-light laptops, it prioritizes being cool and quiet. When burdened, the processor can briefly high out at 2.7GHz (43W) after which drop right down to 2.1GHz (22W) the place it stabilizes. It might often soar as much as round 26GHz-2.7GHz (35W-39W) after which settle again right down to 2.1GH (22W) the place it stays for almost all of the check.

Through the check, the followers had been going full blast however produced not more than 55dB – barely audible in a comparatively quiet workplace atmosphere. That is an impressively quiet machine.

The MagicBook Artwork 14 would not get very heat both. The twin followers are bridged by a beneficiant vapor chamber, which mix to comprise after which disperse the warmth from the highest of the keyboard to the again of the machine. We measured slightly below 50° C on the highest, which wasn’t too dangerous – you’ll be able to comfortably use this laptop computer below load.

Thermal efficiency

The MagicBook Artwork 14 packs 60Wh battery that lasted 6:37 hours in our YouTube video check (400 nits, 80dB) and 6:53 hours in our searching loop check (400 nits). Charging the laptop computer from 0% to full took round an hour and a half, and it bought to 43% within the first half-hour.

Conclusion

Honor made a compelling ultrabook within the MagicBook Artwork 14. From whichever angle you take a look at it, that is an distinctive machine that stands out from the group of thin-and-light laptops. Its construct is not your typical machined steel and it is available in two attention-grabbing colours. The modern magnetic digital camera permits for a skinny and even bezel round a show that is larger than most 14-inch opponents. To not point out that it is an incredible OLED panel with quick 120Hz refresh price.

Then there’s the not possible lightness of the MagicBook Artwork 14 – Artwork makes Air seem like Lead.

And as an general package deal, the Intel-equipped machine works fairly nicely – it is highly effective however runs cool and silent. And you may get very affordable working occasions from the 60Wh battery. Nevertheless, the newly introduced Snapdragon X Elite-equipped MagicBook Artwork looms over this Intel one with urgent questions – how a lot better at battery endurance will the ARM model be?

Nonetheless, that one remains to be some time away and the Intel Core Extremely 7 155H with its far superior graphics is nearly to hit the market.

Execs

• Strikes a wonderful steadiness of measurement and weight
• Strong really feel, we just like the distinctive colour
• Shade-accurate OLED show with 500 nits of SDR and 700 nits of HDR brightness
• Wonderful port choice – Thunderbolt, USB-A, HDMI
• Runs quiet and funky
• Revolutionary magnetic digital camera design

Cons

• Just one USB-C is Thunderbolt 4
• Digicam slot pushes USB-C ports to the center of the laptop computer
• SSD not fairly as much as PCIe 4.0 requirements

Honor hasn’t but disclosed the worth and availability of the MagicBook Artwork 14, so we will not actually advise you to get one or not. In China the very best spec mannequin on this evaluate is CNY 9,499 in the mean time, which interprets to €1,200, although European worth will undoubtedly be increased.

But when cash’s no object – this very nicely could also be the very best laptop computer to get within the 14-inch to 15-inch class.