MateBook D: Huawei brings a 999 euro laptop to Germany

Huawei now offers its cheaper MateBook D also in Germany. After last year's model was 15.6 inches in the United States, in June, the conversion to smaller 14 inches and AMD Raven Ridge was done, the notebook now comes with Intel processors from 999 € in German commerce. 19659002] After the technically convincing MateBook X Pro (test) brings Huawei the cheapest MateBook D in Germany. The recommended retail price of the new model is 999 euros with Intel Core i5-8250U, 8 GB of RAM and 256 GB of SSD, for 1.199 euros there is also a variant with Core i7-8550U and features otherwise identical. Huawei's German site also mentions variants with 4 GB of RAM and 512 GB of SSD, but these are not intended for the German market. In both variants also tinker with a Nvidia GeForce MX150.

United States with Raven Ridge

The MateBook D was offered a little over a year ago exclusively in the United States, still with 15.6-inch screen and main processors the seventh generation. By the end of June this year, the conversion to 14 inches and the APU AMD Ryzen 5 2500U took place. With 8GB of RAM and 256GB SSD, Huawei is offering this notebook in the US for $ 629 before taxes.

Fast Fingerprint Sensor for Windows Hello

The 14-inch display of the MateBook D resolves in the 16: 9 format with 1.920 × 1.080 pixels and goes without the touch function of the MateBook X Pro . However, the built-in fingerprint sensor in the power button, which provided fast and reliable detection of Windows Hello in the MateBook X Pro, and Dolby Atmos speakers placed on the side of the keyboard flat and light, have been adopted. These have provided a good soundscape for the MateBook X Pro, but buyers should not be fooled by the Atmos label – it does not create surround sound

In the Huawei aluminum case has on the left side ports for USB Type C and HDMI (standard each unknown) integrated, there is also a port USB Type A per side, one of them with 3.0 fast and one with the old 2.0 standard. On the right side, users will also find a headphone jack. For wireless connections, there is WLAN 802.11a / b / g / n / ac with 2 × 2 MIMO and Bluetooth 4.1.

Up to 12 hours of autonomy

For the 57.4 Wh battery (7.565 mAh), Huawei a maximum duration of twelve hours. To determine this value, a 1080p video was read in the continuous reading test at a brightness of 150 cd / m², a system audio level at 67%, and a Windows update disabled and without OneDrive. The weight of the laptop is 1.47 kg in the dimensions of 323 × 221 × 15.8 mm (W × H × D).

Huawei provides the MateBook D in both variants with Windows 10 Home in the 64-bit version off The only available color is Space Gray.