Huawei MateBook X Pro (2022)
Price: £1,899 (around £1,599) from fave.co/3u4XlZU
Huawei’s flagship laptop is back for another pop at the high-end market and the MateBook X Pro for 2022 is better than ever thanks to a raft of upgrades.
Headline features include a bigger screen with a 90Hz refresh rate, a larger trackpad with new gestures, speedy 90-watt charging and, wait for it, the webcam is no longer in that awkward pop-up key in the keyboard.
After years of being nearly perfect, the X Pro is still not quite there, but largely in different ways to before. Battery life is still an issue, for example, and we must now mourn the loss of the trusty USB-A port.
DESIGN
On the whole, the MateBook X Pro is the same laptop it’s always been. However, there are tweaks to the design that result in some big differences to the experience. With a larger screen, it’s perhaps no wonder that the laptop is a little heavier than before – but only slightly at 1.38kg. It’s also a touch thicker at 15.5mm but this isn’t noticeable.
The most obvious change when you open the lid – which can be done with one finger, offering an exceptionally smooth and satisfying experience – is the larger trackpad that goes all the way to the front edge of the chassis.
If a trackpad was a swimming pool, then this would be an infinity pool and I rather like it. More
