Obscure Chinese company unveils $399 Dell XPS 13 wannabe business laptop
Chuwi adds another product to the Lark family
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After theLarkboxpocket rocket PC, Chinese manufacturer Chuwi has added yet another product to its range: the Larkbook.
This sub-1kg laptop will cost only $399 (about £300 / AU$530) when it goes live onAmazonon December 15, and even featuresWindows 10Pro, which is usually only found in more expensivebusiness laptops.
Like the more expensiveDell XPS 13that it seeks to rival, it has a 13.3-inch full HD IPS display with 8GB of LPDDR4 RAM and a 256GB SSD (we have asked Chuwi for more specifics about the SSD interface used).
Elsewhere, there’s anIntel7265 Wi-Fi 5 module, four speakers, support for DTS sound, two microphones, a 35WHr battery and a 12mm-thin premium-looking all-metal chassis.
The N4120 is a let down
There are no big surprises when it comes to connectors. There’s noThunderbolt 3sadly, but it has two USB ports, one microSD card slot, a Type-C connector, one barrel-type power connector, a mini HDMI port and a 3.5-mm audio jack.
The processor is the big let down (although this is still quite relative). The Intel Celeron N4120 is far slower than the Intel Core i3-10110u CPU that powers theDellXPS 13 (late 2020 edition) - by about 40%. On the other hand, it runs cooler and is paired with faster LPDDR4 memory.
Chuwi has two more 13-inch laptops in its portfolio, theCoreBook Proand theGemiBook, both of which target slightly different audiences.
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