Pull the price-performance ratio full! Recommended guide for thin and light products in the 2-5K price range

The time came to May 2022, with the promotion of a new generation of mobile terminal processors, notebook manufacturers are preparing new products at the same time, but also reducing the price of old products. At present, although most of the new generation of light and thin products of major manufacturers have not yet been released, the products released last year have ushered in a large decline at this stage, and they have a good cost performance after the discount, and on some newly released products, there are also some light and thin products that have a good eye-catching place, and they also belong to the type of good cost performance.

In the content of this issue, we will use the lower price that can be searched to give recommendations, and because there will be price fluctuations between various platforms and electronic products, the price listed by the author can be used as a reference, through the reference to search for the approximate price range, choose a more suitable product.

Basic features available at 2K-3K price points: Intel 10th Gen Core U Series & Intel Celeron Series & AMD 3xxxU Series Processors + 1080P Resolution 45% NTSC Gamut Screen + 8GB Onboard Memory + 256GB Storage

In the price segment of less than three thousand yuan, the author still recommends this honor MagicBook X14 2021 i3 version, which may be a relatively good product that can be selected at an ultra-low price segment. As early as a few months ago, "After the Spring Festival, let's take a look at these recommended cost-effective laptops" This article I have introduced, and the current price of this product is also further explored, to about 2700 yuan, compared to the last recommendation of 200 yuan cheaper. It can be said that in this price point, this product belongs to quite a large amount.

Honor MagicBook X14 2021 i3 edition uses Intel's 10th generation Core i3-10110u processor, this processor is a dual-core four-thread specification, in this price segment, it is also decent, after all, it is cheaper and what bicycle is it. This i3-10110U processor + 8GB memory configuration can also be satisfied with lightweight office, writing and writing Word to do PPT is no problem. The default 250GB SSD capacity is also basically enough for friends with limited needs.

In other aspects, the Honor MagicBook X14 2021 uses a 14-inch screen, its screen has also obtained the Rhein Eye Care certification, for this price point of the notebook, it is a good plus point, but it is worth noting that this one configuration of the screen for 45% NTSC coverage of the low color gamut screen, if you have higher requirements for the quality of the screen friends, it is recommended to take a direct detour to see our recommended models below. In terms of interface, honor MagicBook X14 is equipped with a USB-C, two USB-A interface plus an HDMI interface and a 3.5mm headphone jack, which can basically meet the needs of light office. For consumers, the Honor MagicBook X14 2021 product is the use of on-board memory solutions, for memory needs to be more needed friends also need to consider.

Basic features available at 3K-4K price points: Inter 11th Generation Core Processor (U/H Series) & AMD 3XXX Processor (U/H Series) & AMD 5XXX Processor (U/H Series) + 1080P and above Resolution 100% sRGB Screen + 8GB AND ABOVE RAM + 256GB and above storage

In this price segment, the author would like to recommend a product launched by Redmi last year, which also has a good cost performance in the time period when the new product is about to be launched. This product is the RedmiBook Pro14 Ryzen™ Edition 2021 edition, the current price is about 3400 yuan (the low price I found), if you have an idea, you can also start.

The RedmiBook Pro14 Ryzen Edition 2021 uses AMD's R5-5500U processor in the core configuration, and in terms of specific frequencies, its reference frequency is 2.1GHz and the acceleration frequency is 4GHz. Overall, its six-core twelve-thread specifications will also have better performance in the face of more complex programming, picture processing, word processing, etc., compared to the previous price segment of the product, the overall performance will be much better.

The RedmiBook Pro14 Ryzen Edition 2021 uses a 2.5K 14-inch screen in terms of screen. Its resolution is 2560*1600, the ratio is 16:10, the brightness is 300nit, and the support color gamut is 100% sRGB. The fineness is not bad, and the brightness is decent. Overall, it is a good level, which is enough for many consumers. The screen of this product also uses DC dimming, which is also a good highlight.

RedmiBook Pro14 Ryzen™ Edition 2021 uses a metal body design on the A/C/D surface, the B side is made of plastic material, the overall texture is not bad, and it is also a mainstream level in this price segment.

In terms of other configurations, the RedmiBook Pro14 Ryzen Edition 2021 uses 16GB of memory, and the memory is also onboard, and users can hardly install it. The 512GB storage that comes with the fuselage is also relatively abundant for most users. This product does not have a unique display, which may not be very suitable for users who want to edit videos and model them.

In terms of interface, RedmiBook Pro14 Ryzen Edition 2021 is equipped with two USB-C interfaces and two USB-A interfaces with an HDMI video interface and a 3.5mm headphone interface, but unfortunately one of the USB-A interfaces is a USB 2.0 rate, which is generally decent and can meet the external expansion needs of most scenarios.

Basic features available at 4K-5K price points: Inter 11th Generation Core Processor (U/H Series) & AMD 3XXX Processor (U/H Series) & AMD 5XXX Processor (U/H Series) + 1080P and Above Resolution 100% sRGB Screen + 8GB and Above Memory + 256GB and Above Storage + Entry-level Discrete Graphics card or Screen For Better Performance.

In this price segment, in the recent more preferential products, you can already choose to be equipped with independent graphics card or more excellent screens and other thin and light, all-round products, this part of the product can bring users some experience improvement, but compared with the higher price range of products, it is also insufficient in some places, but it is still a good product, worth recommending.

Lenovo small new AIR 14 Plus Ryzen edition has not yet been launched, and at this stage has also ushered in a certain price decline, the current low price found by the author is about 4150 yuan, and from time to time there will be a low price of about 3800 yuan can be bought.

Lenovo Small New AIR 14 Plus Ryzen Edition uses AMD's R5-5600U processor and NVIDIA's MX450 graphics card in terms of core performance, of which R5-5600U is a six-core twelve-thread specification, and its performance is also OK, lenovo has given a high level of performance release. In terms of graphics cards, it is the MX450 with 2GB of video memory, which has nothing to worry about for some older AAA games and domestic online games at this stage.

Lenovo Xiaoxin AIR 14 Plus Ryzen Edition is equipped with a 2240 * 1400 16:10 14-inch screen, supports hardware-level Rheinland low blue light and DC dimming, supports 100% sRGB typical value color gamut coverage, for daily use can already be satisfied.

Lenovo small new AIR 14 Plus Ryzen edition in the interface of the configuration is more abundant, two USB-A interface and two USB-C interface plus an HDMI interface and a card reader interface and a 3.5mm headphone interface, compared to some products at the same price, belongs to the more complete configuration of the type. In other respects, lenovo's new AIR 14 Plus Ryzen™ Edition is equipped with 16GB of RAM plus 512GB of RAM.

And Lenovo and other first-line old brands also have a good plus, that is, their after-sales coverage is larger, users can basically quickly find after-sales outlets.

However, considering its price, the overall configuration of this OLED screen + R7 5800H + 16GB memory + 512GB storage is also a gain and a loss, and everyone can be considered as an object to consider.

If you need to make a balance between further image performance and other aspects, Honor's Honor MagicBook 16 Pro is also a good choice, it is equipped with a sufficiently good performance R7 5800H standard voltage processor, the specification of eight cores and sixteen threads as a configuration that many games will use, and there is basically no need to worry about performance.

The basic version of the Honor MagicBook 16 Pro is also equipped with Nvidia's GTX 1650 graphics card, as a graphics card configuration used in many previous games, this graphics card will be more outstanding than the centralized display performance in terms of image performance, and some of the latest AAA masterpieces can also meet the needs of medium special effects, and can also cope with some editing, rendering modeling, games and other aspects of the demand.

In terms of screen, the Honor MagicBook 16 Pro uses a 16.1-inch 1080P screen that supports 100% sRGB coverage and a screen refresh rate of up to 144Hz, and has also been certified by Rhein Eye Care. Although it does not have the high color coverage of OLED screens, its color range and refresh rate performance are also considered to be the upper middle and upper levels. In terms of interfaces, there are two USB-C interfaces and two USB-A interfaces, one of which is a USB-A rate of USB 2.0. It is also equipped with a 3.5mm headphone jack and an HDMI connector.

From the overall configuration point of view, the glory MagicBook 16 Pro performance belongs to the level of gold oil, to a certain extent to avoid the same thickness as the game book, but the weight is also higher than the conventional thin and light book, stuck in the middle of the two products, for both sides want to have a certain need for the user, is a product that can be considered.

To summarize:

This issue recommends the choice of different configurations of light and thin books in the 2-5K price segment, and the products in this issue focus on the cost-effective solution, and strive to buy products suitable for themselves at a relatively cost-effective price. At present, because there are still a series of new products that have not yet been fully launched, this recommendation is also a more cost-effective product covering the recent past. If there is a demand for high-end thin and light books and golden oil notebooks, you can also pay attention to our next issue, and will recommend some high-end products for you to choose from.