Source: HONOR
What you need to know
- HONOR announced the MagicBook 14 and 15 today at its IFA 2020 event.
- The laptops are refreshes of previous devices that bring newer AMD Ryzen processors.
- The MagicBook 14 (from €749.9) and the MagicBook 15 (from €699.9) start shipping on September 21, 2020 and in October, respectively.
HONOR announced the latest versions of the MagicBook 14 and 15 today at IFA 2020. The refreshed laptops feature AMD Ryzen 5 4500U processors with six cores and six threads. The Magicbook 14 will be available from September 21, 2020 starting at €749.9. The MagicBook 15 comes a bit later, with a release date in October and a starting price of €699.9. HONOR did not discuss any potential release of the laptops in the United States. Both laptops appear to have sales at the moment.
HONOR pairs the new Ryzen 5 processors along with enhanced Radeon Vega graphics, which should deliver solid performance for gaming, photo and video editing, and editing large documents. The MagicBook 14 and 15 have 512GB of PCIe SSD storage and 8GB of DDR4 dual-channel RAM.
Source: HONOR
HONOR MagicBook 14
| Category | HONOR MagicBook 14 |
|---|---|
| Operating System | Windows 10 |
| Processor | AMD Ryzen 5 4500U Mobile |
| Graphics | AMD Radeon |
| Display | 14 inches Screen-to-body ratio: 84% Aspect ratio: 16:9 1920 x 1080 TÜV Rheinland Certification |
| Memory | 8GB DDR4 dual-channel 16GB DDR4 dual-channel |
| Storage | 256GB PCIe NVMe SSD 512GB PCIe NVMe |
| Battery | 56Wh |
| Ports | 3.5mm audio jack 1x USB Type-C HDMI 1x USB3.2 Gen 1 (Type A) 1x USB2.0 (Type A) |
| Wireless | Bluetooth 5.0 |
| Dimension | 322.5mm x 214.8mm x 15.9mm |
| Weight | About 1.38kg |
HONOR MagicBook 15
| Category | HONOR MagicBook 15 |
|---|---|
| Operating System | Windows 10 |
| Processor | AMD Ryzen 5 4500U Mobile |
| Graphics | AMD Radeon |
| Display | 15.6 inches Screen-to-body ratio: 87% Aspect ratio: 16:9 1920 x 1080 TÜV Rheinland Certification |
| Memory | 8GB DDR4 dual-channel 16GB DDR4 dual-channel |
| Storage | 256GB PCIe NVMe SSD 512GB PCIe NVMe |
| Battery | 56Wh |
| Ports | 3.5mm audio jack 1x USB Type-C HDMI 1x USB3.2 Gen 1 (Type A) 1x USB2.0 (Type A) |
| Wireless | Bluetooth 5.0 |
| Dimension | 357.8mm x 229.9mm x 16.9mm |
| Weight | About 1.53kg |
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The previous version of the MagicBook 14 got marked down in our review due to its older internals. The refreshed lineup mitigates that by bumping up to newer processors.
Both new laptops from HONOR are light, with the MagicBook 14 and 15 coming in at 1.38kg and 1.53kg, respectively.
The laptops both feature displays that are TÜV Rheinland certified.
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