Sale €704 Huawei MateBook D 16 2024, Ultrabook 16″ sRGB 16/10th Silver thin and light nomad 8 hours under Intel Core i5-13420H performance with biometrics
Our opinion on the Huawei MateBook D 16 2024
Comfortable format for the laptop Huawei MateBook D 16 2024 thin and light suitable for studying with its 8-hour battery life. This Ultrabook is efficient thanks to its hybrid Intel Core i5-13420H Raptor Lake processor and its 16 GB of RAM which accelerates processing, like the fast 512 GB SSD storage which increases responsiveness. Equipped with a 16:10 IPS Full HD anti-glare screen, this dark Windows 11 laptop has a biometric fingerprint reader as well as Wi-Fi 6 and USB-C connectivity but is lacking keyboard backlighting.
Features of the Huawei MateBook D 16 2024
| Screen(s) | 14″ Full HD LED IPS 16/10th 100% sRGB 300cd/m² 1200:1 (1920×1200, anti-glare/matte) |
| Processor | Intel Core i5-13420H Raptor Lake-H (8 cores: 4P 2.1 GHz / 4E 1.5 GHz, 30W) |
| Installed RAM (max) | 16 GB (soldered) LPDDR4x 4266MHz |
| Intel Iris Xe integrated into the processor | |
| Storage | 512GB M.2 SSD (NVMe PCIe 4.0 x4) |
| Connections | 1 USB 3.2 (Gen1) + 1 USB 2.0 + 1 USB 3.2 Type-C (Gen1, charging and DisplayPort), HDMI |
| Network | 6-axis Wi-Fi (2×2), Bluetooth 5.1 |
| Backlit keyboard | No (1.5mm stroke) |
| Numeric keypad | Yes |
| Windows Hello | Yes, via fingerprint reader |
| Audio system | 2 speakers (2 x 2W) |
| Operating system | Windows 11 64-bit |
| Announced autonomy / Battery | 8 hours / Li-Polymer 56Whr (65W adapter) |
| Weight / Dimensions (mm) | 1.68 Kg / 356.7 x 248.7 x 17 |
The Huawei MateBook D 16 2024 faces the competition
The Huawei MateBook D 16 2024 is currently sold by Huawei France and offers a configuration/price ratio interesting for its category where it is one of the least expensive to adopt in a 16 inch 16/10th format such a recent and efficient processor with Windows included.
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Chassis, connectivity, screen of the Huawei MateBook D 16 2024
This Ultrabook can be opened 180° completely flat and has an elegant and discreet appearance with its thin and light Space Gray design, cooled by 2 fans.
This laptop incorporates good connectivity including USB-C, a practical HDMI video output for easily connecting it to a TV or monitor for example, Wi-Fi 6 ax and Bluetooth 5.1 modules for wireless remote connections and communications. wire, an audio port as well as 2 USB including 1 USB 3.0 (USB 2.0 compatible) ensuring transfers up to 5 times faster than USB 2.0 if you connect a device.
A biometric reader is integrated into the power button, you can authenticate by fingerprint recognition via Windows Hello.
On the other hand, there is no backlighting for the chiclet keyboard, which some will deplore.
Due to its 16:10 format, the Full HD screen displays more height information than a classic 16:9 panel.
Thanks to its IPS technology, its viewing angles are significant, both horizontally and vertically.
The screen also has an anti-reflective coating making it more readable than a shiny panel in a bright environment (e.g. outdoors).
Performance, autonomy of the Huawei MateBook D 16 2024
The Huawei MateBook D 16 2024 is a high-performance laptop computer designed for everyday nomadic use.
Many users will be satisfied with the good general performance provided by this Ultrabook which is based on an Intel Core i5-13420H Raptor Lake processor equipped with 8 hybrid cores which deploys its potential under software using multi-core.
The Core i5-13420H which also integrates the Iris Xe graphics solution is supported by 16 GB of RAM. It is therefore suitable for multimedia processing such as photo editing or video encoding.
For heavier and more regular multimedia work, we would rather favor a PC based on a (recent) processor equipped with a greater number of efficient cores.
Thanks to the Iris Xe, you can watch HD photos and videos but also play light games.
SSD storage clearly increases responsiveness and fluidity on a daily basis thanks to its high speed.
It promotes rapid starts/stops, processing and launches of applications.
In addition to being very fast, an SSD consumes little energy, is silent and robust.
Here it offers 512 GB of capacity, a capacity found in many models on the market – including (much) more expensive ones.
However, if additional space is needed, an external storage module can be used. We will favor a USB 3.0/USB-C device to benefit from fast transfers.
As for the autonomy of this Ultrabook, easy to transport because it is thin and relatively light, count on around 8 hours of battery operation in light use, which may interest some wishing to equip themselves with a student laptop.
When pushed hard, expect this laptop to get hot and loud.
To contain its temperatures it can be coupled with a ventilated support (remember to check the dimensions carefully!).
