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Xiaomi’s first laptop is a Macbook Air rival

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Re: Xiaomi’s first laptop is a Macbook Air rival

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Post by mi_sucks »

ewheeler wrote: post #136
klackerz wrote: post #26

The best thing about Xiaomi is that they support their products very well. Almost all of their phones get security updates each month. That is a rare thing in Android nowadays especially with Motorola announcing that they will stop updating their phones with the new security updates. [1] [1] http://arstechnica.com/gadgets/2016/07/motorola-confirms-tha...

yes. my Xiaomi Mi4C gets an update every week. sometimes some minor regressions, but they're always fixed the next week. i certainly prefer that to the typical android software update cycle from most manufacturers/carriers

the updates pushed by MIUI team are just font size changes of the clock

or a new wall paper in the stock

or a new option on swipe right

They have sold millions of phones , ask them, on how many phones have they given

--- android version update.

Re: Xiaomi’s first laptop is a Macbook Air rival

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Post by mi_sucks »

kolinko wrote: post #122
mi_sucks wrote: post #90

I am pretty sure you are one of those online fanboys/shills who pop up everywhere to defend MI. Forget about security, HOW MANY PHONES OF MI can do ENCRYPTION, HOW MANY PHONES EVER DID ENCRYPTION. settings->security->encrypt == this option is absent from all phones. MI phones is not even run true android

Downvoted for the speech style. "You're one of those online fanboys...". Read up on nonviolent communication, man!

I learned this from MIUI forum.

if you spend sometime on miui forums, you might understand the language they use and the kind of treatment they give to posts which exposes the cheating they are doing in their service centers.

Re: Xiaomi’s first laptop is a Macbook Air rival

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Post by maxerickson »

klackerz wrote: post #26

The best thing about Xiaomi is that they support their products very well. Almost all of their phones get security updates each month. That is a rare thing in Android nowadays especially with Motorola announcing that they will stop updating their phones with the new security updates. [1] [1] http://arstechnica.com/gadgets/2016/07/motorola-confirms-tha...

How did you go from However, because of the amount of testing and approvals that are necessary to deploy them, it's difficult to do this on a monthly basis for all our devices. It is often most efficient for us to bundle security updates in a scheduled Maintenance Release (MR) or OS upgrade., which is a quote from Motorola, to Motorola announcing that they will stop updating their phones with the new security updates.?

Keeping up with the monthly updates would likely be preferable, but batching them is still a long way off from how you've characterized it.

Re: Xiaomi’s first laptop is a Macbook Air rival

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Post by im_dario »

rsynnott wrote: post #168
im_dario wrote: post #41

I don't trust their battery run-times. I was looking for a laptop and finally settled down for a Lenovo Thinkpad 13. Thinkpad's battery is 42 Wh with a wifi surfing run-time of almost 7 hours [0], although it being sold as a 11 hours run-time. It hasn't a dedicated graphics chip. Xiaomi's battery is 40 Wh and it sports dedicated graphics. Macbook Air's battery is 58 Wh and it has integrated graphics, lasting around 1…

The battery claim may be for the smaller model, which uses a Core M (similar to the new Macbook). That wouldn't be comparable to the Thinkpad or Macbook Air at all.

9 hours is for the 13.3 inches model. The smaller model is claimed to last 11 hours.

Re: Xiaomi’s first laptop is a Macbook Air rival

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Post by oldmanjay »

kolinko wrote: post #122
mi_sucks wrote: post #90

I am pretty sure you are one of those online fanboys/shills who pop up everywhere to defend MI. Forget about security, HOW MANY PHONES OF MI can do ENCRYPTION, HOW MANY PHONES EVER DID ENCRYPTION. settings->security->encrypt == this option is absent from all phones. MI phones is not even run true android

Downvoted for the speech style. "You're one of those online fanboys...". Read up on nonviolent communication, man!

Calling someone a fanboy is now considered violence? What sort of rhetorical genius convinced you of that?

Re: Xiaomi’s first laptop is a Macbook Air rival

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Post by Trundle »

vacri wrote: post #124
Trundle wrote: post #55

Earlier quoted context omitted.

An Air clone to me would have a metal body as that's a pretty defining characteristic.

Carbon Fibre isn't a good enough 'tech wank' material?

Could even be better. I didn't say anything about the value of the laptop, just whether or not I consider it a macbook air clone.

Re: Xiaomi’s first laptop is a Macbook Air rival

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Post by talideon »

danpalmer wrote: post #42
zapu wrote: post #31

Earlier quoted context omitted.

Is this: http://spadkobiercy.nazwa.pl/XPS13/7.jpg seriously not pleasing?

Not particularly. There are still lots of "bits" to it - colours, materials, vents, contours, etc. So few companies actually get rid of them, but it looks so much better when they do.

There's no venting or contours, and just two materials: meta and carbon fibre. Personally, I find the carbon fibre much more pleasant to rest my wrists on than metal and it looks quite nice in person. The thing that looks like venting on the left edge is actually a battery indicator. I'd get rid of it, personally, but that's my only real complaint about its looks.

Re: Xiaomi’s first laptop is a Macbook Air rival

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Post by ethanbond »

kyriakos wrote: post #177
kccqzy wrote: post #154

Earlier quoted context omitted.

Interesting. I also had a Xiaomi battery pack but after a few months of (irregular) use the outer shell started discolouring and the adhesives gradually became weaker, so much so that you can peel off the plastic at the bottom and top. Yes they are ready to take over large segments of the market but not yet the high end segment.

There is actually counterfeit xiaomi battery packs. There's a great chance you got one of those. The one I have took a lot of abuse and travel and still looks new

That still qualifies as a hit against the statement "Xiaomi means quality." Brand protection is hard, but also really important. It'll probably become more evident over the next few years why Apple has always been so vicious about it.

Re: Xiaomi’s first laptop is a Macbook Air rival

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Post by DigitalJack »

kas0 wrote: post #14

Every competitor for Apple is a good thing :)

As a full-time Apple user for the last 7 years or so (not counting my //e days as a kid), I completely agree with this sentiment.

When you have a captive audience and no competition, it is easy to become complacent.

If Linux had a compelling desktop UI alternative and a compelling seamless device integration, I'd be very happy to switch.

I realize there is a lot of subjectivity to what is pretty, but Apple has opened the door for competitors to come out with a more self-consistent UX and address the shortcomings that Apple has introduced in their UX. Such as reduced discoverability, the loss of at-a-glance comprehension.

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