Honor MagicBook 14 (2022) official with 12th Gen Intel processors, RTX 20-series GPUs

Honor has refreshed the MagicBook 14 notebook with the latest 12th Gen Intel processors. The laptop is currently available in Honor’s home market in China. Today, we will be discussing the specs, features, expected price, and availability of the Honor MagicBook 14 (2022) in Nepal.

Honor MagicBook 14 (2022) Overview:

Design and Display

Honor is offering the 2022 iteration of the MagicBook 14 in two color options. Users can get the laptop in either Space Gray or Mystic Silver shade. The chassis is made primarily with aircraft-grade aluminum with a sand-blasted texture on top. It measures 15.9mm in thickness and weighs around 1.54 kg.

Opening the lid, you are greeted with a 14-inch LCD display with a 2.1K resolution. The screen adopts a 3:2 aspect ratio and 100% sRGB coverage. Honor lists the typical brightness of the MagicBook 14 (2022) at 300 nits. Likewise, the screen-to-body ratio is 88% resulting in an immersive viewing experience.

Performance

Under the hood, Honor MagicBook 14 (2022) packs the latest 12th Gen Intel processors. Honor has opted for the H45-series processors, which means they draw up to 45W of power and are more powerful than the CPUs you usually find on mainstream laptops.

The base variant of the MagicBook 14 (2022) arrives with the Core i5-12500H processor. There is a Core i7-12650H variant as well. In terms of GPU, you can choose between NVIDIA RTX 2050 or the entry-level MX550.

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Cooling

Honor MagicBook 14 (2022) comes with two fans with 100 S-shaped blades each. The company claims that this new cooling setup results in a 56% increase in heat dissipation. In addition, Honor is also debuting the OS Turbo. It is an in-house energy optimization engine that, the company says, can reduce power consumption by up to 28% with effective resource management.

Software

Honor MagicBook 14 (2022) runs on Magic OS for Windows 11. It allows seamless file transfer between Honor devices. Likewise, users can also use the Honor Device Clone feature to copy data from an old Honor laptop to the new MagicBook 14.

Rest of the Specs

Fueling the Honor MagicBook 14 (2022) is a 75Wh battery. Honor claims that the laptop can endure 16 hours of offline video playback with a full charger. The company ships a 100W GaN charger in the box, which can completely charge the phone in 80 minutes.

In terms of I/O, you get two USB Type-C, one USB Type-A, an HDMI, and a 3.5mm headphone jack. It also has support for Wi-Fi 6 and Bluetooth 5.2 for wireless connectivity. There is even NFC for Honor Magic Link. Furthermore, Honor has embedded a fingerprint scanner on the power button.

Honor MagicBook 14 (2022) Price in Nepal (Expected)

Honor MagicBook 14 (2022) is currently up for pre-order in China, where its starts at CNY 5,499 for the Core i5 variant with an integrated variant. Likewise, the Core i7 variant starts at CNY 5,699. We expect the price of Honor MagicBook 14 (2022) to start at NPR 115,000 if and when it launches in Nepal.

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