Xiaomi’s big event today in Beijing finally brought us new devices, like the Xiaomi Mi Notebook Air, the Chinese firm’s first laptop. It feels very much like a MacBook Air and looks quite slim and classy. The starting price is $520.

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Running on Windows 10, this device has two versions: a 13.3 incher with potent specs and a more portable 12.5 incher. Both share a slim body, a Full HD screen with slim under glass bezels an a backlit keyboard. There’s an USB Type C charging port in the mix as well and the chassis of the laptop is all metal and minimalistic. Available in gold and silver, the product is priced at about $750 for the top spec model.

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The 13.3 inch version of the Xiaomi Mi Notebook Air measures 14.8 mm in thickness and weighs 1.28 kg, while inside we find an Intel Core i5-6200U Skylake-U processor, a dual core 2.3 GHz unit, with turbo up to 2.7 GHz. There’s also an Nvidia GeForce 940MX GPU here, 8 GB of DDR4 RAM, 256 GB of SSD and a 40 Wh battery, that should provide up to 9.5 hours of usage.

Then there’s the 12.5 inch model, with a 12.9 mm waistline and 1.07 kg weight. This one relies on an Intel Core M3 CPU, no dedicated GPU, 4 GB RAM and 128 GB SSD. HDMI and USB 3.0 ports are on both models. The price for this one is $520.

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