Known for its smartphones, Xiaomi has launched its first set of laptops – Mi Notebook 14 and Mi Notebook 14 Horizon Edition, in India, today.

Through an online launch event, the Chinese smartphone maker released these compact and easy to carry laptops, powered by Intel’s 10th generation processors, 8 GB DDR4 RAM and up to te hours of battery backup.

The new Mi Notebook 14 and Mi Notebook 14 Horizon Edition offer an upscale design, built with a magnesium-aluminum alloy and an anodised sandblasted coating.

Mi Notebook 14 Horizon Edition features a ‘Horizon Display’, which is a 14-inch display in the footprint of a 13.3-inch form factor with 91 per cent screen to body ratio. This product debuts with the NVIDIA MX350 GPU, which comes with 2GB of Video RAM allowing users to smoothly edit photos/videos or play games.

Mi Notebook 14 weighs 1.5 kg and has a screen to body ratio of 81.2 per cent. The model adorns a thin and light body.

The series comes preloaded with Windows 10 Home Edition and offers DTS Audio Processing to fine-tune audio levels. Additionally, there is Mi Quickshare to seamlessly share files between your Android smartphone and laptop. Mi Blaze Unlock is another unique feature added to unlock your Mi Notebook in less than 1.2 seconds with your Mi Band.

The products will be available from June 17, in India on Mi.com, Mi Homes, amazon.in and offline retail partners.

  • Mi Notebook 14 Horizon Edition will be available in Mercury Grey colour at a starting price of ₹54,999.
  • Mi Notebook 14 will be available in Silver colour at an inaugural starting price of ₹41,999.

Manu Kumar Jain, vice president, Xiaomi, and managing director, Xiaomi India said, “At Xiaomi, we aspire to bring breakthrough technology, premium design and superior performance to our users. We are always listening to our Mi Fans and they have been eagerly anticipating the launch of Mi Notebooks in India.

“We are excited to launch the series as Mi Notebook 14 Horizon Edition makes its global debut in India. With Mi Notebooks, we are confident that Indian consumers will love the harmonious balance of in-class technology, experience and design on Mi Notebooks.”