Huawei MateBook E

Thin and light. Responsive and crisp touch screen. Full-size keys. USB adapter included.

Lackluster performance. Relatively short battery life. Subpar trackpad. Lacks angled keyboard. Pre-partitioned hard drive.

Ultimately, the MateBook E is less than the sum of its parts: a gorgeous display, a thin and light form factor, and processor, memory, and storage options that you'd expect to find on a laptop. Bring it all together, though, and you get an...

Improved keyboard cover ; Infinitely variable stand ; Decent screen ; Integrated fingerprint scanner ; Near silent operation

Battery life still isn't great ; Upright typing position not too comfortable ; Expensive for moderate spec ; Hard to locate in UK

The original MateBook didn't have a particularly long battery life per charge, nor was the keyboard cover's stand very well designed. The MateBook E fixes this latter issue with a more creative keyboard cover, but the device doesn't go far enough to...

Slim and lightweight ; Gorgeous 3:2 aspect ratio display ; Excellent keyboard case

Relatively slow performance ; Expensive

There’s nothing horribly wrong with Huawei’s MateBook E, but it's neither the best 2-in-1 you can buy nor the best value. If you're after the former, you need to go for a Core i7 2017 Microsoft Surface Pro and if you want to save some cash, opt for the...

The MateBook E is a clear improvement from the first generation and is on par with the Surface Pro as the best Windows 10 hybrid device. The well-built and included keyboard cover is the quiet star of the show here, as there’s not much you can do to...

I haven’t yet been able to run full benchmarks and battery life tests, and we don’t have final UK pricing yet, although the euro prices, which start at €999, set a worrying precedent. However, so far the Huawei MateBook 2 looks to be a considerable...

Moderate price versus Surface Pro devices includes keyboard folio ; Surprisingly good keyboard for a detachable 2-in-1 ; Stylish design, solid build quality ; Silent operation

Middling performance and battery life ; Single USB Type-C is only port/slot, with port expander extra-cost ; No rear-facing camera or stylus

All MateBook E models come with Windows 10 Home as the OS (sorry, no choice to upgrade to Pro), and it is the Microsoft Signature Edition that comes free from trialware and pre-loaded apps and programs you didn’t ask for. Also, Huawei includes a...

Hohe Bildqualität ; Präziser Touchscreen ; Geräuschlos ; WLAN-ac, Bluetooth ; Kompakte, leichte Bauweise

Etwas geringes Arbeitstempo ; Etwas geringe Akkulaufzeit ; Speicherkartenleser fehlt

sehr schlankes und leichtes 2-in-1-Gerät ; sehr helles Display ; lüfterloses Design ; Mini-Dock im Lieferumfang ; Fingerabdrucksensor ; stufenlos verstellbarer Standmechanismus

nur ein Anschluss zum Laden und Verbinden ; nur 4 GB Hauptspeicher ; schwache Grafikleistung ; kein Kartenleser ; Stift muss separat erworben werden

connect-Testurteil: gut (385 von 500 Punkten)