Magic-Ben MAG1 – part of the newborn pocket laptop trend

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De la: Alex Iliev 14 Octombrie 2019 / 07:15 0

If you haven’t noticed already, there are more and more manufacturers of pocket laptop computers. Interestingly, most of them are coming from China, and if you think about it for a second, you are going to understand exactly why one would want to buy such a device. Moreover, we are currently in the pre-sale stages of the Magic-Ben MAG1.

If you are interested in the 8.9-inch Magic-Ben MAG1 you can find it on Geekbuying HERE. As it is in a pre-sale discount, you can use this coupon code [MagicBen20] to get the price down by $20, which is valid until the 17th of October 2019. After that, you can add this one [MagicBen10], which expires on the 25th of October 2019.

So, what is so special about this laptop? Well, without a doubt, it is its size. With its 8.9-inch display, it weighs only 690 grams, while its height is 17.9mm. We have surely seen thinner laptops, but we are happy that Magic-Ben has chosen to give this portable laptop some bulk, in order to accommodate the 8600 mAh battery pack.

As we mentioned, the screen has an 8.9-inch diagonal. It has a resolution of 2560 x 1600 pixels, which results in an aspect ratio of 16:10. Additionally, its panel is built on the IPS technology, which ensures wider viewing angles usually a higher maximum brightness. Moreover, the pocket laptop’s digitizer supports up to 10 touches at the same time.

In terms of performance, the MAG1 sports something that appears to be the class for pocket laptops – Intel Core m3-8100y, 8GB of LPDDR3 memory and a choice from 256GB and 512GB of PCIe SSD storage. All of this works on a Windows 10 operating system, which comes pre-installed on this device.

Design-wise the laptop is pretty sleek. It is built out of metal, which ensures a pretty rigid structure. While the touchscreen is the most exciting feature of this laptop, it is inevitable that the keyboard is going to be the most used. It houses a fingerprint reader, while below the space bar, you are going to see a full-fledged touchpad. Obviously, at this footprint, you can’t expect a size bigger than the trackpad of IBM ThinkPad T42.

It is no lie, that every laptop should have a decent I/O connectivity if the manufacturers want their device to be versatile enough. And without batting an eye, the Magic-Ben MAG1 beats Apple’s best MacBook with a wider port choice – there is a single USB Type-A 3.0 port, a Type-C port, meant for charging, a MicroSD card reader, a Micro HDMI connector and an audio jack.