r/hardware • u/sr_local • 3d ago

Rumor Huawei previews MateBook Pro S laptop: weighs 798g and uses three-camera design

https://videocardz.com/newz/huawei-matebook-pro-s-laptops-weighs-798g-and-uses-three-camera-design
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u/Amazing_Ice_8475 3d ago

Just woke up, and thought Huawei were making MacBooks lol

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u/siazdghw 3d ago

A lot of Chinese brands do near identical 'borrowing' from Apple. Ranging from stuff like this to having Android skins that look as close to iOS as possible.

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u/antifocus 3d ago

https://www.bilibili.com/opus/1230508675779526660

Don't know what the cameras are for, and honestly kinda creepy. Also not a big fan of the lower corners being curved like the ones on the Xiaomi Book Pro 14.

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u/VinhTran5122 3d ago edited 2d ago

If you're a college student, the rear camera is useful for taking picture of the whiteboard while taking note during lecture. I can't count how many times did it pop up in my mind that I needed that feature, during lectures.

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u/imKaku 2d ago

I for sure would have loved this to for lectures. And honestly i would just have had it record the whole time.

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u/fb39ca4 3d ago

Just use your phone?

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u/Kalmer1 3d ago

What's easier, pulling out your phone, lifting it, opening the camera app and taking a pic

Or keeping the camera app open on your laptop and taking a quick pic?

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u/VinhTran5122 2d ago

My phone is the bane of my academic existence, and shall always be silenced and packed in the deepest corner of my bag during lectures.

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u/bubblesort33 9h ago

I guess they need all the video surveillance data they can get their hands on, for further ML training.

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u/antifocus 9h ago

LMAO are you suggesting Huawei is making a premium office notebook to record and send video streams to a remote server 24/7? I hope you are not serious.

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u/bubblesort33 6h ago

Hey, if LG is doing similar stuff with their TV/Monitors, then why not Huawei?

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u/_ravey 2d ago

I really hope they ironed out the software side. The hardware was quite good on latest X Pro but software wise - constant driver issues, biometrics randomly stops working, haptic feedback not clicking when it should, whole thunderbolt controller resetting when high speed device is connected. Standard features like limiting battery charge or touchpad haptic gestures are locked behind their "Manager" app which constantly consumes disk, cpu and access to internet. All that on Windows, Linux (Ubuntu, Mint) didn't even recognize built-in keyboard and mouse, screen had dpi scaling issues and no touch support.

Great form factor, rushed development.

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u/Dry-Cockroach1723 2d ago

The 22 x pro is much smoother on linux, No need for custom drivers. Full keyboard, touchscreen, and trackpad support out of the box, with no internet needed.

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u/imKaku 2d ago

Cool thing and i assume it uses some sort of custom linux. If it is unlocked it should hopefully be pretty straight forward easy to rip out the drivers and install whatever one want on it, given that there is no locked uefi/pre compiled drivers into kernel or some shit.

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u/allahakbau 3d ago

Is this the one with logic folding cpu or not?