Without particular hype, placing it directly on sale, Chuwi has revealed the existence of its new budget laptop, the GemiBook Pro in the 2022 version, with a larger display and an updated Intel processor.
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One of the most well-known brands in terms of low-cost laptops, often taken into consideration when there is a need for a low-budget laptop, is represented by the Chinese company Chuwi which, after having tried its hand with the third generation CoreBook X, has unveiled the new GemiBook Pro 14 2022 laptop, already available for purchase both from Asian importers (333 euros on Bangood) and directly on Amazon (299 euros).
The new laptop has a metal frame, very thin and light (36.1 x 32 x 6.9 cm, for 1.5 Kg), in order to ensure a certain solidity without compromising the portability necessary in an increasingly frequent context of hybrid productivity. and mobile. Wide open, the GemiBook Pro 14 2022 exhibits, between frames contained on 3 sides, a 14-inch IPS LCD screen (vs the 13 of the previous model), resolved in 2K, therefore at 2160 x 1440 pixels, according to a 3: 2 format which makes it very suitable for placing several windows side by side, for easy multi-tasking.
Equipped with an integrated webcam, the GemiBook Pro 14 2022 notebook improves not only the visual area but – compared to its predecessor – also the processing capacity. Under the keyboard, backlit, Chuwi has put to work the quadcore processor (1.1 GHz) Intel Celeron N510 (with integrated integrated graphics card Intel UHD Graphics 600), of the Jasper Lake family, more performing and energy efficient (6 vs 10 Watt of TDP ) of the Celeron J4125 SoC of the Gemini Lake family mounted on the 2021 iteration.
The RAM, LPDDR4x, reaches 8 GB, while the storage, SSD (expandable by 1 TB via the M.2 SSD slot), stops at 256 GB, with the microSD card reader that allows you to add a maximum of another 128 GB .
The battery of the GemiBook Pro 14 2022 is 38 Wh, which ensures – according to use – from 3 to 8 hours of autonomy, with fast charging ensured (Power Delivery 2.0) by the full functional USB Type-C present on the sides of the body machine, along with other ports, including a USB 3.0 Type-A, a 3.5mm headphone jack, and power input. Among the completion specifications of the terminal, there is no shortage of dual band Wi-Fi, Bluetooth 5.1, and the operating system, as Windows 10 Home.