Huawei Matebook 13 review: a powerful GPU and Whiskey Lake chip propel this compact notebook

Huawei’s Matebook 13 is an even more powerful notebook than the premium Matebook X Pro we reviewed last year—and it’s priced more cheaply than its sibling, too. Average battery life and a lack of Thunderbolt ports are the only blemishes on this well-made and well-priced 13-inch laptop...assuming you don’t mind the whiff of security concerns.Our review unit, received just weeks after Huawei introduced the Matebook 13 at CES, is the premium configuration. It's also the first laptop we've reviewed with Intel's new Whiskey Lake Intel Core i7 processor. Whiskey Lake is yet another CPU based on the company's aging 14nm manufacturing process; however, Intel is promising better connectivity as well as a decent speed bump of about 10 percent over the prior generation. To read this article in full, please click here