The XPG Xenia 14 is another PC I recently reviewed. Prices start at about $950 and there are plenty of configuration options available. Battery life is excellent, the camera is where it should be, and the keyboard and touchpad are great. It's not as compact as the X Pro, but it's still a beautiful machine. Its 11th Gen Intel Core CPUs are joined by an NVIDIA GTX 1650 Ti Max-Q discrete GPU for excellent performance, and it has a ton of ports. The HP ENVY 14 is a top contender, receiving near-perfect marks in our review.
The MateBook X Pro sits in a 14-inch class that's seen some exciting recent releases. The drawback is that it only works with Huawei hardware. Once connected, you can drag and drop files between devices, you can answer voice and video calls on your laptop, you can record your PC's screen on your phone, you can open and edit phone files on your PC, and more. If you have a Huawei phone, you can quickly and easily connect it to the laptop via NFC and Wi-Fi. Huawei Share, which was introduced in the 2019 model, is still around. Wi-Fi 6 is now included for faster, more reliable wireless internet, and Bluetooth 5.1 is there for wireless accessories. It works as it should with Windows Hello for quick and convenient logins. A fingerprint reader is built into the power button just above the keyboard. As someone who ignores the right Shift key, it took some getting used to. My two complaints here are a lack of navigation keys (PgUp, PgDn, Home, End) and a half-size Shift key on the left side. There's a backlight to help with working in low-light conditions.
Keys are pleasantly firm and have about 1.2mm of travel. The keyboard is mostly comfortable, and using it for all-day typing didn't pose any major problems. The MateBook X Pro's audio is still some of the best available in an Ultrabook this size. It's some of the best audio I've heard from a laptop this size. Still, sound from the two top-firing speakers that flank the keyboard and two down-firing speakers near the bottom front of the PC is clear and loud. Quad speakers make up the MateBook X Pro's audio system, though it seems that Dolby Atmos tuning has gone by the wayside.