A premium laptop that aims to combine some of the best parts of rival machines from Apple, Microsoft and Dell, but at a lower pricepoint than any of them, the Huawei MateBook X Pro is a solid all-rounder with few compromises.

As it has with its recent phones, the Chinese electronics giant has emulated some aspects of other companies' devices incredibly closely here, but that's not to say it's a cheap knock-off by any stretch. The body nails the sleek look and feel of MacBook, right down to the contrasting keys and the little cutout that lets you gracefully lift the lid with one finger. Slap a sticker over the Huawei logo on the back and at a glance anyone might mistake it for an Apple machine.

It stands out from the MacBook in the details though, and I actually prefer Huawei's classy chamfered edges to Apple's boxier approach. Huawei includes two USB-C ports, and even packs a dock in the box so you can connect to a monitor using HDMI or VGA, but you'll need a dock of your own if you want DisplayPort or an SD Card reader. Handily the MateBook features one regular USB A as well, and the power button doubles as a fingerprint scanner for super snappy Windows Hello logons.

The display is a bright, beautiful 3:2 aspect touchscreen, just like you might find on a Microsoft Surface device, but the MateBook's tiny bezels let it pack a 14-inch screen into a chassis that will easily fit in bags designed for 13-inch laptops. At around 1.3kg, the MateBook matches the MacBook Air in terms of its ability to be carried around between meetings.