Whoa. A purple laptop that folds totally flat? I need it. For science. It's cheap, it's cute, and the catch is hiding in the memory. Meet the Infinix XBook 14 Neo. A light fourteen-inch Windows laptop for students and everyday users. From 2,199 ringgit in Malaysia, about 542 dollars. On sale in Indonesia since September. This is Tech After Dark! We read seven write-ups and watched zero hands-ons. Zero hands touched.

And nobody's independently tested it yet, so these are launch facts. New thing one: the hinge folds a full 180 degrees. It lies totally flat! Perfect for showing your spreadsheet to the person across the table. Thrilling. Two: Infinix says it passed U S military-grade tests. Heat, cold, pressure, shock! Infinix says. It's their claim. Still, it should survive a backpack. Three: aluminium lid, carbon fibre base, four colours.

Sonic Yellow, baby! Bonus: two memory slots, so you can add R A M later. Remember that. Okay, is it fast? Tell me it's fast. Core i3 or i5. On paper, fine for documents, browsing and video calls. Not for gaming or editing. And that screen? Tell me it's gorgeous! It's sharp, and a bit taller than usual, nice for documents. But only 300 nits. What's a nit? Is it shiny? Can I have one? It's brightness.

Three hundred usually means squinting outdoors, and colours will likely look a little washed out. Battery, though! Thirteen hours! Claimed. Charges over U S B-C, and at 1.2 kilos it's MacBook Neo light. Now the reviewers. Notebookcheck notes every Malaysian model ships with just 8 gigs of R A M. Wait. That's the thing you told me to remember! Yep. They call Xiaomi's RedmiBook 'a more suitable option for users who need more R A M.' Oof.

But Gizmologi says it beats Lenovo's IdeaPad Slim 3 on paper! Better screen, bigger battery, lighter, cheaper. On paper. So it's cheap! Can I borrow one? For a week? Forever? From 2,199 ringgit, or just under eight million rupiah in Indonesia. No Philippine release yet. Okay, okay. Hit me with Nova's Catch. Eight gigs of R A M in every Malaysian model. Upgrading is on you. Versus! Apple's MacBook Neo is 599 dollars.

Same weight, give or take. And its screen hits 500 nits to this one's 300. The Infinix just starts cheaper. Lenovo's IdeaPad Slim 3 costs about a million rupiah more, with a smaller battery! And it's heavier. Lenovo, honestly. Verdict time! I say seven. Flat hinge, four colours, small price! Six from me. Wait for real reviews, and budget for R A M. After Dark Score: 6.5. That's eighth on our laptop board, just under the Mechrevo.

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