Overview
- Wildcat Lake laptops, listed on JD.com, began selling in China Monday, with Honor’s X14 around 4,399–4,599 CNY and CHUWI’s UniBook near $449.
- Intel unveiled Project Firefly Tuesday in China to standardize thin-and-light PCs using shared connectors and phone-sourced components to lower costs.
- Asus, HP and Honor have Core 5 320 models in the market at roughly $571 to $662 before tax, and Lenovo’s Lecoo Air 14 is reported as the first Firefly-branded unit.
- Early posted benchmarks point to higher multi-core scores for Intel’s Core 5 320 than Apple’s A18 Pro, but independent reviews and battery testing are still pending.
- Many of the first models tout practical perks over the $599 MacBook Neo such as 16GB RAM options, 53–60Wh batteries and more ports, though screens and finishes may not match Apple’s polish.