Honor · 2024
Honor MagicBook X16 (2024, Core i5-12450H)
Cheap, big-screen, and Linux-trivial on plain Alder Lake, but the 42Wh battery gives about 4 real hours and 8GB soldered RAM caps what you can do; fine as a desk machine, not a travel one.
Compiled from public sources and community data, not hands-on tested. What that means.
Best on ubuntu LTS. Confidence: high
Scores
Specs
| CPU | Intel Core i5-12450H |
|---|---|
| GPU | Intel UHD Graphics (integrated) |
| RAM | 8 GB (soldered) |
| Storage | 512 GB |
| Screen | 16" 1920x1200 @ 60Hz |
| Weight | 1.68 kg |
| Battery (real) | ~4 h |
Linux compatibility
- ubuntu-lts Out of the box
- Wi-Fi
- works
- Bluetooth
- works
- Fingerprint
- needs tweak
- Webcam
- works
- Audio
- works
- Suspend
- works
ubuntu-lts: Plain Alder Lake (i5-12450H) with UHD graphics is one of the most boring, well-trodden Linux platforms there is; Ubuntu 22.04.3 or newer installs clean. The hardware row is read from that platform, not a bench test of this exact Honor SKU: English-language reports for this unit are thin and the Wi-Fi module varies between batches, so a batch with a non-Intel card is the one realistic surprise. The real problem is not Linux, it is the 42Wh battery: about 4 hours of actual use, and 8GB soldered RAM is tight for anything beyond a browser and an editor.