$449 gives Chuwi’s new UniBook one of the lowest entry prices among newly announced Wildcat Lake laptops, pairing Intel’s budget Core Series 3 platform with 8GB RAM and 256GB storage.
That pricing undercuts Apple’s MacBook Neo and several PC rivals that struggled to match its stripped-down formula, with Dell’s XPS 13 starting at $599 for students and $699 otherwise, and Acer’s Swift Air 14 at $699.
Intel’s Wildcat Lake chips helped enable the push by giving budget laptops newer architecture instead of recycled older silicon, prompting Dell, Acer, Asus and Lenovo to roll out competing models.
The UniBook’s listed regular price is $569, but Chuwi is marketing the $449 figure as an introductory offer, leaving unclear whether or when the price will rise.