On Chinese e-shops, you can often find laptops that promise interesting parameters for an even more interesting price. Mostly from manufacturers you've never heard of and come from China. However, the components inside are mostly from well-known companies. This is also the case with the Ninkear N16 Pro, which runs on an Intel chipset and already looks interesting at first glance.
When you look at the parameters, you immediately notice the powerful processor, the monitor with QHD resolution and 165 Hz refresh rate, but also the great 32 GB RAM in combination with a 1 TB SSD drive. And all this for less than 700 euros. Does this laptop have any weaknesses? You will learn everything in this review.
Where do you buy it?
We bought the laptop from the seller Banggood, where we found it in a European warehouse. As you are well aware, this means that you will not have to wait weeks for delivery. We ordered it on Tuesday and on Monday the courier called to say that it was at the address. IN this article you will find instructions for using other discounts.
Ninkear N16 Pro
- 32 GB + 1 TB SSD, Geekbuying, EU warehouse
- 32 GB + 1 TB SSD, Banggood, CN warehouse
- 32 GB + 2 TB SSD, Geekbuying
- 16 GB + 1 TB SSD, Banggood
- 16 GB + 1 TB SSD, Geekbuying
- 32 GB + 1 TB SSD, Banggood, CZ warehouse
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Express delivery from a European warehouse free of duty and VAT.
This product will be delivered to you expressly from your local warehouse in Europe. Delivery from EU warehouses usually takes 7-10 days and delivers courier. No extra charges, no customs duties or VAT.
During transport Banggood You don't pay any extra fees for Priority Shipping.
We recommend choosing transportation Banggood Priority Shipping, where you won't pay anything extra. Customs fees and any VAT will be handled directly by the seller for you. Shipping can only be selected in the basket, after entering the delivery address. Delivery at Banggood Priority Shipping usually takes about 15-20 days, but it can take longer.
Express delivery from a European warehouse free of duty and VAT.
This product will be delivered to you expressly from your local warehouse in Europe. Delivery from EU warehouses usually takes 7-10 days and delivers courier. No extra charges, no customs duties or VAT.
Express delivery from a Czech warehouse without duties and VAT.
This product will be delivered to you expressly from your local Czech warehouse. Delivery from Czech Republic usually takes 7-10 days and delivers courier. No extra charges, no customs duties or VAT.
Express delivery from a European warehouse free of duty and VAT.
This product will be delivered to you expressly from your local warehouse in Europe. Delivery from EU warehouses usually takes 7-10 days and delivers courier. No extra charges, no customs duties or VAT.
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CZ warehouse
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9,38 €
Express delivery from a Czech warehouse without duties and VAT.
This product will be delivered to you expressly from your local Czech warehouse. Delivery from Czech Republic usually takes 7-10 days and delivers courier. No extra charges, no customs duties or VAT.
You can order the laptop directly from the Czech warehouse, so you won't have to wait long for it either. It will not cost you any extra fees.
Basic specifications
| Ninkear N16 Pro | |
|---|---|
| dimensions | 48 cm x 28 cm x 7 cm |
| Weight | 1,8 kg |
| processor | Intel Core i7-13620H |
| Graphic chip | intel xe |
| Monitor | 16" |
| IPS | |
| Refresh rate 165 Hz | |
| 2560 x 1440 pixels | |
| 16: 10 aspect ratio | |
| Dim | |
| RAM and storage | 32 GB DDR4 RAM |
| 1 TB SSD | |
| Connectivity | Wi-Fi 6 |
| Bluetooth 5.0 | |
| 2x USB 3.0, USB 2.0, RJ45, HDMI, USB-C | |
| 3,5 mm jack | |
| Battery and charging | 55,44 Wh, 65 W charging |
Rich packaging that pleases
The packaging of the laptop is quite interesting. It came in a classic box with the manufacturer's name on it. There are no specials. More interesting, however, are the accessories that the manufacturer automatically supplies to it. We were most surprised by the presence of a mouse. Although it is not much, it will serve for basic work. It is wired and extremely light.
In addition to the laptop itself, the package also includes a charger, but don't expect anything modern. It is a classic brick with a special connector at the end, no USB-C charging takes place, even if the laptop has a USB-C connector.
Furthermore, the package contains a user manual and pleasant stickers for the keyboard, for layouts in several languages, but Slovak is missing. A pleasant surprise is a nice carrying bag, and the branded mouse pad will also please you.
Design, processing and connectivity
Processing is exactly where the saving is most visible. You won't find any quality materials here, the body is just plastic. Nothing more, nothing less. Fortunately, it doesn't flex excessively in the keyboard area and feels solid overall. It is a 16" laptop, so the body is a little overgrown.
But the device doesn't look bad and you certainly won't have to be ashamed of it. The hinge connecting the monitor and the body of the laptop is strong enough, the monitor holds its position well and you can open the laptop with one hand. The feeling of a cheap device still remains here, even though the processing is solid.
The large keyboard is comfortable to type on and the keys have decent travel. Again, you can feel that a little saving has been made on it, if you are switching from an expensive ultrabook, you will feel the difference mainly in the loudness of the keys, which is higher. But it writes really well. A full numerical part can be an advantage. The keyboard is also backlit, but it flickers gently when typing. The backlight does not turn off completely, only its intensity changes a little. This applies to weaker backlighting, at maximum it does not happen at all.
The ergonomics of the buttons themselves and their placement could be a little better. Namiwith unnecessary space for the non-existent speakers, the numeric part could have been more separated, and the arrow keys would definitely deserve a separate space. Thus, they are relatively difficult to find and find.
The trackpad is pleasantly large, has an extremely pleasant, very gently knurled surface, on which the finger glides very well. There is also multitouch support, so it can register several fingers at once. It also has a fingerprint sensor on the top left, which works great and is fast enough.
The trackpad itself does not inspire much. Although it is pleasantly large, it is not the best to work with. There is a lack of accuracy and precision, sometimes he cannot properly cope with moving two fingers up or down and namiscrolling will zoom the page. Pressing it is accompanied by a rather unpleasant loud sound and does not give a very high-quality impression, rather the opposite. We already understand why the manufacturer also included a mouse.
The equipment in terms of ports is quite rich, but it would be nice to have at least one more USB-C connector, in addition to the one on the left side. Next to it are two large USB 3.1 ports and an HDMI connector. The right side contains another, slower USB connector, a 3,5 mm audio jack and even an RJ-4 5 port for a network cable.
Monitor and speakers
The 16" monitor is one of the main attractions of this laptop. The manufacturer chose an excellent compromise between the diagonal, resolution and refresh rate. The resolution of 2560 x 1440 pixels is still fine enough, and when you add a refresh rate of up to 165 Hz, you certainly won't complain. We didn't complain either, and the monitor really belongs to the gifted ones.
The fact that it is matte can be both an advantage and a disadvantage. The advantages are quite clear. Fingerprints are not visible on it, it perfectly absorbs ambient light and is easy to read. The disadvantage is classic – less contrast image. It is also pleasing that this monitor has practically no ghosting, which monitors of cheaper laptops tend to suffer from. Thumbs up for this.
This IPS panel with an aspect ratio of 16:10 also boasts excellent viewing angles. It doesn't matter from which angle you look at it, the content always looks the same. As for the frame around it, it's not the thinnest, but it's not really thick either. It's kind of a good middle ground that still looks modern enough for 2024.
Looking at the design of the laptop, you would definitely say that the speakers are located on both sides of the keyboard. But if you take a closer look, you will find that you are wrong. The holes that are here serve only as a design element. Since there are no speakers, rather a failed and unnecessary element. The speakers are located on the bottom of the laptop and there are two of them.
If you have your laptop on the table, their sound is amplified a little more by the reflection of the waves from it, if you work with it "on your knee", the sound ends up on your leg. The speakers did not excite us at all and are only a necessary element, because not only the sound quality, but also its volume, is literally miserable.
Performance and system
The basic performance specifications are the biggest reason for buying this laptop. For a price of up to 700 euros, you will hardly find similar equipment. Notebooks in this price category have either a weaker processor or less RAM. Not a single one of these parameters was spared here.
The modern Intel Core i7 of the thirteenth generation, specifically the i7-13620H, will take care of the performance, which offers sufficient performance for any activity. The work is fast, the opening of windows is also fast, the system absolutely does not choke during normal activities. Decent performance is also evidenced by the result of the Geekbench 6 benchmark. Even the Ninkear N16 Pro maintains its performance even after disconnecting the power adapter, which is not a rule in the world of Windows notebooks.
The amount of RAM is also great considering the price, this laptop offers up to 32GB of RAM. This means that you always have enough of it when working with it, and programs or the Internet browser can operate at maximum performance without memory limitations. And that fits. High performance together with 32 GB of RAM ensure that this laptop will be fast enough even after several years.
The SSD disk with a capacity of 1 TB offers decent speeds for this price category, but it is not a complete terno. We measured the reading speed at approximately 2350 MB/s, writing at approximately 1970 MB/s. Of course, it is sufficient for normal work, even file transfers are not the slowest. We have no reservations about this.
A 165 Hz matte monitor and 32 GB of RAM are good prerequisites for a decent gaming laptop. If we add to that a powerful processor, even more so. Therefore, it is a shame that the notebook does not have any dedicated graphics, it relies only on the integrated one. It's certainly not a gaming machine, but the integrated graphics can handle at least less demanding or older games. It's definitely enough for casual gaming, but if you're looking for a gaming laptop, this is definitely not the way to go.
After the first unpacking, you don't have to worry about anything, because there is a pre-installed Windows 11 Pro operating system inside, which is also not Chinese, so no reinstallation is necessary. Just click through the initial settings and you can use it. This is how it should be.
It is also pleasing that during normal work the fan is either completely turned off or operates at minimum speed, so the laptop is pleasantly quiet. If you think about it as a work tool, you will certainly not make a mistake from this point of view. During medium-demanding activities or playing, of course, you can also take a deep breath and the fan works at full speed.
Although it is not a gaming machine, as there is a complete lack of dedicated graphics and relies only on the integrated one, we tried to play Call of Duty Warzone. The game was playable, but don't expect any miracles. The graphics are practically at a minimum, the frame rate was mostly at the level during the game 28-35 fps.
Battery and charging
Inside the notebook there is a battery with a capacity of 55,44 Wh, which is not one of the largest, but its capacity is sufficient. In normal use with the monitor set to QHD resolution and 165 Hz, we were able to get about 5-6 hours of endurance out of it. The manufacturer states 8, but as we are used to, this figure is unattainable. However, by reducing the frequency of the monitor, you can get to more interesting numbers, but why would you do that, right?
It is a pity that the laptop cannot be charged using the USB-C connector, we consider this to be one of the biggest minuses. So you have to carry an awkward old-school charger with a special round connector with you if you want to charge on the go. On the other hand, its power of 65 W is quite pleasing, the laptop charges relatively quickly. It has no problem with overheating while charging and the fan is still pretty quiet.
Final rating
The Ninkear N16 Pro is an affordable 16-inch laptop that has several strong points. First of all, it's a powerful processor, 32 GB of RAM and a nice 165 Hz matte QHD monitor. This is a very interesting combination at this price. He doesn't play for anything and what he does, he does well.
It compensates for the lower price with a plastic design (which still doesn't look bad) and a lower-quality trackpad, but with a great fingerprint sensor. The supplied mouse is therefore really pleasing, the packaging is rich, Windows is global and the battery life is not to be thrown away either.
The downside, in addition to the weaker trackpad, are the lousy speakers and charging via the USB-C connector would be nice.
Ninkear N16 Pro
- 32 GB + 1 TB SSD, Geekbuying, EU warehouse
- 32 GB + 1 TB SSD, Banggood, CN warehouse
- 32 GB + 2 TB SSD, Geekbuying
- 16 GB + 1 TB SSD, Banggood
- 16 GB + 1 TB SSD, Geekbuying
- 32 GB + 1 TB SSD, Banggood, CZ warehouse
More coupons
Express delivery from a European warehouse free of duty and VAT.
This product will be delivered to you expressly from your local warehouse in Europe. Delivery from EU warehouses usually takes 7-10 days and delivers courier. No extra charges, no customs duties or VAT.
During transport Banggood You don't pay any extra fees for Priority Shipping.
We recommend choosing transportation Banggood Priority Shipping, where you won't pay anything extra. Customs fees and any VAT will be handled directly by the seller for you. Shipping can only be selected in the basket, after entering the delivery address. Delivery at Banggood Priority Shipping usually takes about 15-20 days, but it can take longer.
Express delivery from a European warehouse free of duty and VAT.
This product will be delivered to you expressly from your local warehouse in Europe. Delivery from EU warehouses usually takes 7-10 days and delivers courier. No extra charges, no customs duties or VAT.
Express delivery from a Czech warehouse without duties and VAT.
This product will be delivered to you expressly from your local Czech warehouse. Delivery from Czech Republic usually takes 7-10 days and delivers courier. No extra charges, no customs duties or VAT.
Express delivery from a European warehouse free of duty and VAT.
This product will be delivered to you expressly from your local warehouse in Europe. Delivery from EU warehouses usually takes 7-10 days and delivers courier. No extra charges, no customs duties or VAT.
CZ warehouse
CZ warehouse
% Zľava v košíku
9,38 €
Express delivery from a Czech warehouse without duties and VAT.
This product will be delivered to you expressly from your local Czech warehouse. Delivery from Czech Republic usually takes 7-10 days and delivers courier. No extra charges, no customs duties or VAT.
If you are not exactly a gamer, but you are looking for a decent laptop for watching videos, surfing the Internet or working, the Ninkear N16 Pro will serve you excellently, mainly thanks to its high performance and generous operating memory. We enjoyed testing it and for the price we recommend it.
