$500 USD isn't a lot for a laptop these days unless if you're willing to settle for cheap designs and slower Celeron-level performance. The BMax X14 Pro bucks the trend with its sleek profile and reasonably fast AMD Ryzen 5 CPU, but it's not without its own unique drawbacks as well.
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