{"id":13326,"date":"2022-06-27T07:09:43","date_gmt":"2022-06-27T07:09:43","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.uptymes.com\/edu\/hp-spectre-x360-review-full-laptop-review-price-and-specs\/"},"modified":"2022-06-27T07:09:43","modified_gmt":"2022-06-27T07:09:43","slug":"hp-spectre-x360-review-full-laptop-review-price-and-specs","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.uptymes.com\/edu\/hp-spectre-x360-review-full-laptop-review-price-and-specs\/","title":{"rendered":"HP Spectre x360 Review, Full Laptop review, Price and Specs"},"content":{"rendered":"


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Design<\/h3>\n

HP Spectre x360 Review, From top to bottom, the new Spectre x360 is the most striking 2-in-1 HP has ever made. And by shaving excess metal off from almost every side of the machine, HP also made the x360 one of the most portable 2-in-1s available.<\/p>\n

\"\"What I love most about the Spectre x360 is how precise it feels. If the hard edges on its all-aluminum body were any sharper, they\u2019d cut you, and the polished sides provide a great highlight accent to the Spectre x360\u2019s large swaths of smooth brushed metal. Simply put, the Spectre x360 is one of the most attractive laptops on the market, 2-in-1 or otherwise.<\/p>\n

However, if I had to nitpick, I\u2019d say I wish the Spectre x360\u2019s hinge were a bit stiffer. When the machine is sitting on a table in laptop mode or propped up in tent mode, it\u2019s fine. But if you pick the 2-in-1 up and walk around, those little bounces sometimes cause the screen to slowly shift out of its original position.<\/p>\n

Measuring 12.03 x 8.58 x 0.54-inches and weighing 2.8 pounds, the Spectre x360 is actually thinner than even the nonconvertible Dell XPS 13<\/strong> (11.98 x 7.88 x 0.33-0.6 inches and 2.7 pounds), which is our current favorite overall laptop. Lenovo\u2019s Yoga 900S<\/strong> has a smaller, 12.5-inch screen, but at 12.75 x 8.86 x 0.59-inches and 2.8 pounds, it\u2019s still slightly bigger than the Spectre x360.\u00a0<\/strong><\/p>\n

Ports<\/h3>\n

I can\u2019t wait for when we can finally ditch the boxy, USB ports of old for the slim, multipurpose USB Type-C ports of the future. But until that happens, we\u2019re going to need both varieties in order to avoid carrying annoying dongles around. Thankfully, the Spectre obliges, with one USB 3.1 Type- A port and two USB-C ports that support Thunderbolt 3 and power delivery. That means if you have the right dock or monitor, you can use a single cord to carry video and data and recharge the system, instead relying on the bird\u2019s nest of wires you\u2019d need on older systems.<\/p>\n

\"\"The one feature I kind of wish HP hadn\u2019t removed from previous versions is some sort of SD or microSD card slot. For me, the Spectre x360 would be an almost perfect mobile photo-editing and presentation platform. However, in order to transfer photos from my camera to the laptop, I\u2019d need to carry an external card reader or USB cable.<\/p>\n

Display<\/h3>\n

Featuring a new, glossy, 13.3-inch, full-HD display with superthin side bezels, the Spectre\u2019s screen is a great complement to the 2-in-1\u2019s gorgeous design. It\u2019s bright and colorful, and when I watched the latest trailer for Rogue One, the Spectre x360 dazzled as crimson and verdant blaster bolts flew across the display.<\/p>\n

\"\"On our tests, the Spectre x360\u2019s screen put out 317 nits of brightness, which is more than both theSamsung Notebook 9 spin<\/strong> (283 nits) and Lenovo Yoga 900<\/strong> (284 nits), and about the same as the more-recent Yoga 900S (320 nits).<\/p>\n

The Spectre\u2019s color range was also quite good, as the panel covered 101.7 percent of the sRGB spectrum. That beat out numbers from both the Yoga 900 and 900S, although the showing didn\u2019t quite match the spin 9\u2019s richer 135 percent.<\/p>\n

\"\"Finally, with a Delta-E of 0.74, the Spectre x360 demonstrated superb color accuracy (lower numbers are better). Both the spin 9 and Yoga 900\u2019s accuracy scores were worse, at 3.43 and 2.8. However, the Yoga 900S was actually a touch more precise, with a rating of 0.64.<\/p>\n

Performance<\/h3>\n

In addition to a revamped design, the Spectre x360 also features a new Intel 7th-Gen Kaby Lake CPU. You can choose either a Core i5 processor or a Core i7 chip like the one in our 2.7-GHzCore i7-7500U, 16GB of RAM and 512GB PCIe SSD-equipped review unit.<\/p>\n

\"\"With this kind of setup, the Spectre x360 absolutely flies. Multitasking was a breeze, even with 20 or more browser tabs open. The convertible notched a Geekbench 3 score of 7,933, which means that overall performance increased by 16 percent over last year\u2019s model. That also means the Spectre x360 tops almost all of its competitors, including the Samsung Notebook 9 spin (6,948), the Lenovo Yoga 900 (6,264) and the Yoga 900S (5,343). To be fair, though, those models used Intel\u2019s last-gen chip.<\/p>\n

The Spectre\u2019s PCIe SSD is also blazing fast. When asked to copy a DVD\u2019s worth of mixed-media files, the SSD posted a transfer speed of 318 megabytes per second. That\u2019s faster than pretty much all of the device\u2019s competitors, including the spin 9 (173 MBps) and Yoga 900 (181 MBps). It\u2019s also on a par with more expensive hybrids such as Microsoft\u2019s Surface Book (318 MBps).<\/p>\n

For people who crunch a lot of numbers, the Spectre x360\u2019s time on our spreadsheet test is pretty impressive. When we used OpenOffice to sort 20,000 names and addresses, the Spectre x360 (3:33) finished 30 seconds faster than its closest rival, the Samsung spin 9 (4:05).\u00a0<\/strong><\/p>\n

Even the Spectre x360\u2019s graphics performance has seen a sizeable increase. Its score of 920 on 3DMark\u2019s Firestrike benchmark is 14 percent higher than the showing by last year\u2019s model. This gives the Spectre enough horsepower to reach a quite playable 40 frames per second at 1920 x 1080 and Medium settings in Dirt 3 Complete Edition. Still, with an Intel HD Graphics 620integrated graphics card instead of discrete GPU, the Spectre isn\u2019t really meant for full-time gaming.<\/p>\n

HP Spectre x360 Review, Audio<\/h3>\n

With a clever quad-speaker setup by Bang & Olufsen, the Spectre x360 is built to deliver an optimal listening experience in any mode. Two speakers are hidden beneath the grille between the keyboard and the hinge, while the other two are located on either side of the system\u2019s bottom. This gives you fuller, more immersive audio, with pretty potent volume that easily fills up a room. And, unlike with a lot of other laptops, I didn\u2019t hear any hissing or distortion at max volume.<\/p>\n

When I listened to Breakbot\u2019s \u201cMy Toy,\u201d the Spectre x360 nailed Yasmin\u2019s bubbly vocals, and while I could have used a little more punch to bring out the French DJ\u2019s funky bass, the quad speakers definitely did their job.<\/p>\n

Keyboard and touchpad<\/h3>\n

HP says it has put a lot of effort into finely tuning not just the amount of force needed to press a key, but also the level of pressure you get through the entire stroke. That effort paid off, because\u00a0 even with the keyboard\u2019s 60-gram actuation weight and a 1.3mm keystroke that would feel short and abrupt on another system, typing on the Spectre feels near perfect. This kind of attention to detail leaves you with a fantastic, clicky key-press that mimics the same feel that people love in mechanical keyboards. Adding an extra row for the Delete, Home, Page Up, Page Down and End on the right is a nice touch too.<\/p>\n

The Spectre\u2019s 4.7 x 2.3-inch touchpad is also a thing a beauty. Its superwide shape gives you a ton of room to mouse around, and even though there aren\u2019t discrete left or right mouse buttons, the system never confused different types of clicks.<\/p>\n

HP Spectre x360 Review, Battery Life<\/h3>\n

By cramming in a larger, 57.8-watt-hour battery, HP has greatly increased the Spectre x360\u2019s endurance. The battery life has gone from 8 hours and 36 minutes on our web-surfing battery test all the way to 10 hours and 6 minutes. That\u2019s more than a 15 percent increase and is good enough to put the Spectre above other premium 2-in-1s, including both the Lenovo Yoga 900 (7:57) and 900S (8:46), the Samsung spin 9 (5:38), and Asus\u2019 ZenBook Flip (9:58).\u00a0<\/strong><\/p>\n

In fact, the Spectre x360\u2019s time is even longer than that of the most recent MacBook, which lasted 9:36, and that notebook doesn\u2019t have a touch screen. One of the few systems that did perform better was the 2016 Dell XPS 13, which while not a 2-in-1, lasted an impressive 13:49.<\/p>\n

HP Spectre x360 Review, Webcam<\/h3>\n

While the Spectre x360\u2019s side bezels have shrunk down to almost nothing, HP smartly left a bit of room above the display for two cameras: a 1920 x 1080 camera for videos and a slick IR cam for unlocking the system via Windows hello. There\u2019s also a pair of mics for stereo voice recording.<\/p>\n

This positioning prevents that awkward under-chin\/neck view that you get on systems like the XPS 13 that have their webcams below the screen, and the dual mics and full-HD camera work together flawlessly to provide a premium video-chatting experience. Audio was crystal-clear, and while I could do with a little less grain, pictures and videos looked pretty sharp, too.<\/p>\n

Heat<\/h3>\n

One of the small drawbacks of the Spectre\u2019s superthin chassis is its heat management. After streaming HD video for 15 minutes, the air vent on the left side of the system reached 105 degrees Fahrenheit. While that\u2019s higher than our standard 95-degree comfort threshold, the keyboard and touchpad stayed relatively cool to the touch, at 84.5 and 90.5 degrees, respectively. The bottom was a little hotter, at around 98 degrees, but not worryingly so.<\/p>\n

HP Spectre x360 Review, Configurations and Availability<\/h3>\n

Sales of the Spectre x360 will be split across Best Buy and HP itself. The baseline $1,050 model, which includes a Core i5 CPU, 8GB of RAM and a 256GB SSD, will be available directly from HP. A couple more-premium models, such the $1,160 Core i7, 8GB RAM, 256GB SSD version and our $1,300 review unit (i7 CPU, 16GB RAM, 512GB SSD), will be available exclusively from Best Buy.<\/p>\n

If you want to customize your specs even further with parts like a 1TB SSD, you\u2019ll need to visit HP.com.<\/p>\n

Bottom Line<\/h3>\n

HP Spectre x360 Review, With its top-tier performance, exquisite design, 10-hour battery life and convertible versatility, the Spectre x360 isn\u2019t just the best 2-in-1 currently available; it might the best laptop HP has ever made. Yes, the hinge could be stiffer, and I wish HP hadn\u2019t ditched the SD card slot, but overall, the x360 is the convertible laptop to beat.<\/p>\n<\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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