![]() ![]() But HP has done away with the SD card reader, Mini DisplayPort jack, and HDMI port that came with last year’s models. It’s nice to have a USB-A 3.0 port onboard, along with two Thunderbolt 3-compatible USB-C ports and a headphone jack. So you can see why a 4K display might not have been the best choice for this machine. Unfortunately, I couldn’t get it to run that long. HP promised up to 15 hours of battery life on this laptop, 25 percent longer than its predecessor. And it’s not unusual for the fan to run powerfully enough that you both feel and hear it - a problem that plagued HP’s Spectre 13. (The model I tested, with 16GB of RAM and a 512GB SSD, has a $1,300 starting price.)īut the laptop can get warm while you’re browsing the internet or installing a large program. The HP also comes with a minimum of 8GB of LPDDR3 RAM, a 256GB solid-state drive (SSD), and an integrated Intel HD Graphics 620 graphics processing unit (GPU). Unlike Apple’s MacBook Pro laptops, the HP is available with a 7th-generation Kaby Lake Intel Core i7 chip, just like Lenovo’s Yoga 910. PerformanceĪltogether, performance on this laptop is very good for a variety of tasks, including web browsing, light gaming, and video playback. While you can use your finger on the display to navigate on this laptop, you can’t use a stylus. I found the lowest setting too bright to use comfortably in a darker setting. One thing that irked me about this PC’s display is that you can’t lower the brightness beyond a certain point. But a more demanding display can eat up battery, and so you could understand why HP didn’t want that to happen here. Lenovo’s convertible Yoga 910 laptop is available with a 4K display. It could be a little clearer.Ī 4K Ultra HD version isn’t available on this laptop at a time when more 4K content is coming out. But it’s not as impressive as the one you find on the new MacBook Pro. The 1920×1080 Full HD display shines bright and generally looks neat. The trackpad remains generously sized, but now that I’ve used the new MacBook Pro, I’m afraid I’ve been spoiled I wish the Spectre’s trackpad were bigger. They’re on the right edge of the keyboard, and even after using this laptop for weeks I still hit the wrong key by accident when I want to hit enter, shift, or backspace. The one hang-up I have with the keyboard is the placement of the home, page up, page down, and end keys. ![]() Keys cover almost the entire length of the laptop.ĭespite being thinner than last year, the Spectre x360 still has a keyboard with decent travel, unlike the MacBook and MacBook Pro, and the keys have light but stiff keycaps. In addition to getting a smaller footprint, the new 13-inch Spectre x360 has also received a keyboard makeover. It’s no longer inside a circle, and the full Hewlett-Packard name is no longer spelled out in capital letters. The HP logo has also been changed, to the premium one with four parallel lines, both on the lid and below the display. ![]() It’s nice but largely unchanged, and I’m fine with that. The case is mostly HP’s matte natural silver, while the edges feel glossy. With that said, it works well in tablet mode when it’s lying on a flat surface, or when it’s playing video in the tent configuration. The stealthy Nightfall Black color on our review unit is a shade more interesting than black and a touch prettier than brown.Image Credit: Michael O'Donnell/VentureBeatĪt that weight it’s still hard to use with one hand in tablet mode, but I’ve never been big on doing that with my laptop anyway. Thin bezels surround the screen while attractive accents and aggressive angles give the Envy a decidedly modern appearance. That's in large part due to its all-aluminum design, which gives the Envy a sturdy, substantial feel that you won't find on other sub-$1,000 notebooks. The Envy x360 13 doesn't feel like any other $800 laptop. The most expensive upgrade is opting for a 2TB SSD, which adds another $350 on top of the 512GB SSD price. That's surprisingly affordable considering the specs. The display upgrade costs only $110 extra, so you can get a Spectre x360 with an OLED display, a Core i7 CPU, 16GB of RAM and a 512GB SSD for $1,329. HP also sells a 4K OLED version of the Spectre x360. If you need more storage, a $512GB SSD will cost you another $70. You can upgrade to a Core i7-1065G7 CPU for another $80 although we recommend paying $150 (for a total of $1,149) to include a jump to 16GB of RAM. ![]()
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