HP Spectre x360 14 Review and analysis - Technology News of the Week
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| HP Spectre x360 14 Review and analysis - Technology News of the Week |
If you're looking for a premium convertible laptop,
a deluxe stylish notebook that can flip and fold into a tablet or a presentation kiosk, you have several great choices, like the Lenovo Yoga 9i or Dell XPS 13 two-in-one.
PCMag just gave the Editor's Choice Award in this competitive category, though,
to the new HP Spectre x360 14.
It's a game-changer.
The model costs $1,700,
in the specific configuration, we tested,
and has a stunning OLED touch screen
with the rich colors and
near-infinite contrast
of a high-end HD TV.
It also has one of Intel's
latest 11th generation
Core i7 Tiger Lake processors,
and gives you solid
performance and battery life.
Plus, it has a snappy,
brightly backlit keyboard
that puts everything at your fingertips,
even stuff usually stashed elsewhere,
like the power button,
the fingerprint reader,
and a webcam privacy switch.
Like other members of
the HP Spectre family,
this three-pound model
is one of the best looking
laptops you can buy
with a sleek gem cut
aluminum chassis available
in two color schemes: black with copper accents or dark blue with brass accents.
It comes with a rechargeable
tilt pen for writing
or drawing on the screen, and
four speakers and an amplifier
give it a superb sound.
Best of all,
its 13.5-inch screen is almost square
with a tall 3-to-2 aspect ratio that makes
most apps look better with less scrolling.
You might prefer the more
common 16-by-9 aspect ratio,
but otherwise, the 3-by-2 display is a hit
in both laptop and tablet modes.
The Spectre x360 14 only got
a four and a half star instead
of a perfect five-star review
because it doesn't have an HDMI port
for an external monitor.
You have to plug in a USB-C adapter,
but except for that, it's
not just our top convertible.
It's one of our favorites
laptops of any kind.