#HP SPECTRE X360 15 4K REVIEW WINDOWS 10#
#HP SPECTRE X360 15 4K REVIEW BLUETOOTH#

The standard combo headphone and microphone adapter is on hand, along with an SD card slot - a nod to creative professionals who often rely on SD cards to transfer images and video.

#HP SPECTRE X360 15 4K REVIEW BLUETOOTH#

Wireless connectivity is provided by an Intel AC8265 Wi-Fi adapter with 2×2 MU-MIMO support, along with Bluetooth 4.2.

One of the latter includes Thunderbolt 3 support, and both can be used to charge the machine with the included 90-watt AC charger. HP hasn’t followed the industry down that rabbit hole with the Spectre x360 15, choosing instead to include a USB 3.0 port and a full-sized HDMI connection to go along with two USB-C ports. USB-C connections are becoming de rigueur lately, with manufacturers of particularly slim machines including them as the only connectivity option. In with the new (ports) without throwing away the old We will note that our review unit’s hinge did develop some minor creaking after more long-term use, but we don’t think it’s anything to be worried about, as it hasn’t changed the feel or function of the hinge. You can make it move if you jolt the base sharply, but in typical use it stays firmly in place. The hinge rotates easily but maintains its position once in place. Even the display, a weak spot with many machines, requires some real pressure before you can get the screen to warp.

It’s solid through and through, with no sign of excessive bending or twisting. The Spectre x360 15’s build quality doesn’t disappoint. As usual, the display’s 16:9 aspect ratio feels fine in laptop use, but it’s a bit awkward as a tablet. You won’t want to carry it around as a tablet held in the crook of one arm, but it works fine if you have a surface you can rest it on. Of course, it’s a large machine despite the thinner “micro-edge” bezels on each side of the display, and it’s too heavy to use for long in tablet mode. With its subdued “Ash Silver” color accented in copper and an all-aluminum chassis that feels as solid as it looks, the Spectre x360 15 definitely looks like a luxury laptop.Īs a 360-degree 2-in-1, the Spectre x360 15 offers the typical four usage modes: traditional notebook, tent mode, presentation mode, and tablet. That’s not a bad thing – the Spectre x360 13 is itself a great looking machine that’s elegant and attractive. Given its lofty aspirations, then, did HP manage to make a machine that doesn’t compromise power for flexibility? Well-built and good looking - a great combinationĪt first glance, the new Spectre x360 15 looks a great deal like a blown-up and repainted version of HP’s current 13.3-inch version. While that’s expensive, it’s quite a fair price for everything that’s included. The newest configuration with Intel Core i7-8550U, 16GB of RAM, a 512GB SSD, and Nvidia GeForce MX150 also goes for around $1,500. Our review unit had an Intel Core i7-7500U, 16GB of RAM, a 512TB SSD, and Nvidia GeForce 940MX for $1,500. To top it all off, the Spectre x360 15 isn’t particularly expensive, given its specifications. HP Spectre x360 13.5 hands-on review: Refinements that matter Dell XPS 13: the best tiny laptop?Īsus ZenBook S 13 Flip vs. These are features you expect in a high-end notebook, but not necessarily in a 2-in-1 that’s meant to serve double duty as a tablet. After HP quietly updated the line in September 2017, that means a quad-core eighth-generation Core i7 processor, 15.6-inch 4K display, refreshed Nvidia discrete graphics, large battery, and no-compromise keyboard.

The Spectre x360 15 offers hardware that competes well with most traditional notebooks. In our HP Spectre x360 15 review, we take a look at one such machine that pairs a convertible format with a large 15.6-inch display.

In fact, some 2-in-1s are so good you could use them as standard notebooks, and completely disregard their extra flexibility. That’s a good thing, because many 2-in-1s are excellent machines no matter how you use them.

#HP SPECTRE X360 15 4K REVIEW WINDOWS 10#

Between Windows 10 offering a much-improved touch experience and Microsoft’s Surface line blazing a trail, manufacturers are trending toward making as many 2-in-1s as they are traditional notebooks. We concluded following CES 2017 that 2-in-1 devices - that is, touch-enabled PCs that can convert from standard notebooks to tablets, often with other modes in between - are becoming the new normal.

Hp spectre x360 15 4k review