![]() This laptop’s design is as superior and smart as its performance, with a sophisticated matte “Poseidon Blue” chassis fringed with gold trimming running around its edges. Whoever says first impressions don’t last, obviously hasn’t gotten their hands on the HP Spectre x360 15T. Though with that, you get 1TB SSD storage, 16GB of memory (RAM), an 8th Generation Intel Core i7 processor (CPU), a 4K display and NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1050 Ti graphics card. However, if you’re in the market for a budget laptop, consider this: the souped up 15-inch configuration we tested for our review will set you back $1,849 (£1,899, AU$4,199). The HP Spectre x360 15T’s performance is great enough to make its price tag practically a non-factor. Ports: 2 x USB-C, USB 3.1, HDMI, 3.5mm audio jack, microSD ReaderĬonnectivity: IEEE 802.11b/g/n/ac (2x2) Wi-Fi, Bluetooth 5 Screen: 15.6-inch 4K IPS, anti-glare micro-edge, WLED-backlit multitouch(3840 x 2160, 60Hz refresh rate) Graphics: Nvidia GeForce GTX 1050 Ti (Max-Q, 4GB GDDR5) Intel UHD Graphics 630 It’s going to be extremely hard to complain about the display here, regardless what you do with the device – whether it’s watching some Netflix or browsing Facebook.Here is the HP Spectre x360 15T configuration sent to TechRadar for review:ĬPU: 2.2GHz Intel Core i7-8750H (hexa-core, 9MB cache, up to 4.1GHz) ![]() The text is free of any pixelation, thanks to that 4K resolution, and images were clear, too. The HP Spectre x360 15’s display is nice and sharp, if not just a bit over saturated. ![]() The touchpad is centered with the HP Spectre x360 15, rather than the keyboard, so it’s a bit off-center to the left, thanks to a number pad to the right of the keyboard. Speaking of rotation, the hinges on the HP Spectre x360 15 are strong enough that the screen stays in place whether you’re typing away on the keyboard or tapping the screen to select items. There’s also another speaker grille, a fingerprint sensor and a volume rocker.īy placing the fingerprint sensor, power and volume keys on the sides of the housing, HP made it possible to unlock or adjust volume when the screen is rotated all the way into tablet mode. On the right is a Thunderbolt 3 port, a USB-C port and an HDMI input. If you look on the left side of the HP Spectre x360 15, you’ll find a charging port, a full-size USB 3.1 port, a speaker grille, a 3.5mm headphone jack, an SD card slot and the power button. In other words, you aren’t going to want to hold this in tablet mode for too long. Admittedly, it’s not the heaviest laptop we’ve reviewed, but it’s a bit on the hefty side for a convertible device. With total measurements of 14.13 x 9.84 x 0.76 inches (35.9 x 25 x 1.94cm W x D x H) and weighing in at 4.59 pounds (2.14kg), you’ll need to be ready to lug this machine around. Once you open the laptop, you’ll be greeted by a vibrant 15.6-inch 4K touch display with slim bezels on the vertical sides, with a thicker bezel on the bottom and top – both to make room for the webcam, and to make it work better as a tablet. A dark grey housing is broken up only by shiny gold highlights on the edges, surrounding the touchpad and hinges. The HP Spectre x360 15 has a sleek and elegant appeal to it. With the Surface Book 2, however, you’re looking at $2,499 (£2,349, AU$3,649) for the entry-level model, equipped with a beefier Nvidia GTX 1060. If you want a 4K display comparable to the Spectre’s, you’ll have to throw down $2,099 for a similar XPS 15 in the US. The XPS 15, without a 4K display and with discrete Radeon Vega graphics, starts at $1,299 (about £957, AU$1,650). The HP Spectre x360 15 is in the same league as the Microsoft Surface Book 2 and Dell XPS 15 in terms of price. HP takes a similar approach in the UK, using a Radeon GPU and faster processor while cutting the included memory down to 8GB and leaving the SSD at 512GB. It’s a decent trade off, considering the processor is bumped up to the Intel Core i7-8705G. However, instead of using an Nvidia graphics chip, you’ll get an AMD Radeon RX Vega M GPU and 360GB of SSD space, rather than the 512GB in the US model. You can pick up a similar Spectre x360 15 in Australia for AU$3,199. However, you can beef that up to $2,369 (about £1,787, AU$3,172) to get a 2TB SSD and an Intel Core i7-8705G. For instance, for just $1,369 (about £1,032, AU$1,833), you get the same Intel Core i7 processor, 8GB of RAM, a 4K display and a 256GB SSD. There are less expensive models on offer.
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