This arrived extremely well packed and protected in branded custom Hewlett Packard box with a smaller box containing the pen stylus and the power pack, the main custom Spectre gold and black box contained the laptop sealed in plastic wrap.
First impressions it has a good weight to it (1.71 Kg) and although probably not everyone’s taste I really like the diamond style cut, the corners taken off and used for a Gen 2 Type-C with Thunderbolt 3 port and power button on the left side, the webcam disable switch is also a good addition avoiding relying on a software disable or even cover tape, the screen is gorilla glass so not only resilient but in my opinion you just can beat a glass display on any device. The keyboard has a good bold font and having used it for over 30 hours now I really like the layout along with the positive feel to the keys, the touch pad works really well and uses Microsoft precision drivers although I opted to use a wireless mouse as I much prefer it.
After unpacking everything I plugged the laptop in and started it up for the first time, it went through the normal Windows 10 setup most of which I chose to set up later apart from linking my Microsoft account and enabling the WiFi connection. After it had finished setting up I went straight to check for Windows updates something I would always recommend as the first thing to do.
The Spectre x360 had quite a few Windows updates to work through which is normal for any new computer out of the box, while the updates processed I did a bit of web browsing along with testing out some 4K video and the display is truly superb with the near border-less display covering 90% of the overall screen even allowing for the infrared facial recognition webcam that uses Windows Hello. After the updates had processed I rebooted the laptop and it also required a bios update, all very straight forward taking very little time.
I was pleased to see it had not been pre-installed with a load of bloat ware programs no one ever uses and trials, the few it did have were either useful or easily removable. I set up the fingerprint reader and that worked well I would say on a par with my phone with a first time success rate of 9/10, I then set up the facial recognition which worked every time but not something I plan to use long term so I then disabled it.
I ran several stress tests along with testing the transfer speeds from USB 3.1 and the USB-C ports with great results on all aspects, you also get a HP Stylus included which charges via a USB-C port and works well for taking notes and simple sketching. I didn’t run any games although I am sure it performs well it isn’t a gaming laptop and does not pretend to be and I won’t be using it for any gaming.
The screen and display is really outstanding with the really deep blacks and vibrant colours and the anti glare feature works very well having tested it outside, the WiFi connectivity is superb and I was able to obtain consistent maximum speeds all around the house.
Overall I really like the design, great battery life with the battery charging from 0% to 50% in under 30 minutes when the system is off and to fully charged in just under two hours, the speed of the machine is great making everything you do almost instant. I have been using the laptop constantly for work and it’s a great workhorse also watching a few films and TV series on it, the display is really beautiful with the 90% display area so it’s great for viewing along with being fold-able to either tablet or stand on its own keyboard at any angle having protective rubber feet to avoid damage and unwanted movement, the Spectre x360 gets top marks from me.
Price: £1,799.99
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First impressions it has a good weight to it (1.71 Kg) and although probably not everyone’s taste I really like the diamond style cut, the corners taken off and used for a Gen 2 Type-C with Thunderbolt 3 port and power button on the left side, the webcam disable switch is also a good addition avoiding relying on a software disable or even cover tape, the screen is gorilla glass so not only resilient but in my opinion you just can beat a glass display on any device. The keyboard has a good bold font and having used it for over 30 hours now I really like the layout along with the positive feel to the keys, the touch pad works really well and uses Microsoft precision drivers although I opted to use a wireless mouse as I much prefer it.
After unpacking everything I plugged the laptop in and started it up for the first time, it went through the normal Windows 10 setup most of which I chose to set up later apart from linking my Microsoft account and enabling the WiFi connection. After it had finished setting up I went straight to check for Windows updates something I would always recommend as the first thing to do.
The Spectre x360 had quite a few Windows updates to work through which is normal for any new computer out of the box, while the updates processed I did a bit of web browsing along with testing out some 4K video and the display is truly superb with the near border-less display covering 90% of the overall screen even allowing for the infrared facial recognition webcam that uses Windows Hello. After the updates had processed I rebooted the laptop and it also required a bios update, all very straight forward taking very little time.
I was pleased to see it had not been pre-installed with a load of bloat ware programs no one ever uses and trials, the few it did have were either useful or easily removable. I set up the fingerprint reader and that worked well I would say on a par with my phone with a first time success rate of 9/10, I then set up the facial recognition which worked every time but not something I plan to use long term so I then disabled it.
I ran several stress tests along with testing the transfer speeds from USB 3.1 and the USB-C ports with great results on all aspects, you also get a HP Stylus included which charges via a USB-C port and works well for taking notes and simple sketching. I didn’t run any games although I am sure it performs well it isn’t a gaming laptop and does not pretend to be and I won’t be using it for any gaming.
The screen and display is really outstanding with the really deep blacks and vibrant colours and the anti glare feature works very well having tested it outside, the WiFi connectivity is superb and I was able to obtain consistent maximum speeds all around the house.
Overall I really like the design, great battery life with the battery charging from 0% to 50% in under 30 minutes when the system is off and to fully charged in just under two hours, the speed of the machine is great making everything you do almost instant. I have been using the laptop constantly for work and it’s a great workhorse also watching a few films and TV series on it, the display is really beautiful with the 90% display area so it’s great for viewing along with being fold-able to either tablet or stand on its own keyboard at any angle having protective rubber feet to avoid damage and unwanted movement, the Spectre x360 gets top marks from me.
Price: £1,799.99
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