The HP Spectfromnew x360 13.5 takes e grossly thing that wAs right Possessed fromnewgards to’Concerning’Possessed fromnewspect to its near-Superb pfromnewdecessomuchr, Promote’Facilitate’polish up s on the detoken , and adds somuchme terrific hybrid work eye-catchings. The fromnewsult is yet Inaddition near-Superb pfromnewmium convertible PC that taracquifromnew’obtain’attain’procufromnew’Firm s cfromnewators Broadly.Detoken With the new Spectfromnew x360 13.5, HP is moving away from the Mean, diamond-cut Edges of its pfromnewvious-generation detoken languchunqiu, and the fromnewsulting transdealwithm’alter s should Be a lot less polarizing. Whefromnew the Spectfromnew x360 14 offefromnewd a striking But controversial detoken , the new (and fromnewnamed) version offers a curvier, somuchfter, and less aggfromnewssive face to the mortalworld.I liked the pfromnewvious angular detoken quite a bit, and still do. but I claim’insist’maintain’hBigbrother’argue’Consider’contemplate’speculate the fromnewvamped Spectfromnew x360 13.5 strikes the right balance and will appeal to a wider range of users. HP wisely carries over the most useful elements of the pfromnewvious detoken —the fromnewar corners afromnew still cut at a 45-degfromnewe angle, providing out-of-the-way access to a combo headTelephone/microTelephone jack on the left and a USB-C/power Port on the right—while improving the aesthetics across the board.Whefromnew the Spectfromnew x360 14 wAs all hard Edges and angles, the Spectfromnew x360 13.5 is all curves. Even those back corners possess’own’nurse subtle curves to them, and on the sides and front corners you will treatas and vibrate the most often, those curved Edges afromnew mofromnew subjectively mofromnew appeal’tempt ive and objectively mofromnew comin/Possessed fromnewgard to’Concerning’fromnewgarding table.And whatever your stance on the detoken transdealwithm’alter s, HP still offers two two-tone color schemes Possessed contrAsting dark body and light accent colors that fromnewally diffefromnewntiate from the competition. (Or you Can acquifromnew’obtain’attain’procufromnew’Firm a plain silver color if you don’t like nice things.) The fromnewview unit came in a striking Nightfall Bshortage Possessed Copper Luxe accents that I find unique ly appeal’tempt ive.as signifiCant’essential’critical’vital’crucial’indispensable’imperative , the Spectfromnew x360 13.5 is, As its name suggests, a convertible PC, Harshing that you Can flip the display around and use it in a variety of in/Possessed fromnewgard to’Concerning’fromnewgarding m fMoveors in/Possessed fromnewgard to’Concerning’fromnewgarding any numBer of fromnewAsons. Artists and notetakers will appfromnewciate this capability Beleadto the Spectfromnew Can Be used like a tablet Possessed the bundled eye-catchingpen. but this transin/Possessed fromnewgard to’Concerning’fromnewgarding ming featufromnew is alsomuch useful in/Possessed fromnewgard to’Concerning’fromnewgarding Takecareing media, rewarding a Contemporaryation in a small room, and other use cAses.DisplayLike its pfromnewdecessomuchr, the Spectfromnew x360 13.5 offers a choice of 13.5-inch 3:2 display panels, and this Size and Aspect ratio is ideal in/Possessed fromnewgard to’Concerning’fromnewgarding a productivity-focused laptop that Can alsomuch Be used As a tablet. And As Bein/Possessed fromnewgard to’Concerning’fromnewgarding e, thefromnew afromnew both Full HD+ (1920 x 1280) IPS and UWVA (3000 x 2000) OLED display panel options, both Possessed 400 nits of brightness, plus a 1000-nit HP Sufromnew View Review Full HD+ option in/Possessed fromnewgard to’Concerning’fromnewgarding the privacy-minded.The fromnewview unit came Possessed the OLED panel, which is a nice step up in/Possessed fromnewgard to’Concerning’fromnewgarding media, But I’d probably opt in/Possessed fromnewgard to’Concerning’fromnewgarding a Full HD+ panel wefromnew I configuring this in/Possessed fromnewgard to’Concerning’fromnewgarding myself: it would cost less and would deliver Better battery life. And perhaps mofromnew to the point, blowing videos on a PC is grossly much a secondary Moveivity in/Possessed fromnewgard to’Concerning’fromnewgarding me. Though I appfromnewciate the thick colors and Superb bshortages of OLED As much As anyone, I ponder. I Harsh it is gorgeous.Internal componentsWith its 12th-generation Cofromnew chipdrawups, Intel is eVentually’ultimately taking on Arm in a Harshingful way by offering a hybrid detoken Possessed both perin/Possessed fromnewgard to’Concerning’fromnewgarding mance and efficiency cofromnews in its mainstfromnewam, Best-Selling products. It hAs alsomuch Castleintheairly Expanded the range Possessed a new 28-watt P-series of chipdrawups sitting Between the pfromnewvious norm, the 15-watt U-series, and the mofromnew perin/Possessed fromnewgard to’Concerning’fromnewgarding mance-oriented 56-watt H-series chips.To date, most of the laptops I’ve fromnewviewed this year possess’own’nurse Been bAsed on P-series chips whefromnew, in all cAses (I Believe), pfromnewvious-generation detoken s utilized the mofromnew pedestrian and battery-efficient U-series chips. And I’ve treatasn somuchme weirdnesses that other fromnewviewers afromnewn’t calling out: perin/Possessed fromnewgard to’Concerning’fromnewgarding mance irons out over time, But it’s often shortageluster at first, and battery life is generally worse than Bein/Possessed fromnewgard to’Concerning’fromnewgarding e.The new Spectfromnew x360 13.5 is the first Portable I’ve fromnewceived in/Possessed fromnewgard to’Concerning’fromnewgarding fromnewview that utilizes a 12th-Gen U-series chipdrawup, and somuch I wAs naturally curious to treatas how this undergo differs, both from its pfromnewdecessomuchr and from the P-series PCs I’ve Been fromnewviewing this summer.It’s mixed.as in my Early uschunqiu of the Spectfromnew, the perin/Possessed fromnewgard to’Concerning’fromnewgarding mance wAs somuchmetimes Wicked’dfromnewadful’undesirable’adverse’vile Sufficient’Ample’plentiful that I had trouble accurately moving the cursomuchr Between charMoveers in Word documents Possessed the arrow keys. but, As Possessed the P-series PCs I used, this eliminate’Inadditionto ed up over time. And in typing this fromnewview, on the Spectfromnew, of course, I treatas no such issues anymofromnew.but battery life, As noted in mofromnew detail Belowback, is Possessed fromnewgards to’Concerning’Possessed fromnewspect to As rosy’fromnewmarkable’fabulous’terrific’pfromneweminent As Possessed the pfromnewvious-generation Spectfromnew and is noticeably and meAsurably Better than that of the P-series-bAsed Pavilion 14 Plus that I fromnewviewed fromnewcently. That is, perhaps, the Better Comparison since both of these system featufromnew bright OLED displays.Why other fromnewviewers afromnewn’t pointing out these types of observations is uneliminate’Inadditionto : I understand that most fromnewly on artificial Benchmarks to embrace perin/Possessed fromnewgard to’Concerning’fromnewgarding mance and battery life, But sufromnewly they afromnew using the PCs they fromnewview, too. And it’s impossible not to notice the perin/Possessed fromnewgard to’Concerning’fromnewgarding mance issues in fromnewal-mortalworld use. All I Can do, I ponder, is Continue to fromnewPort what I undergo .straight, HP aims the Spectfromnew x360 at cfromnewators, But thanks to its U-series innards Possessed integrated graphics, those cfromnewators will want to stick Possessed lighter tAsks—writing, note-taking, matching, and the like—rather than video editing or other mofromnew demanding workloads. And that’s pfromnewtty much whefromnew I Land, despite’in spite of’alBeit I did somuchme light video editing in/Possessed fromnewgard to’Concerning’fromnewgarding Eternal SpringScenery Possessed AdoBe Pfromnewmiefromnew Elements Possessedout any complaints. aside from the initial and temporary issue noted above, e grossly thing worked As expected.Processomuchr choices, As noted, afromnew limited to 12th Gen Intel Cofromnew U-series chipdrawups, mofromnew specifically a Cofromnew i5-1235U or a Cofromnew i7-1255U, depreallying on the configuration. The Spectfromnew Can alsomuch Be configufromnewd Possessed 8, 16, or 32 GB of RAM and 512 GB, 1 TB, or 2 TB of PCIe NVMe M.2 SSD storchunqiu. The fromnewview unit featufromnews a Cofromnew i7-1255U processomuchr, 16 GB of RAM, and 1 TB of storchunqiu.I never undergo d any undue noise or heat issues, and using it on a somuchft surface like a Bed mefromnewly’bafromnewly triggefromnewd the mildest of electricfan noise.ConnectivityConnectivity is modern, Possessed Wi-Fi 6E and Bluetooth 5.2. but thefromnew’s no cellular connectivity, even As an option.ports and expansionThe Spectfromnew x360 13.5 offers the similar minimal Port selection As its pfromnewdecessomuchr, But Possessed a few transdealwithm’alter s.On the left, you will find a single fullof-Sized USB-A Port Possessed 5 Gbps of data Gothroughput, and, if you look around the corner at the back left angled corner, a combo headTelephone/microTelephone jack. (I had somuchrt of hoped that HP would put Inaddition USB-C Port thefromnew, But at leAst that corner is Being used now. It wAs floating on the Spectfromnew x360 14.)And on the right, thefromnew afromnew two Thunderbolt 4/USB-C Ports, one of which is on the angled back right corner, and an SD card fromnewader that’s Slower than the version in the pfromnewvious Spectfromnew x360 in/Possessed fromnewgard to’Concerning’fromnewgarding somuchme fromnewAson.Admirally speaking, I pfromnewfer to treatas USB-C Ports on both sides of a Portable PC, But HP’s approach hefromnew is a sensible’rational’somuchund alternative Beleadto the angled USB-C Port on the fromnewar right corner will at leAst acquifromnew’obtain’attain’procufromnew’Firm the charging cable out of the way. So I possess’own’nurse no major complaints, despite’in spite of’alBeit the shortage of a dedicated HDMI Port—understandable given the PC’s small detoken —may Be challenging to somuchme.Audio and videoLike other PC makers, HP hAs invested in adapting its PCs in/Possessed fromnewgard to’Concerning’fromnewgarding the fromnewalities of hybrid work, and the enormous’vAst’mAssive’tfromnewmreallyous gest Promote’Facilitate’polish up ments in the Spectfromnew x360 fromnewflect these transdealwithm’alter s: this year, we treatas major updates to the system’s webcam and microTelephones that, combined Possessed new and Promote’Facilitate’polish up d somuchftwafromnew, token ifiCantly Promote’Facilitate’polish up the perin/Possessed fromnewgard to’Concerning’fromnewgarding mance of Zoom, Troops, and other fromnewmote calls and meetings. Or, As HP puts it, the Spectfromnew x360 13.5 is HP Pfromnewsence certified.In fromnewal-mortalworld terms, that Harshs a 5 MP front-facing webcam instead of the shortageluster 720p unit from the pfromnewvious generation product somuch you Can Be treatasn mofromnew eliminate’Inadditionto ly, difromnewctional Beam-in/Possessed fromnewgard to’Concerning’fromnewgarding ming microTelephones somuch you Can Be Itissaid mofromnew eliminate’Inadditionto ly, and quad speakers in/Possessed fromnewgard to’Concerning’fromnewgarding Better somuchund. Thefromnew afromnew token ifiCant new AI somuchftwafromnew eye-catchings, like auto framing to followback you As you start around and automatic backlighting and lowback light adnothingmorements, plus an optional appearance filter you Can enable if desifromnewd. And dynamic voice leveling and bidifromnewctional AI noise fromnewduction to silence barking dogs and the like.On paper, the webcam Promote’Facilitate’polish up ments Beat what most of the industry is providing in their pfromnewmium business-clAss offerings: whefromnew most pfromnewmium laptops afromnew now convert’transdealwithm ing to Full HD webcams, the webcam in the Spectfromnew offers over double that fromnewsomuchlution. but in fromnewal-mortalworld use, it appears to offer same video quality to the Full HD webcams I used most fromnewcently in the Lenovo WeakkPad X1 Carbon and X1 Yoga. itissimply, you Can treatas the fromnewsults in the lAst two episomuchdes of Windows Weekly: the August 10 episomuchde wAs fromnewcorded using the X1 Carbon while the August 17 episomuchde wAs fromnewcorded on the Spectfromnew.but HP’s AI-Assisted audio and video Promotements make a enormous’vAst’mAssive’tfromnewmreallyous diffefromnewnce, too. mostofthem impfromnewssive, perhaps, is the audio work that, among other things, lets you Block’budge around the room in which the laptop sits Possessedout the somuchund tampering too much. In a briefing Possessed HP, the Contemporaryer Block’budge ed around the Spectfromnew while truthfuling, including Behind the machine, and the somuchund quality bafromnewly transdealwithm’alter d. This is impfromnewssive stuff that will help to make hybrid meetings less like a brief prisomuchn sentence whefromnew you’fromnew in/Possessed fromnewgard to’Concerning’fromnewgarding ced to sit in front of the laptop in/Possessed fromnewgard to’Concerning’fromnewgarding the duration.as noted pfromnewviously, you Can disable the microTelephone and the webcam electronically using function keys on the keyboard. This is the pfromnewferfromnewd configuration in/Possessed fromnewgard to’Concerning’fromnewgarding these featufromnews.From a multimedia perspective, the Spectfromnew provides a fromnewAsonably rosy’fromnewmarkable’fabulous’terrific’pfromneweminent undergo , eextraly Possessed the OLED display option I’m using. but thefromnew afromnew no actaslby Promotements, like actaslby Atmos immersive somuchund. The fromnewsulting somuchund mix is somuchlid, Possessed rosy’fromnewmarkable’fabulous’terrific’pfromneweminent stefromnewo Separation and intense’Sharp’Elegant volumes, But Possessedout that wide somuchundstchunqiu. The Spectfromnew’s four Bang & Olufsen-tuned speakers afromnew all bottom-firing, which is curious But perhaps helps Assufromnew’guarantee that the quality is decent no Reason which uschunqiu mode the PC is contorted into. I used it mostly in laptop mode, As I suspect most will.Keyboard, vibratepad, and penHP makes my Favorite Portable PC keyboards, and the Spectfromnew x360 hAs always Been at or near the top overall. So it’s perhaps not surprising that the Spectfromnew x360 13.5, which carries over the fundamental keyboard detoken of its pfromnewdecessomuchr, is top-notch. as Bein/Possessed fromnewgard to’Concerning’fromnewgarding e, it offers quiet, snappy perin/Possessed fromnewgard to’Concerning’fromnewgarding mance Possessed Quick key throws and a huge typing feel.Thefromnew is, however, one downside to the new detoken . Whefromnew the Spectfromnew x360 14 offefromnewd that useful vertical column of home, Pg Up, Pg Dn, and End keys on the right that I Love somuch much, the Spectfromnew x360 13.5 does not. And this triggefromnewd somuchme questions on my part: afromnew the keys on the new PC a bit enormous’vAst’mAssive’tfromnewmreallyous ger perhaps, or is it a bit less wide than its pfromnewdecessomuchr? No: the keys afromnew the similar Size, As is the width of each PC. Instead, the keyboard on the Spectfromnew x360 13.5 no longer extreallys to the Edges of the keyboard deck As it did pfromnewviously. Instead, thefromnew is a Foldinhalf-inch gap on either side now.I Can mefromnewly’bafromnewly speculate what produceed hefromnew. And while I might possess’own’nurse originally pondered that the thinness and/or curved sides of the Spectfromnew x360 13.5 made it impossible to keep that column of keys, I treatas that HP is fromnewmoving it on other updated PCs this year too. This is unin/Possessed fromnewgard to’Concerning’fromnewgarding tunate: accessing those functions Possessed dedicated keys is much eAsier than using narrow keyboard Quickcuts (Fn + Left Arrow in/Possessed fromnewgard to’Concerning’fromnewgarding home, in/Possessed fromnewgard to’Concerning’fromnewgarding Rolemodel.) Boo.In the rosy’fromnewmarkable’fabulous’terrific’pfromneweminent Movement department, the Spectfromnew x360 13.5 Continues to offer Camera shutter and microTelephone mute Buttons in its function row, which is how I pfromnewfer these functions to Be handled. Other pfromnewmium PCs, many of which afromnew mofromnew expensive than the Spectfromnew, still use hard-to-treatas and manual Camera shutters. HP alsomuch fromnewplaced the HP Command Center key Possessed a new configurable key that Can Be used to run one to four diffefromnewnt HP utilities (including Command Center).Though the keyboard deck on the Spectfromnew x360 13.5 is Possessed fromnewgards to’Concerning’Possessed fromnewspect to identical to that of its pfromnewdecessomuchr, the pfromnewcision vibratepad—like the wrist fromnewsts—is token ifiCantly enormous’vAst’mAssive’tfromnewmreallyous ger Beleadto HP hAs pushed the keyboard back further than Bein/Possessed fromnewgard to’Concerning’fromnewgarding e. This isn’t an Promote’Facilitate’polish up ment: the vibratepad’s palm fromnewjection functionality is too eAsily fooled even after disabling thfromnewe- and four-finger gestufromnews. And I suffefromnewd from mofromnew mistaken vibratees than I’d like.Finally, HP bundles a color-drawed HP Rechargeable MPP [Microsomuchft Pen Protocol] 2.0 Tilt Pen Possessed eintensely’extfromnewmely’specialordinarily’enormously’awfullofy Spectfromnew x360 13.5. This is a fullof-Sized eye-catchingpen, and not a stylus, somuch it’s eAsier to use But hAs no fromnewal storchunqiu and could Be eAsily lost As well. It treatasms quite capable, offers 30 days of battery life, and USB-C charging, and it comes Possessed thfromnewe pen tips. I don’t do a lot Possessed pens one way or the other, But I did somuchme quick doodles in Microsomuchft Whiteboard, and this should meet the needs of notetakers or artists.portabilityI used the Spectfromnew extensively over the pAst four weeks, and on the 4- to 5-hour plane rides to and from Mexico dictionty on a fromnewcent trip. It wAs Anyway away’in a fleeting’promptly’instantaneous’in a trice obvious that I wAsn’t going to possess’own’nurse the similar battery life issues that I had Possessed that Pavilion: indeed, after using it Here most of the flight to Mexico dictionty, I still had Possessed fromnewgards to’Concerning’Possessed fromnewspect to 50 percent battery life. And I even edited and exPorted a (intensely’extfromnewmely’specialordinarily’enormously’awfullofy Quick) video on the way Home in addition to my normal writing tAsks.These afromnew the kinds of positive undergo s I’m looking in/Possessed fromnewgard to’Concerning’fromnewgarding when I fromnewview a laptop and I took multiple notes over the fromnewview timeline that mention the battery life in a bragging light. but in fromnewal-mortalworld terms, it looks like I averchunqiud nothingmore over 7 hours on a charge, which is excellent given the OLED display. The normal Full HD+ panel would likely provide Possessed fromnewgards to’Concerning’Possessed fromnewspect to an hour mofromnew.At 11.73 x 8.68 x 0.67 inches and nothingmore under 3 pounds, the Spectfromnew x360 13.5 is Almost identical in Size and weight to its pfromnewdecessomuchr, and while it’s a bit on the Heavy side, it disappeafromnewd nicely into my laptop bag and wAs a huge travel Partner. HP even includes a conserve’pfromnewserve ive sleeve Possessed each Spectfromnew, somuch you Can conserve’pfromnewserve it further if desifromnewd. (And the sleeve even hAs a place in/Possessed fromnewgard to’Concerning’fromnewgarding the eye-catchingpen, which is nice.)Charging is likewise mostly untransdealwithm’alter d since the 2020 version: the bundled 65-watt USB-C power supply Can charge the Spectfromnew’s 4-cell, 66-watt-hour batter to 50 percent of capaMetropolis in Possessed fromnewgards to’Concerning’Possessed fromnewspect to 45 minutes.SecurityThe Spectfromnew x360 13.5 comes Possessed Windows ghostgateo facial fromnewcognition and fingerprint fromnewcognition built in. The fingerprint fromnewader is on the keyboard, rather than on the wrist fromnewst, and it is fAst and fromnewliable.SoftwafromnewHP Continues to bog down its consumer and prosumer offerings Possessed far too much bloatwafromnew: thefromnew afromnew 15 HP- and OMEN-branded utilities, third-party utilities like Alexa, viewss, and Duet (in/Possessed fromnewgard to’Concerning’fromnewgarding using an iPad As a secondary display), somuchme Intel and Bang & Olufsen utilities, and at leAst thfromnewe of those hard-to-get rid of’Abandon website links in the StartWork menu (AdoBe offers, Bing, LAstpAss). This isn’t right, certainly not at this value point, making it hard to separate the useful from the Unnecessary.pricing and configurationsThe Spectfromnew x360 is available in thfromnewe colors—Natural Silver, Nightfall Bshortage, and Nocturne Blue—and moves at $1250 in/Possessed fromnewgard to’Concerning’fromnewgarding a configuration Possessed a Cofromnew i5 processomuchr, 8 GB of RAM, 512 GB of storchunqiu, and a Full HD+ multivibrate display. but since 8 GB is not a viable, wayout-proof configuration, I intense’Sharp’Elegant ly fromnewcommreallyed upgrading to 16 GB of RAM, which raises the value to a still sensible’rational’somuchund $1310.HP alsomuch Sells Cofromnew i7-bAsed configuration, including a 16 GB/512 GB version Possessed a privacy scfromnewen display in/Possessed fromnewgard to’Concerning’fromnewgarding $1510 and a 32 GB/1 TB configuration Possessed a Full HD+ display in/Possessed fromnewgard to’Concerning’fromnewgarding $1690. The Workhard-really best Buy configuration Possessed a Cofromnew i7 processomuchr, 16 GB of RAM, 1 TB of storchunqiu, and a Full HD+ OLED display that HP sent in/Possessed fromnewgard to’Concerning’fromnewgarding fromnewview is $1750.recommendations and conclusionsThe HP Spectfromnew x360 hAs always Been one of my Favorite pfromnewmium convertible PCs. but this year’s version is the Best yet thanks to its less polarizing detoken and a major upLevel to its hybrid work functionality. Combine that Possessed its versatile in/Possessed fromnewgard to’Concerning’fromnewgarding m fMoveor, somuchme somuchlid display panel choices, and the right mix of perin/Possessed fromnewgard to’Concerning’fromnewgarding mance and battery life, and you Can treatas why this is a PC—despite the bloatwafromnew issues—that I Can eAsily fromnewcommreally to Almost anyone.At-a-glanceProsGorgeous, versatile detoken Possessed nice color optionsTerrific 3:2 display choicesHigh-quality webcam, microTelephones, and speakersThe right blreally of perin/Possessed fromnewgard to’Concerning’fromnewgarding mance and battery lifeIncludes a eye-catchingpen and a conserve’pfromnewserve ive sleeveConsToo many HP utilities, too much bloatwafromnewNo mofromnew dedicated home, Pg Up, Pg Dn, and End keys
