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The 13-inch HP Spectre x360's a little 2-in-1 that makes a big impression

2017-04-05
thanks to a first-class execution the HP Spectre x-360 13-inch model is the mini-me of its head-turning 15-inch sister it is an excellent keyboard without the layout gaps of the yoga 910 plus it doesn't make the connection compromises it has two full capability USBC thunderbolt ports in addition to the single USB 3.1 type-a which can charge your devices while the laptops powered off you do lose the SD card slot and the HDMI connection in the 15 to 13 inch down size that's par for the course and it comes with a pleather sleeve which has a slot for the bundled active pen it's a nice perk if not as pretty as the system of course the first question you have to ask yourself when considering either system would be do I really want such a small 4k display I find more pixels are better because it makes the interface sharper and allows for better zooming into photos but your mileage may vary plus the 4k model we tested comes with two big trade-offs battery life and price its battery life tests out to about 14% shorter than the close to identical HD model we tested this fall dropping from about nine point five hours to eight as for price at $1600 you're paying a two hundred and fifty dollar premium for the 4k Beauty I find the size is more comfortable to use as a tablet than the larger models the hinge has good tension and though I've read complaints about position of the speakers when in tent mode I had no problems hearing the audio while streaming video all night that way windows did seem to get stuck in tablet mode more than I liked but that's an easy fix
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