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hey how's it going guys this is a v2 D and this is my review of the HP Spectre so this thing measures in at ten point four millimeters very thin they're actually marketing it as the thinnest laptop on the market right now which does really cool on paper but super thin laptops are often underpowered or improperly cooled sometimes both but HP says this one's a little bit different the top surface is aluminum with that new minimal looking HP logo in that gold or copper color depending on how you look at it the bottom surface is carbon fiber it feels pretty durable and it doesn't have a lot of material flecks like the LG Graham did to open the bottom we peel off the top and bottom rubber strips and then you remove some screws there's 8 gigs of ram which is soldered on you can't replace that but there's a 256 gig drive it's got OK speeds but if you want to you can easily replace it at the back of the laptop is a metal bar in that flashy gold color the specter uses a piston hinge for the screen it looks kind of cool and the hinge itself feels very solid but there's a bit of play on the screen when it's open it's mild and it doesn't bother me when I'm using it but it is there build quality everywhere else is pretty good the screen in the chassis have some flex but it's expected for our device this thin but nothing feels cheap or flimsy all the surfaces on this laptop are prone to smudges and fingerprints especially that gold segment but fortunately they give you a sleeve to carry the laptop in on the back is where you'll find three USB C ports two of which are capable of Thunderbolt 3 and lastly an audio jack it also comes with the USB a adapter but that's it for ports it's a pretty lean laptop opening it up we have aluminum on the inside surface the keyboard is really really nice 1.3 millimeters of travel good backlighting and a very nice response when you're typing it's actually one of the better keyboards I've used in an ultrabook which is so weird because it's so thin the glass trackpad is okay it's a lot smaller than I'd like but it's still a usable size tracking is okay but there's an issue where my cursor would often skip while I was left clicking super annoying but I really think it's a software thing that they can patch up the speakers look cool and they are B&O branded but they sound mediocre it has very little bass and the max volume is kind of low if you need your Ultrabook to have excellent speakers this isn't the one for you the IPS panel is 1080p and has gorilla glass covering it but it's on the touch screen despite that glossy finish it's bright at 310 Mnet's vibrant colors with excellent viewing angles and the color accuracy is also respectable they did a great job on the screen and up top there's a 720p webcam it looks ok when I first saw pictures of the spectre I remember thinking that this someone runs super hot but it doesn't it uses something HP calls a hyperbaric cooling system fancy name but the idea is pretty simple there's a trim around the fan and when the bottom panel is on it creates a seal so that all of the air that gets sucked in has to come from the outside of the laptop so in theory the air pressure inside the laptop is higher and it forces the hot air out the vent so it does it work kind of light and moderate use like emails web browsing or even streaming videos those won't stress the CPU very much and the fan won't even turn on when you're doing some light Photoshop or programming it's also no problem there's a little bit of mild fan noise but there's no heat issues and there's no throttling but if you're hoping to edit videos or play heavier games on this thing it can still do it but it might throttle down with extended use so light games will hit 50 to 55 frames per second at lowest graphic settings at 1080p moderately demanding games like overwatch or Rainbow six you'll notice some throttling during gameplay with the lowest graphics settings elevator around 40 to 45 frames per second not amazing but if you play for 10 or 15 minutes it'll drop even lower I ran some benchmarks to check this out temperatures are comfortable and the fan doesn't get super loud or anything but the CPU is being throttled on the i7 it slows down to around 2 gigahertz this doesn't happen on the XPS 13 or the razorblade self because they're thicker and the fans are bigger on the spektr the throttle isn't super bad it's not like a crippling reduction in speed I've seen worse but it is noticeable the battery lasts around five hours of regular use which isn't great for an ultrabook but if the trade-offs are going thin the 45 watt adapter takes a couple hours to charge the specter and you can use any of the ports to charge it now for some reason the AC adapter doesn't come with the flip out prongs might only had the long cable okay before the spectre came out these are my top two picks for Windows ultrabooks the XPS 13 if you wanted narrow screen bezels and good battery life and the Razer Blade stealth if you wanted good value and the immediate ability to connect the core for gaming the HP Spectre also deserves to be on this list but it's aimed at a more average user it currently starts at eleven hundred and seventy dollars it has a ridiculously thin chassis with respectable build quality the 1080p panel looks awesome but it's not touch sensitive the backlit keyboard is fantastic the speakers and the trackpad are just okay inside the i5 or i7 skylake chips and the integrated graphics are great for light to moderate use but cooling it is tough if you're video editing or playing heavier games the eight gigs of RAM are soldered on that 256 gig m2 storage is replaceable and lastly it has a 38 watt hour battery that gets around five hours of battery life so I think they did a really good job on this laptop but it's geared towards a user that isn't going to slam the CPU too hard because if you are it's going to throttle now the color scheme isn't for everyone and the battery life isn't amazing but if you do like gold and you want ultra portability this is a fantastic laptop that's the end of this video I hope you guys liked it thumbs if you liked it subs if you loved it it's been nice I'll see you guys next time