Laptop 2 in 1 HP Spectre x360
The HP Specter x360 is an HP laptop that always comes with a premium design. Because of this, the Carisinyal editorial desk is quite happy with the presence of this laptop. For your information, this series of laptops always presents a luxurious feel with a sturdy body chassis wrapped in a smooth texture in each series.
The HP Specter x360 with the code name HP Specter x360 - ef0003TU comes with attractive specifications that comply with Intel EVO standards.
Intel EVO itself is the name for the certification label that laptops with certain specifications have. In order to receive Intel EVO certification, a laptop must be able to wake up from sleep in less than one second, have a thin and light body, perform fast, and have superior battery life.
HP Specter x360 2023 specifications
Port Design and Availability
As a portable laptop, the HP Specter x360 offers a body that is quite light at 1.36 kg. This makes it one of the lightest laptops in the world. I can lift it with one hand without any problems.
The unit I reviewed has the Nightfall Black Aluminum color variant, providing a very luxurious appearance and premium feel. The body surface has a smooth texture when in contact with the hand. It really feels different from the daily driver laptop that I usually use, namely the HP 245 G7.
However, there is one thing that I realized when using this laptop. Namely, the body is quite susceptible to smudge, aka fingerprint stains. This makes it difficult for the laptop to look its best at all times and requires regular wiping to keep it looking clean.
The presence of an audio port is certainly something that should be appreciated. It should be remembered that the HP Specter x360 is a line of laptops in the high end price class, where many of its competitors do not provide audio ports. This is because of the assumption that users in this class are more inclined towards TWS instead of wired headsets.
However, if you want to be a little nit-picky, the position of the two USB-C ports on the right is a bit unfortunate. However, if one of them is located on the left side, this gives the user the freedom to choose to charge from the left or right side.
And considering that the majority of accessories I have use USB-A, the number of ports with only one makes it a bit difficult for me. But this is something that must be tolerated for a portable laptop the size of a laptop.
Keyboard and Touchpad
As a laptop with good portability, the HP Specter x360 still provides a comfortable typing experience and touchpad size. The keyboard layout is neatly arranged without wasting any available space, stretching from left to right.
There is a feature to turn on the backlight with two different light levels. This is useful if you decide to type in low light conditions.
Some commands such as Home, Page Down, and Page Up do not have dedicated buttons. It seems the laptop's surface space isn't large enough to accommodate it.
I found the typing experience comfortable. Each type does not require deep pressure to display the letters on the screen. This makes typing fun and tends to avoid typos.
I also get quite hampered every time I want to take a screen capture, because the PrtScr button is one with the Shift button on the right side. I use special software for screen capture with the shortcut Ctrl + PrtScr. Now, I have to press Ctrl, Fn, and Shift at the same time.
Apart from that, the size of this touchpad is very large, exceeding expectations. Even compared to the HP 245 G7 laptop which has more surface space, the touchpad on the HP Specter x360 is still larger.
Screen
The HP Specter x360 2023 has a screen size of 13.5 inches with a very high resolution, namely 3000 x 2000 pixels. Automatically, the screen is also in a 3:2 aspect ratio which can show wider content in one glance.
This is different from other laptops, most of which have an aspect ratio of 16:9 or 16:10, which requires users to scroll a lot to see the entire contents of the document.
Audio and Supporting Software Features
Apart from audio features, the HP Specter x360 provides software support to support productivity. The HP Specter x360 comes with Windows 10 Home and Microsoft Office Home & Student 2021. This is a package that should be there because on dozens of laptops, even under 10, there are already those that offer this combination.
However, it is clear that the software that is not offered is not just that. The HP Specter x360 offers interesting features that help productivity. HP calls it the HP Palette. This HP Palette is a feature that contains interesting special applications. Call it Photo Match, Duet, QuickDrop, and Concept.
Duet or Duet Display is a collaboration feature that allows another device to become a second screen. Of course with the help of a USB Type-C cable. Concept is a typical application for creating images, illustrations or sketches.
Performance
The HP Specter x360 relies on the 13th generation Intel Core i7 processor (i7-1355U) with the code name "Raptor Lake". This processor uses 10 cores consisting of 2 performance cores and 8 power saving cores. The total number of threads supported reaches 12 threads, and supports turbo frequencies up to 5 GHz.
On the graphics processing side, the laptop does not provide a discrete VGA like most gaming laptops, but instead uses Intel Iris Xe Graphics on-broad VGA. Even so, this laptop is still able to run several popular games comfortably even at high graphics settings.
Don't forget, the HP Specter x360 2023 that I received has LPDDR4x Dual Channel RAM with a capacity of 32 GB. This is the largest RAM capacity I have ever held. Of course, users no longer need to worry about being slow when opening dozens of windows at the same time.
CPU Performance
Laptop performance can be tested using the default software made by HP, namely HP Command Center. Here, users are faced with a number of performance profiles, such as Balanced, Performance, Cool, Quiet, and Power Saver.
If you are confused about choosing the appropriate profile, the laptop also provides a Smart Sense performance option which can adjust the profile automatically based on the software used. This mode will also consider other factors such as the position of the laptop, battery condition, and also the temperature of the device.
GPU performance
As a reminder, this laptop does not use a dedicated graphics card. The laptop is packaged with an onboard Intel Iris Xe Graphics VGA which has 96 execution units (EU). Its performance is equivalent to, or even faster, than discrete VGA laptops in the entry-level class.
The HP Specter x360 achieved high scores on benchmark tools as well as a number of popular games. As a laptop intended for portability, its graphics performance is truly reliable.
SSD performance
The HP Specter x360 that we received uses an NVMe SSD with a PCIe Gen 4 x4 lane with a capacity of 2 TB. This information about SSD type is quite valid if you refer to Crystaldiskinfo data as seen in the image above. The image also shows the SSD brand information with the code WD PC SN810. Based on searches, the code refers to the Western Digital brand.
Battery Life and Charging
The HP Specter x360 battery has a high capacity of 66 Whr. This laptop can last quite a long time in daily use, whether browsing, typing or watching movies.
Webcam and Fingerprint Sensor
HP Specter x360 comes with amazing webcam capabilities. There is AI capability that can keep the user always in the center to display proportional video results. This capability is called auto framing, similar to Center Stage which a number of Apple products have.
The performance is really impressive for a laptop with a small body size. Even if you don't use a dedicated VGA, users can experience decent graphics when playing games. But of course, the laptop loses the opportunity for DLSS and ray tracing features.
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