this is the HP Spectre the newest
thinest not to be confused with the 2012
HP Envy Spectre one and at a mere 10.4
mm it is the thinnest Notebook on the
planet not that we're saying it couldn't still be sexy if it wasn't because on
that note then is thin the only Factor
when it comes to sex appeal or could the Spectre have weaknesses that lurk
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description so the newest Spectre Sports an aluminum and carbon fiber
construction with a pleasing metallic
Brown I mean I don't know there's probably a fancy lipstick word for this
and a Shiny Gold ghetto booty accent at
the back that gives it a look that won't go particularly well with my sense of
style but that certainly hits the elegant and sophisticated Mark if that's
what HP was aiming for Simplicity is the
name of the game here and on top we find hp's redesigned logo I did poke fun at
it on Instagram but I actually really like it and not a whole lot else on the
bottom are the air intakes for the Hyperbaric cooling system that HP has
borrowed from Intel and some non-slip feet on the right side we find nothing
on the left side we find nothing on the front we find nothing but an indent for
the one finger operated and very stealthy hinge and finally around back
we're treated to an IO selection that looks a lot more Barren than it actually
is so far right is a headphone microphone combo Jack far left is a
type-c connector that handles USB 3 5 GB connectivity and power input for the
included 45 wat adapter then in the middle is where things get very
interesting these type c ports are both
packing Thunderbolt 3 heat meaning that they can drive 4K DisplayPort monitors
a daisy chain of up to six supported devices each USB 3 10 GB per second or
they can actually Act as alternate power inputs if you had a bulky device to plug
in and wanted to put it over in the edge one this is a lot better than the
current generation MacBook and its wimpy single type-c USB 5 gbit connector that
requires a hub or a dongle to plug in
anything while charging but I criticized
Apple for sacrificing functionality to the thin and light gods and while hp's
sacrifice is not quite as extreme they're not going to get away completely
unscathed here first though let's talk hardware specs inside the spectre's tiny
frame HP has managed to cram an Intel Core i5 6200u so that's a hyperthreaded
dual core at 2.3 to 2.8 GHz 8 gigs of
lpddr3 memory 256 gigs of PCIe storage a
2x2 AC Wireless solution a 38w hour
lithium ion Hybrid battery and four bang and Olson approved speakers with core i7
models with up to 512 gigs of storage also available and I have to give credit
where credit is due here while the Spectre might lose a bit of the premium
feel that normally comes with using high-end materials like aluminum and
carbon fiber thanks to hp's Mission to keep weight and thickness down to a
minimum it's obvious that tremendous care and attention went into the
execution of this device the screen is
Bright Beautiful and rocking a very uniform IPS panel that lacks touch but
whose strong contrast performance makes it look better than the mere 1080p
resolution would suggest and I still believe 1080p is enough at 13 in the
speakers while not especially loud manage their full range without any
noticeable Distortion and without causing unpleasant vibrations elsewhere
in the chassis a frequent problem with thin and light notebooks and most
surprisingly the keyboard is a joy to use with this satisfying stiffness at
the top of the keystroke that makes the travel feel longer than it is this is
right up there with my favorite notebook keyboards from both a speed and accuracy
perspective as especially impressive considering the thickness of the device
overall but not all the news is great
the cooling solution works really well at room temperature keeping the fan off
in idle and light load conditions and reasonably quiet even Under full load
but in spite of the Hyperbaric cooler
which by the way is just a fancy way of saying High static pressure intake fans
versus the standard exhaust fan configuration sitting in the bedroom of
my non-air conditioned house or going out into our warehouse on a 28° C Day
yielded some pretty unpleasant surface temperatures even at idle in the default
cool control fan profile with the high performance one forcing The Fairly whiny
fans to work quite a bit harder even my
blade 14 not known as a particularly cool running device was noticeably
better in this regard to be clear this isn't a huge shot against it I mean the
CPU is much faster than what you'd find in a Macbook and never thermal throttled
in my testing but if you live somewhere hot it is something you should be aware
of as is the inclusion of mcafe live safe on the kind of low power machine
that manages to sit between 5 and 10% CPU usage while idling at the desktop
other than that the bloatware installations were really not that bad
the webcam is super mediocre something that I wish wasn't true of any device
that's advertised as being for business use on a manufacturer's website and the
click pad while gesture enabled frustrated me with its inability to
register left clicks when you touch the very edge of the pad during two-handed
operation though with that said it has boatloads of customization options and
as long as your name isn't line of Sebastian you'll probably get it working
just fine for you as long as you don't mind the below average size which I
guess draws us perfectly then into the conclusion the last time I looked at a
somethingest laptop in the world it was the gram and I praised LG for finding a
unique identity for their product and seeing it through even if it meant some
compromises that hurt usability but what was different about what LG did was that
instead of beating out the competition by a hair in a way that's not really
noticeable day today while hurting the everyday convenience of the device
single type a port would have helped a lot here they crushed the competition I
mean the gram is 10% lighter than even the Spectre whose screen is 2 in smaller
diagonally in a way that stands out much more to me than another thin and light
even though it's the thinnest one yet with that said hp's Target customer is
not me that much was obvious from the moment that I wanted to plug in a mouse
and a UB key for multiactor authentication and needed to search high
and low for another adapter separate from the one that they helpfully by the
way do include in the box but while it would be easy for me then to say well
just buy the razor blade stealth that makes a lot more sense I mean if I'm
carrying a laptop already what's another 2 mm for higher performance a
touchscreen and a more premium feel the stealth also completely misses the style
Mark for the young professional demographic that HP appears to be
targeting with the Spectre and that's something that I think they nailed so if
you're a yepy or a yucky or whatever it is that they call them these days and
it's between this and a Macbook I'd say take the Spector for
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