![]() ![]() You can only slightly twist the base unit even with a lot of force, and there is no creaking at all, which is typical for unibody cases. We are very impressed and the device gets the highest rating in all categories, which is very rare. ![]() That even the bottom cover is made of metal shows that HP did not focus on cost savings this time. They do not attract fingerprints – great! Visual highlights are the surrounding edges of the base unit and the lid that have a metallic luster and a very subtle brushed metal finish, as well as the glossy hinges. The almost uniform surfaces are matte and have a bright and neutral silver color. Both the base unit as well as the display cover were milled from a single piece (unibody design), which benefits the sophisticated impression and also improves the stability. The whole chassis is obviously and according to HP made of some kind of metal, we guess it is aluminum or an aluminum alloy. Wedge-shaped, sleek design, rounded corners and materials remind us of the similarly priced MacBook Air, which does have a silver display frame and a black keyboard while it is the opposite for the Spectre. Nice, thin, noble, those are the first attributes that come to mind when you unbox the HP Spectre 13 x360. ![]() While the majority of devices weigh around 1.5 kg, the Surface (without keyboard) and the Yoga only weigh 810 g and 1.2 kg, respectively. The tablets and convertibles either use i5 or i7 CPUs from the Haswell (MS Surface 3 Pro) or Broadwell generation or one of the new Intel Core M SoCs with a TDP of 4.5 Watts (Yoga, Portege, Transformer Book). Finally, we also have a look at the comparatively inexpensive Asus Transformer Book T300 Chi for 750 Euros (~$845, March 2015), which also has a detachable keyboard unit as well as the display resolution of the Spectre. Another expensive device is the tablet Toshiba Portege Z20t-B-10C with a detachable keyboard unit and a 12.5-inch FHD display. Next in line is the very expensive HP EliteBook Revolve 810 G3, which is currently sold for around 2,300 Euros (~$2592), and it is the only device in our comparison with a display that can be turned around the horizontal axis and has a resolution of 1366x768 pixels. Lenovo's Yoga 3 Pro for 1,600 Euros (~$1803, 11/2014) is very thin and light and has a very high-resolution display with 3200x1800 pixels. Microsoft's Surface Pro 3 is a 12-inch tablet with a foldable kickstand and costs 1,000 Euros (~$1127) as well. The Dell Inspiron 13-7348 has a foldable 360-degree hinge like the Spectre and costs just under 1,000 Euros (~$1127) in our review configuration. Some of the rivals follow other philosophies with detachable or turnable displays. The price of our review unit is pretty much in the middle of our comparison group, which contains convertibles or tablets with additional keyboards and a 13-inch form factor. All the other specifications are identical. Similar to the i7 of the more expensive version, the i5 is based on Intel's current Broadwell generation. 300 Euros (~$338) less expensive is the version 4000ng (4001dx in the U.S.), where the touchscreen "only" has a resolution of 1920x1080 pixels in combination with 4 GB RAM and the slightly slower Intel Core i5. The whole package with a QHD touchscreen costs 1,250 up to 1,299 Euros (~$1408 to ~$1464, RRP) at the time of writing. ![]() The performance of our review configuration 4001ng (4003dx in the U.S.) is provided by an i7 dual-core with Hyper-Threading, 8 GB memory and a 256 GB SSD. However, the HP Spectre 13 x360 is not the perfect device for that purpose anyway, because it weighs quite a lot at 1.51 kg. This is not a great solution for everybody if you hold the tablet in your hand. Lenovo introduced this principle with the Yoga-series, but the problem is that the keyboard acts as the bottom of the construction when you use the device as a tablet. It is witching hour once again! HP currently launches the latest device from its Spectre-series and shows a highly mobile convertible, which can be transformed into a Windows 8 Tablet thanks to the 360-degree rotation of the screen (which probably explains the designation x360). For the original German review, see here. ![]()
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