![]() ![]() ![]() Speaking of the pen, we wanted to get a quick take of the pen’s performance from a person who actually uses them, so we turned to our sister site Macworld’s Leif Johnson, who still prefers pen and paper to typing. Yes, you heard that right: The pen is bundled rather than extra-cost. The Spectre x360 13t comes with a handy leather carrying case that lets you securely insert the included active stylus. Did we mention that while Dell charges you $100 for its pen, HP includes it? The leather case won’t impress your designer-handbag friends, but it provides scratch protection when it’s sliding around in your bag. HP has done this for some time with its laptops, and it’s something to be lauded. Gordon Mah UngĪll three of the laptops’ webcams gave up basically fair performance.Īmong the other amenities that deserve to be called out is the inclusion of a leather carrying case, which also securely holds the included active stylus. To be honest, the results were all mediocre, but if we had to pick, it would be close between the 5th-gen Spectre x360 13t and the Dell XPS 13 2-in-1 7390. Speaking of the webcam, which everyone will still cover with tape, we did a quick image quality comparison between the 5th-gen Spectre, the 4th-gen Spectre, and Dell’s XPS 13 2-in-1. ![]() The next logical step would be to allow a hardware kill switch for the mic. The laptop added a hardware kill switch for the webcam earlier this year. This new mute button takes privacy one step further, because you can visually confirm the mic has been muted in the OS. One thing we do want to point out in the new Spectre is a dedicated button to mute the microphone. The new 5th gen includes a button that lets you easily mute the onboard microphone. On most competing laptops, the trackpad is centered on the Y key. Placing your fingers on the home keys puts puts more of your right palm over the trackpad, which, no matter how good the palm rejection, could lead the cursor to jump. One issue that still bugs us is where HP centers the trackpad: on the U key. The trackpad supports Microsoft’s Precision Trackpad and appears to be made by Elan. In fact, the 5th-gen Spectre x360 13t is about 1mm thicker than the previous model. The Dell XPS 13 2-in-1 is legitimately thinner than the Spectre x360 13t by about 2mm at its thickest point. When Dell and Apple decided to go with a low-travel MagLev 2 keyboard and soldered SSD, it wasn’t to annoy you-it was to make the laptops thinner. The new 5th gen Spectre x360 13t is about an inch smaller than the older model. Just like that MacBook Air 11, the Spectre x360 13t slips into your bag so discreetly you won’t even know it’s there.Ībout the only thing we wish it had was dual AC charging ports. ![]() The new Spectre x360 13t is actually a bit smaller than Apple’s beloved MacBook Air 11, which people coveted for its teeny footprint. Physically, the new Spectre x360 13t takes the footprint down by about an inch compared to the prior generation. What’s amazing is how HP added all of these features some vendors say can’t be done while getting smaller. Gordon Mah Ungĭespite having tiny bezels, the 5th-gen Spectre x360 13t (right) maintains an integrated Windows Hello-enabled camera. Sometimes it’s so fast, you almost wonder if you even have a password on the laptop. Performance is fastest when the laptop isn’t in its deepest sleep state. We’ve previously found Microsoft’s implementations have been the best at speed and recognition, but the new Spectre x360 13t will go from lid-closed to the desktop in an impressive 1.5 to 3 seconds. ![]()
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