The luxurious HP Spectre x360 14 is back with some new bling—Intel’s Tiger Lake CPU. The results are as impressive as we’d hoped, with some of the fastest multicore benchmark scores we’ve ever seen. The features spoil you as much as the speed. With its roomy display, powerful graphics, and exceptional battery life, the Spectre x360 14 will please productivity mavens and content creators alike. Facial and fingerprint recognition, a physical camera shutter, and a Thunderbolt 4 port round out the perks.
SPECIFICATIONS
Let’s take a look under the hood of the HP Spectre x360 model (1Q881AV) we reviewed, currently $1,590 on HP.com (go. pcworld.com/1q88):
CPU: Quad-core Intel Core i7-1165G7
Memory: 16GB
Graphics: Intel Iris Xe
Storage: 512GB PCIe NVMe M.2 SSD
Display: 13.5-inch, 1920x1280 IPS touch
Webcam: 720p with physical camera shutter
Connectivity: Thunderbolt 4, SuperSpeed USB 5Gbps Type-C, SuperSpeed USB 5Gbps Type-A, MicroSD memory card reader
Networking: Wi-Fi 6, Bluetooth 5.0.
Biometrics: IR facial recognition, fingerprint reader
Battery capacity: 66.5 watt-hours.
Dimensions: 11.75x8.67x0.67 inches
Measured weight: 3 pounds (laptop), 0.6 pounds (AC adapter)
This story is from the April 2021 edition of PCWorld.
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