HP’s new Specter x360 14 laptop has 3: 2 aspect ratio plus Thunderbolt 4 button hidden in the corner

HP has recently announced several new laptops, including the Specter x360 14 Convertible, which brings some significant improvements compared to its already impressive 13-inch predecessor: a 3: 2 aspect ratio display, a 16 percent larger touchpad, quad speakers and a. The Thunderbolt 4 port is located in one of its diamond-shaped corners so you can plug in your all-in-one cable for charging, data, external monitors and peripherals, even if the rear sides or sides of the machine are blocked. There is also a physical button on the keyboard that you press to block the webcam.

The three-pound HP Specter X360 14A is equipped with Intel’s latest 11th-gen “Tiger Lake” processors, specifically up to the quad-core 28W Intel Core i7-1165G7 with Indel’s Xe integrated graphics; A step down from the chip that impressed us in a recent Tiger Lake test. HP says the new laptop should be 34 percent faster than last year’s Specter x360 13 model.

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More impressively, the first speaker includes a 3: 2 aspect ratio display with 20% more ical real estate than the previous 16: 9 screens – and you can pay for the 13.5-inch 3000 x OLED version. Even a 2000-pixel screen, however, we’re not sure how much it costs. One of the biggest annoyances we had with its 13-inch predecessor was its 16: 9 display, which my colleague Dan Seifert called “cramped” in his review.

HP has also claimed that the new laptop is its “most intelligent PC ever”, and when we have to put it to the test, the smarts look interesting. HP claims that the Specter can detect when it’s in the bag, and uses Intel’s dynamic tuning to avoid battery draining or overheating. The X360 14 also includes AI noise removal, which is supposed to remove background noise from communication apps like Micro Teft Teams and Zoom, and there’s an auto toe color feature that automatically adjusts the screen color between DCI-P3, Adobe RBB and SRGB. Can switch spaces. Theoretically make sure you are looking for the most accurate colors. The company claims a battery life of up to 17 hours, but less than 10 on the i7 / OLED model.

The Specter x360 14 starts at 1,199 (although probably not with the i7 and OLED screens), and we’re excited to see how it performs against our current best laptop pick, the $ 999-and-Dell XPS 13 Will, especially now that Dell also just gave him Tiger Lake, Zee Graphics and Thunderbolt 4 refresh. Dell also has a 2-in-1 convertible touchscreen variant that we like, but it’s the 13-inch Specter x360 that is our favorite 2-in-1.

HP’s 13-inch Specter x360 is also sticking around, the company announced today a refresh that will add some of the same Intel 11th General CPU and 16.5 hours of battery life – which will actually be less than the company promised from last year’s model. , Although Intel has recently been trying to encourage manufacturers to make more accurate claims (and we still have a long way to go). The updated Specter x360 13 will also start at $ 1,199, however, there is also a 4K OLED option that is sure to be much higher and tougher on battery life (HP claims less than 10 hours for this model), as well as the 5G variant Specter x360 13 which will be launched early next year.

Both Specters offer pen support, and it looks like some of the Specter 14 models will come together in the Bux.

HP’s cheap Envy x360 13 is also refreshing the 11th Gen Intel CPU today, and we’re excited to see how Intel chips compare to AMD making it our choice for the best budget laptop you can buy. It will also have a fancy Sure Screen screen option like HP’s excellent but expensive HP Elite Dragon Fly, where you press a button to activate the privacy filter. HP also sells a traditional clamshell laptop called the HP Eighty-13, which will now be equipped with 11th General Intel processors. It will stick with the same 88 percent screen-to-body ratio as the last refresh, which is two percent less than its rival Asus ZenBook 14 UX425EA.

The Envy x360 will launch on November 13 at 9 949.99, and the October Q13 on October 899.99. Both Specters should arrive in October, although the 5G version of the x360 13 will not arrive until early 2021. It will all offer Wi-Fi 6 support.