The design has me seriously considering this little laptop. Like the S10 that will release soon, I sadly don't really care about other things. The design alone has me smitten.
@@mobiletechreview I love your humour, I can tell by your shirts you have a big funny bone:) Keep up the great reviews, rare out there today to get all the info, correct!!:)
Be very careful with buying Spectre x360 series of laptops, HP support equals to zero and this models of computers have huge issue of motherboards burning. Mine died this week and HP does not care at all while laptop was 1500 euros. There is literally tons of users reporting the same issue with motherboards being burned as laptop heats a lot and is not sufficiently extracting the heat which ends up burning the motherboard, and that is basically the most expensive part on the laptop. Bought mine in 2016, used it only for business travel which would be less than 1 year, doesnt want to turn on anymore. Tons of users reporting the same issue, power light blinking but laptop does not want to turn on. This is happening at least since 2013 but HP doesnt care as long as we pay them. No more HP for me, they are scammers.
@@treydrier3169 I bought it also, has a 4 cooling options and heats less than older versions and took 4 years of warranty. Repairs for 1 older version where 400 euro. Lets see which one lasts longer.
@@ZeleKnez Just bought the very latest/newest version with the gen 10 intel CPU and set it up today. Great screen and its not even the 4k display. Easy setup and not too much bloatware and very simple to uninstall The few stupid apps they toss in. It syncs with my phone for text and voice messages. Very light and fast. Comes with 2 USB-C ports and 1 USB-A port. I also got the USB-C to HDMI dongle. Very classy looking.
I saw this review at least 5 times, but since yesterday I finally managed to buy my own "gem cut" spectre 13(it was finally on sale at Best Buy-$200 off!), I came back to watch it once again. This is the best review of my new laptop, period. I bought the 1w screen version because of the better battery life and also because the one with the privacy screen has noticeably dimmer and less saturated display, which is not good if you're like me and like to watch lots of videos on it.
HP is stepping up the game. This one looks stunning. I love the blue ash . the movement of the power button, OMG praise to the HP design gods for that. an the webcam spy switch BRILLIANT! I do wish that these slim ultrabooks could find space for more ports, even Legacy ports.
Anorax trust me after owning a maxed out Spectre x360, the MacBook is so much better. Short summary: The Spectre has so many issues and is hot and laggy. My 2017 touchbar MacBook Pro is absolutely breathtaking compared to it. And one more thing. The Spectre is beautiful, but it’s not sturdy. Macs are super sturdy. I’d happy comment a lot more about my experience if needed.
Have to agree with the other comment. My then top of the line 2015 x360 was the most speced out configuration I could get but it was God awful. I would not under any circumstances buy an hp laptop no matter how nice they look
I had trouble with HP laptops that I am even staying away from them. For the more compact version they can get really hot which causes it to also slow down. If you get one with their HDD they can be really terrible slow that is just painful to use them.
hello friend, I'm considering to buy this product or the macbook pro 2017 (128 gb). I´d do basic work (photosop and indesign as max). With the the current sales, I can get the macbook pro for only 100 € more than the spectre. I need it to be endurable and portable. What has been your experience with the mac and the previous hp Spectre? What do yo recommend me? I'll do some gaming, too.
Nov 2019 and this is still one of, if not, the best reviews I've seen on this. Checked out your comparison with the Yoga C930 as well --top notch. In leaning towards the C930 though (glass top to compensate for HP's poseidon blue look lol). Great stuff all along Lisa, much appreciated!
This is the most beautiful laptop I have ever seen. Aesthetics aside, its spec sheet is fantastic. If I were in the market for an ultrabook this would be at the top of my list. Excellent review as always Lisa.
I'm sold! Damn that is one beautiful laptop. Just ordered one with the 10th gen Intel CPU. Went with the FHD for a full day of battery life. The Ice Lake CPU should give me 12 to 15 hours of unplugged use.
I seriously appreciate that of all the tech youtubers, Lisa focuses the most on what matters while others are busy making stupid videos like "Is this 99$ iPhone fake worth it?". Do you really expect it to be worth it? Even watching such stupid videos is not worth anyone's time. Thank you, Lisa. Thank you for staying real and humble!
Writing this comment from this laptop. Definitely impressed so far. Will probably do first impressions and review somewhat soon. I'll talk more about pen performance with art since nobody really talks about it. Great review here though as always, was very instrumental in my purchase.
HP has pretty much nailed the aesthetics of their laptops. Everyone talks about how sexy the newest Macbooks are, and I'm here just thinking "Have you seen HP's Spectre and Folio laptops?" These things are so gorgeous and actually functional in their beauty unlike certain laptops that seek that ever distant millimeter in thinness.
@@TejasviKapur dual core processor. Of course now they've brought quad core so it's probably better, but when you wrote this comment the Spectre was better
Great review! Thanks! I bought the 15" 6 core of this model and I love it. The best notebook I ever had. And quiet for a notebook with this level of performance. I hope you review the 15" also.
Bought that after you review. I have used it for 3 weeks now and I'm more than happy, I really hope that it will last next 5 years like my old Samsung laptop did.
Love it ♥ Looks really fancy with that "gem cut", but quite good, also the location of the usb c port and the power button are quite clever imo. Nice review Lisa, as always ♥
You mentioned an available 1 watt display. Like on the Folio, HP does not appear to be advertising this feature. Where is that information coming from and how would a consumer know what they are getting when they are customizing a machine? HP doesn't even use the same description to describe the displays on the folio and this machine (non-sure view). Finally many reviews mention optional LTE wireless connectivity. I can't seem to find any build configurations that support that. A review of the 1 watt display quantifying what you are getting and what you are trading off would be extremely helpful to consumers.
As far as I understood, the LTE option will be available later in 2019, whereas the 1W 1080p display was advertised back in late October when they first released the laptop to the press. It was the crucial feature to allow for those crazy 22hrs of battery life. No mention on this ever since, though. In my opinion, it is sort of a hit and miss with HP: they haven't uploaded their website yet (at least in the US) with any meaningful information on the new model, although it is already shipping and on display in many BestBuy stores!
Great rewiew on the 13 I would love to see the review on the 15 of the same model with an impresion over how well it handles heavy 3d work especially in terms of thermics!
I like some of HP's changes, but I don't like how HP deleted the volume rocker from the side of the device. Having a volume rocker on the side of a convertible is a big selling point for me. When watching content in tablet or display mood I hate touching the screen to adjust the sound level.
Ugh, just when I thought I had my options narrowed down, I find this review and have to add another laptop to the list of options. Great review as always, though!
After watching your review i got one from best buy, $1249 I7, 16 gig memory, 512 gig hd, 4k screen. 13.3. I love it The only problem is i can't find a case or skin for it.
@@mark124041 very light gaming it's internal graphics.... So take that into consideration. I think this is a work computer /personal not gaming. Just my two cents.
I had HP Spectre 13.3 late 2017 model. Faced lots of problems with the heat. Finally HP admitted that the model had lots of issues and updated my model to 15.6 model
Thanks for this review -- especially since the 15 inch version of this laptop has a trackpad shifted off center, which has turned off a lot of us. I just wish Lisa would come down even harder on HP for these absurd battery life claims....
I just placed my order for the 4K 15.6 inch with nvidia gtx1050Ti. It should be arriving in a day or two. I was really hoping to see a review from Lisa first since I trust her reviews best but I couldn't wait. Stocks were running low for Christmas and I had to make my move. Seems like there's no review out on the thing on CZcams yet.
@@abrarhossain1409 I received my set on Christmas eve. Really amazed with it. I was deciding between the Surface book 2 and the Dell XPS 15 2-in-1 and I'm really glad I went for this. No regrets. Amazing performance and probably the best looking laptop aesthetic wise. I haven't seen any flaw in it so far. If you're buying from the HP website, I suggest you look for e coupons online. My set was $3119, with xmas discount it was $3099. I managed to find a voucher online and brought the cost down to $2999.
@@elsapomasguapo Nah, I'm from Singapore. Also, I made a typo, I actually got it for $2999 not $2099, which comes to $2195 US dollars. Yea, it's costly but it's the fully spec variant with poseidon blue colour option. The HP online store here doesn't have options. You either go all out or get nothing. It's still cheaper than the Surface and Dell tho when those are spec to similar configuration.
I love this laptop but I think something happened to it. The screen is twitchy but they said I can return it and get a new one because it may have been damaged in travel. For a college student I think this laptop would be amazing.
Hi Lisa, Will you have a chance to review also the 15" version with GeForce GTX 1050Ti and compare it against the previous strongest model: HP Spectre x360 15 i7-8705G, Radeon RX Vega M GL? 13" model review is really great - thank you for this. It will definitely help to decide which model to go for.
I've been looking into the gem cut 15" Spectre X360 for a while now and trying to decide on the GTX 1050 Ti version over the MX150. When you do the review of that, could you cover some specifics of the graphics performance for CAD? I use Fusion 360, Inventor, and SolidWorks and I have not been able to find good answers on if I should get the 1050 Ti version over the MX 150. The best info I received (I think) is that most CAD doesn't really utilize the clock speed or cuda cores, but rather just the VRAM. I'm not sure how true that is, but I would love it if you could potentially touch on the CAD performance differences on the 1050 Ti vs the lesser available MX150. I should also add my hat to the ring of wanting to know more about the thermals. I'll often use the laptop for regular browsing and lighter use so I don't want the laptop to bee really noisy with the fans constantly running just for some web browsing and the like.
I just bought the 15" version. It's is pretty awesome. The battery life is excellent. The processor is very quick. It does get dangerously hot without some configuration though. I accidentally let it get up to 100°C for a few seconds while installing Visual Studios. Mine has the Geforce GTX1050-Ti max, which is decent, but not awesome. I can play Skyrim on 4k Ultra settings and get ~40-50fps, but I think it would struggle with newer games. Overall a great buy once you handle the overheating problem!
I always love your reviews! I bought the Envy x360 Convertible 13y when Fry's was pushing them out refurbished, and it never got any attention. I was convinced by the sales girl it was great for photo editing but then not even HP would tell me if Pen support was available. I'm stuck with a forgotten model and I'm not sure if I should upgrade to this one you reviewed. I still like mine, looks sleek, but it doesn't wow me.
Now this is probably the best review on the new Spectre x360 13. I'm getting the 15 shortly. Good to know the oen is 4096 level of pressure sensitivity. Big thanks for the review! Would be a great companion to my Zbook Studio.
Been waiting for you to review these. Looking forward to see your review of the late 2018 15" model. Hoping the RAM is not soldered in the 15" version.
I bought this laptop and ended up returning it. I have another Spectre with the 6th generation i7, so I thought this would be a great upgrade. The biggest issues I had was with the touch pad sensitivity and the keyboard. In addition to the sensitivity, I couldn't figure out how to change the size of the left/right click areas on the touch pad (something I can do on my older Spectre). Additionally, the keyboard backlight automatically going off after 10(?) seconds of inactivity drive me nuts too. I opened a case with HP support for both issues. There was no fix, so I ended up returning the unit. The laptop was beautiful and the 4k screen was amazing, but I felt the keyboard and touch pad were a big step backwards.
Hey Lisa! U still deliviring the best and most profund reviews! Can u tell when the Hp Spectre 15 (Hexa Core) review will be uploaded? I'm really starvin for this one since release^^
I think the C930 would be better since HP laptop can get really slow and heat up. Also checkout the matebook x pro as it is another of the laptops I found that is nearly the same price as the C930 with the occasional sale.
Not bad. Would be nice to add higher refresh rate panels on the next iteration (i.e. 120Hz+). Motion image quality desperately needs to get better in all display devices.
One thing of note, the Stylus Nib, although designed to be replaceable, they do not offer the ability to purchase additional ones, and you are required to purchase an entirely new pen. It was very disappointing to find out after having purchased one...
Yes. I got mine two days ago. The fans are running constantly, even with basically no load. As soon as I open a browser they speed up. I've tried PUBG for a few minutes, let's just say that if you game you need headphones. I'm really disappointed, it looked like the perfect notebook for me.
Any thin convertible with a strong dedicated GPU and quad core CPU will throttle. You can undervoot and repast to get a little more thermal headroom, but you cannot effectively cool these devices. Traditional laptops like the Thinkpad x1 extreme, Ideapad, and Asus Pro dona better job with the 1050ti but still throttle, just not as much. The only true workaround without just getting a gaming device is to use an external GPU that handles its own cooling.
Any thin convertible with a strong dedicated GPU and quad core CPU will throttle. You can undervoot and repast to get a little more thermal headroom, but you cannot effectively cool these devices. Traditional laptops like the Thinkpad x1 extreme, Ideapad, and Asus Pro dona better job with the 1050ti but still throttle, just not as much. The only true workaround without just getting a gaming device is to use an external GPU that handles its own cooling.
Any thin convertible with a strong dedicated GPU and quad core CPU will throttle. You can undervoot and repast to get a little more thermal headroom, but you cannot effectively cool these devices. Traditional laptops like the Thinkpad x1 extreme, Ideapad, and Asus Pro dona better job with the 1050ti but still throttle, just not as much. The only true workaround without just getting a gaming device is to use an external GPU that handles its own cooling.
Any thin convertible with a strong dedicated GPU and quad core CPU will throttle. You can undervoot and repast to get a little more thermal headroom, but you cannot effectively cool these devices. Traditional laptops like the Thinkpad x1 extreme, Ideapad, and Asus Pro dona better job with the 1050ti but still throttle, just not as much. The only true workaround without just getting a gaming device is to use an external GPU that handles its own cooling.
You have out smarted the menfolk in this field. How did you learn all these technical details. Very nice to hear all that, one needs to know about this computer.
Do you lug it around? If so, go for the 13" if not go for the 15". Also if you plan on using it in tablet form the 13" makes more sense. If not, the 15" makes sense.
I’m unreasonably taken with this design. Great review!
Review this.. 😍
@@aldu_xtreme2973 I am Japanese. And I was impressed by this I would like to refer to it. Thank you Lisa
can you review it?
Where's your review then!? Goddamit Michael!
The design has me seriously considering this little laptop. Like the S10 that will release soon, I sadly don't really care about other things. The design alone has me smitten.
0:04 I skipped back to make sure my ears weren't lying to me.
My shirt inspired me!
lmao me too
Same here! )))
@@mobiletechreview I love your humour, I can tell by your shirts you have a big funny bone:) Keep up the great reviews, rare out there today to get all the info, correct!!:)
@@mobiletechreview where can i buy one like it?
That corner design is unbelievable. I would seriously consider purchasing based on that alone.
Be very careful with buying Spectre x360 series of laptops, HP support equals to zero and this models of computers have huge issue of motherboards burning. Mine died this week and HP does not care at all while laptop was 1500 euros. There is literally tons of users reporting the same issue with motherboards being burned as laptop heats a lot and is not sufficiently extracting the heat which ends up burning the motherboard, and that is basically the most expensive part on the laptop. Bought mine in 2016, used it only for business travel which would be less than 1 year, doesnt want to turn on anymore. Tons of users reporting the same issue, power light blinking but laptop does not want to turn on. This is happening at least since 2013 but HP doesnt care as long as we pay them. No more HP for me, they are scammers.
@@ZeleKnez
Lisa seems to imply they fixed the problem. I hope so. I just bought one.
@@treydrier3169 I bought it also, has a 4 cooling options and heats less than older versions and took 4 years of warranty. Repairs for 1 older version where 400 euro. Lets see which one lasts longer.
@@ZeleKnez
Just bought the very latest/newest version with the gen 10 intel CPU and set it up today. Great screen and its not even the 4k display. Easy setup and not too much bloatware and very simple to uninstall The few stupid apps they toss in. It syncs with my phone for text and voice messages. Very light and fast. Comes with 2 USB-C ports and 1 USB-A port. I also got the USB-C to HDMI dongle. Very classy looking.
@@treydrier3169 how about nowadays? After this months of using it, what's your opinion? I'm considering buying one.
finally a full review for this one
hope the review on the 15 inch coming soon
thank you very much
I love how they not only incorporated an interesting design choice with the gem cut but actually USED the space. Very gorgeous laptop, honestly.
Lisa - I consider your reviews the GOLD STANDARD for the rest of the Internet. I LOVE your t-shirts and BAAAD Jokes.
I second this! :)
Clever design, looks like a nice machine. Over the years I haven't had much luck with HP though, not the best build quality, perhaps this is better.
I saw this review at least 5 times, but since yesterday I finally managed to buy my own "gem cut" spectre 13(it was finally on sale at Best Buy-$200 off!), I came back to watch it once again. This is the best review of my new laptop, period. I bought the 1w screen version because of the better battery life and also because the one with the privacy screen has noticeably dimmer and less saturated display, which is not good if you're like me and like to watch lots of videos on it.
How much was it I'm tryna get one to also what model did u get
I’m so happy you’re reviewing this one!
Im also happy to see ur comment 😊
OMG!!! I have that exact same shirt!! My husband bought it for my birthday this year! So cool! :-)
This is the most elegant laptop HP has ever made. I am in love with the Poseidon Blue color
HP is stepping up the game. This one looks stunning. I love the blue ash . the movement of the power button, OMG praise to the HP design gods for that. an the webcam spy switch BRILLIANT! I do wish that these slim ultrabooks could find space for more ports, even Legacy ports.
Their Spectre range are the best looking notebooks on the market. If I wasn't forced to buy a MacBook Pro I would have got one.
Anorax trust me after owning a maxed out Spectre x360, the MacBook is so much better. Short summary: The Spectre has so many issues and is hot and laggy. My 2017 touchbar MacBook Pro is absolutely breathtaking compared to it. And one more thing. The Spectre is beautiful, but it’s not sturdy. Macs are super sturdy. I’d happy comment a lot more about my experience if needed.
Have to agree with the other comment. My then top of the line 2015 x360 was the most speced out configuration I could get but it was God awful. I would not under any circumstances buy an hp laptop no matter how nice they look
I had trouble with HP laptops that I am even staying away from them. For the more compact version they can get really hot which causes it to also slow down. If you get one with their HDD they can be really terrible slow that is just painful to use them.
hello friend, I'm considering to buy this product or the macbook pro 2017 (128 gb). I´d do basic work (photosop and indesign as max). With the the current sales, I can get the macbook pro for only 100 € more than the spectre. I need it to be endurable and portable. What has been your experience with the mac and the previous hp Spectre? What do yo recommend me? I'll do some gaming, too.
Nov 2019 and this is still one of, if not, the best reviews I've seen on this. Checked out your comparison with the Yoga C930 as well --top notch. In leaning towards the C930 though (glass top to compensate for HP's poseidon blue look lol). Great stuff all along Lisa, much appreciated!
This is the most beautiful laptop I have ever seen. Aesthetics aside, its spec sheet is fantastic. If I were in the market for an ultrabook this would be at the top of my list. Excellent review as always Lisa.
I'm sold! Damn that is one beautiful laptop. Just ordered one with the 10th gen Intel CPU. Went with the FHD for a full day of battery life. The Ice Lake CPU should give me 12 to 15 hours of unplugged use.
The colors look gimmicky to me not really classy
I seriously appreciate that of all the tech youtubers, Lisa focuses the most on what matters while others are busy making stupid videos like "Is this 99$ iPhone fake worth it?". Do you really expect it to be worth it? Even watching such stupid videos is not worth anyone's time. Thank you, Lisa. Thank you for staying real and humble!
WHASSUP LISA MY HOMEFRY?!?!
FBI open up😎
lol SUP LISA!
Please make that the new permanent intro 😂
You are incredible! One good review after another. Thank you for such wonderful work
Lisa, you rule tech reviews. I’m always blown away by your reviews! Subscribed for life.
Writing this comment from this laptop. Definitely impressed so far. Will probably do first impressions and review somewhat soon. I'll talk more about pen performance with art since nobody really talks about it. Great review here though as always, was very instrumental in my purchase.
bought the 2017 version and still love it. it's unfortunate that laptops too have entered the new model/year game. people can only spend so much.
I wish the damn price wasn't so damn high I want the 2018 model so bad
What up homie Lisa!!!? # another great video! 👍
HP has pretty much nailed the aesthetics of their laptops. Everyone talks about how sexy the newest Macbooks are, and I'm here just thinking "Have you seen HP's Spectre and Folio laptops?" These things are so gorgeous and actually functional in their beauty unlike certain laptops that seek that ever distant millimeter in thinness.
This is undoubtedly the most gorgeous laptop I’ve ever seen ❤️
Love your reviews! So informative
Your reviews are so easy to understand and delightful to watch.👍
Dell xps: I’m the best laptop
HP Spectre: but can you do this? (Flexes backwards)
Dell XPS 2 in 1 to the rescue
@@TejasviKapur dual core processor. Of course now they've brought quad core so it's probably better, but when you wrote this comment the Spectre was better
Great review! Thanks! I bought the 15" 6 core of this model and I love it. The best notebook I ever had. And quiet for a notebook with this level of performance. I hope you review the 15" also.
we love Lisa's review
Bought that after you review. I have used it for 3 weeks now and I'm more than happy, I really hope that it will last next 5 years like my old Samsung laptop did.
Love it ♥ Looks really fancy with that "gem cut", but quite good, also the location of the usb c port and the power button are quite clever imo.
Nice review Lisa, as always ♥
You mentioned an available 1 watt display. Like on the Folio, HP does not appear to be advertising this feature. Where is that information coming from and how would a consumer know what they are getting when they are customizing a machine? HP doesn't even use the same description to describe the displays on the folio and this machine (non-sure view). Finally many reviews mention optional LTE wireless connectivity. I can't seem to find any build configurations that support that.
A review of the 1 watt display quantifying what you are getting and what you are trading off would be extremely helpful to consumers.
As far as I understood, the LTE option will be available later in 2019, whereas the 1W 1080p display was advertised back in late October when they first released the laptop to the press. It was the crucial feature to allow for those crazy 22hrs of battery life. No mention on this ever since, though. In my opinion, it is sort of a hit and miss with HP: they haven't uploaded their website yet (at least in the US) with any meaningful information on the new model, although it is already shipping and on display in many BestBuy stores!
Just ordered it. Amazing specs and design..
Me too, today 👍
Great rewiew on the 13 I would love to see the review on the 15 of the same model with an impresion over how well it handles heavy 3d work especially in terms of thermics!
Another great video! You're my favorite tech reviewer on CZcams. Keep up the good work!
I like some of HP's changes, but I don't like how HP deleted the volume rocker from the side of the device. Having a volume rocker on the side of a convertible is a big selling point for me. When watching content in tablet or display mood I hate touching the screen to adjust the sound level.
Loving the fan sound effects. :))
A smack-down between the X360 and the Lenovo Yoga 930 would be great. And I'm looking forward to hearing your thoughts on the 15" Spectre X360.
When is the 15 inch review gonna come? I want to know if it gets even close to the xps 15.
Great idea about the port placements on the corners. Nice !
OWNorDisown it’s Stephen from own or disown!
@@ericyoung7930 hey there Eric !
Ugh, just when I thought I had my options narrowed down, I find this review and have to add another laptop to the list of options. Great review as always, though!
After watching your review i got one from best buy, $1249
I7, 16 gig memory, 512 gig hd, 4k screen. 13.3. I love it
The only problem is i can't find a case or skin for it.
Nebuchadnezzar can this handle some gaming?
@@mark124041 very light gaming it's internal graphics.... So take that into consideration. I think this is a work computer /personal not gaming. Just my two cents.
Nebuchadnezzar , how is performance so far and is there any issues?
I had HP Spectre 13.3 late 2017 model. Faced lots of problems with the heat. Finally HP admitted that the model had lots of issues and updated my model to 15.6 model
I was waiting for this! OMG! Thank you! Can't wait for the 15 inch if there are any differences if any
Lisa, great review! Thank you for your great insights and honest reviews! I appreciate your work!
Thanks for this review -- especially since the 15 inch version of this laptop has a trackpad shifted off center, which has turned off a lot of us. I just wish Lisa would come down even harder on HP for these absurd battery life claims....
Thanks for the great review!!!
thanks for the great review. can't wait for the 15" review!
When can we expect a review for the 15 inch version?
I just placed my order for the 4K 15.6 inch with nvidia gtx1050Ti. It should be arriving in a day or two.
I was really hoping to see a review from Lisa first since I trust her reviews best but I couldn't wait. Stocks were running low for Christmas and I had to make my move.
Seems like there's no review out on the thing on CZcams yet.
I am looking to buy the exact same model. Can you do me a favour and let me know how it works for you ?
@@abrarhossain1409 I received my set on Christmas eve. Really amazed with it. I was deciding between the Surface book 2 and the Dell XPS 15 2-in-1 and I'm really glad I went for this. No regrets. Amazing performance and probably the best looking laptop aesthetic wise. I haven't seen any flaw in it so far. If you're buying from the HP website, I suggest you look for e coupons online. My set was $3119, with xmas discount it was $3099. I managed to find a voucher online and brought the cost down to $2999.
feeshschticks Christ that’s still expensive. Are you from the US?
@@elsapomasguapo Nah, I'm from Singapore. Also, I made a typo, I actually got it for $2999 not $2099, which comes to $2195 US dollars. Yea, it's costly but it's the fully spec variant with poseidon blue colour option. The HP online store here doesn't have options. You either go all out or get nothing. It's still cheaper than the Surface and Dell tho when those are spec to similar configuration.
@feeshschticks thank you so much
I love this laptop but I think something happened to it. The screen is twitchy but they said I can return it and get a new one because it may have been damaged in travel. For a college student I think this laptop would be amazing.
Hi Lisa,
Will you have a chance to review also the 15" version with GeForce GTX 1050Ti and compare it against the previous strongest model: HP Spectre x360 15 i7-8705G, Radeon RX Vega M GL?
13" model review is really great - thank you for this. It will definitely help to decide which model to go for.
I've been looking into the gem cut 15" Spectre X360 for a while now and trying to decide on the GTX 1050 Ti version over the MX150. When you do the review of that, could you cover some specifics of the graphics performance for CAD? I use Fusion 360, Inventor, and SolidWorks and I have not been able to find good answers on if I should get the 1050 Ti version over the MX 150. The best info I received (I think) is that most CAD doesn't really utilize the clock speed or cuda cores, but rather just the VRAM. I'm not sure how true that is, but I would love it if you could potentially touch on the CAD performance differences on the 1050 Ti vs the lesser available MX150. I should also add my hat to the ring of wanting to know more about the thermals. I'll often use the laptop for regular browsing and lighter use so I don't want the laptop to bee really noisy with the fans constantly running just for some web browsing and the like.
I just bought the 15" version. It's is pretty awesome. The battery life is excellent. The processor is very quick. It does get dangerously hot without some configuration though. I accidentally let it get up to 100°C for a few seconds while installing Visual Studios. Mine has the Geforce GTX1050-Ti max, which is decent, but not awesome. I can play Skyrim on 4k Ultra settings and get ~40-50fps, but I think it would struggle with newer games. Overall a great buy once you handle the overheating problem!
Which model did you buy I want to get the 2018 model
@@yourpalal5318 I see well the next laptop I'm looking into is zephyrus G15
I always love your reviews! I bought the Envy x360 Convertible 13y when Fry's was pushing them out refurbished, and it never got any attention. I was convinced by the sales girl it was great for photo editing but then not even HP would tell me if Pen support was available. I'm stuck with a forgotten model and I'm not sure if I should upgrade to this one you reviewed.
I still like mine, looks sleek, but it doesn't wow me.
Very nice review, thanks!
Now this is probably the best review on the new Spectre x360 13. I'm getting the 15 shortly. Good to know the oen is 4096 level of pressure sensitivity. Big thanks for the review! Would be a great companion to my Zbook Studio.
How was it?
Is it 120hz capable in the settings like previous hp sureview displays?
Thanks Lisa, now I know a bit more about what I've bought!
Great video!!!! I love your review videos everytime.
A little wish: please review the 15inch too
Thanks LISA, always great reviews :)
sadly, too much cut corners at this price.....
Ouch.... hahahaa
Not 'sadly'. The cut corners are for a very good reason.
Hahaha! The 'sup homies' had me rewinding it multiple times and in stitches everytime. Great work!
Thanks so much your videos are awesome and so helpful.
Just subbed, your channel is very underrated. Amazing in depth review.
Way better than the Folio. The trackpad on that is unforgivably small. Even my Surface Go has a larger trackpad
Waiting for the review of the 15 inch with the Nvidia GTX1050.
Great review! I’m getting this next week!!
sup hommies! hahaha! ok, i like that.
will you explain it to me (:
@@golda4409 Look at the shirt I'm wearing.
Really looking forward to this. Thanks!
Been waiting for you to review these. Looking forward to see your review of the late 2018 15" model. Hoping the RAM is not soldered in the 15" version.
I bought this laptop and ended up returning it. I have another Spectre with the 6th generation i7, so I thought this would be a great upgrade. The biggest issues I had was with the touch pad sensitivity and the keyboard. In addition to the sensitivity, I couldn't figure out how to change the size of the left/right click areas on the touch pad (something I can do on my older Spectre). Additionally, the keyboard backlight automatically going off after 10(?) seconds of inactivity drive me nuts too. I opened a case with HP support for both issues. There was no fix, so I ended up returning the unit. The laptop was beautiful and the 4k screen was amazing, but I felt the keyboard and touch pad were a big step backwards.
Seems to be a pretty great ultrabook, many well thought out changes. Thanks for the review :)
Lol the shirt and intro 🤣❤️❤️❤️
Hey Lisa! U still deliviring the best and most profund reviews! Can u tell when the Hp Spectre 15 (Hexa Core) review will be uploaded? I'm really starvin for this one since release^^
I bought last year's version of this machine. I like this one better. Am wondering if it'd be ridiculous to sell it, and trade up...
Dont sell it
it would, considering youd likely be doing it for asthetics
your t-shirts are the best hey!!! love them
smackdown with the lenovo c930, 4k display & 16gb ram, please
Yes. Please! I am considering only these two laptops.
yeah same for me
I think the C930 would be better since HP laptop can get really slow and heat up. Also checkout the matebook x pro as it is another of the laptops I found that is nearly the same price as the C930 with the occasional sale.
Lenova c930 is a lot more expensive yeah?
@@maxwell7847 Matebook has that stupid webcam at your fingertips... horrible idea.
I like to see things that I can't buy ... well, I'm grateful for what I have.
Great review! Can you also review the 15 inch one, with the 6-core processor and 1050ti?
Not bad. Would be nice to add higher refresh rate panels on the next iteration (i.e. 120Hz+).
Motion image quality desperately needs to get better in all display devices.
Hey Lisa, I was hoping to see a shot of the inside of this-did you shoot any B-roll of that? :)
6:33... "That's what she said!" LOL - Michael Scott, The Office
One thing of note, the Stylus Nib, although designed to be replaceable, they do not offer the ability to purchase additional ones, and you are required to purchase an entirely new pen. It was very disappointing to find out after having purchased one...
Shirt on point as always!
Where did you get your t-shirt from? It’s awesome.
Great review, dope shirt, thanks Lisa!!!
Hey Lisa, please please review HP Spectre X360 15 inch 4k 1050 Ti. Is there any thermal throttling or heat problem with the computer?
Yes. I got mine two days ago. The fans are running constantly, even with basically no load. As soon as I open a browser they speed up. I've tried PUBG for a few minutes, let's just say that if you game you need headphones. I'm really disappointed, it looked like the perfect notebook for me.
Any thin convertible with a strong dedicated GPU and quad core CPU will throttle. You can undervoot and repast to get a little more thermal headroom, but you cannot effectively cool these devices. Traditional laptops like the Thinkpad x1 extreme, Ideapad, and Asus Pro dona better job with the 1050ti but still throttle, just not as much. The only true workaround without just getting a gaming device is to use an external GPU that handles its own cooling.
Any thin convertible with a strong dedicated GPU and quad core CPU will throttle. You can undervoot and repast to get a little more thermal headroom, but you cannot effectively cool these devices. Traditional laptops like the Thinkpad x1 extreme, Ideapad, and Asus Pro dona better job with the 1050ti but still throttle, just not as much. The only true workaround without just getting a gaming device is to use an external GPU that handles its own cooling.
Any thin convertible with a strong dedicated GPU and quad core CPU will throttle. You can undervoot and repast to get a little more thermal headroom, but you cannot effectively cool these devices. Traditional laptops like the Thinkpad x1 extreme, Ideapad, and Asus Pro dona better job with the 1050ti but still throttle, just not as much. The only true workaround without just getting a gaming device is to use an external GPU that handles its own cooling.
Any thin convertible with a strong dedicated GPU and quad core CPU will throttle. You can undervoot and repast to get a little more thermal headroom, but you cannot effectively cool these devices. Traditional laptops like the Thinkpad x1 extreme, Ideapad, and Asus Pro dona better job with the 1050ti but still throttle, just not as much. The only true workaround without just getting a gaming device is to use an external GPU that handles its own cooling.
Because of this review, I ended buying one of this, I love my laptop, thanks for a great video.
Thats some amazing looking laptop...I want everyone to make such
You have out smarted the menfolk in this field. How did you learn all these technical details. Very nice to hear all that, one needs to know about this computer.
Nice one Lisa. This is one eye dazzling piece of art.
Want to see a smackdown between this laptop and 2018 Apple MacBook 13
Great review, Lisa.
That intro 😂😂. Durability is what got me concerned about this product also thermal
koolyo2foots same, order a 15 inch. But after reading some reviews decided to return it.
I have the Spectre late 2017 and couldn't like it more!
It's SO PRETTY!! 😭💔😭💔😭
I didn't like the new design at first but this blue colour looks stunning!
I'm loving the design and specs but not sure what to go for - the 13" or 15". Thanks for the great review.
Do you lug it around? If so, go for the 13" if not go for the 15". Also if you plan on using it in tablet form the 13" makes more sense. If not, the 15" makes sense.