
Though a bit less wedge-shaped than previous models, the x360 13.5 preserves Spectre trademarks such as contrasting brass accents and diagonal-cut rear corners that hold ports (the audio jack at left rear, a USB-C/ Thunderbolt 4 port on the right). Our $1,749.99 test unit is a Best Buy config with a Core i7-1255U chip (two Performance cores, eight Efficient cores, 12 threads) what HP calls a "3K2K" OLED panel doubled memory (16GB) and storage (1TB) and Windows 11 Pro instead of Home. A version of that display with an integrated privacy filter is $40 more. The $1,149.99 base model at HP.com pairs an Intel Core i5-1235U processor with a 1,920-by-1,280-pixel IPS touch screen, along with 8GB of RAM and a 512GB NVMe solid-state drive. In contrast, a 14-inch convertible with the familiar 16:9 widescreen ratio, the Lenovo ThinkBook 14s Yoga Gen 2, is 0.67 by 12.6 by 8.5 inches. Clad in Natural Silver aluminum ($10 extra for Nightfall Black or Nocturne Blue), the HP measures 0.67 by 11.7 by 8.7 inches. An Eighth of an Ounce Over the LineĪt 3.01 pounds, only a grinch would say the Spectre x360 13.5 misses our cutoff to be an ultraportable the Yoga 9i is a quarter-pound heavier. It comes down to whether you prefer the Spectre's squarish 3:2 screen aspect ratio or the Yoga's more rectangular 16:10. The new HP easily earns another Editors' Choice win as a premium 2-in-1, though the contest is awfully close between it and another high-end consumer convertible with a dazzling OLED display, the Lenovo Yoga 9i Gen 7.

It has the same 13.5-inch OLED touch screen with 3,000-by-2,000-pixel resolution, refreshed with 12th Generation Intel silicon.
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Best Hosted Endpoint Protection and Security SoftwareĪt the risk of splitting hairs, or numbers, the HP Spectre x360 13.5 (starts at $1,149.99 $1,749.99 as tested) is not an all-new convertible laptop but an update of the Spectre x360 14 that scored PCMag Editors' Choice honors in January 2021.
