Paul Glidden

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HP Spectre X360 Black Friday also lets you customize-to-buy, and there are a ton of options including bumping to a 10th Gen Intel Core i7-1065G7, 16GB of RAM, 4K AMOLED display, Windows 10 Pro, 4G LTE, and 2TB SSD for storage. There are also three color choices, including natural silver (used for this review), nightfall black, and Poseidon blue. Though we did not sample the LTE model, it is only available with the i7-1065G7 and full HD display, instead of the 4K OLED option. If you have $1,100 and you want a convertible Ultrabook, this is the one to get. Even wholly maxed out, the Spectre x360 13 is still "only" around $1,900, which is much lower than Dell, Lenovo, or Microsoft for similar premium designs. Considering how thin the Spectre is, HP did not skip out on ports for connectivity. There is a Type-A with a "lock-jaw" to allow for a slim profile. That's impressive as many companies ditch Type-A to go with the thinner Type-C-only solution. There are two Type-C ports with Thunderbolt 3, a MicroSD reader as well, and a headphone jack. HP is also sticking with a physical camera kill-switch that lets users disable the front-facing 720P web camera. The toggle kills the camera at the drive level so that users can be assured of privacy. Matching that concern is a physical key on the keyboard for muting the microphone. It has an LED to let you know it's engaged. The Spectre's hinges are the double-hinged variety. They look and feel great by not being too stiff, but also easy to operate. Flipping the display around and holding the Spectre like a tablet is like any other convertible experience, which is not fantastic, but the sheer variety of options for viewing content is certainly welcomed.

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