HP - Spectre x2 2-in-1 12" Touch-Screen Laptop - Wi-Fi + 4G LTE - Intel Core m7 - 8GB Memory - 256GB Solid State Drive - Natural Silver
Model: 12-a002dx
SKU: 4563802
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Customers consistently note the Spectre x2's keyboard for its pleasant feel. They also appreciate its portability, describing it as lightweight and easy to use and carry anywhere. On the downside, customers have concerns about the battery life, as it falls short of the advertised 10 hours. Additionally, some users have encountered display issues in tablet mode.
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From day 1 this PC had the following stability issues: 1) Touchpad was not working at the beginning 2) Crash with the green(!) screen of death (1-2 times) 3) Chrome crashes regularly 4) Touchpad working strange (when I just click it, Windows sees that as right-mouse-click) (all the time!) 5) Battery drains for no reason. Like this: wake up at have my PC charged to 100% during the night, open it, do some stuff, put it into my bag, take out at lunch time, and battery is almost dead :( (few times) 6) HP software is bad. Even the updater software just hangs. 7) Lots of other minor issues. Would not recommend in for someone who don't want to have a painful experience of dealing with primitive problems with your laptop. -------------- Here is my story why I initially chose HP Spectre: Before buying this PC I was using Chromebook Pixel for more than 3 years. And was absolutely happy with that except battery life. This year I had to switch to PC or Mac because I now have to use some software that runs only on Windows or Mac. I also wanted to have: 1) 2-in-1 for factor 2) LTE 3) Nice looking design So my choice was HP Spectre X2. (m7 processor, 8gb memory).
Posted by Vasily2013
Overall nice computer a small the Detachable screen is easy to get on off. It's fast and responsive. I do have have to mention I bought the hp pen that says it will work on this tablet and that's far from true. Save yourself $50. The keyboard doesn't seem sturdy and feels like the backing would come off easily in time. Battery power is was under what they are advertising. My biggest gripe would be I use Google Chrome for everything. I have read that crashing with chrome is very common on Windows 10. Very frustrating it crashes multiple times. Outside of all that it's built sturdy, awesome kick stand and versatility is a huge plus. It's fast and responsive. I like this computer a lot, but probably should have looked around or wait til the computer went on sale (honestly feel price point is too high)
Posted by robw
I purchased the m7/8GB/256GB version of the HP Spectre x2, ordering it online since no stores in my area carried it. While Best Buy's packaging could have included more padding, the HP packaging was absolutely excellent, with a strong outer box holding the inner box with some very nice cushioning. The computer arrived in perfect shape. The computer itself is nice and thin and light -- it's very easy to carry around. By using the m7 processor, there are no fans at all, so it's as quiet as any tablet when it's running. I've been happy with the computer's performance -- it has run everything I've tried to run with ease. And I appreciate the 256GB of SSD space -- I also plugged a 200GB MicroSD card into the computer's MicroSD slot, and that gives me plenty of room for all of my programs and files. I'm very happy with the physical design of things: For instance, I work with a lot of spreadsheets, so I really appreciate the 3:2 aspect ratio screen -- being taller than the usual 16:9 aspect ratio really helps. And the screen resolution is plenty high enough for the size of the screen -- I actually use it at the 125% size setting, which gives me plenty of on-screen real estate. The IPS screen is also very high in quality -- I'm very happy with the viewing angles and so on. The stand works very well -- I have been completely happy with it. And the keyboard is very nice -- I'm happy with its backlighting, the key sizes, and everything. I touch-type on it with ease and accuracy. In the end, I will use this far more as a "notebook" rather than a "tablet," and I'll use the 4G LTE service while I'm traveling. The computer has already become a trusted, constant companion for me.
Posted by thoots