HP - Spectre x360 2-in-1 15.6" 4K UHD Touch-Screen Laptop - Intel Core i7 - 16GB Memory - 512GB SSD + 32GB Optane - Nightfall Black

Excellent laptop. Love all the features. The laptop itself is very stylish looking. The reason I didn’t give it 5 stars is I’m trying to figure out how to get the camera clearer.

Just bought it, got it home turned it on and the display has a horizontal line going across it. Called tech support they say its a hardware issue. Taking it back to the store. Major hassle.

Here's my review -- only had it for about a week, but it may be helpful. Sound is very good and fans are non-issue for me. The only time I heard the fans was during start up, so I opened the Task Manager and disabled programs running in the background. I also did not give permissions during the set up process for software such as google analytics and microsoft to do tracking or set up one cloud etc (recommend turning off your home wifi during setup). I uninstalled the HP Support Center and disabled Cortana and other useless bloatware. In the Start up menu, located in the Task Manager, I disabled everything that didn't need to run during start up, only leaving about 2 processes going. So now it is super silent. Even when the fans run, they are quiet and momentary. This is after I have loaded it up with 3D Design software and heavy use Graphic Design software, including Adobe full graphics suite (on the drive not in the cloud), CorelDraw 2019, MS Office Home & Student, Camtasia, Catia 5 and MatLab full version. The webcam is excellent, super clear, and can be shut off with a slide button on the side when not in use. The only drawback I have seen is the SSD not being upgradeable (Best Buy tried for 4 days to upgrade, to no avail -- so I returned that one and purchased it again new). I solved the small SSD size issue with an external drive for saving files when / if I max out on internal space. But after loading all that software, I still have over 300 gb of the 512 gb SSD available, which surprised me. I haven't had a chance yet to run these programs simultaneously, but running each individually was a breeze. Also I purchased the new HP external gaming monitor to connect it to, and that is truly fantastic. 1 ms and 144hz refresh rate -- great for working and zoom calls and has great ratings for gaming, though I haven't tried that yet. Definitely no lag time with the trackpad, which is excellent. When connecting to the monitor, it automatically switched the sound to the monitor which has no speakers and would need headphones connected. No problem. Just click on the sound icon on your task bar and put the sound source back to your Realtek speakers. I did have one time where the screen went dim and would not brighten. I rebooted and it was fine again, so something to watch while the return period is still open. Overall, it is a great little workhorse and I think it will work well for engineering and graphic design.

This laptop is amazing. I was a little worried when I purchased it about the graphics card. However, if you are not doing hardcore gaming, this laptop is about the best laptop you could purchase. Everything is EXTREMELY smooth. It's all very responsive, but not crazy looking. The quality of the material used to make the laptop is second to none. I looked at Dell, other HP, Lenovo, Asus and other computers but after talking to my IT guy, I chose to go with this one. It is absolutely PHENOMENAL! I would highly recommend this laptop to anyone and everyone! This is not a gaming PC trying to run Crysis and Battlefield 5 at max res. But if you need a reliable, high quality that screams professional, you cannot make a better purchase. The sound quality and screen are perfect. I definitely recommend this PC. Oh, it also has two USB-C ports on it, not just the one that is listed.

SO far so good with this new laptop replacing my DELL. It is fast to start and update and keyboard is smooth and easy to use and having the number pad makes a big difference. The keyboard is back lit and the screen resolution is amazing. I would say I am still feeling out the battery life as of now it seems about average.

Love this laptop! I purchased it mostly for photo editing and I am not disappointed. The laptop is beautiful (hinges are a rose gold color) and solidly build. It also came with a pen as well as a sleeve for the laptop, which I have used way more than I thought i would. Overall, I am very impressed with the features of this laptop and would highly recommend.

Pros: Stylish design: it looks cool and the touch is also great. A good combination of ports. The first batch of 11th gen intel chip laptops. Performance: it achieves my expectation. I can even play some games on the laptop (two point hospital runs smoothly with low-medium graphic but overwatch just does not with even low graphic, for reference). The thermo design is pretty good. The flow design is good compared to Macbook pro. -------- Cons: - The size of the trackpad is just ridiculously wired/small. It's very long but pretty short in width. VERY bad experience. I have to use a mouse all the time for productivity. - Bug about 4K screen. I have reproduced some issues on displaying certain pages in the 4K screen mode. Windows is just not designed for 4K display I guess. It's not unusable but it's a pretty bad experience because it's a pricy high-end laptop. That's why I returned it. I updated the driver. I major in computer science so I believe I have tried all the things I can. It happens with Microsoft Edge and Chrome. - Consider a dedicated GPU if you have more than one screen and want to watch 4K videos. I do think that's something I want so I decide to go for a model with a better GPU, even it's a little heavier. - Touchscreen and flip design is not very useful. The experience of the pen is simply BAD compared to iPad/apple pencil. If you need the stylus, buy iPad; otherwise, buy a model without flip design and touch (generally they make the machine prone to technical problems). BUY if you are a lightweight user, office/browsing/ simple creative annotation.

The quality of this laptop is great! The laptop itself is strong and sturdy. There’s times the fan could be a little loud but that is only if you use the laptop a lot and is on a flat surface that doesn’t let the heat escape from the laptop. But overall the laptop is great haven’t had any issues so far. I’m very satisfied with my purchase!