HP - Spectre x360 2-in-1 15.6" 4K Ultra HD Touch-Screen Laptop - Intel Core i7 - 16GB Memory - 512GB Solid State Drive

I have been using a 2015 13" HP Spectre X360 for about a year and a half, and I loved it. I've used both convertibles as well as the removable screen tablets in the last 3 years. I've had a Lenovo Yoga, the earliest consumer version, that I had horrible luck with and returned to buy a Lenovo Helix. Loved that, but the lack of a backlit keyboard really was a drawback to me so I sold that to a friend, bought the Lenovo Yoga Thinkpad. Loved that until the cheap plastic case started chipping and flaking, sold that, and went through another Yoga consumer version that I returned right away and landed on the HP Spectre X360 13". I loved the trackpad. And everything worked great for me, for 18 months. When I started looking around again, I had it narrowed down to three PC's to consider, and this new, larger version of my tried and true companion ended up winning. Fit and finish - perfect. I loved my various Macbook Pros I used over my 5 years in the Mac world, before Windows systems started getting machined from hunks of metal. The difference between a metal piece and a lot of plastic is instantly noticeable as soon as you pick up a laptop. This one here doesn't disappoint. I love the dark color, and the gold trim detail is just beautiful without being gaudy. Downside of the dark finish - you see the oil from hands and palms SO easy on here compared to the silver one I have been using... I'll get used to it, and cleaning it up regularly, but it's still a bit of an annoyance. Keyboard - I like that the larger size body allowed for a better keyboard than what I had been using on the smaller 13" version of this. I like page up/down/home/end all having their own row on the end, not as function keys on the arrow keys. The keyboard travel is about perfect for me, and it has a nice, solid feel without being noisy or clicky. Again, though, they only have one level of backlight, but at least it's clear, the printing on the letters and the cutouts for the light is crisp and clean, not like some other keyboards where it looks like some kids did it during a craft session in kindergarten. The audio is impressive for a laptop - I really love it. Not as loud as I with they could get it, but better volume and better bass than I had expected. Movies have far more presence here than they did on my 13" version. Speed - my little Spectre had an i7 as well, 8 GB RAM, and a 256GB SSD. But their choice in SSD was HORRIBLE. When I moved everything off my old laptop onto my 512GB SSD USB drive, it copied over at the normal USB 3 speed I expected with the laptop. But I just about soiled my pants when I plugged it into this new laptop to copy the 8GB installs.zip file I have of all my programs that I use to build a system. Everything happened in a fraction of the time. It was amazing. On my smaller one I used an SD card for my music and photo library, and I had thought about moving that to the SSD here, but I don't need fast access to those files, so I simply moved the SD card here and pointed my libraries to it. Worked fine, and I'm glad they maintained the card reader slot, so many computers don't anymore, and for me they're critical since it makes moving files from a digital camera SO much easier. I'm not at all a fan of the whole USB C charger though. Especially since I can't find, even from HP, a 90w USB C adapter like the one that came with the laptop. I always buy two more adapters, one for home and one for the office, permanently there. And then I keep the one that came with it in my laptop bag for when I'm traveling. But the 90w one that comes with this is nowhere to be found. Others with this laptop settled for the 45w version, it works, just doesn't charge as quick, so I got two of those. But I think Apple did it best with the magnetic power adapter. Even Microsoft's iteration wasn't too bad for my Surface Pro. I don't know why more places aren't doing something similar. Windows Hello - the IR camera - so far, flawless. It was set up in the afternoon, and even at night with all lights off and nothing to see but the screen and backlit keyboard, those red IR emitters light up around the camera, it sees me, and no password prompt. Perfect... Every... Time... Screen - I don't even know where to start. Words just don't do it justice. Whether it's just the background, or the crispness of documents, or the vibrant colors when I play one of my 4k MKV files - it's just amazing. Mindboggling. Downside, as always, is the glossy surface, it reflects light and such from behind you pretty easily. But it's at least not the most glossy, shiny screen I've ever had. It can get VERY bright, and works surprisingly well outside in daylight. The battery life in these is supposed to be pretty high, I didn't hit it during normal use, but I've been trying today. From the first power on until the battery was expired uttterly and shut down on me, forcing me to plug it in, I kept being impressed with where I was percentage-wise, and how much time it reported left. When it was at 37%, it was estimating 5 hours and 12 minutes left. All day I've been using wireless, with things like Outlook, Microsoft's remote desktop program open in multiple sessions, multiple web sites running with Firefox, and an NZB program running. Screen was only about half bright, power settings at "HP Recommended" so it adjusts as needed. Considering I could get maybe 6 to 7 hours out of my smaller version of this, even when it was still new, and only a 1080 screen not the UHD one here, I'm impressed with my day's results. Even at 8% left, it was showing me 1 hour and 7 minutes left. When it finally gave up the goat, I clocked a very impressive (to me, compared to any other notebook I have ever had) 12 hours, and that was after it killed itself while still showing 6% (and 54 minutes) remaining. I had hoped to run it into the ground, but apparently it protects itself somewhat. If I wasn't online doing things, and just working on local documents and such, I wonder how far I could've stretched that out by killing the radio. It is telling me charging will be complete in about 75 minutes total - within 20 I was already at 36% again. Weight is good for something this large, I notice the difference when I pick up my backpack, but it's hardly insurmountable. I've had heavier laptops, both Apple and Windows, previously. But the surface is a bit slick so I can see that this would be easier for someone to drop if they're not careful. Feet - I hate the feet that HP uses on these things. I had the same ones on my 13" Spectre X360 and all four came off. They look like rubber discs but they're a real thin flimsy rubber COVER over a harder plastic shell. And those rubber covers come off SO easily that it's very, very frustrating. I was glad when I finally got the last two off the old Spectre so it would sit flat again. I'm hoping these last longer. Other than the little nit noid things to complain about like the feet or the USB C charger, I can't come up with a single significant thing to whine about on this. It's simply amazing. The processor goes well for all I throw at it (muxing video files, normal office work, remote desktop sessions, web surfing, audio playing, video editing) and the 16GB of RAM is there if I get too many things open. But I normally don't have more than maybe 5 or 6 active programs going in normal use, and whatever TSR's are loaded and running in the tray, so I may not get much benefit from the 16 compared to the 8 I had in the old one. But it's nice to know it's there to use if I need. Who knows, I may use this to spin up a virtual machine now when i want to do other things for testing. I don't game on it, I have a very high end Oculus Rift desktop system I use for gaming, so I can't attest to the video chip this uses. All I can say is that with any video work I've done, movies, etc, I see no video issues at all. Price is steep, since I've seen systems that look similar for as low as $900 on sale (such as an older model Lenovo Yoga 910 I saw for a HUGE discount this week) to even just a few hundred less, such as the Asus I was looking at, and the Lenovo 920. But the SSD this uses, the far superior battery life, the screen that was so much more amazing to look at in person than those were - these things all made it easier for me to decide to spend the extra money. I've had nothing but issues with Lenovo units and wireless access points (man, they seem to HATE Apple Airports), and the Asus had a 2TB spinning drive in there as well, but its quad core i7, that spinning drive, added up to a system using so much power it had half the battery life of this one, although it had the extra USB ports this doesn't have (a single USB3 may kill this for many, but since I tie into a USB 3 dock to give me 3 monitors at work, it's not an issue for me). Touch screen works as expected, as does the active pen they ship with this, something they didn't include with the 13" version I had. Fan noise is negligible. I simply love this thing, no regrets.

I do allot of design work with Adobe software and needed to look into a new device to replace my 2015 13 inch MacBook Pro with retina because the battery was shot from many hours of use and charge cycles. The 13 inch MacBook Pro served me well but over the last couple years (and I still love the apple operating systems) but the screen size just didn't have the realestate I needed to really feel comfortable working in the programs I use without feeling like the screen was too congested— especially when trying to multitask or have open menus in adobe programs. Over the years my projects have also (on average) grown in scale and I had I got more into the illustration aspect of design and I really felt like I needed a bigger canvas to draw on without scrolling around so I could keep my pen strokes feeling natural and fluid but not lose detail. After first buying a top of the line brand new 2017 15 inch MacBook Pro with touch bar And returning it because: (a.) I found the lack of ports and being forced to use USB-C far more annoying than I expected (b.) I found the physical keys for brightnesses, volume, etc. to be much more useful and reliable than the touch bar which in my opinion is not only gimmicky and useless but also makes tasks that were once simple, and immediate when using now absent physical keys MORE difficult. (c.) it has no pen, and no pen option. (d.) I felt it was overpriced (even for apple) (e.) the battery life was nowhere near what apple claimed. (f.) the unit was defective right out of the box- it had dead pixels on the screen, needed multiple restarts which stopped after a few updates, and after a week of use the screen started to display multiple lines and visual artifacts associated with the screen having a loose connection to the computers video output (I.e. it seemed poorly built and I would say even feels flimsy and breakable to me. And this is coming from a long time apple user who currently has an iPhone 7, Apple Watch and IPad and prefers iOS/iPhone/iPad to Android, and MAC OS to windows. It was time for me to move on because windows just offers a better value with way more options for a full portable computer (iPad is still cool but it has limited function) and if I was going to do windows then for me a pen tablet was mandatory to maximize it's usefulness. So, I tried the surface book... which was better than the mac but still just as expensive and still has an awkward design and the screen is NOT 15" so it was just too small. Plus the units wierd hinge makes the it take up allot of space while being stored. The battery was also much worse than the MacBook Pro which was honestly very good for its size but not just not the best and certainly not what apple claims. Anyway, overall the Surface Book was just not worth the price mark up compared to other computers. Not to mention this surface book also had multiple dead pixels. So after I returned that I decided I would wait a while before I got a new computer... and then shortly after I had given-up I saw this baby! It seemed to have everything I was looking for! Designed like a new MacBook Pro SHOULD have been, 15" touch screen, dedicated graphics card, all the best storage, speed and specification featured in the Surface Book Pro and MacBook Pro combined (or better) but for half the price of either, better battery life, nicer looking than the surface book and as good looking as the MacBook Pro but more durable and sturdy feeling. The pen that comes with this HP Spectre even uses the same N-trig technology as surfacebook made by the same company as the surface pen. It feels the same looks the same, and is the same size. I know that people have complained about the pen that came with other models of the HP Spectre line but this model does not have that problem. I have personally drawn on both the surface book and on this HP for 10+ hours and there is no dectable difference in quality whatsoever. This is a great computer it's not only the best but the best price and it even comes with Avery nice carrying sleeve which also holds the pen. Very satisfied.

I was looking to replace my 2010 MacBook Pro 17" w/1st Generation Quad-Core i7. That computer has been the best I have ever owned in the 30+ years I have been using personal computers! It still rocks for everything but gaming even today! I think I've got some good perspective because I go back to the days of the original IBM PC but that is another discussion. In 2015, I bought my son a 13" Spectre x360 w/Core i5. I was very impressed with it. Good performance, long battery life, good set of ports, etc. So now it was my turn. The "little" laptops are too small for me. I like the bigger displays and I don't need to slip it in my backup so this model caught my interest when I saw it announced at CES this year. I pre-ordered it and received the computer today! Here's my initial impressions: a beautiful design and light @4 1/2 lbs when compared to my 17" MacBook Pro! The reviewers who say it is heavy need a little perspective .. haa haa! The screen is great with native 4K resolution. There is no problem having enough real estate to arrange multiple apps and windows without "losing" them if you know what I mean. Sure Windows has some nice tricks to arrange things but that can get annoying. More than snappy enough for using Adobe Lightroom CC to manage and adjust my photos, run browser, e-mail, Outlook, PowerPoint, and the other Office apps. My best point of reference will be using Handbrake on it which is something I used on my Quad-Core MacBook Pro all the time. Handbrake will use every CPU cycle your processor has to offer so I'm anxious to do a little comparison on timing between the two. I haven't had a chance yet but will update here if the site allows me. The touch screen is nice and the main reason I decided to go to Windows PC because Apple isn't offering that yet on their laptops. I don't see the "tablet thing" getting much use in my case but maybe I will be surprised. Price was also attractive as a new top-end MacBook Pro is an least $1K more. I decided to give the lower performance but better price PC a try. So far, I'm happy with my choice :)

Coming from a 4 year-old 15.6 inch laptop, I was amazed at how small this HP Spectre x360 is. Design-wise, it is a very solid laptop with excellent materials that barely show fingerprint smudges. It does have some heft, but to me, it’s not heavy or light. It’s about what I expected for a laptop with a 15.6” screen and a very large battery. + The 4K screen is amazing! It's crisp, bright, color accurate, and has tons of screen real estate (the main reason to buy a 15+ inch laptop)! I can truly open 2 documents side-by-side on a laptop screen without any overlap (I only use 150% scaling instead of the default 250%). + Keyboard is phenomenal! The keys are a pleasure to type on (good travel with a clean break that doesn't feel squishy). I also like the added row of buttons down the right side. + Speakers are surprisingly good! They're loud and sound more natural (less tinny) than most laptops. + Audio out (3.5mm headphone/mic port) is surprisingly powerful which is great (and rare) for those with high impedance headphones! There is no noise from the motherboard leaking into my headphones. I think it helps that the audio chip looks to be separate from the motherboard. + The HP is a very snappy system (mine came with the Samsung 960 SSD) with plenty of room thanks to the 16GB of replaceable SODIMM RAM and a 512GB combo. + The Nvidia 940MX with 2GB memory is better than expected and allows me to play a lot of casual or older games that I otherwise could not do at all. I can even play Overwatch at med settings with good FPS. + Great battery despite the screen and the speed of this system. Regularly get 7-8 hours with heavy (non-gaming) use and with the screen brightness at 60%. + It charges VERY fast...even when you are actively using it with 100% brightness. Keep in mind that it will charge very fast until it starts getting closer to full, then it will slow down the charge-rate (probably so not to damage the battery). + Included pen works well. As an added bonus, it works on the Microsoft Surface line (and the Surface pen works on this HP). + The port selection is perfect for my needs! I especially love the Thunderbolt 3 port so that I have the option of adding an external GPU if my family won't get off of the desktop and I want to play the latest games. + The price-point is perfect for me and trying to get all of these same specs with other manufactures means that I would have to pay more. + While lounging around and and reading a long document in my lap, I have found that the Tablet Mode is surprisingly enjoyable for me. + Windows Hello is awesome! + The laptop is surprisingly cool and quiet (except while gaming or doing heavy number crunching of course). - Minor screen wobble, but not as bad as the old Spectre x360’s seemed to be. To me, the minor screen wobble is not an issue since it doesn't wobble while typing. - There is the faintest whine when your screen is not at 100% brightness. I could only hear it in a super quiet room - which is to say, I basically never hear it (there are no quiet rooms in our house). Even in a very quiet room, it took me days to notice it and figure out what it was. - The keyboard can ghost or bind while gaming (meaning it does not have 10-key rollover). This is nothing that an external keyboard can't fix (I only game with the laptop plugged in and on a desk). What you are getting for this price is amazing and I have been nothing short of impressed with this system. Excellent job HP! It would be neat to see if they can fit a 1050 GPU into the next version...but for the price (and good battery life and excellent thermals), I think they hit a good sweet-spot.

I usually buy a top end laptop when I am in the market for one. This one does not disappoint. I have been in the market for one for a while and did countless research before making my decision. I was going to go with a gaming laptop simply for the specs and for the ability to be future proof. Most were more than i wanted to spend and with less than desirable build qualities, very heavy and the worst part I do not play computer games. There just wasn't a 15 inch that I liked outside of gaming rigs and most of them I was not a fan of. The only nice gaming rig was an Alienware but they are so heavy and that was not going to work for me. The surface is too expensive and I am not a fan of Apple products. It seemed like every laptop that I considered had too many flaws or at least one glaring flaw I could not overlook. Still I continued to search and low and behold I came across this. When i went to check it out I fell in love. The feel is amazing, and the performance is more than I am used too and that is a great feeling. I have never had a computer quite like this one. The last one i had was purchased in 2008, so at the time it was top notch but 9 years later not so much. The boot time on this is about 15 seconds or so when starting from being turned off, takes less then 5 seconds when asleep. This thing can handle anything I can throw at it and then some. Never has it giving me a reason to regret my purchase. The Keyboard is nice and has great feedback, the track-pad is very manageable and works well, better then all of my past computers. The chassis is great, the aluminum feels nice, with solid hinges, and the look is great as well. The sound is great for a laptop. Very loud but not overbearing. The sound is clear and not distorted, there is not much base but hey its a laptop, what do your expect. The screen is only rivaled by my TV which also has a 4K display. The Screen is a big selling point. I was determined to get a computer with a great screen. In the past (2008) they were not so great but i dealt with it, not this time. This time I wanted to have the best screen I could afford, and this definitely hits the spot. The system can get a little warm but honestly it is not bad and not to the point where it burns or I am concerned. Fan noise is at a minimum and rarely noticeable. Finally, the battery life is very good. When brightness is about 70% I get about 7 to 8 hours of battery life with constant use, With it turned down and with moderate use I can get days of life out of this machine. Now there are a few things I want to mention, obviously there is no 10 key which is a shame but in return you get great speakers so it is a trade off. I really wanted a 10 key but its getting more difficult to find quality laptops that offer that feature within this price point that are not gaming rigs. It was the only feature missing that I wanted but was not a deal breaker considering everything else this thing offers. The only real issue as mentioned in other reviews is an internet lag that occurs with Chrome. I did experience this and ignored it for a while but got to the point i wanted it corrected.What got me to the point i needed to fix it is a video playback issue that occurs when watching Youtube or sites that use that type of extension. It would freeze and glitch out a lot, Finally I went online and searched for what I could and did not come up with much. Finally I decided to go on HP's website and updated the drivers for the Intel and the Nvidia graphics cards and the Bios. That did the trick, now this thing runs as it was intended. I have 0 issues with it and could not be happier. I can not recommend this highly enough. This is one of the best computers on the market. Wait for it to go on sale, likely around Labor Day if you are considering. If you get it make sure you update the bios and graphics drivers asap. You will not be disappointed with this top notch unit.

I don't upgrade my computers very often, perhaps once every 4 years or so. My last two computers had been a MacBook Pro, and an iMac. I had initially had every intention to continue with Apple and get a MacBook Pro again. I am very much tied into the Apple ecosystem. My family uses iPads, iPhones, and Apple TV daily so figured I would continue with an Apple product as my next computer. Obviously, I chose not to go that direction, and instead invested in this beautiful laptop. Two things always kept me going back to Mac, ease of use, and great build design. When I began to research I noticed a few things. Apple was no longer far and away the easiest to use, or the most well designed. Also, Apple has always offered less hardware power for the amount of money that you are paying, but that was always offset because of it's amazing software. This HP Sepctre is everything that I wish I would have found in an Apple amazing design, 4k screen, great up to date hardware, and some current useful features. You can make the argument that the TouchBar offered on the new MacBooks are great, but I feel that I am using my touchscreen, 2-in-1 foldable design, and Pen far more than I would have used the TouchBar. This laptop is fast, boots up within seconds, and Windows Hello (IR camera) allows you to log in super quick without having to type in any passwords, or touch a fingerprint reader. The screen is amazing, the keys are great to type on, and the touchpad works flawlessly. The hinges are just the right stiffness to allow you to move between the different 2-in-1 modes. The Pen works great, and this is from someone who has also been using the Apple pencil on my iPad Pro. I've been using my Spectre for a little over a month, and have loved every minute using it. I have zero regrets about going with a Windows 10 machine after using Apple for the last 10 years. Microsoft seems to have greatly increased their game, and is right in line with the ease of use I expected from an Apple product. I would highly recommend this laptop, unless you are looking to play some current high end games.

Did not meet my expectations. Was expecting a 5-star device but it deserves 3, not because of the looks but because of the cons which I listed below along with some pros. Got this hoping to be a fast & portable business laptop, mostly doing stuff in Adobe's CC suite such as Photoshop, Illustrator, After Effects, etc.. all that good stuff. But the dual core just can't really catch up, if only it was a quad core, now that will give this an extra star. Meaning, do be wary that rendering / exporting 4k media will sometimes lag or freeze the program & start to overload the laptop so be patient with it. The main reason I bought this laptop was the display & the appearance of the laptop. It is very nice, being a designer, I take looks & attention to detail very high priority when buying anything, Also let me say, it's very premium with the gold & dark ash color combo & the aluminum chassis makes it sturdy, even the box was amazing (I'm for sure keeping the box) I really love the new HP logo on this & the S P E C T R E lettering on it is minimal & beautiful. Expect to turn heads with this one. Now let me break this done for you so you can decide whether it's a right fit for you ( if the cons don't bother you go ahead & get it, you will surely love it! ) Keyboard: CON - the keyboard has fewer keys than an average keyboard ( no delete keys on sides, etc..) so it took time to get used to CON - backlight on the keyboard is not customizable CON - my old laptop had a hotkey to turn off the screen only ( was good for privacy ) PRO- nice spacing, smoothness & travel Connections: CON- like any new ultrabook you only get 1 USB .0 slot PRO- 2 USB C slots PRO - Fast HDMI & SD card slots CON - Audio jack doesn't produce sound good for bass Software (Windows 10): CON- "unlock with a smile" doesn't work at all, it has only unlocked my laptop once with my face even when tried in different lighting PRO- its windows 10, still better than mac os ;) Display: CON - Since most programs & software are targeted at HD 1080p, & this being a 4k UHD display, everything looks small (icons, etc..) PRO - ITS A FREAKING 4K DISPLAY! It's beautiful & the small bezels make it so much better! Perfect for editing my 4k images Camera: Seems decent with nice wide angle, should be a little more HD though because you know... the display is 4k after all Speakers: PRO - Decent loud sound & points at you CON- At max volume it sounds bit muffled / static PRO- Bass is actually decent for integrated speakers Battery: PRO- charging is fast thanks to the USB C PRO - battery lasts a long time, gets me through the day when max charged ( at low to medium brightness, doing casual design work ) Touchscreen: (not really a big fan of touch laptops because it adds extra weight/ bulk & pricing, however...) PRO- It's actually pretty fast & it doesn't seem heavy & bulky compared to my friend's dell touch laptop CON - Windows still needs to improve touch functionality in their software PRO - Pinch to zoom in & out is nice (doesn't work in all programs, such as folders) CON- Sometimes when holding it or moving the laptop I accidentally touch the screen & it moves or closes something I had open... "360" aka tablet mode: PRO- Nice to design with PRO- Easy to adjust screen position to one's liking CON - Too big & heavy to hold like a real tablet Final thoughts: I still think it's very good but wished it was a quad core, for the price its alright, it is still better than a mac! If you need strong power for gaming this obviously won't cut it for you, but if you need this for work and or using Adobe CC programs it will be perfect especially the bonus of being able to use a stylus, but remember to be patient when exporting big 4k resolution files.

Did not meet my expectations. Was expecting a 5-star device but it deserves 3, not because of the looks but because of the cons which I listed below along with some pros. Got this hoping to be a fast & portable business laptop, mostly doing stuff in Adobe's CC suite such as Photoshop, Illustrator, After Effects, etc.. all that good stuff. But the dual core just can't really catch up, if only it was a quad core, now that will give this an extra star. Meaning, do be wary that rendering / exporting 4k media will sometimes lag or freeze the program & start to overload the laptop so be patient with it. The main reason I bought this laptop was the display & the appearance of the laptop. It is very nice, being a designer, I take looks & attention to detail very high priority when buying anything, Also let me say, it's very premium with the gold & dark ash color combo & the aluminum chassis makes it sturdy, even the box was amazing (I'm for sure keeping the box) I really love the new HP logo on this & the S P E C T R E lettering on it is minimal & beautiful. Expect to turn heads with this one. Now let me break this done for you so you can decide whether it's a right fit for you ( if the cons don't bother you go ahead & get it, you will surely love it! ) Keyboard: CON - the keyboard has fewer keys than an average keyboard ( no delete keys on sides, etc..) so it took time to get used to CON - backlight on the keyboard is not customizable CON - my old laptop had a hotkey to turn off the screen only ( was good for privacy ) PRO- nice spacing, smoothness & travel Connections: CON- like any new ultrabook you only get 1 USB .0 slot PRO- 2 USB C slots PRO - Fast HDMI & SD card slots CON - Audio jack doesn't produce sound good for bass Software (Windows 10): CON- "unlock with a smile" doesn't work at all, it has only unlocked my laptop once with my face even when tried in different lighting PRO- its windows 10, still better than mac os ;) Display: CON - Since most programs & software are targeted at HD 1080p, & this being a 4k UHD display, everything looks small (icons, etc..) PRO - ITS A FREAKING 4K DISPLAY! It's beautiful & the small bezels make it so much better! Perfect for editing my 4k images Camera: Seems decent with nice wide angle, should be a little more HD though because you know... the display is 4k after all Speakers: PRO - Decent loud sound & points at you CON- At max volume it sounds bit muffled / static PRO- Bass is actually decent for integrated speakers Battery: PRO- charging is fast thanks to the USB C PRO - battery lasts a long time, gets me through the day when max charged ( at low to medium brightness, doing casual design work ) Touchscreen: (not really a big fan of touch laptops because it adds extra weight/ bulk & pricing, however...) PRO- It's actually pretty fast & it doesn't seem heavy & bulky compared to my friend's dell touch laptop CON - Windows still needs to improve touch functionality in their software PRO - Pinch to zoom in & out is nice (doesn't work in all programs, such as folders) CON- Sometimes when holding it or moving the laptop I accidentally touch the screen & it moves or closes something I had open... "360" aka tablet mode: PRO- Nice to design with PRO- Easy to adjust screen position to one's liking CON - Too big & heavy to hold like a real tablet. Pad: I dont really use the laptop pads since I always use a mouse to design but I dont like how this pad functions, clicks have to be forced & sometimes it gets left & right click wrong. Also this laptop flickers a lot when swithcing between dark & light screens, I talked to HP about it & theyre support is useless. Final thoughts: I still think it's very good but wished it was a quad core, for the price its alright, it is still better than a mac! If you need strong power for gaming this obviously won't cut it for you, but if you need this for work and or using Adobe CC programs it will be perfect especially the bonus of being able to use a stylus, but remember to be patient when exporting big 4k resolution files.