HP - Split x2 2-in-1 13.3" Touch-Screen Laptop - 4GB Memory - 128GB Solid State Drive - Modern Silver

I've had the HP Split x2 for 33 days. This is the first negative review I've ever written. However, I read all the reviews before my purchase and I feel that others need to be warned about this device. In a sentence: I've never liked any other device less. I'm a full-time student and a full-time Mom of 3. I'm technically proficient & adapt easily. I purchased this hybrid to provide flexible computing options for in-class & out-of-class schoolwork. I want to love this computer, but it continually lets me down. My 3-year-old HP G62 (still all original, $400) outperforms the Split x2 in just about every activity, and my Nexi (phone & tablet) run circles around it. Widows 8 has a lot of issues. Since it's been reviewed elsewhere, my review will focus only on the Split x2's shortcomings. The screen + keyboard: - It's top-heavy and unstable, ie: it tips over backwards pretty regularly, especially if you try to use the touchscreen while it's sitting on a tabletop. - The screen doesn't consistently respond to the keyboard. - The touch pad is often unresponsive. Right-click is nonexistent - The hing and screen-clip seem cheap, the screen wobbles on the base. Screen: - It's heavy and awkward. - The screen is dark. It's incredibly difficult to see in a well-lit room, outside (even on an overcast day), or near any light-source. It's fine if you prefer to work in dark places. - The touchscreen is glitchy. It switches/closes screens, doesn't respond, randomly highlights pages, and generally doesn't function as a usable product should. - The buttons are poorly placed, causing unintentional shutdowns and volume changes. - The ports are poorly placed. The tablet must be used upside down (with the heaviest portion at the top) to sit on your lap. It must be unplugged (headphones & power) to change between tablet and laptop mode. - Poor battery life and no low-battery warning mean that projects and online exams are often lost. - Speakers are on the back, meaning everyone can hear your music/videos except you. - It often drops the WiFi connection. It runs programs at a snails pace (compared to all my other devices on the same network) - It runs hot. I still have it because I temporarily misplaced my receipt and Best Buy wouldn't accept the return without it. Lastly: - It's fragile. I have plenty of electronic devises (the HP G62 and my uncased Android Nexus phone and tablet) that travel with me without incidence on a daily basis. However, yesterday the Split x2 developed a screen crack, while closed, untouched, and sitting upright in a padded case on the front seat of my moderate temp vehicle. With a crack in the screen, it no longer responds to touch. And since the screen responds inconsistently with the keyboard, this device has quickly been reduced to a $700 paperweight. This is easily the worst purchase I've ever made. I urge you to not make the same mistake I did.

First of all I feel compelled to defend this product from some of the not so intelligent reviews. #1. This laptop is an ultrabook. It is supposed to be thin. I don't know of any smaller computer that has a disk drive. Netbooks don't have them, ultrabooks don't have them, Macbook air or Macbook pro 13' doesn't have one. That doesn't mean it's not a laptop. Know what you're buying before you buy it. #2. Windows 8 is SOFTWARE... Not HPs problem. If you have a review of windows 8, I don't want to see it on a computer review. #3. Even though there is no USB port in the tablet portion of this computer, there are two USB 3.0 ports on the bottom, an sd slot on the bottom that supports up to 64 gigs additional storage, AND a micro sd slot that supports an ADDITIONAL 64 gigs of storage in the tablet portion itself. This computer also has a full size HDMI output port. This device is generous with ports. If you want ethernet, you will have to purchase a USB ethernet dongle. As for my thoughts. This computer is beautiful. The display is beautiful, the silver chrome finish is beautiful, and the black and silver color contrast is beautiful. The key board is full sized and spacious. Typing is easy. The display is beautiful, crisp and colorful. It does generate some glare, but it's still visible even in light. The screen seems larger than it's 13 inches. Very nice. The tablet itself is much lighter when it's undocked, which is why I purchased it. I purchased this because I do digital art and I wanted a screen that could fully detach from the key board but that was large enough to do some good artwork. This convertible was a good choice for me. Some things I don't like so well: I don't like that some of the gestures on the track pad are ultra sensitive. I find myself accidentally doing gestures that close my windows. This is frustrating but unfortunately is a feature of most newer computers. I don't like the shape of the bottom. The computer has a lip on the back that forces it to sit up at a slight angle. This is fine when the computer is on a table, but on the lap it can be uncomfortable. On the part where the tablet docks, the edges of that piece are slightly seperated from the rest of it. Enough where I could put my finger nail under it. It's not horrible, but does annoy me slightly. Overall, this is a great computer. I am a full time student, a freelance writer, and I do digital art as my hobby. This computer performs all three functions.

This is my latest stop on my hunt for a great Windows 8 experience. I have tried the Original Envy X2, Lenovo Lynx, Asus VivoTab Smart, and the Acer V5-122P. None of them lasted more than a week with me. The HP Split X2 Succeeds where those others had failed. The Atom processor in the Envy, Asus and the Lenovo were far too underpowered to really make Windows 8 work. Things like system updates or disk cleanup could take hours. Additionally, the keyboards on those other tablets were horrendous and could not allow for any productivity. The HP Split X2 has a fantastic keyboard and the i3 processor is a great balance between battery life/performance/cost. The Track pad driver on the Split X2 is wonky, and hopefully it will be updated soon. Every now and then a gesture will disappear (usually the two finger scroll) or the mouse pointer will lose itself. Using the touch screen or restarting the track pad fixes this. It is a minor annoyance, and certainly not a deal-breaker. Compared to the other Windows 8 Tablets, the X2 is a winner. As a laptop, it is nicer, by far than the Acer and Toshiba in the similar price range. I enjoyed the Acer, and it was $300 dollars cheaper, but it was plastic and flimsy. After one week of use, the plastic lid had separated from the LCD, and I returned it. The build quality on this device is much better. As a plus, the extended battery in the keyboard gives over 8 hours of use, and the ability to add a hard drive in the keyboard for media storage is fantastic. I will certainly be doing that soon. I do not think the HP Split X2 is worth the $750 that HP had originally announced it at. I purchased it for $699 with a $50 gift card rebate. To me, $650 is the right price for the very fast SSD, double battery, and expandability and build quality.

I bought this laptop for my kid to go back to school and a little fun for the summer. Intel HD 4000 is good enough for Minecraft for kids. The laptop kids were playing before Split X2 also has HD4000, but it gets pretty hot while playing minecraft at the base (under keyboard). Since the mainboard is actually behind the LCD, the base never gets warm at all and it's pleasure to use after hours. The back of LCD (mainboard) still gets hot, but not close to the heat that you would find on a traditional laptop with mainboard under the keyboard. Touchpad did seem like "losing" connection twice on me, but i then realized it "seem" to be "frozen" for a minute because there were something running in the background. Wait it out and it acts normal again quickly. Coming from using 1080p on my other laptop, screen resolution on Split x2 can get a little improvement. However, considering the price and usability, it's acceptable for a little lower. LCD is also a little washed out in terms of color, but it's also acceptable. Battery life is great. combination of 2 batteries lasts 5 hours easily playing minecraft. Adding a 2nd harddrive at the base as some review websites pointed out can be difficult. The room for extra hard drive is located on the right side of the touchpad, but I do not see SATA connector for 2nd drive inside the base unit. Might have to get it totally open again to find out if it's even possible without selecting spare drive option from HP. 128SSD is from Micron and score 450mb/s in reading and around 150mb/s for writing which is decent (and much better than any Atom tablet). Overall very happy with this purchase especially when it's $699 - $50 gift card. Hope this can help other people deciding on this laptop.

I was looking for a few things in a computer: a touch screen, a decent display size, the ability to use it ergonomically at a desk, and a full OS that would run any application. This device has met all of those needs. At my desk, I can just detach the tablet and put it on an ergonomic stand at easy viewing height, along with a bluetooth keyboard and mouse - instead of having to find a way to prop up the entire laptop. If I'm working at a cafe instead, it's great to have the laptop option. And as a large tablet, it works just fine. Windows 8 is snappy on this, and I haven't experienced any of the problems with the trackpad that some other reviewers mention (but I recommend turning off the windows 8 "switch between applications by swiping from the left" option). A few positive things to note about this device: it's got long (6-7 hours or more) battery life in laptop configuration, it's build very solidly (probably plastic but kind of feels like metal), the 4gb ram is better than a lot of Win8 tablets, and the display is larger than a lot of win8 tablets. A few other points to consider: when it's configured as a laptop it's on the heavier side, about 4-5 lbs. A lot of that is due to the big secondary battery that's housed in the keyboard. The tablet by itself doesn't seem too heavy for a full windows 8 13.3 inch device. Also, since this does have a secondary battery in the keyboard, it has lower battery life when used as a detached tablet.

i got this computer just before Christmas because it was on sale and the right price and i wanted a 2-in-1-laptop for school. This is the first laptop i have bought and i have to say at first i was really excited and now its just a disappointment. Everything was working fine, but the computer was a bit slow sometimes. And then school started(i'm in college) and i dont even have anything on here yet(not even Microsoft office) and it lags constantly. The touch pad also does not work very well, it doesnt scroll half the time and i have to use the touchscreen or the arrow keys to scroll, which is a bit of a pain when im surfing the web or trying to read anything because every time i use the touchscreen to scroll it highlights the words. windows 8 in and of itself is terrible and i do not like it at all. This computer also doesnt have a disk drive with is irratating. Another thing: i put google chrome on here because i hate IE and sometimes it doesnt work. For example, about 5 minutes ago it refused to load google chrome at all (it was stuck on a non responsive page, so i closed it out and opened it again and it still wouldnt work) and i had to restart the computer in order for it to work. the audio is another big thing, it comes with the beats audio so it should sound good right? wrong.the beats audio sounds doesn't sound any better than any other laptop, i think it even sounds worse. i bought this laptop thinking it would be a good computer to have and here i am, not even a month later, ready to take it back to best buy and get a better one.

My son's middle school went to all digital textbooks this year. They were required to provide their own device (any kind.) After spending most of the summer fretting over what to purchase, we went with the Split x2. It met my son's wish for a touchscreen, soft quiet keys (he's got sensory processing disorder), and "cool" look. He also liked the convertible tablet part for just reading. It met my requirements for long battery life (has to last a full day at school), easy to carry in the backpack, quick bootup between classes, easy use for getting where he needs to go each class, and ability to set parental controls. He has been using it for 3 weeks, and we both love it. I have put each of his "textbooks" on the startup page so he just needs to click "math", "science" etc and it takes him straight to that book/website. When just reading, he can easily use it as a tablet, then put it back when wanting the keyboard. We have not (knock on wood) had any software/hardware issues. We're constantly discovering new things, last night finding that he can use speech (talk) to do searches and in Word! This is such a blessing for the increased workload of middle school and a dysgraphic son! We are Mac users, but have to admit this product is changing our minds a bit. Now, if only they will hurry up and make a hard case and other accessories for this product!! PS, it was hard getting anyone to give a battery life estimate...I would say its in the 6-8 hour range. He has used it daily in class and always comes home with enough charge to do his homework.

I have owned this unit for 5 months. I wanted to wait with my review until I had a few months with it. No need to discuss the pitfalls of Windows 8 (64). I have upgraded to 8.1, but the user experience isn't much better. Since I don't use apps and now set it to boot to the old style desktop, I can live with it. The upgrade caused issues with SecureBoot in the BIOS. I was able to troubleshoot that glitch fairly easily. Another issue came up after the upgrade. Before the upgrade I was able to boot up the tablet separate from the keyboard. Since the upgrade that is no longer possible. I have not successfully troubleshot that issue. A definite negative. I have also not found a browser that works flawlessly with the touch screen. All of them including the pre-loaded versions of IE have problems. Firefox seems to have the fewest. In the beginning, the fan did it's job quietly. It has since developed a noise at times very loud. Sometimes a lite tap will make it stop. It will obviously need to go back for repairs. Perhaps my biggest gripe about this unit is the quality of the display...or lack of quality I should say. Viewing angles are terrible and very limited controls make it difficult to adjust brightness and contrast for all conditions. I wish I had known. Other minor points to consider. It is well appointed with required ports, however, keep in mind, they are located on the keyboard, not on the tablet. The tablet does have a charging port so that's a nice feature. I have never purchased an H-P computer before this one. I wanted it to be great. I will have to settle for much less.