HP Spectre 13

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Reviews for the HP Spectre 13

80% HP Spectre Review: Is It Good for Business?
Source: Business News Daily Archive.org version
But a portable design won't do you much good on the road if you're always running out of juice. The Spectre's weak battery life is its Achilles' heel, especially since its closest rival — Dell's nontouch XPS 13 — ran for nearly twice as long on the same battery test. Dell's system also provides a better selection of ports and comparable performance, though it's not as slim or sleek as HP's laptop.
Single Review, online available, Short, Date: 10/25/2016
Rating: Total score: 80%

100% HP Spectre 13 review: this is the MacBook Air killer
Source: T3 Archive.org version
What's great about the HP Spectre? Just look at it! Absolutely sublime. It's a thoroughbred laptop. For the most part the spec sheet is exemplary. When you combine the looks with the excellent performance it's an intoxicating mix that many rivals can't match. We're really disappointed the Spectre only comes with a Full HD screen when rivals are forging ahead. As we said above, the Spectre's display won't be good enough if you're used to a higher resolution display, such as on a retina MacBook Pro.
Single Review, online available, Short, Date: 10/07/2016
Rating: Total score: 100%

HP Spectre 13 (2016) review – like it or not, here’s the future
Source: Laptop Media Archive.org version
If you are looking for a good alternative to the MacBook with more ports for your peripherals and a little bit more horsepower under the hood while still being exceptionally lightweight and thin, the HP Spectre 13 is an ideal choice. However, if you the design is your top priority, be prepared to make some sacrifices along the way. The most notable flaw would be the short browsing runtimes due to the small battery capacity. It seems that engineers at HP couldn’t cram up bigger unit. A great alternative – not so thin, though – would be the XPS 13, which is by far one of the best premium 13-inchers out there. It has its own drawbacks but succeeds where the Spectre 13 fails.
Single Review, online available, Long, Date: 09/30/2016

80% HP Spectre review: The world's thinnest laptop is definitely built for Bond
Source: Daily Star Archive.org version
It looks stunning, has a fabulous display, tons of power and all this in a machine that is no thicker than a couple of beer mats.
Single Review, online available, Medium, Date: 09/18/2016
Rating: Total score: 80%

90% HP Spectre 13 – Review
Source: The Techy Archive.org version
The Hp Spectre 13 is a beauty as soon as it got out of the box. In fact, I couldn’t wait any longer as it grabbed my attention for the first time at the Mumbai International Airport. The feeling of seeing something really beautiful and you don’t have any adjectives to describe and you just get speechless is the exact same sensation I derived when I saw the Hp Spectre 13. I couldn’t deny that it is the most stylish ultrabook with golden hinges and a back, too, finishing it off with smooth black premium colour all around it.
Single Review, online available, Very Short, Date: 09/15/2016
Rating: Total score: 90%

Review: HP’s Spectre shows a great ultrabook can suffer from being thin
Source: Tech Crunch Archive.org version
For a “premium device,” HP’s Spectre 13 is designed well and priced fairly. Though it might get toasty on its undersides (if under strain), it’s a great first effort at making an ultrabook of this quality. In terms of marketing, it may be suitable for more than a few “millennials” who value design and thinness over extra ports or quad HD screens.
Single Review, online available, Short, Date: 06/22/2016

Foreign Reviews

Apple kann sich warm anziehen
Source: All you need Magazin DE→EN Archive.org version
Single Review, online available, Long, Date: 03/07/2017

82% HP Spectre 13 edler Flachmann mit Intel Core i7
Source: ZDNet DE→EN Archive.org version
Single Review, online available, Long, Date: 10/25/2016
Rating: Total score: 82% price: 80% performance: 80% features: 80% mobility: 70%

Flachster Laptop der Welt im Test
Source: Heute DE→EN Archive.org version
Single Review, online available, Long, Date: 04/16/2016

HP Spectre 13, a világ legvékonyabb notebookja
Source: Prohardver.hu HU→EN Archive.org version
Positive: Fine workmanship; elegant design; good keyboard.
Single Review, online available, Very Long, Date: 04/27/2016

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Intel HD Graphics 520: Integrated GPU (GT2) with 24 EUs found on some Skylake CPU models (15 W ULV series).

Modern games should be playable with these graphics cards at low settings and resolutions. Casual gamers may be happy with these cards.

» Further information can be found in our Comparison of Mobile Graphics Cards and the corresponding Benchmark List.

Intel Core i7: The Intel Core i7 for laptops is based on the LG1156 Core i5/i7 CPU for desktops. The base clock speed of the CPUs is relatively low, but because of a huge Turbo mode, the cores can dynamically overclock to up to 3.2 GHz (920XM). Therefore, the CPU can be as fast as high clocked dual-core CPUs (using single threaded applications) but still offer the advantage of 4 cores. Because of the large TDP of 45 W / 55 W, the CPU is only intended for large laptops.  

6500U: Skylake-based ULV dual-core processor for thin notebooks and ultrabooks. Offers an integrated HD Graphics 520 GPU and is manufactured in 14 nm.» Further information can be found in our Comparison of Mobile Processsors.

13.30":

Above all, this display size is used for subnotebooks, ultrabooks and convertibles. For all three types, this size is quite large. The biggest variety of subnotebooks is represented with this size.

Large display-sizes allow higher resolutions. So, details like letters are bigger. On the other hand, the power consumption is lower with small screen diagonals and the devices are smaller, more lightweight and cheaper.

1.16 kg:

In former time,s this weight was typical for big tablets, small subnotebooks, ultrabooks and convertibles with a 10-11 inch display-diagonal. Nowadays, often 15 inch laptops weigh as much.

HP: The Hewlett-Packard Company, founded 1935, commonly referred to as HP, is a technology corporation headquartered in California, United States. HP specializes in developing and manufacturing computing, storage, and networking hardware, software and services. Major product lines include personal computing devices, enterprise servers, related storage devices, as well as a diverse range of printers and other imaging products. Other product lines, including electronic test equipment and systems, medical electronic equipment, solid state components and instrumentation for chemical analysis. HP posted US $91.7 billion in annual revenue in 2006, making it the world's largest technology vendor in terms of sales. In 2007 the revenue was $104 billion, making HP the first IT company in history to report revenues exceeding $100 billion. 

Up to 2015, the company was named Hewlett Packard Company. After a split, the computer range was renamed to HP Inc.

In the laptop segment, HP was the world's largest manufacturer from 2014 to 2016 with a market share of 20-21% from 2014 to 2016, but they only exceed Lenovo by a small margin as of recently. HP is not present in the smartphone sector (as of 2016).

86.12%: This is a good rating above average. Nevertheless you should not forget, that 10-15% of all notebook-models get a better rating.

» Further information can be found in our Notebook Purchase Guide.

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