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When HP launched the 15-inch version of its Spectre x360 convertible laptop last year, the company said it was for people who wanted a great laptop with a sizeable screen and solid performance—and it delivered on that. If you wanted to do light work on a reasonably thin and light laptop with a large display, the x360 15T provided that along with its flexible form factor: Thanks to its 360-degree hinge you could fold it into a traditional laptop, A-frame, or tablet.
Surprisingly, however, the company has made some unexpected changes to the 2017 Spectre x360 15, which was announced Tuesday at CES.
Alaina YeeThe biggest change is the lack of a full HD option—the 15-inch x360 will only come with a 4K UHD screen. Though HP says this decision is based on customer preferences, the corresponding increase in battery size whittles away at the x360’s strengths over competing 15-inch laptops. With the move to a larger 79 watt hour battery (versus our 2016 review unit’s 63 watt hour battery), the Spectre x360 jumps up several ounces in weight, despite its sleeker look. It’s actually now slightly heavier than rivals with beefier quad-core CPUs, like the Dell XPS 15.
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