HP shores up Spectre x360 13 with 10th-gen Intel CPUs, 4K OLED display and up to 22 hours...

[Shawn Knight]

Why it matters: HP is the latest to announce a drool-worthy laptop in the Spectre x360 13. If you haven't already noticed, it's becoming less and less difficult to shop for a great looking laptop. It's a trend that most will welcome with open arms as the industry has suffered through some pretty mundane designs in years past.

HP on Monday announced a refreshed version of its Spectre x360 13 convertible that improves upon its predecessor in nearly every way.

The Spectre x360 13 features an aluminum chassis that’s 13 percent smaller than last year’s model, hitting the scales at just 2.8 pounds. The system can be equipped with up to a 4K OLED, 400-nit display with True Black HDR, 100,000:1 contrast ratio and an impressive 90 percent scree-to-body ratio. It’s the first time HP has offered a 13-inch 4K OLED.

HP’s new system adheres to Intel’s Project Athena program, offering twice the performance of last year’s model thanks to up to a 10th Gen Intel Core processor with Iris Plus graphics. You can also equip the convertible with up to 16GB of RAM and a 1TB SSD with 32GB Optane drive although expect to pay a pretty penny (closer to $1,700) for such high-end amenities.

Other goodies include Wi-Fi 6 support, optional 4G LTE connectivity, USB-C connectivity, a physical kill switch for the webcam and up to 22 hours of battery life on a single charge.

HP’s Spectre x360 13 starts at $1,099 and will be available in October directly from HP in silver, black and blue color schemes. Other configurations will be available courtesy of Best Buy, we’re told.

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[QuantumPhysics]

I scanned the story just to see what type of GPU comes included. When you want this much for one of these things, you should be packing no less than a 1660 or 2060RTX.

Otherwise, it's more rewarding to just get an Omen with an i7/1660/16GB DDR4 for $900

 

[Uncle Al]

I quit buying anything HP after their disaster with their printers, followed by the "proprietary parts only" policy and a few other ridicules scheme's. Now I'm not sure if I'd buy even a trash can for the bathroom without a 2 year refundable agreement!

 

[madboyv1]

I scanned the story just to see what type of GPU comes included. When you want this much for one of these things, you should be packing no less than a 1660 or 2060RTX.

Otherwise, it's more rewarding to just get an Omen with an i7/1660/16GB DDR4 for $900

Well, is there an HP Omen that is a 13" ultra-portable convertible, with "22 hours of battery life" (I'd guess real world is 50%-66% that, but even still)? The two are apples to oranges in comparison.

That being said, I look forward to being able to see what HP will let you do config wise on their site. Black, FHD, 16GB and 500GB SSD would be up my alley, and I AM looking to replace my VERY old XPS 12.

 

[asadsurg]

I quit buying anything HP after their disaster with their printers, followed by the "proprietary parts only" policy and a few other ridicules scheme's. Now I'm not sure if I'd buy even a trash can for the bathroom without a 2 year refundable agreement!

100% agree. Had a bad experience with printers. Stay away from HP products.

 

[m3tavision]

Nice, but I am totally over Intel. Call me when you have a navi laptop....

 

[Teko03]

With the looks of this device, it makes me re-think upgrading to another Surface Pro device. This thing is really sleek and looks to be really light weight with no compromise. Depending what you can configure at around the $1,200-$1,400 price point, this could by my next laptop.