A BIG 2-IN-1, PUT TO THE TEST
For our performance benchmarks, I compared the
Black Edition to four other plus-size convertibles, all
with the same quad-core CPU: the HP Spectre x360 15
AMOLED, the HP Envy x360 15, the truly jumbo 17.3-
inch Dell Inspiron 17 7000 2-in-1, and the slightly
smaller 14-inch LG Gram 14 2-in-1.
You shouldn’t think of the 15.6-inch Inspiron as a
gaming platform—it can barely play modern games at
low resolution and detail settings. But it’s a capable
productivity and creativity partner, with fair battery life.
PRODUCTIVITY, STORAGE, AND MEDIA TESTS
PCMark 10 and 8 are holistic performance suites
developed by the PC benchmark specialists at UL
(formerly Futuremark). The PCMark 10 test we run
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processing, spreadsheeting, web browsing, and
videoconferencing. The test generates a proprietary
numeric score; higher numbers are better.
Fine details
look crisp and
viewing angles
are wide, as
you’d expect
from a screen
with 4K
resolution and
IPS technology.