APRIL 2019 PCWorld 59though. While our review model (15-df0xxx)
starts at $1,550 from HP.com, the price jumps
to just over $2,000 for our review unit
configuration—about $300 more than the
price HP charged for our fairly similar 2018
review unit. At 4.62 pounds, the Spectre
x360 15 weighs more than you’d expect. And
in the ongoing flagship war between Dell’s
XPS line and and HP’s Spectre line, the Dell
XPS 15 9570 (go.pcworld.com/9570) again
comes out on top in terms of performance—
though with a far less detailed display. It’s also
significantly cheaper.
BASIC SPECS
As befits a flagship, the HP Spectre x360 15
we tested is stuffed to the grilles with high-
end parts. Here are the details.
Display: 15.6-inch ultra-wide viewing
angle (UVWA) WLED (3840x2160) (as tested),
or FHD (1920x1080p); protected by Corning
Gorilla Glass NBT
Processor: 2.2GHz Intel Core i7-8750H
(6-core “Coffee Lake (go.pcworld.
com/8g7g), as tested) or 1.8GHz Core
i7-8565U (4-core Whiskey Lake (go.pcworld.
com/whln))
Graphics: Nvidia GeForce 1050Ti MaxQ
4GB (as tested); Nvidia GeForce MX150 2GB
Memory: 16GB DDR4
Storage: 512GB-1TB SSD (1TB as tested)
Ports: 1 USB-A, 2 USB-C (Thunderbolt,
fast charging), HDMI, microSD, mic/
headphones
Camera: FHD camera (user facing); IR
depth camera (user-facing, Windows Hello)
Wireless: 802.11ac (2x2), Bluetooth 5
Battery: 80Wh (measured)
Operating system: Windows 10 Home
Dimensions: 14.22 x 9.84 x 0.76 inches
(19.35 mm)
Weight: 4.62 pounds, 5.46 pounds with
charger, 5.50 pounds with charger and pen
Colors: Dark Ash Silver (Copper Luxe
accents); Poseidon Blue (Pale Brass accents)
Bundled Accessories: HP Digital Pen
Price: Core i7/GeForce 1050Ti,
$2049.99 (as tested), HP.com (go.pcworld.
com/h15t). A version with a Core i7-8565U
and MX150 GPU is $1,599 from Best Buy
(go.pcworld.com/bsby).A SLIGHTLY CHUNKY
CONVERTIBLE
HP’s luxurious Spectre x360 laptop fills the
gap between content creation and a true
gaming PC. The chassis is made of CNC-
machined aluminum, and you now have color
choices: Dark Ash Silver with copper accents
which cover the laptop’s vertical sides, or
Poseidon Blue with similar pale brass accents.
Our Blue review unit seemed to accumulate
fingerprints and smears quickly, at least on
the palm rest.
As the name suggests, the x360 is a full
360-degree convertible, flipping easily from a
normal clamshell orientation through tent
mode into something approximating a tablet.