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mainstream 2-in-1s such as the Dell Inspiron 13 7000. I
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x360 13 further stand out from the crowd. For one, an
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viewing angle to prevent snoopers from looking over
your shoulder.
There’s also a physical kill switch for the webcam to
prevent online hackers from snooping. Other
manufacturers, especially Lenovo, have experimented
with physical sliders that cover the webcam lens, but
those don’t work well with the IR sensors next to the
Spectre x360 13’s webcam, which let you log in to
Windows 10 using face recognition. The kill switch,
located on the left edge, disconnects the power to the
webcam but not to the microphone.
A few privacy
and security
features help
the HP
Spectre x360
13 further
stand out
from the
crowd.