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ambient light can get in the way of what’s on screen, even when the brightness
is turned all the way up, and colors are vivid and text sharp, though not as vivid
or sharp as they would be on a 4K display. Such a display is an option on the
Spectre x360 13 and would be an excellent choice if you want something that
approximates the MacBook Pro’s excellent Retina Display. Be warned, though,
that the higher-resolution 4K will likely consume more power and shorten
battery life.
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from your palm when you rest it on the screen to draw or write, which makes for
a very satisfying experience in Tablet mode.
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though we expect no less from a premium laptop. The body has four speakers
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The backlit keys have sturdy switches, and they depress with a satisfying thud
instead of a wimpy clicking noise. The only problem with the keyboard is its
half-height up- and down-arrow keys. I far prefer the full-height ones that
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are sadly common. The XPS 13 and MacBook ProBest Price at Amazon use
them, too.
HP says: “An active
stylus (also known as
a digital stylus) uses
a digitizer built into
the screen to allow
communication
between the touch
screen and the pen.
An active stylus
might support many
or all of the functions
supported by a
mouse, such as right-
click, hover, and
more.”