Wireless connections include standard Bluetooth 5.0 and 802.11ac Wi-Fi. A
gigabit LTE modem with dual SIM support is an optional extra.
EXCELLENT COMPUTING PERFORMANCE
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components have to do with the CPU’s generation. The HP’s Core i7-8565U,
which is also found in the LG Gram 14 2-in-1 and the Dell Inspiron 13 7000
2-in-1, is from Intel’s latest (“Whiskey Lake”) mobile CPU family. Meanwhile,
the Lenovo ThinkPad X380 and the Apple MacBook Pro include similar Core i5
chips from the older “Kaby Lake” generation.
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represented by the
ThinkPad and Inspiron
stand-ins.
PRODUCTIVITY TESTS
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developed by the PC benchmark specialists at UL (formerly Futuremark). The
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centric tasks such as word processing, spreadsheeting, web browsing, and video
conferencing. The test generates a proprietary numeric score; higher numbers
are better.
PCMark 8, meanwhile, has a Storage subtest that we use to assess the speed of
the storage subsystem. This test also generates a proprietary numeric score;
again, higher numbers are better. (Neither PCMark benchmark is compatible
with macOS.)