Considering up until recently, Lenovos had batteries you had to slot in after you took it out of the package, it's not too surprising that they'd say that.
@@maselitoamazigh1385 If your OLED display is showing that to be a pure black, something is wrong with it. There's clearly "texture" there from the drapes.
@@treborrrrr Only OLED display I have is my cellphone. I'd imagine most are more familiar referencing the screen technology based on a 6" display rather than a monitor or TV, considering. For me, details like that get glazed over unless I'm actually focusing on the video and if I'm watching on my phone, I'm usually not really paying that much attention.
The people that keep up with processors are a very small segment of the market buying laptops. Most people have no idea what AMD even is, and if they do, they have no idea which model is better. Most people will still go with Intel just because of brand recognition. (Assuming they don't have a friend/family member or salesman coaching them.)
Webcam shut off switch is one of the best features i would say. Because while using hangouts for meetings web cam automatically turns on first and the we have to disable it and i ended up sticking tape on my camera to not show anybody if I'm dressed for a meeting or if literally I'm dressed😂
So I have the HP Spectre 13, the one in the video. Here are my thoughts after using it for just over 2 weeks. Keyboard: Awesome, literally, I love it. He said something about the J, I don't have any wiggly keys, so I assume he just had a defect in his specific unit Speakers: Loud, can be very pitchy on the 90-100 range, but generally good. Trackpad: Took me a couple of days to get used to it being so small, but I don't mind it anymore. The screen: I have the 1080p model and it looks awesome, I can only imagine how the 4K model looks. Battery: I am one of those people who gets paranoid if anything goes below 50% on battery. Full day use, at about 1/2 brightness and I don't go below 75% on this laptop. The lowest I've managed to get it so far is just below 60%, the battery life is actually great. Other things: Its edge is a tad sharp, but you get used to it quickly. Heat, this laptop gets fucking hot, even just with one tab open, watching Netflix or something. I've only had the fan kick in three times, twice when I was downloading a game (2 different games) and once during the first boot up. All three times, I could barely hear it and once I only realized it was on when I felt it. My biggest problem with the laptop, is probably when using the pen on the screen, it can be very difficult not to push the screen down. 10/10 would buy again, just would purchase the black-gold or blue-gold models instead of the silver model since I don't like silver.
Still looks better than a bezel though. Of course it would look better if the screen would go all the way to the edge or even better get rid of the webcam and only let it have a chin and no bezels (no chin would make it unergonomic). But I guess we're not there yet.
In my experience of the multiple laptops I had with Bang & Olufsen, the sound is absolute crap. B & O No base at all 150Hz at best No highs No mids wtf is there?
@@nonidealending I'm sure LTT has more than one color calibrator. (I know they have at least one fancy Spyder kit) The editors should really have all their monitors calibrated for the work they do. I know that I as a photographer do- both in studio, on my laptop, and at home.
@@vikmanphotography7984 I remember that linus said that its the program there using to get the data to there editors houses that causes makes color correction to be werid
@@Nanery662 I can't imagine what program would compress colors that badly. I'd expect they either exported proxies from their RED cameras and uploaded to something like Dropbox (would lower bit rate, lock in color temp if filming in RAW, and possibly lower resolution but likely not alter color noticably) OR They have enough hard drives around that place that each editor could take home multiple weeks of uncompressed RED footage.
@@vikmanphotography7984 nope, they arent editing off of workstations at home they are using parsec and remotely connecting. The color accuracy for parsec isnt great so the colors are going to be off.
Non-topic related: I just absolutely enjoy watching videos with Alex. He comes across as super sympathetic and really cool (but in like an awkward way... that's not really awkward but makes him super likeable... hard to describe). But what's topping it off, is that he combines his personality with a huge amount of knowledge and competence. A joy to watch! Also: ShortCircuit is just great. I love this slightly different kind of content, probably because what's shown in the videos is legitimately something that the on-camera-person has a personal interest in, which just gives these videos some extra weight. That's obviously not saying that this isn't the case on the LTT channel, which I also really enjoy, but it's just this little 'personal touch' which is absolutely amazing! Keep going guys! :)
2019 review: "Power button is in a terrible location" 2020 review: "Power button is in a nice spot" Nothing changed, except the reviewer ^_^ (okay, maybe I'm being unfair because they were probably talking about the bigger x360)
I think part of the complaint was because HP's L-shaped power connector (on the 15"?) got right in the way of the power connector. Seems like the 13" has that cool diagonal-placed USB-C charge port, so maybe it's not in the way anymore
This laptop with a Ryzen and 16:10 would probably have made me sell my current laptop and get it, I travel enough that it would be worth it if I could get at least a 9750H performance out of it.
Yeah, though what I care most about is the footprint. It can't be any bigger than a 2015 MBP 13", in any dimension. Many bags are made to those dimensions, including my camera bag. And I'd rather pick a different notebook than a different bag.
Not only that but its also kind of annoying. Like can you just hold a laptop still or do you have to be tossing it up and down like you're walking down MLK with a baseball in your hand.
But I can buy a Zephyrus G14 for cheaper... ...I’m sorry imma be fanboying over that laptop for the rest of the week Edit: Let me rephrase this, the Zephyrus G14 is just too good compared to a traditional laptop. Now this isn’t a traditional laptop, so it and like a surface still have its place in the market. Use the pen, and you can use it as a tablet. Literally every other device on the market (unless it’s sub $400) isn’t worth it because you can get a Zephyrus base for around $1000 with a 1660ti and an r7 that can match a 9th gen i7 or even higher. Asus next time don’t demo such an amazing product with an amazing price when you’re going to release it in April. Q1 2020 SHOULD NOT MEAN THE LAST POSSIBLE POINT OF Q1
Underrated aspect: they actually offer a 1080p TOUCH display, unlike all the other companies (Dell, etc.) that only offer that feature for their higher 4K skus
When you do the full review, can you please do a little bit of detail on the stylus? Responsiveness, pressure sensitivity curve, etc. a previous model of theirs was almost my dream machine a few years ago, but I had to take it back because of how trash it's pen support was. As a digital artist, I'd love to see more of that, and almost nobody ever goes in to any detail beyond "It's got a stylus" :)
It's stylus response is good but not as polished as the surface pro 7. Personally, I wouldn't recommend it for a digital artist but since I'm not an artist I'd recommend that you try it out in your nearest Best Buy.
Alex: "Unless your one of those people that's really paranoid about stuff like that" Nope not really, but wait a minute..why do you ask.....who have you been talking to Alex.
Fixed all the complaints...said my 1month old Spectre x360 that crashed/random shutdown on a daily basis. Actually in process of returning to HP to fix right now.
Big big fan of the different editing style here ❤️ Wasn't really loving the short circuit format of just running off-the-cuff less scripted content straight through, the more jump cut vlog style editing makes a big difference to the delivery, especially with a (no offense) slightly less natural or charismatic presenter like Alex compared to Linus. Hopefully it doesn't kill the benefits to you guys of faster cheaper production
My hubby just bought it for me yesterday and I am in love! I immediately called my dad since he's a software developer and he was so jealous because he said it was one of the best laptops in the market right now. I am guilty of saying I just choose it because of the looks, it looks classy and exclusive with the rose gold accents contrasting black, Love every feature of it!
1:26 . yes being a HP employee we work on new designs / models. but understand arranging service becomes really tough for such compact elite premium units.
My last gen Spectre X360 complete died about two months outside of warranty. Motherboard fried, which was weird because I haven't dropped it once, kept ALL liquids away from it. I have never been so careful with a product because I spent over a thousand dollars on it! HP has one of the most difficult ways to try and contact the company directly for repair (although they do direct you to a lot of smaller computer repair businesses, which is nice). They have a lot of troubleshooting procedures on the site, which may help most-- and is nice-- but in my case, none worked. Idk.. I loved the laptop while it was working, but now, I'm too afraid to get another one of their products. 😕
Even purely based on design language alone, the HP just knocks it out of the park. So refreshing to have something that just looks and feels different than the rest of the current market offerings.
We have two of these at our Best Buy showroom. Both of them had overheating issues, causing them to turn themselves off and not turn back on unless kept unplugged for a little while. (which may have been resolved because we haven't seen it in a couple of months) it doesn't pass the one hand opening test, and we find the speakers to be relatively unimpressive. They are down firing. I think HP did a lot right here, and with some minor tweaks I think it can shape up to be a 10/10 in the future. P.S. it fits in a Microsoft Surface Pro 7 sleeve because its basically the same size since the surface has bigger bezels.
I have an older x360, it should really be called "overrated". It is just a brand name slapped on a standard subpar laptop speaker. The new one may be improved over the model from 3 years ago, but it is still just a regular quality laptop speaker with a label put on it.
Great review/Pre-review! It's refreshing to have someone not actually drone on about the actual functionality of a laptop, tablet, or PC and strictly focus on feelings and sensations. Though I am a little disappointed that after being consumed by the immense gravitational pull of a fairly substantial vacuum affect you have somehow incorporated into this exploration into the pre-topical insights of the external relevance of perspective, and in that clearly layout everything anyone would need to know about how the key elements surrounding the words related to nearly every other aspect of the observable elements a person might experience if holding an object ranging from similar to dissimilar while practicing any form of thinking and/or breathing. Yes Sir, people would be hard pressed to adequately relate or compare this "review/pre-review" to any other channels review of anything from stereos, run-on-sentences, potato-salad, milking machines, eyelid piercings, or even "How to use Peanut-butter to encourage good behavior in uncontrollable pets and teenagers.". Speaking of which; I look further to more consequential in-depth surface-scratching. By the way, Those Curtains, oh my god! oh my god! oh my god!...LOVE EMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMM!
Just switched to this laptop for my work computer. Been enjoying it quite a bit. Only issue was for several months, a windows update caused the trackpad to not work (went through support and they couldn't solve the issue) but Windows finally updated to a point where it now works again.
Wasn’t Linus nick picking about every little thing like the charger plug placement (even though on this video, it’s a plus), on the older version of this laptop? And allot of the comments were disagreeing with Linus
It is a trade off. Being anywhere facing the back means it gets damaged if you lift the laptop. But it keeps it off the side where your mouse goes. Magnetic breakaway cables are all the rage, and they do take care of that issue.
This laptop is still going super strong in 2023 for my usage as a travelling musician/chorist. It handles my notation softwares and is not too painful to use to lightly edit videos on the go. It looks really good, plus, I can play Steam games on it, no problem :D It beats the iPads of my colleagues in that aspect.
If you didn't like the feel of the pen tip, the plastic case should have had extra tips it in, both smooth and felt, as well as a tool for changing them..
I am currently using an old HP Pavilion laptop. Good, solid machine. Has never let me down. Have replaced HD with SSD and put the old drive in the CD slot using an adapter. Since I bought he HP I have been through 2 Microsoft Surface Pro tablets, SP3 and SP4 with add-on keyboard. The first Surface Pro failed during the extended warranty and the second failed during the Microsoft warranty. Now using a SP5 but it's demoted to third place among my machines. My old Pavilion laptop is still my workhorse. Have traveled with it over half of Asia. Now with the new SSD it's faster than ever. I have been looking for a used one same as this old Pavilion, because most people who own big laptops like the Pavilion have not spent many hours on their machines. Onboard battery cheap and not too difficult to replace.
My dad has one of these and he loves it... As far as keyboards go.. There is no other laptop that feels as good to me as the professional HP level keyboards.. Been loving them since the 2012 elitebooks..
I bought the 15 inch version last autumn and I'm very unhappy with it. So far, I came across several issues and their customer service is basically non existent. These issues include flickering in the screen from time to time, light beams coming out from the bottom of the screen when woken up from sleep (not bleed in), overheating and turning off and blue screen of death, sometimes even when the laptop is idle. And despite all these, HP refused to replace my unit let alone a refund. I ended up sending the unit to their repairs centre and they ended up sending it back to me after a week's time UNTOUCHED which was later confirmed by HP. I brought all of these up to their customer service and their solution for it was offering me a complimentary keyboard and mouse. FOR REAL. I was super excited when I bought the laptop due to it's design and premium feel and etc. But HP ISNT A PREMIUM BRAND - DO NOT RECOMMEND. Oh by the way, they didnt even provide me with a replacement unit when my unit was out in their repairs centre. 7 months later I'm still trying to get it sorted out. I could have flushed £1500 down the toilet...
Guys, I have the previous version of the x360 and I can't notice any kind of problem with the trackpad. It works awesomely and probably your problem was caused by old drivers.
LTT probably has some of its workers working from home because of the current virus. They may not have access to the same quality hardware at home that they do at work, or at least that's the rumor around this youtube section. Personally, I don't think Linus would make such an oversight of not just letting his workers take home some premium editing monitors for the time being. So if they weren't allowed to take any color correct monitors home, it was probably an intentional decision made in caution against any of that hardware being damaged while away from work. I think some of that stuff can cost 10,000s of CAD. But again, this is all just rumor mongering and as far as I know Linus nor anyone else associated with LTT have given an official statement on why some of their videos have been looking weird as of late.
I have a older hp envy x360 with a ryzen 5 2500u and I've noticed they took good care of cooling as if it was always made for more, I've increased tdp and changed gpu clock speed, it definitely isn't a gaming machine but it is always fun to have a simple portable way to game on
I've never understood why having a SIM slot in a laptop was desirable. Almost all moving phones can be turned into WiFi hotspots. No second sim/plan needed.
I’ve always been a fan of their mid-tier HP Envy 13 line. But this one looks amazing in design, I’m into those edges and usb C ports on the corners a lot. Very unique.
While its not a spectre, I have a HP envy x360. The battery on it drains regardless of whether it is own or not. It also has a problem where the battery will occasionally will get really, really hot to the point where the laptop will not turn on. I have not had it for a year (almost a year). that by itself has scared me from buying an HP laptop in the future. My Macbook Air, however, has yet to give me any problems and I am very satisfied with it (besides the fact that it is a dual core CPU).
@A Wolf that loves to howl so hp does budget pcs and sucks at doing high end pcs. I'd rather get the zephyreus g14 or the dell xps for about 500 dollars more
@A Wolf that loves to howl i had a low end hp laptop about 4-5 years back and, right out of the box, it had screen and touchpad issues.. it didn't age well and was an absolute nightmare to use towards the end.. my current laptop is a specced out hp probook x360.. it overheats like shit and the gpu is really underwhelming.. the speakers are great though xD. I've had this one for about one and a half and the experience I've had with hp products makes me insanely reluctant to look at any hp model.. even most of my friends have had issues with hps. Not saying that every laptop they make is garbage, but i would rather go for the 2020 xps lineup, even after knowing about the trackpad issues the early products, if i had to choose between Dell and HP..
Thin bezels matter because you can get more screen real estate at the same size. Most 14-inch thin-bezel laptops are the same size of a 13.3-inch laptop from a couple of years ago.
I have hp spectre x360 late 2018. I broke the display within a couple of the month while grabbing in between the hinges. Surprisingly Half of the display still works, but with inconsistent flickering. And I searched for the display on HP spares, but they didn't have on stock. Anyway, I got it on eBay by a 3rd party retailer. It cost around $300 to change the whole display segment but feels fishy as per the description. so I didn't buy and I am doing my college stuff in half the screen, since half a year. The update pushed by the HP is quite buggy, most of the people including me reported the HP pen app issue(not working) after updating to windows 10 v1909. And it's been more than a year, still no fix. My laptops get warm even in normal usage like playing a video in vlc or watching videos in youtube without any background app running. I even reinstalled the window but the problem still persists. I came to the conclusion that the problem is with the Latest BIOS. I tried to rollback to the previous version of BIOS by following steps for HP, but it didn't work. The chassis, mostly the display panel is too fragile to apply pressure. Now, I'm having a bad time with my laptop.
omg! i wanted to buy this but couldnt find a good comparison video from a reliable channel.i have waaited soooooo long.and now,alex to the rescue! i thank the folks at lmg and short circuit for atleast doing this late.cuz its better late than never.seriously,thanks
Have it say I had one of these, i7, 16GB RAM, 1 TB SSD, physically it was super sexy, but the cooling fans were going 90% of the time, and that was web browsing, no other programmes open! Shame. Battery life brilliant. In terms of performance, it didn’t feel quick, not as quick as my daughters MacBook Air, which, given the HP specs, I was really surprised about.
Nah fam I get notifications 1/10 times from channels I'm subbed to, and random ones from channels I'm not. The bell should give you notifications but I don't even trust that with all RUclips's BS
in the previous review they absolutely hated the placement of the power button and io, and now it's a good thing. linus was just not being reasonable back then.
The black curtains make it look like the aspect ratio is changing between shots and it's messing with my head.
Me too, thought i zoomed in or something lol
thank you for confirming I wasn't going crazy
it was messing with my vision, kinda thought it was cropped like some old 4:3 low res handycam in the old youtube days
Thought the same thing and was going to make the same comment.
It's really annoying.
"You can see even on this Dell there's a little scratch right here and another here"
Me: *sees nothing but a plain, smooth surface*
It's called youtube compression concealer cream. Rumor has it that it also works on faces.
Me: *Who really cares about scratches when you had a laptop for over 4 years?*
DeVaughn Salter For me it matters cause I be buying and reselling every year.
@@iMapleCreator *incoming D brand commercial*
"Computer includes pre installed battery"
But you must download the RAM
CPU sold seperatley
SSD not included.
motherboard for 200 dollars
Considering up until recently, Lenovos had batteries you had to slot in after you took it out of the package, it's not too surprising that they'd say that.
Keyboard and trackpad sold seperately! Follow instructions on ramdownloader.com to get ur own RAM today!!
me when the shot is camera A:
such a weird aspect ratio. did export go wrong?
oh it's a black curtain.....
/when you have a oled display lol
@@maselitoamazigh1385 If your OLED display is showing that to be a pure black, something is wrong with it. There's clearly "texture" there from the drapes.
@@treborrrrr ok !
@@treborrrrr
Only OLED display I have is my cellphone. I'd imagine most are more familiar referencing the screen technology based on a 6" display rather than a monitor or TV, considering. For me, details like that get glazed over unless I'm actually focusing on the video and if I'm watching on my phone, I'm usually not really paying that much attention.
@Mekronid BS
if OLED wasnt the next thing
WHY THE HELL WOULD EVERYONE USE IT AS A PREMIUM THING TO HAVE
Bad luck HP. All that brilliant engineering and then everybody suddenly wants the new AMD processer instead.
Doesn't really apply to this one, AMD's ultrabook processors are still in rough shape. It may change ofc, we have to wait.
The people that keep up with processors are a very small segment of the market buying laptops. Most people have no idea what AMD even is, and if they do, they have no idea which model is better. Most people will still go with Intel just because of brand recognition. (Assuming they don't have a friend/family member or salesman coaching them.)
Just make a Ryzen 9-4900HS version of this and it'd be great. Not sure how the Thunderbolt 3 ports would fare though.
Or they go to the coworker or family member who follows computer stuff to find out what to get.
@@MrV1NC3N7V3G4 Not sure how a 35 watt processor would fare in a chassis made for a 15 watt processor.
The Thunderbolt ports should be fine tho.
"A webcam shut off switch"
FBI: Laughs in acoustic 3d spatial resonance.
Can you elaborate
@@Notmyname64 I doubt they can, but the joke was "FBI watching you through your microphone". Whoosh!
@@TechyBen 🤣🤣 They've got a hold of Batman's tech eh
Webcam shut off switch is one of the best features i would say. Because while using hangouts for meetings web cam automatically turns on first and the we have to disable it and i ended up sticking tape on my camera to not show anybody if I'm dressed for a meeting or if literally I'm dressed😂
@@Notmyname64 I wonder if he's talking thisruclips.net/video/goN8F-uhqjg/видео.html but in using audio instead of video?
So I have the HP Spectre 13, the one in the video. Here are my thoughts after using it for just over 2 weeks.
Keyboard: Awesome, literally, I love it. He said something about the J, I don't have any wiggly keys, so I assume he just had a defect in his specific unit
Speakers: Loud, can be very pitchy on the 90-100 range, but generally good.
Trackpad: Took me a couple of days to get used to it being so small, but I don't mind it anymore.
The screen: I have the 1080p model and it looks awesome, I can only imagine how the 4K model looks.
Battery: I am one of those people who gets paranoid if anything goes below 50% on battery. Full day use, at about 1/2 brightness and I don't go below 75% on this laptop. The lowest I've managed to get it so far is just below 60%, the battery life is actually great.
Other things: Its edge is a tad sharp, but you get used to it quickly. Heat, this laptop gets fucking hot, even just with one tab open, watching Netflix or something. I've only had the fan kick in three times, twice when I was downloading a game (2 different games) and once during the first boot up. All three times, I could barely hear it and once I only realized it was on when I felt it.
My biggest problem with the laptop, is probably when using the pen on the screen, it can be very difficult not to push the screen down.
10/10 would buy again, just would purchase the black-gold or blue-gold models instead of the silver model since I don't like silver.
"Your computer comes with a pre installed battery"..........Nice, I had to download mine.
youre lucky. in my thinkpad, i had to download the ram AND the keyboard!
"Bang & Ofulsen"
HP & B&O: these dudes ain't gettin no sponsor.
Why HP though?
Sponsored or not they should propbably start to pronounce it correctly
At least they didn't say "BO" as in body odour.
That's what u get when you have a wierd name.
What an Oful mistake!
r/angryupvote
The black drapes looks like pillar boxes lol
Short Circuit, now brought to you in good ole 4:3.
@@GallopingWalrus Yea, how did this get through QC and editing without being brought up. Almost thought this was a video from 1999.
Yeah and its sounds like a 70's porn hah
Still looks better than a bezel though. Of course it would look better if the screen would go all the way to the edge or even better get rid of the webcam and only let it have a chin and no bezels (no chin would make it unergonomic). But I guess we're not there yet.
CheapBastard1988 I think you’re talking about the laptop and we were talking about the video itself lol
Imagine reviewing a 2in1 laptop and completely ignore the fact it's a 2in1
What's a 2 in 1 laptop?
@@marly1017 It's a convertible: the screen can flip over, and sometimes it even detaches, so that you can use the laptop also as a tablet
@@albertopirillo7795 oh that's cool
@@albertopirillo7795 I actually have one of those I didn't know that's there name
@@marly1017 Great xD
That there Bang Olfusen guy sure can make a speaker
Banging often is the best brand
@@Ignacio.Romero so true m8
In my experience of the multiple laptops I had with Bang & Olufsen, the sound is absolute crap.
B & O
No base at all 150Hz at best
No highs
No mids
wtf is there?
@@david.creator it was a joke about him not spelling the name of the brand correctly, not the quality...
@@Wuerschtle Thank you for understanding
Every time he casually tosses a laptop my heart cracks
LEGIT SAME 😖
And no cheap laptops they are either...
Whats with the front camera, lighting was not favorable for that angle.
color correction is prolly gonna be messed up since people are working from home
@@nonidealending I'm sure LTT has more than one color calibrator. (I know they have at least one fancy Spyder kit) The editors should really have all their monitors calibrated for the work they do. I know that I as a photographer do- both in studio, on my laptop, and at home.
@@vikmanphotography7984 I remember that linus said that its the program there using to get the data to there editors houses that causes makes color correction to be werid
@@Nanery662 I can't imagine what program would compress colors that badly. I'd expect they either exported proxies from their RED cameras and uploaded to something like Dropbox (would lower bit rate, lock in color temp if filming in RAW, and possibly lower resolution but likely not alter color noticably) OR They have enough hard drives around that place that each editor could take home multiple weeks of uncompressed RED footage.
@@vikmanphotography7984 nope, they arent editing off of workstations at home they are using parsec and remotely connecting. The color accuracy for parsec isnt great so the colors are going to be off.
Non-topic related: I just absolutely enjoy watching videos with Alex. He comes across as super sympathetic and really cool (but in like an awkward way... that's not really awkward but makes him super likeable... hard to describe). But what's topping it off, is that he combines his personality with a huge amount of knowledge and competence. A joy to watch!
Also: ShortCircuit is just great. I love this slightly different kind of content, probably because what's shown in the videos is legitimately something that the on-camera-person has a personal interest in, which just gives these videos some extra weight. That's obviously not saying that this isn't the case on the LTT channel, which I also really enjoy, but it's just this little 'personal touch' which is absolutely amazing!
Keep going guys! :)
0:30 first thought that was the laptop and my jaw dropped.
2019 review: "Power button is in a terrible location"
2020 review: "Power button is in a nice spot"
Nothing changed, except the reviewer ^_^
(okay, maybe I'm being unfair because they were probably talking about the bigger x360)
I think part of the complaint was because HP's L-shaped power connector (on the 15"?) got right in the way of the power connector.
Seems like the 13" has that cool diagonal-placed USB-C charge port, so maybe it's not in the way anymore
@@rezidentseagull5651 yeah, probably
They should start using 16:10 more often for small laptops, that would add the missing space for the trackpad.
or 3:2
This laptop with a Ryzen and 16:10 would probably have made me sell my current laptop and get it, I travel enough that it would be worth it if I could get at least a 9750H performance out of it.
Yeah, though what I care most about is the footprint. It can't be any bigger than a 2015 MBP 13", in any dimension. Many bags are made to those dimensions, including my camera bag. And I'd rather pick a different notebook than a different bag.
@@keaton_m but they are almost the same
3:2 is the real winner tbh, I have a surface laptop 2 and I can see so much of the page it’s crazy.
This guy looks like the Walmart version of my golden retriever
Brian Gutierrez that is so random lmao
it makes me so nervous when Alex throws around the laptop...
lushkiwi he’s not Linus so I trust his coordination
I think he just wants to flex on Linus and challange him, so he drops things in the future again xD
Not only that but its also kind of annoying. Like can you just hold a laptop still or do you have to be tossing it up and down like you're walking down MLK with a baseball in your hand.
Dude was trying way to hard to be cool and casual 🤦♂️
"If you lose it by leaving it at home"
And why would I leave home these days?
Hardcore fact!
To go to ur girlfriend's house when her parents aren't home
@@ItsJrTheFur and why do gf's parents will leave home these days?
@@NitinKatiyarCircle to get toilet paper from a drug dealer
@@ItsJrTheFur sure. We use spray here 😜
But I can buy a Zephyrus G14 for cheaper...
...I’m sorry imma be fanboying over that laptop for the rest of the week
Edit: Let me rephrase this, the Zephyrus G14 is just too good compared to a traditional laptop. Now this isn’t a traditional laptop, so it and like a surface still have its place in the market. Use the pen, and you can use it as a tablet. Literally every other device on the market (unless it’s sub $400) isn’t worth it because you can get a Zephyrus base for around $1000 with a 1660ti and an r7 that can match a 9th gen i7 or even higher. Asus next time don’t demo such an amazing product with an amazing price when you’re going to release it in April. Q1 2020 SHOULD NOT MEAN THE LAST POSSIBLE POINT OF Q1
evandarkfire being smart about spending money is well... smart. The G14 made e everything else in its category obsolete.
I want that Amd chip in this laptop
@@PortfolioPL the g14 is badass, but these are not in the same category. that being said, i'd love to see some zen2 ultrabooks pop up
InauspiciousGamer I mean but, can’t you compromise a pound or an extra few centimeters for literally twice the performance?
@Riadh Bouguerra 2 in 1?
8:26 - yeah, that's the difference between a matte and a glossy display.
Underrated aspect: they actually offer a 1080p TOUCH display, unlike all the other companies (Dell, etc.) that only offer that feature for their higher 4K skus
Nop, you have a 4K amoled version ;)
i have this, and it's a dream machine
I'd love to get something like this, but Asus' Zenbook Pro Duo steers my gaze away
That's for normal laptops, convertibles (I think that's the term) like this one have touch for all models (for obvious reasons).
@@leonro 2in1
At that size, I don't see the purpose of 4k, I'd rather have 1080p, but even better yet would be 1440p.
Those black curtains on the side of the set constantly make me think the video is playing in a weird aspect ratio...
TechLinked - Alex
ShortCircuit - Alex
I see this as an absolute win
That overhead shot makes it look like Alex has red hands!
Also, the display on the HP looks really washed out compared to the Dell.
That probably is because of the reflective coating on the HP... that's why reflective coating is the devil!
Opposite actually. Notice @ 8:32
That's from listening to crab rave so much
Poor choice of lighting angle. HP looks crisper in the scene right after that when the camera is looking at both from the front
That's because of the camera angle... Normally you wouldn't use a laptop like that would you?
7:55 "These ones are tuned by bang OFULSON"
Zombie Hands!
Ted Mosby: "Texty text"
Alex Clark: "Testy test"
himym
that color correction on top view tho
lmg: **has a monstercat license**
also lmg when testing speakers: uses either their intro or crab rave....
the background makes me feel I'm watching an old 4:3 youtube video
When you do the full review, can you please do a little bit of detail on the stylus? Responsiveness, pressure sensitivity curve, etc. a previous model of theirs was almost my dream machine a few years ago, but I had to take it back because of how trash it's pen support was. As a digital artist, I'd love to see more of that, and almost nobody ever goes in to any detail beyond "It's got a stylus" :)
It's stylus response is good but not as polished as the surface pro 7. Personally, I wouldn't recommend it for a digital artist but since I'm not an artist I'd recommend that you try it out in your nearest Best Buy.
Alex: "Unless your one of those people that's really paranoid about stuff like that"
Nope not really, but wait a minute..why do you ask.....who have you been talking to Alex.
Fixed all the complaints...said my 1month old Spectre x360 that crashed/random shutdown on a daily basis. Actually in process of returning to HP to fix right now.
Big big fan of the different editing style here ❤️
Wasn't really loving the short circuit format of just running off-the-cuff less scripted content straight through, the more jump cut vlog style editing makes a big difference to the delivery, especially with a (no offense) slightly less natural or charismatic presenter like Alex compared to Linus. Hopefully it doesn't kill the benefits to you guys of faster cheaper production
My hubby just bought it for me yesterday and I am in love! I immediately called my dad since he's a software developer and he was so jealous because he said it was one of the best laptops in the market right now. I am guilty of saying I just choose it because of the looks, it looks classy and exclusive with the rose gold accents contrasting black, Love every feature of it!
Hey I’m wondering if you find that you’re having problems with the fan noise?
Alex: *tipes on the HP for one second* ah yes, it's great
me: hold up
It's been the same for 1-2 years so it's easy to say :)
he bites his tongue typing it
1:26 . yes being a HP employee we work on new designs / models.
but understand arranging service becomes really tough for such compact elite premium units.
I love how you can see this guy washed his hands A LOT in the last days
I love how to audio test is crab rave
Finally found this comment
Is it rave music that crabs listen to or make themselves?
It's so they don't get copyright claimed
Alex! You're a great personality on this show - great job.
2020: HP The laptop has a preinstalled battery. Apple's batteries sold separately.
My last gen Spectre X360 complete died about two months outside of warranty. Motherboard fried, which was weird because I haven't dropped it once, kept ALL liquids away from it. I have never been so careful with a product because I spent over a thousand dollars on it! HP has one of the most difficult ways to try and contact the company directly for repair (although they do direct you to a lot of smaller computer repair businesses, which is nice). They have a lot of troubleshooting procedures on the site, which may help most-- and is nice-- but in my case, none worked.
Idk.. I loved the laptop while it was working, but now, I'm too afraid to get another one of their products.
😕
The Spectre looks amazing. The price is what keeps me away.
Im surprised he didn't try it in tablet mode by flipping the display all the way back.
Even purely based on design language alone, the HP just knocks it out of the park. So refreshing to have something that just looks and feels different than the rest of the current market offerings.
the gold and the keyboard looks awful compared to dell's design. The logo is awesome tho
We have two of these at our Best Buy showroom. Both of them had overheating issues, causing them to turn themselves off and not turn back on unless kept unplugged for a little while. (which may have been resolved because we haven't seen it in a couple of months) it doesn't pass the one hand opening test, and we find the speakers to be relatively unimpressive. They are down firing. I think HP did a lot right here, and with some minor tweaks I think it can shape up to be a 10/10 in the future. P.S. it fits in a Microsoft Surface Pro 7 sleeve because its basically the same size since the surface has bigger bezels.
Can someone tell him it's Bang and OLUFSEN. Not Bang and Old full send lol
It's bang pop and clang
I have an older x360, it should really be called "overrated". It is just a brand name slapped on a standard subpar laptop speaker. The new one may be improved over the model from 3 years ago, but it is still just a regular quality laptop speaker with a label put on it.
Great review/Pre-review! It's refreshing to have someone not actually drone on about the actual functionality of a laptop, tablet, or PC and strictly focus on feelings and sensations. Though I am a little disappointed that after being consumed by the immense gravitational pull of a fairly substantial vacuum affect you have somehow incorporated into this exploration into the pre-topical insights of the external relevance of perspective, and in that clearly layout everything anyone would need to know about how the key elements surrounding the words related to nearly every other aspect of the observable elements a person might experience if holding an object ranging from similar to dissimilar while practicing any form of thinking and/or breathing. Yes Sir, people would be hard pressed to adequately relate or compare this "review/pre-review" to any other channels review of anything from stereos, run-on-sentences, potato-salad, milking machines, eyelid piercings, or even "How to use Peanut-butter to encourage good behavior in uncontrollable pets and teenagers.". Speaking of which; I look further to more consequential in-depth surface-scratching. By the way, Those Curtains, oh my god! oh my god! oh my god!...LOVE EMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMM!
"I'm going to be mad" - No need to lose your temper!
That's how canadians curse
Just switched to this laptop for my work computer. Been enjoying it quite a bit. Only issue was for several months, a windows update caused the trackpad to not work (went through support and they couldn't solve the issue) but Windows finally updated to a point where it now works again.
Wasn’t Linus nick picking about every little thing like the charger plug placement (even though on this video, it’s a plus), on the older version of this laptop? And allot of the comments were disagreeing with Linus
We didn't like the charger placement on the 15" because it made the power button hard to hit. Was fine with it on the 13".
It is a trade off. Being anywhere facing the back means it gets damaged if you lift the laptop. But it keeps it off the side where your mouse goes. Magnetic breakaway cables are all the rage, and they do take care of that issue.
@@LinusTechTips ohh ok that makes sense
This laptop is still going super strong in 2023 for my usage as a travelling musician/chorist. It handles my notation softwares and is not too painful to use to lightly edit videos on the go. It looks really good, plus, I can play Steam games on it, no problem :D It beats the iPads of my colleagues in that aspect.
I've never encountered a AAAA battery I thought he meant a AAA there you go such an informative video lol
If you didn't like the feel of the pen tip, the plastic case should have had extra tips it in, both smooth and felt, as well as a tool for changing them..
I wish Dell would put in an effort to design their business line. They’ve been doing black plastic for far too long.
xCAETUSx the EliteBook 840 G5 (their flagship business notebook) is made of magnesium.
I am currently using an old HP Pavilion laptop. Good, solid machine. Has never let me down. Have replaced HD with SSD and put the old drive in the CD slot using an adapter. Since I bought he HP I have been through 2 Microsoft Surface Pro tablets, SP3 and SP4 with add-on keyboard. The first Surface Pro failed during the extended warranty and the second failed during the Microsoft warranty. Now using a SP5 but it's demoted to third place among my machines.
My old Pavilion laptop is still my workhorse. Have traveled with it over half of Asia. Now with the new SSD it's faster than ever. I have been looking for a used one same as this old Pavilion, because most people who own big laptops like the Pavilion have not spent many hours on their machines. Onboard battery cheap and not too difficult to replace.
When he pulled the folio case out I thought it was the laptop and was like wtf, why is it bending like that?
I just bought the hp a month ago, and I couldn't be happier with it. USB-A is really nice to have.
ANY new laptop: comes out
Alex: XPS
My dad has one of these and he loves it...
As far as keyboards go.. There is no other laptop that feels as good to me as the professional HP level keyboards.. Been loving them since the 2012 elitebooks..
What's up with the red hands lol
Ikr gaddaym
He might've got a tan😂
@@Infiniti.151 If so he is not a true nerd! I call blasphemy!
of course chernobyl
Rodrigo Sanay cuz hes white
I bought the 15 inch version last autumn and I'm very unhappy with it. So far, I came across several issues and their customer service is basically non existent. These issues include flickering in the screen from time to time, light beams coming out from the bottom of the screen when woken up from sleep (not bleed in), overheating and turning off and blue screen of death, sometimes even when the laptop is idle. And despite all these, HP refused to replace my unit let alone a refund. I ended up sending the unit to their repairs centre and they ended up sending it back to me after a week's time UNTOUCHED which was later confirmed by HP. I brought all of these up to their customer service and their solution for it was offering me a complimentary keyboard and mouse. FOR REAL. I was super excited when I bought the laptop due to it's design and premium feel and etc. But HP ISNT A PREMIUM BRAND - DO NOT RECOMMEND. Oh by the way, they didnt even provide me with a replacement unit when my unit was out in their repairs centre. 7 months later I'm still trying to get it sorted out. I could have flushed £1500 down the toilet...
Ah yes, the famous bang ofulsen!
Guys, I have the previous version of the x360 and I can't notice any kind of problem with the trackpad. It works awesomely and probably your problem was caused by old drivers.
* Watching this on my ne Spectre x360 13 *
(Love this damn thing)
I _love_ the design. The colours, the shape, the angled USB port. This is a beauty.
love the review, but why are his hands so red?
LTT probably has some of its workers working from home because of the current virus. They may not have access to the same quality hardware at home that they do at work, or at least that's the rumor around this youtube section. Personally, I don't think Linus would make such an oversight of not just letting his workers take home some premium editing monitors for the time being. So if they weren't allowed to take any color correct monitors home, it was probably an intentional decision made in caution against any of that hardware being damaged while away from work. I think some of that stuff can cost 10,000s of CAD. But again, this is all just rumor mongering and as far as I know Linus nor anyone else associated with LTT have given an official statement on why some of their videos have been looking weird as of late.
it's because 3.6 roentgen
If you wash your hands a lot they can become raw
@@noytelinu my meat is raw
@@identity2257 you gotta beat it more frequently
I have a older hp envy x360 with a ryzen 5 2500u and I've noticed they took good care of cooling as if it was always made for more, I've increased tdp and changed gpu clock speed, it definitely isn't a gaming machine but it is always fun to have a simple portable way to game on
Hey, the first laptop that's made me consider upgrading from my 9350.
Edit: glossy 1080p screen. Nope.
Go for the Elitebook they are matt and everything is better about them compared to the Spectre.
Elitebook 1030 G4 with SureView if your want 120hz screen.
Solution for thin bazels and small trackpad is 3:2 display ratio. You get the bigger display area and bigger track pad.
I've never understood why having a SIM slot in a laptop was desirable. Almost all moving phones can be turned into WiFi hotspots. No second sim/plan needed.
If you needed more space for the trackpad, just make the screen higher, no bezels, just fill it with pixels.
0:17 ouch that should break the screen.
I can't wait for the 15" Spectre to come out! I really want that with a AMD processor
Did you guys record this is 2001? 😂 the drapes make it look 4:3.
I’ve always been a fan of their mid-tier HP Envy 13 line. But this one looks amazing in design, I’m into those edges and usb C ports on the corners a lot. Very unique.
No AMD 4000 CPUs in these? Deal breaker big time for me.
Cool story
they also offer another pen seperately, with tilt support, an apple pen style tip (no spring), and usb-c charging (accu, no battery).
1:24 What do you mean Alex? You can literally see HP cut corners *(bu-dum-ts)*
While its not a spectre, I have a HP envy x360. The battery on it drains regardless of whether it is own or not. It also has a problem where the battery will occasionally will get really, really hot to the point where the laptop will not turn on. I have not had it for a year (almost a year). that by itself has scared me from buying an HP laptop in the future. My Macbook Air, however, has yet to give me any problems and I am very satisfied with it (besides the fact that it is a dual core CPU).
MOST HANDSOME TECH REVIEWER.
i have an hp at home envy x360 and have used the spextre x360 at best buy and an hp is what you call the polar opposite of premium.
That occasional vertical letterboxing of a frame looks strange
It's the drapes behind him.
I feel like Dell XPS is the right choice. Dunno why but yeah..
because hp is absolute garbage
Cosmical I do agree
@A Wolf that loves to howl so hp does budget pcs and sucks at doing high end pcs. I'd rather get the zephyreus g14 or the dell xps for about 500 dollars more
@A Wolf that loves to howl i had a low end hp laptop about 4-5 years back and, right out of the box, it had screen and touchpad issues.. it didn't age well and was an absolute nightmare to use towards the end.. my current laptop is a specced out hp probook x360.. it overheats like shit and the gpu is really underwhelming.. the speakers are great though xD. I've had this one for about one and a half and the experience I've had with hp products makes me insanely reluctant to look at any hp model.. even most of my friends have had issues with hps. Not saying that every laptop they make is garbage, but i would rather go for the 2020 xps lineup, even after knowing about the trackpad issues the early products, if i had to choose between Dell and HP..
It is. But personally when spending close to 2 grand on a Laptop, I want it to look different and not like the ideal laptop.
Thin bezels matter because you can get more screen real estate at the same size. Most 14-inch thin-bezel laptops are the same size of a 13.3-inch laptop from a couple of years ago.
When can we see some $500-$800 laptop reviews?
I have hp spectre x360 late 2018. I broke the display within a couple of the month while grabbing in between the hinges. Surprisingly Half of the display still works, but with inconsistent flickering. And I searched for the display on HP spares, but they didn't have on stock. Anyway, I got it on eBay by a 3rd party retailer. It cost around $300 to change the whole display segment but feels fishy as per the description. so I didn't buy and I am doing my college stuff in half the screen, since half a year.
The update pushed by the HP is quite buggy, most of the people including me reported the HP pen app issue(not working) after updating to windows 10 v1909. And it's been more than a year, still no fix.
My laptops get warm even in normal usage like playing a video in vlc or watching videos in youtube without any background app running. I even reinstalled the window but the problem still persists. I came to the conclusion that the problem is with the Latest BIOS. I tried to rollback to the previous version of BIOS by following steps for HP, but it didn't work.
The chassis, mostly the display panel is too fragile to apply pressure.
Now, I'm having a bad time with my laptop.
Goes to hp website to look it up
"Generic system error"
omg! i wanted to buy this but couldnt find a good comparison video from a reliable channel.i have waaited soooooo long.and now,alex to the rescue! i thank the folks at lmg and short circuit for atleast doing this late.cuz its better late than never.seriously,thanks
If we humans are already carrying our mobile everywhere, I don't understand the appeal of LTE on laptops when we have a hotspot
It’s fine if you don’t use your laptop a lot, but for mobile workers (eg students, business users) hot spotting drains your phone’s battery big time.
Have it say I had one of these, i7, 16GB RAM, 1 TB SSD, physically it was super sexy, but the cooling fans were going 90% of the time, and that was web browsing, no other programmes open! Shame. Battery life brilliant. In terms of performance, it didn’t feel quick, not as quick as my daughters MacBook Air, which, given the HP specs, I was really surprised about.
I’m a bit late to the party but, did they release a 15” or not? XD I want the big boy version
I emailed HP support and they told me it should be available in June!
SonsOfAlan Thank you! My wallet is quaking with the anticipation of dropping like 2k on a laptop 😂
@@lanena16full I believe the newest model is released now
I'll wait the comparison between dell xps 2020, macbook air 2020 e hp specre x360! Excellent work!
Look at that looks like RUclips fix the notification
Nah fam I get notifications 1/10 times from channels I'm subbed to, and random ones from channels I'm not. The bell should give you notifications but I don't even trust that with all RUclips's BS
Wow that angled charging poer is amazing. I've always hated the ports being on the side, because the wire would ALWAYS get in the way.
Title: Hp actually listened!!
Me: no.. wait that's illegal
in the previous review they absolutely hated the placement of the power button and io, and now it's a good thing. linus was just not being reasonable back then.