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With its older Haswell-based CPU, the MacBook definitely slower than the HP, but it does relatively well here. It’s a pure test of CPU, and for kicks, I also threw in the performance of the latest iteration of Apple’s MacBook Air 11. The second test is Maxon’s CineBench R15 benchmark. The Spectre X360 hangs right there with Dell’s XPS13 2015 in office drone tasks The Core M in the Asus Zenbook UX305F isn’t too far behind here either. In this test, the Spectre X360 is just about dead even with the Dell with the same CPU inside.
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The first is PC Mark 8’s Work Conventional test, which measures basic office drone tasks. We haven’t even begun our review yet, but we did manage to run a couple of benchmarks during our hands-on. Regardless, the result of the Microsoft collaboration, Nash said, is a laptop that will offer performance as good or better than competitors and class-leading battery life. If an OEM had found such a bug by itself, it could keep it quiet as a unique performance benefit. The fix didn’t just benefit HP, but all PC makers. So why aren’t other vendors seeking Microsoft’s advice? It’s not entirely clear, but it’s possible OEMs are concerned about retaining competitive advantages. For example, Nash said during testing of the Spectre x360, a bug was found in how TPM was addressed by the OS. In optimizing for just a plain run-down test where the laptop sits idle with a live display, Microsoft was able to squeeze battery life from 11 hours to 16 hours. Microsoft’s advice was invaluable too, Nash said.
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Much of Microsoft’s input to OEMs concerns the manufacturer’s Windows build. Aul said that sometimes an OEM will submit an OS build to Microsoft for analysis, but by the time the laptop is launched, the build will have changed and the input from Microsoft will be of no use.īut Mike Nash, an HP vice president in the personal systems group, said his company took a much more careful approach with the latest Spectre. Microsoft’s lab received prototypes of the x360 at the same time as HP, and HP submitted final system images to Microsoft well before the product was done. In this closeup of the lid for the Spectre x360, you can see the milling that went into the laptop’s design. HP concedes this would probably have gone unnoticed.
Microsoft techs even found a problem with the laptop’s hinge sensor that was chewing up battery life.
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Microsoft labs helped tune drivers and firmware, and provided feedback on design changes. “We worked in an open and more collaborative way than any one else,” Aul said. The base-model Dell XPS 13 2015, for example, is 2.6 lbs without touch and 2.8 with touch. Part of that reduced monitor bounce also ties back to the weight of the Spectre x360. The Spectre x360’s hinge is definitely more rigid than the Yoga 3 Pro, but still not as stiff as a standard laptop hinge. Flip the lid open, and you’d be hard-pressed to tell you’re working on a convertible.Ī lot of super-light convertibles-such as Lenovo’s Yoga 3 Pro with its watchband hinge -exhibit “monitor bounce” when you use your finger to tap the screen while in laptop mode. HP says the hinge designed especially for the Spectre x360 increases rigidity over more traditional convertible designs.Ĭonvertibles don’t always have the most durable or confidence-inspiring hinges, so HP says it designed a hinge for the Spectre x360 that doesn’t compromise. It’s a pleasant keyboard for a thin laptop. The keys aren’t too cramped like they are on the XPS13 2015, and travel is rated at 1.5mm. Using it throughout my hands-on, I have to agree. HP said it also spent an inordinate amount of time making sure it got the keyboard just right. HP again reaches for the Synaptics’ wide trackpad that appeared in the previous Spectre 13. PSR works by refreshing only pixels when they need to be refreshed. HP believes Panel Self Refresh (PSR) technology equalizes any power advantages IGZO offers for high-resolution displays.
HP also opted not to adopt an IGZO panel for its QHD panel version.