HP Spectre 13t-h200 x2


The HP Spectre 13t - H200 x2 ( $ 1,169.99 , as tested ) is a hybrid of tablet and ultrabook , which brings together some of the best elements of both devices into one elegant design . While detachable hybrids not quite ready to replace Ultrabooks for your productivity needs , it is getting closer. The Spectre 13t - H200 x2 is a high - quality example of this , offering a sleek and elegant design , decent performance tablet , and pretty good battery life ( thanks to a dual design - battery ) , but it falls short of the standard Ultrabooks on many fronts .



design
The Spectre 13t - H200 x2 has a detachable hybrid , with a two - piece design of the tablet and keyboard very similar to the Atom -powered HP Envy X2 ( 11 - g012nr ) , but with a larger 13 - inch display . It has a champagne - colored finish on the inside and a mocha brown finish on the lid , like the HP Spectre 13T - 3000 . Like the HP Envy X2 , featuring the Spectre 13t - H200 x2 a detachable keyboard , which contains its own battery . The share of tablet design , which puts the power button and volume control on the back right and left corners of the tablet , making the controls easy to understand and immediately access . The buttons themselves are sleek , contoured to match the curves of the chassis tablet , and fairly comfortable .

The tablet contains the actual PC hardware , in addition to a 13.3 - inch full HD ( 1,920 -by - 1 , 080 ) touch display . Offers a separate keyboard docking a backlit keyboard , multi - touch clickpad with gesture support , and various full - size ports , as well as a second battery , which extends the useful life of the Spectre 13t - H200 x2 by more than an hour . Since all these components are concentrated in the tablet half of the system , however , the Spectre 13t - H200 x2 is a bit top-heavy when docked and used as a laptop .

The sleek aluminum construction is strong and lightweight, with a tablet weighs 2.2 pounds own , and 4.4 pounds with the keyboard . When docked , the Spectre 13t - H200 x2 is thin , measuring 0.7 by 13.4 by 7.2 inches ( HWD ) , but it is noticeably heavier and thicker than its ultrabook sibling , the HP Spectre 13t - 3000 , which is 0.59 - inch thick , and weighs 3.2 pounds . Also offers great sound , thanks to Beats Audio , a fuller sound than I used to hear from a tablet .

The most surprising feature is in common with the HP Envy X2 , however , is the fanless design . The Spectre 13t - x2 H200 uses an Intel Core i5 - 4202Y , a variant of the typically low - voltage Core processor that does not require the same type of cooling and ventilation seen in most Ultrabooks . A similar processor used in the Sony VAIO Tap 11 . Know that heat buildup was still a concern , I periodically checked the temperature during the test , but do not get a tablet hotter than 97 degrees Fahrenheit ( as measured with a fluke IR thermometer ) .

Features
While half of the system tablet contains the bulk of the hardware , it offers plenty of ports . The bottom edge of the Spectre 13t - H200 x2 is a power port , a headset jack , and a docking port . There is also a 128GB solid - state drive ( SSD ) , which is large enough for thousands of photos and documents , but can fill up quickly if you save a lot of video and other media . To strengthen the local storage space , there is also a slot for a microSD card , letting you add 32GB or 64GB of extra storage pretty easily . As mentioned earlier , the back buttons for Volume ( just under the hand of the left hand ) and Power ( right ) .

The tablet is also benefiting from the many mobile sensors , such as an accelerometer , gyroscope , e - compass ( or magnetometer ) and an integrated Near - Field Communication ( NFC ) sensor , for pairing with NFC - enabled device with just a tap . Unlike many hybrids tablet and detachable , the Spectre 13t - H200 x2 equipped only with front - facing camera ( 720p ) , and no rear - facing camera .

Offers the same keyboard docking a small selection of full - size ports and a second battery , which extends the useful life of the tablet by an hour or two . On the right side is a USB 3.0 port , a headset jack , and a power connector ( for plug in the Spectre 13t - H200 x2 when in laptop mode ) . On the left is a second USB 3.0 port , plus HDMI output .

You will notice that there is no Ethernet port listed in either the tablet or the docking keyboard . The device is Wi - Fi only , and can be configured with either single - band 802.11n Wi - Fi ( as our review unit ) , or dual - band 802.11ac , which is faster and offers offer better connectivity , but adds $ 20 to the total price of the device .

Windows 8.1 ( 64 - bit ) is preinstalled , and is also preloaded with some apps and programs , such as Adobe Photoshop Lightroom ( Version 5 ) , McAfee security LiveSafe ( free for one year ) , and 50GB of cloud storage by Case . HP covered the device with one- year warranty on parts and labor .

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