HPSpectre 13 x 360 13.3-Inch Full HD Touch-Screen Convertible Laptop with Stylus - (Grey) (Nightfall Black) (Intel Core i7-1065G7, 8 GB RAM, 512 GB SSD, FHD IR Webcam, Windows 10 Home)

I purchased my first Spectre in 2016 which was as 13" model. I wanted a larger screen so decided to go for this model. I spent a lot of time researching and almost went with the Dell XPS. I'm glad I chose the Spectre. Its superfast and doesn't get hot, except when it's doing a lot of updates - even on my lap it manages to stay only warm.I knocked off one star because a screw was loose under one of the keys - this caused typing issues! I contacted HP Support and Amazon who offered to repair it, however I fixed it myself. Amazon did offer me a partial refund.The one major gripe I have about this laptop is the keyboard backlight - after 30 seconds of inactivity on the keyboard/trackpad, it switches off even if the power supply is connected. Imagine working in a dark room and you want to resume typing! There is no way to configure the timeout. Great idea if you are working on battery supply, but not when the power is connected. Such a stupid design idea and it looks as though HP won't be providing an override feature anytime soon.Pros:- Keyboard and trackpad are a joy to use- Excellent screen- Windows Hello is A++- Nice looking laptop- Doesn't get too hot unless under heavy load- Pen works wellCons:- Some bloatware that you might want to remove- Prone to fingermarks, so make sure you keep it clean- Keyboard backlight turn off after 30 seconds of inactivity on the keyboard/trackpad, even if the power supply is connected. No option to change this behaviour.

Unfortunately despite the price, the services offered are very poor.I found following problems.1. The battery drains very quickly despite optimaztion of the battery.2. It gets very hot on tasks like simple surfing and the fans can spook you with the noise they generate during those periods of cooling.3.Sound suddenly drops and disappears during playback. The realtek driver is a mess.4. It's heavy.5. HP pen is not as accurate and smooth as it should be.The things I liked are1.The screen, its beautiful, very bright and gives detailed images.2.The keyboard is very smooth, typing is easy.So overall, great specs but unfortunately didn't deliver as expected.

Laptop motherboard also blew after 2 years: unreplacable

Good for admin and typing but there is an error with hp when gaming. Keys somehow programme to stay pressed even when you've lifted up and the key isn't stuck down. Found forums that say other spectres across the board do this.It's a stunningly, beautiful design. It has lovely rose gold edges and the on button is descrete to the left on a tiny edge. It has a modern geo edge look. The quality is lovely. It is quick to turn on and load up.It's screen is crisp and bright.Battery life on this version is very good. There was a more expensive Amoled screen version that drains battery power quicker which I didn't opt for as it halfed the battery life from what this version can do.I bought it to do some gaming on with Steam but I know there are cheaper gaming laptops that have better capacity for quality gaming than this. It will run what I need such as State of Decay, Banished, House Flipper and non-competative Call of Duty. The Asus Tuf would have served a gamer better for cheaper money but Spectre definitely wins on looks and general feel. It definitely stands out to many other laptops because it is different and more elegant to look at than usual gaming chunky laptops.The screen goes right to the edge and the quality of picture is lush.The tablet screen is handy and the stylus is good. It feels so lovely to use.You can't hear it is on. It is very silent, I haven't had the fans kick in yet.It is a little heavier than I expected to pick up but not the heaviest. It just looks thin but definitely has a weight to it.Cortana greets you on start up and has some good lines of dialogue.You can log in with face recognition or thumb print.I am a touch typist and my speed has dropped slightly because the large enter key has been replaced by a small one but this is a minor issue to retrain my brain to.It is easy to use and set up.It is a beautiful laptop that does what most people, unless extreme gamers, need a laptop to do.

As a design student, I bought the laptop to use for my CAD software. First off all, the laptop is beautiful. It looks so professional and has a large screen with a 14 inch laptop build. The sound on this thing is amazing especially when listening to music on spotify. It also runs some of my cpu intensive software such as photoshop and illustrator quite smoothly. But the graphics card is just too low quality to run big, 3d rendering projects on sketchup and lumion. I don't know why hp went for a geforce 1650 when it should have been a Rtx 2060 minimum for that price tag. Another issue to it is the weight. It is the heaviest laptop I have owned. Compared to its macbook equivalent, it is much heavier which makes it harder to travel with especially as a design student who has a lot to carry. My main issue with the laptop is that it overheats A LOT when charging and about 30 minutes after that. I could literally be simply using Microsoft apps and the resting surface becomes so hot it's unbearable to continue working. I have to either stop charging it or stop working and wait for it to finish charging. Another thing is the pen; mine is NOT stable at all when drawing with it. I could be drawing a simple vertical/horizontal line and it starts getting wobbly. The screen can get very bright which is good during the day, I love it. But honestly I don't know if buying a £1699 laptop for the screen and sound is good enough.