

I would prefer that the 4.4 x 2.2 inch touchpad be a bit taller, but there's also not any room for that on the device. A taller screen would require a longer deck, which could help solve this. It wasn't because of the keyboard, but because I was floating my wrists in the air.

I hit 88 words per minute on the typing test, which is a bit low for me I'm generally in the high 90's. The deck is a bit short, so my hands hung off it while I typed. The keyboard on the Spectre x360 is comfortable, with a satisfying click (at least, as far as membranes go), that bounces up in a responsive fashion. (HP does have a 3:2 Spectre x360 with the 14-inch version of this laptop, which we hope to be able to test soon.) As more notebooks move to taller 16:10 displays, like the Dell XPS 13 and MacBook Pro or a 3:2 display like the Microsoft Surface Laptop 3, it makes the whole design here, not just the screen, seem a little cramped and dated. The 13.3-inch display has very thin bezels, but looks short and squat with a 16:9 aspect ratio. Those corners are always accessible, and easy enough to reach whether the laptop is being used as a notebook or a tablet. But what makes it stand out are the cut-off corners near the back hinge, one of which has the power button while the other houses a Thunderbolt 4 port. The laptop, made from silver aluminum (it comes in black or blue for an extra cost), and has a reflective, modernized HP logo that I think the company should really start using on all of its products. The Spectre x360 13t is no different there.

HP's Spectre lineup has had an aesthetic that would make a jeweler proud for the last few years.
