HP out-designs Apple to unveil the world’s thinnest laptop
Over the years, the name Hewlett Packard, usually associated with sturdy, workhorse-like computers, had been heard less and less. Many people feared that it had lost the design battle to companies like Apple.
But their latest offering, the Spectre 13.3, is unlike anything they have ever done before and has put them right back on top.
In contrast to the company's candy-colored Chromebooks and plain silver notebooks, the Spectre was inspired by jewelry and women’s purses.
Keeping with the theme, HP unveiled it not at any tech show, but at a luxury conference in Versailles.
At 10.4mm thin, the Spectre is about as thick as an AAA battery, making it the thinnest notebook in the world. One could say it’s HP’s answer to Apple's 12-inch MacBook, except with a bigger screen and extra power.
Simply put, it looks striking. It’s very, very thin, and though not exactly light at 1.11kg, it’s still very easy to hold.
The metal-carbon fiber combination helps the machine feel at once compact and well-made.
A piston-style hinge, inspired by upscale cabinetry allows the 13.3-inch Gorilla Glass screen to almost float above the keyboard.
HP had to go with a non-touch screen to keep the machine's thickness down. But it offers brighter colors, thanks in part to an optical-bonding manufacturing process that enables the display to be very thin.
The keys are fairly shallow, but they're springier than expected. The glass trackpad also works well and the Bang & Olufsen speakers are a joy to listen to.
What makes the Spectre 13.3 different from rivals is that HP didn't need to use Intel's lower-powered Core M chips to achieve such a thin design. Instead, the Spectre is powered by sixth-gen Core i5/i7 processors, helped by up to 8GB of RAM and PCIe solid-state drives with up to 512 gigs of storage.
It also has three USB Type-C connection ports, two of which support Thunderbolt.
Despite that skinny build, the notebook can get a healthy nine and a half hours of runtime. This is thanks to a unique four-cell design, wherein the battery is split into smaller, thinner pieces that make better use of the available space.
The Spectre 13.3 goes up for pre-order on April 25th for $1,170 and up.
Courtesy: engagdget.com
Really its for women or Sales People..
normally we prefer powerful machines, heavy processor & Ram, Video card etc. etc. Less Weight is a BONUS.
Yeah, it's like going camping. You take a folding chair with you. The real, comfortable one stays at home.
Yes, a robust machine with adequate memory and expansion slots is great to have but it's not mobile. For mobility these kind of machines (spectre and macbook pro) are quite good as they come with 8GB memory and SSD's.
It's for women, guys. What we (men) need is a heavy duty desktop with a minimum of 32 GB RAM and all possibilities to add special cards and adapters. We work with them, don't we?
Great piece of engineering. When will it be out in Qatar?
Excellent piece ................
Looks good. But the Bang & Olufsen speakers on the previous spectre models don't do justice to the name.Hope they have improved the quality in this model.