HP Spectre x360 14 - My Favorite Laptop of 2024... so far
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► Timestamps
00:00 Intro
00:38 What's New
01:07 Performance
02:15 Heat & Fan Noise
03:08 Battery Performance
03:56 Build Quality
04:09 Keyboard
05:15 Tablet 2 in 1 Functionality
05:55 Ports
06:32 Speakers
07:03 Fingerprint Reader
07:07 Webcam
07:21 Upgradeability
07:35 Cons
07:41 Trackpad
08:16 Difficult to open
08:28 Weight
08:56 Display
10:08 Conclusion
10:25 Pricing
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Josh, you missed one HUGE annoyance of the Spectre-- the BRIGHT, always WHITE LIGHT on the power button. If you use it in anything but a bright room, and /or turn off the keyboard backlight, it's like spotlight in your face and, apparently, it can't be turned off. Go to the 4:01 mark in your video to see-- the light is so strong, it's reflecting off the semi-closed screen! For people who use this to watch movies or do any other tasks in even a slightly dim setting, this could be a dealbreaker.
@@morroerieff9838 I'll write to them to see if they can make it an option in the bios to turn off
thank you! the small, pinhole orange lights which show if the camera or microphone are turned off are totally fine but this BRIGHT WHITE BAR which never turns off, never dims is very obtrusive. @@JustJoshTech
@@morroerieff9838 Understood. I sent this off to them this morning. They said they are looking at it
Thanks for the review Josh. Would you happen to know how's this laptop compared to the Asus Zenbook 14 2024? Between both, if you had to buy one, which one you would go for?
Yes, the positives and the negatives as separate sections are good.
You raise a very good point about the old silver keyboards, I’m very glad to see that issue has been fixed!
The fact it was ever an issue in the first place baffles me. I typically like HP laptops (shout out to pavilion plus 7840u) and to see silver keys on a silver body just confused the hell out of me
Very concise breakdown of the pros and cons of this laptop. I think it makes sense to spend more time on the cons to fully understand why they are cons to begin with. Allowing viewers to decide whether or not those would be cons for them personally.
Great review as always! Thanks and keep up doing what you do! As a person with sensitive eyes I especially like the fact that you raise the issue of PWM flickering.
Thank you for this video! As a college student this is very helpful, and yes, I appreciated the pros and cons layout structure for the video!
Love you covering the pros and cons. 👍 I prefer pros and cons have their own separate section. Too many KZheadrs avoid covering the cons which results in buyers remorse.
I like the pros and cons presentation but the risk with that is that you leave details out in other areas that are just sort of meh that people may still want to know about (as you were and are so thorough). Another great review thanks again the Spectres really are great machines.
One of the reasons I found your channel and subscribed was the well-rounded reviews with pros and cons but most importantly to me, the comparisons to other models either in similar price bracket or spec. Gives a better overall picture when trying to decide between devices, which i love. I've found other reviews just mentioning the good/bad like a brochure but not providing critical comparisons/suggestions like you have. Well done! -Intro/ -What’s New/Specs/Performance -The Good -The Bad - Conclusion/Comparisons/Alternatives
Don't forget the battery and everyday uses like excel and coding. Most reviewers neglect this when it's some of the most important part. If you want gaming power, just get a desktop ffs. Imagine traveling and bringing in a gaming laptop expecting to run AAA game.
this was truly the best review ever, thanks bro !
The fact that these Meteor Lake chips are nearly as performant on battery power, IMO, is their best and most underrated feature. The last Windows laptop I bought (i've been all Apple since then) was the Surface Pro 3. I paid $1,600 for that machine. It had decent specs on paper for the time. However, I couldn't use it unplugged because the performance was so poor, even for internet browsing. It made no sense to me - I buy this awesome, thin, light, portable machine with seemingly good battery life only to have to plug it in at all times to get any kind of work done. It appears Intel has finally nearly solved that issue, and that is just great to see. Thanks for another outstanding video, Josh and team. Although I'm fully immersed in the dark side (i.e. Mac), my kid is not, and this is a laptop I will strongly consider buying for her in the coming year since her current Lenovo Yoga 6 is now getting a little long in the tooth.
Thanks as always! One of the most incisive and thorough reviews of this product I've come across.
love the format, and the info dump. looking for a 2 in 1 for a family member and this one seems perfect.
I will most likely pick one of these up for community college when the prices drop for Back To School! Thanks for this video!
Videos being pumped out this year. Love it my G!
We are trying. Working hard!
Can’t wait for the 2024 Envy x360 review!! always a fan of Just Josh tech review 💪🏻 keep the phenomenal work!
I was ever so close to pulling the trigger on the ASUS Zenbook 14 (2024), but then I saw this video. The HP Spectre x360, with 32 GB and 2TB is currently on sale at BestBuy for $1,500. Done and Done! I'm going with the HP!
Thanks for the review, it’s been very informative. How does this compare to ZBook Firefly G10?
My favourite laptop of the last 5 years was the Spectre x360 from 2020. Only coming with a 4 core processor was a down side, but everything else was almost perfect (display, keyboard, slim form factor etc). I’m glad HP have moved away from 3:2 in the Spectre too, as 16:10 is the sweet spot for a work & leisure device. I’ve been keen to not jump the gun & wait to see what laptop options will come with the new Qualcomm chips this year, but I’m seriously considering this laptop too.
Just thought I’d mention that I bought a Spectre for my wife a week ago based mostly off of your glowing review and a few others. I happened to snag a deal for the 2TBSSD/32gbRAM version from Best Buy using your link and got it for $1500 instead of the usual price of around $1900 I think. So for she’s super happy :) *DISCLAIMER* Best Buy’s Spectres DO NOT come with the free stylus or the dongle for HDMI and extra usb ports. I ordered the identical stylus (HP Rechargeable MPP 2.0 Tilt Pen) for my wife to try out from Amazon for $53 (on sale I think) and a nearly identical, probably superior Anker dongle for $20 (Anker 332 USB-C Hub (5-in-1).
How is it holding up?
@@simsimagotthekeys9003 she’s loving it so far, she did notice the track pad palm detection issue mentioned. Still hoping that gets a software update that improves it. Otherwise, great laptop so far, she upgraded from a Surface Laptop 2
Yea any updates?
Oh I thought I already replied to this, but she’s loving it. Still a huge upgrade over her Surface Laptop 2. When I asked her if she had any complaints about it the only problem is the same track pad issue where it sometimes registers touch input while you’re just typing. But she doesn’t seem to be very bothered by it as she’s never mentioned it before I asked and she has seemed very happy all the while. Still hoping the software updates come through to improve it
Great review thanks Josh! I have 2 questions: Are the speakers better on the 2024 spectre or the current Yoga 9i 2-in-one? And, have HP FINALLY implemented a battery charge limiting option in their software? They are pretty much the only manufacturer atm that does not do this on their consumer line up.
How much would I have to spend on a non 2 in 1 laptop to have basically the same level of perfomance, loudness level, screen quality and battery life? My question is how much does 2 in 1 affect the price or does it affect at all? Because I'm not sure how much I would value the tablet feature since I've never used one like that and already have an ipad (though its an old ipad that I already wanted to upgrade)
Hi Josh, great review as always. I am deciding between this and the x1 carbon gen 12 with haptic trackpad. According to you, which one should I go with? The x1 carbon also has an optional haptic touchpad (though there is almost no review of the same).
Thank you for discussing the grainy "screen door" effect on many OLED touchscreen panels! It's really important to me that the screen not be grainy, so unfortunately it's a deal-breaker for this laptop. I like the new format but I think you should spend a bit more screen time going over the internal upgrade options.
Currently owning a Spectre 15 from 2020 and looking for an upgrade, this gives me exciting hopes. I wasn't attracted to the newer spectre models before as my own spectre currently suffers from excessive heat and fan noise and poor battery life both of which I wanted to avoid when eventually upgrading while still preserving good performance for the tasks I needed. This seems to fix all of the previous issues and add some more benefits. I am curious now more than ever on a review for the new Spectre 16 of 2024 as with my warranty now expired for my current spectre, I can upgrade for a discounted price and if the same status of less heat and fan noise carries over to the Spectre 16, it might just be the one. I kindly request that you do a review on the 16 inch variant. Thanks so much. Amazing review.
I purchased the Spector 14 from Best Buy and had to return it within a week. The screen door effect was very very noticeable to me, and it looked more like squiggly red patterns, swirling around than a screen door at times. I noticed it in light blue colors, highlights in photos on peoples faces. The whites of eyes and white text. I don’t think you could ever have an accurate white reference which is a tragic flaw in an otherwise perfect laptop, I would notice it from up to 24 inches from the screen sometimes depending on the content, It caused most content to seem blurry to me on what is a 2.8k basically Retina display. Maybe I am just more prone to these kind of things bothering me, but I’ve never noticed backlight strobe on an OLED before and I’ve had a laptop with an OLED screen before and did not ever notice this any kind of screen door effect so I do believe this is a problem on this model of specter I have seen other people make this comment before so I do not believe it was just my unit
Thanks for the information. do you think it is because of the touchscreen layer that this happens? or maybe as josh mentioned in the video, all the oled panels the one in the zenbook 14 would probably suffer from the same problem?
I have on older model I use every day. I'm glad they fixed the speaker placement, but I really prefer the 3:2 display. The display is what sold me on the older model.
I'm hooked on this channel for past week...have seen few videos repeatedly.... appreciate your efforts really.... I'm a web designer who also does 4k editing and uses a secondary display ...should I go with yoga pro9i or spectre...battery life and screen quality is very important for ms....any suggestions?
I’m really glad to see these are good again. My favorite Windows laptop I ever owned was my 2015ish spectre (unfortunately, I bricked the thing trying to do my own fan replacement). Now I need to convince my wife she needs one of these, but I don’t know if I’ll ever tear her away from the lightness of the LG gram.
Great video! Thining about buying this one or Asus zenbook 14 185h ? Any suggestions?
nice piece, if pricing are similar, do you recommand the hp spectre x360 14 or lenovo slim 9i? thank you.
I went with HP EliteBook 835 G10 7840U/32GB/5G with Samsung 990 Pro 2TB, total costing USD1,600, as a replacement for my older G8 5850U/16GB/1TB 970 Evo Plus. The bump is there definitely, with enough needed ports, just wish it had better battery life. For my wife I got the ZenBook 14 155H/32/1TB (USD1,200) replacing her older Yoga Slim 7 1135g7/16GB/512GB, and she is definitely liking the OLED 120Hz and the bump in speed. Spectre was is consumer grade for me, heavier. and then little some. Macs ... if you need. P.S. Excel = 47 rows ... with my recent glasses on I see all clearly, less w/o spectacles. :p
Can you please review the new Lenovo IdeaPad Pro 5 laptops with the core ultra 7, I've been thinking about buying one but I'd like some advice from you. I'm especially worried about the keyboard compared to the competition.
Hi @JustJoshTech Does this laptop work with Ubuntu and if so, how will tablet mode work on it?
Do you think I can replace my Rog ally with this and still have the same fps on AAA games (with a lower resolution than its actual screen)?
Hi, could you kindly tell me if the SSD can be changed? and please the precise name of the model and how much read/write speed it has, I saw on the official website that it is TLC and it worried me a bit that it might be slow, would you be very kind if you give me this info thanks
I just found out your channel now that im looking for a laptop and I gotta say, it is great! I still haven't decided which one to buy though
A genuinely great review, thanks
Nice review. The new Microsoft laptop 6 has similar spec with this HP Specter 14 and like $800 more expensive. Is this correct?
I have a 2016 Spectre 13 and am ready to upgrade, however the palm rejection concern is a big issue. I hope HP will fix this.
is hp laptops good, my cousins have it and have frequent software issues etc
How is the keyboard? I just got rid of an HP elitbook from 2022 because the keyboard was absolutely horrible (I had to use it because a customer demanded I used their laptops while logged on to their network). Is this better?
Can you please review the Lenovo ThinkBook 13x Gen 4 once it comes out.
Thank you for reporting on the problem with palm rejection. Subscribed!
I just bought the Envy x360 on 5/3 and I haven't bought a brand new laptop or desktop before and it be lagging or a bit slow in the beginning when not even been used much until now. I am trying to figure out why mine is doing this. I have gotten it to improve a little but I also don't like how the speaker sound can be so hard to hear when I have all volumes all the way up. I don't always like having headphones on. I had taken my desktop all in one back and exchanged it for this laptop because of traveling. I would say if you can live without a laptop. Go with the All-in-One desktop it ran way better than the Envy x360 and was the exact same price.
Can you review the lenovo yoga slim 7i and the pro 7i gen 9 please.
Amazing review, really appreciate your depth of detail. You are the only KZheadr who mentioned the cons of Zenbook 14 OLED 2024 (inferior than its 2023 version) which I was very keen to buy. Please continue with the great work. One quick question: MacBook Pro M3 Pro (16GB 512GB) or HP Spectre x360 14 (32GB 1TB) which one is better? Purpose: light coding (not more than 16 gigs required), Webex meetings and entertainment.
3:53, performance perwatt on battery is too slow? than last gen AMD?
Hey Josh I love your reviews, very professional and well presented. A suggestion: Showing the laptop with the screen on while the OS is shown as is directly from the box will help users like me to evaluate if a 14 each laptop is for them with the scaling offered by windows 11 (I'm looking at the taskbar size as an indication among other things). Going the extra mile for graphic designers would be to show photoshop displayed in full screen to evaluate the use case and scaling on screen + Drawing a few straight diagonal lines on screen with your palm on it (Palm rejection). My mother is proud of you! 😁
Need quick suggestions on HP Spectre x360 14 Core Ultra 7 or Asus Zenbook 2024 Core Ultra 7 on a budget of 1400 USD?
I think another great laptop you should rewiew is the Galaxy book 3 360, or the 4 if it is out yet, they have a very good track record and amazing screen and battery and mines never get hot too the touch under normal use with no fan noise at all
I have a question: I have a hard time deciding if I would buy this Spectre or the Yoga 9i 2024. Can I use it for design and render? Which laptop is better performance-wise?
Great review! I just got mine and it's defective (customized). I got several blue screen errors and the laptop wouldn't even load. Surprisingly, this is the second Spectre I've purchased with the same issue. Wonder if anyone has had similar issues?
Im thinking i want to buy a MacBook pro m3 max 128gb 8tb. Is there anything comparable or better for video editing and music production? I dont play gaming or have any interest in gaming whatsoever
Damn the keyboard and top view is looks so damn good, it seems that HP now really take it for the next level
Hi Josh, I like your reviews as always. But does it make sense to you that zenbook 14x with 13700h has better cinebench 24 battery life than this spectre x360 for very similar cinebench 24 score? This suggests the 155h has worse efficiency for heavy loads than 13700h. This seems contradictory to other such reviews. Again great reviews, but just the above didn’t make sense so brining it to your attention.
I just pulled the trigger on one of these. For the core ultra 7 32gb of ram model it was $1300 which is the most ive ever spent on a laptop by far but it still seems like a really nice deal.
How about comparison between intel ultra 7 155H with amd ryzen 7 7840Hs?
I would need a bit longer scene time to have a chance to look on the graphs - I pause the video every time when I want to see the actual numbers achieved by different laptops. Also a bit longer cuts for admiring the looks of the laptops you present. Beside these, this is the best source of laptop info for me on KZhead. Thanks!
Is it good for students for programming and seeing movies and few editing video or photo?
This is what I was hoping to see with meteorlake. Very good news! I'm tempted to go get this now, but I'll wait for the zenbook duo review ;) Great review as always.
I've been looking for an excuse to go back to windows, but the screen not being bright enough is a deal breaker for me. The search continues!
im looking between huawei matebook x pro 2023 or jp spectre x360 2023-2024.What should i get ?
Hi! Great video. This format is better. :)
How do you compare this to the Galaxy book pro 4? Which is better? Thank you
Great video format @Just Josh - stick to this one. Also for the rest, this laptop is currently on sale at Best Buy for $400 off!
I just got this and I'm having the hardest time finding a protective case for this that won't block the tablet mode. Any insight on that?
Great review. How you compare with Thinkpad 2-1
Are there any more sales for this :( i just missed the best buy sale
As others have pointed out, I got this laptop yesterday in Norway and sadly there's only 1TB SSD and it didn't come with the dongle nor a pen (!). Disappointing but other than that first impressions are good and I appreciate the constructive review format. Would be nice to mention the power button light being on constantly, which is rather annoying but hopefully a software fix somewhere down the line. Completely agree with the latch to open the laptop, it doesn't make any sense and seems to be an overlooked and obvious design flaw. How did this pass through testing when they were prototyping?
Please, can you do the following comparison? hp spectre x360 vs minisforum v3
Great format of reviewing laptops.😊
I freaking love the way your videos flow and I enjoy’em so much ♥️
Thanks :)
Could you please review fellow 2 in 1 competition aswell such as the Lenovo Yoga 9i Gen.
I actually and sincerely want to ask, i'm moving into backend web development.. Is this a good laptop for me and my programming works??
I have a 2020 13.5” and 15” Spectres, and as a writer find the keyboards superb. I also listen to music all day and find the media keys perfect. However, I notice they have taken away the back and forward track keys. I use these keys all day when I’m writing. Small point I know, but sometimes it’s the small details that matter. Still great computers and the OLED screens are fantastic.
Thanks for the test! Will be there a test of Schenkers Via 14 pro (or Tuxedo Pulse 14 Gen3) laptop?
The Schenker we can get in for our best 14inch Laptop roundup video
Great review!!! How this laptop compares with the new XPS 14 9340 that just came out ?
It competes by not having a stupid F-function row that isn't physical keys and by costing a helluva lot less in the process.
What would u pick between spectre x360 or Samsung galaxy book 4 pro 360
i brought the previous 2022 model 16 inch for $2885 but kindove wish i had waited althought i believe mine at the time was an improvement on loud fans and heating
Would be great to compare it to the Yoga Pro 7i 14 2024. The specs and funcionalities are nearly identical but the yoga is a few hundred dollars cheaper
Lenovo yogas have been notorious for build quality, maybe they cut a few corners to deliver those specs cheaper
@@someyetiwithinternetaccess1253 could be. Thats why it would be great a review of that laptop
Agreed, I would be very interested in that comparison or review.
Should i buy this laptop or macbook m2 air
Quality review Josh. Thanks
Can you wake the screen/laptop in tablet mode?
@JustJoshTech and community. The HP Spectre 16 inch is on sale (the 2TB one) for $1,549.99 on HP's website That's $580 (27%) off and I'm wondering if it's a must buy at this price? I know the channel reviewed the 14 inch Spectre. There's a 1TB 14 inch Spectre on sale for $300 (18%) off at $1,349.99 Wondering if I should bite the bullet and get the 16 inch instead? Or wait for a better sale on 14 inch?
Do you think this is better or worse than Lenovo Yoga's?
laptops are getting interesting with the framework, apple silicon, intel core chips, and phoenix point cpus
Yes, it really is a big year for laptops
@JustJoshTech Nah, it is quite disappointing. Very few laptops with AMD Ryzen and too many laptops with soldered memory. It doesn't help that Nvidia and AMD as well as Intel with 14th Gen (Meteor Lake is a bit of a different story) have nothing new to offer. Honestly, I was so disappointed in laptop hardware this year that if I didn't desperately need a new laptop, I wouldn't even thought of getting one until at least next year. Too bad so many Linux options are so dated in terms of screen options...
@@cameronbosch1213Samsung LPCAMM is coming in Intel laptops. Don't take tension.
@@HDRPC I won't. SO-DIMM, CAMM, whatever. If it's big enough to fit RAM slots, make it upgradable or I'm not buying it.
@@cameronbosch1213 i am not forcing anyone to buy it. There are many more laptops to buy. I am just saying LPCAMM is as good as soldered but upgradeable and LPCAMM is coming very soon.
Hi Josh, I've just purchased this laptop for testing and I must say I'm taken aback by the fact that - when plugged in to 2x 27 QHD monitors - the fans simply WON'T SHUT UP. I've tried various myHP settings and even in "Silent" I can still hear them running, even though Lenovo Yoga 7 plugged into the same setup is dead silent. Would you happen to know any solution for this? This is the very same reason why I went for Lenovo Yoga 7 3 years ago - every single HP Elitebook, Envy laptop I'd tested (even the ones with AMD Ryzen) were constantly spinning their fans. I really wanted to switch to HP due to their fantastic keyboards, capacitive touchapd and build quality, but I won't pay double the price for a laptop that's making noises all the time.
Asus and HP are getting very competitive... But as a software developer I always end up buying a Thinkpad for better Linux compatibility. Any idea how these work under linux?
Great channel btw. Keep up.
How does it peform in video editing against m3 😢
all same screen and same processor, This or the Lenovo Yoga 9i 2-in-1 or the Asus Zenbook 14 Flip?
Hey Josh...my daughter is going to University in August... should I wait a bit (it is now April 3) for any upcoming internal updates, or just buy this laptop as soon as I find a good price?
Is this better than the new lenovo yoga 9i 2-1?
is this laptop only released in US? when is it going to be available in the UK
Great. Almost perfect laptop. I saw Andrew Marc David Live stream just few minutes ago and he said he did battery test in 120hz enabled and still got upto 15 hours of battery life which is insane and he said we will get more couple of hours battery life if we use it in 48hz to 120hz dynamic refresh rate. Everyone saying IntelCoreUltra has Macbook M2 level of battery life. I wish Intel bring Core ultra series 2 Arrow Lake and Lunar Lake soon. They already confirmed both cpu are launching this year.🎉
Josh, have you take a look to the Asus ROG flow laptops? They look like a gaming alternative to this ones and seems really nice but I would like to hear your opinion on them. You always point out important stuff that others don't mention and I highly appreciate that.
This one or a T14S with AMD 7840? Very nice and informative video
I've got last year's 16 inch one with 4k oled screen, very beautiful display and powerful too, but the battery life is kind of meh (when doing light tasks about 6 ~ 8 hour's).
Thanks for including the screen door effect issue! (Moire - gradiant pattern)
Yes, we listened to you guys
@@JustJoshTech Awesome!!!