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November 30, 2015

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Other ports include a microSD card slot for expandable storage, a microSIM slot for use with Verizon's 4G LTE network and a combo headphone/mic jack. The USB C ports also double as video out, as long as you have the right adapter, with either one capable of outputting video at up to 1920 x 1080 pixels.

One problem is that both removable card slots require the user to insert a small pin or needle in order to pop out the removable tray, which is fine for a SIM that doesn't get replaced very often, but potentially a pretty big hassle for those who frequently transfer data between their smartphone or camera and their PC.

Three Cameras
The Spectre x2 features a total of three cameras: a single 5-megapixel option in front and a traditional 8-MP cam paired with an Intel RealSense 3D Camera. Surprisingly, the 5-MP front cam is the best of the bunch. In a selfie at the Laptop Mag office, the front cam nailed exposure while also capturing good details in my hair and face, as well as on the wall and TV in the background. In other shots around our office, the 8-MP rear cam often produced underexposed photos with significantly more grain than what I saw from pictures taken with the front cam.

The Intel RealSense 3D cam uses depth-sensing tech to create 3D scans of various objects, but with its superlimited app library, there's not much to do with them. The one app that is available is itSeez3D, which uses the RealSense camera to scan a face or entire body. The program is quite finicky, demands a fair bit of trial and error, and also doesn't play nice with reflective objects like glasses or certain types of jewelry.

But in the end, I got some moderately impressive scans of different faces around the office. The scan I got from Associate Reviews Editor Alex came back with a buggy extra polygon in front of her chin, but scans of Associate Editor Mike and Senior Writer Sherri were both met with surprised satisfaction by their real-life counterparts.

Performance
Featuring an Intel Core M7-6Y75 CPU, 8GB of RAM and a 256GB SSD, the Spectre x2 sacrifices a little performance to achieve a more palatable price. But fear not, because the difference in power isn't something that will prevent you from getting work done. Even when I had 10 tabs open in Chrome while streaming a 1080p video from YouTube, there wasn't a hint of lag or slowdown.

For both form factors, the presence of a touchscreen display, sometimes coupled with a stylus or a pen, allows for an even wider range of tasks.Vendors are also increasingly incorporating better connectivity options for 2-in-1 laptops as chipset integration now allow for the latter to adopt features like 4G/LTE or NFC which were, hitherto, limited either to tablets or smartphones.And because they often share the same DNA as their tablet counterparts, a lot of them to have excellent battery life despite an ultra-thin profile with several boosting more than 10 hours powered on.

5 business PC laptops that could rock your world
Hybrids have driven innovation in the mobile computing area; products like the Surface Book from Microsoft have managed to integrate a dedicated graphics card in an incredibly thin enclosure and will almost certainly encourage other vendors to follow suit.

Our review unit came with Windows 8.1 and not Windows 10 out of the box. HP Envy 17 is readily upgradable to Windows 10 and the store listing claims the device to be shipping with Windows 10, I found Windows 8.1 off putting.
While desktop replacements are not meant to be portable; HP Envy 17 is too heavy at over 3.3 Kgs. Had HP trimmed the size to make it lighter at under 3Kgs; this one would have appealed to more buyers. That 0.3kgs extra weight is not something you would notice anyway. Also that steep 1 Lakh price tag could make this a slow mover.
Like most other desktop replacement notebooks, HP Envy 17 also has a battery that is close to being rated worse than good. But it is definitely not worth complaining considering the segment the laptop belongs to.

Should you buy?
HP has really put in lot of thoughts behind this one. From the display to design, audio to performance, everything is near perfect here. Though it does have some quirks, one may not really notice them. Yes, you should really buy this if price is not an issue. There is no other Windows laptop that can do the job of desktop replacement as well as this one.
These days, laptop prices can go well into the thousands, from new Microsoft gizmos to the latest Apple Mac, but if you're after a speedy device to get your university coursework in on deadline, or for surfing the web, you don't have to splash out to find gold.

Don't be surprised if, within the next few years, convertibles become the norm both in the consumer and the business markets, leaving traditional laptops, just as the latter did to their desktop counterparts, to niche markets like gaming or at the very bottom end of the entry level.

(Photo : Andrew Burton/Getty Images) Microsoft's Surface Book has received mostly favorable reviews, but Apple's Tim Cook isn't impressed. He believes the competitor's product tries too hard to be a laptop and a tablet. Instead, he prefers his company's iPad Pro. Both products are available now.
Microsoft's Surface Book has garnered a reasonably favorable critical response, but Apple CEO Tim Cook doesn't have much faith in it. He says that the new product tries to be both a tablet and a laptop, but it succeeds at neither.

The lead comes to Design & Trend via Irish Independent. During a gathering at Trinity College, Cook offered his thoughts on Redmond's answer to the MacBook Pro.In Cook's own words, he referred to the Surface Book as "diluted." "It's a product that tries too hard to do too much. It's trying to be a tablet and a notebook, and it really succeeds at neither" That being said, the tech visionary wanted to ensure that no love is lost amongst friendly foes. In his mind, his company's relationship with Microsoft is "really good." After all, when introducing the iPad Pro, Microsoft Office representatives took to the stage to present a tablet-sized demo.

In that shocking turn of events, Tim quipped that he invited the opposing hardware maker to his product reveal because "these guys know productivity."Speaking of the iPad Pro, Cook also admitted that Apple's new 12.9-inch tablet has drastically changed his lifestyle. Now, instead of traveling with a laptop, the accomplished businessman just brings his Pro and the iPhone in his pocket while in transit. With its high-end specs and detachable keyboard, there are plenty of uses for it in the outside world.

We'd be remiss if we didn't admit that even the iPad Pro is an obvious capitalization on the success of Microsoft's Surface Pro tablet line. In that sense, while Cook doesn't see the need for another notebook like the Surface Book, he still notices the value in the competitor's slate technology.

In general, both the Surface Book and iPad Pro are being praised by industry insiders. The former suffers from short tablet battery life, while the latter remains stunted by a mobile operating system that isn't super conducive to laptop-quality productivity.

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