Hi, this is Wayne again with a topic “This laptop is more than just a leather skin”.
Hp Spectre Folio, which starts around $ 1300, is perhaps the most interesting laptop I’ve used in a long time., ( mellow music ). Now we’ve seen and used laptops made out of all kinds of different plastics and metals., But this one is made out of actual leather.. If it works, it could mean that have a super unique computer instead of just another gray slab.. Fortunately, this thing is better than I expected.
And the downfalls. Well, I can’t really blame them on the leather.. The first most obvious thing about this is that it has leather. It’s wrapped in freaking leather. Like this isn’t a case. It’S literally part of the laptop. And it’s not plastic-y rubbery fake leather either., It’s real., It’s …, It’s honest to god.
Leather. Now HP says it’s using the scraps from other leather goods to make the Folio.. Now leather obviously gives the Folio a unique look, but it also gives it a different feel when you use it., It wraps all the way around the laptop’s deck. So your palms are wresting on soft leather instead of cold metal.. There’S no real exposed sharp edges with this laptop. Everything you touch is buffered by this leather. And it should prove to be more durable than the Alcantara fabric that Microsoft uses on the Surface. Laptop., Though, if I’m being honest with you, I haven’t really used this long enough to put that to the test.. But after about a month of use, it still basically looks brand new.. Now the one knock, I can really point to you with the Folio’s leather construction is that it makes the laptop heavy.
It weighs about 3.26 pounds, which is more than half a pound heavier than a Surface Laptop 2 and a quarter pound more than even a 13-inch Macbook Pro. Now that doesn’t sound like a lot on paper, but it’s definitely something of notice when you’re using the Folio for a few weeks., ( upbeat music, ). The other big difference between the Folio and other laptops is its hinge. Design..
Instead of having a flip-around, 360-degree hinge or a removable screen like so many other Windows, 2-in-1 laptops, the Folio screen has a flex point right in the middle of it.. It allows you to pull it forward for a tent setup, which is great for watching movies. On a plane or push it almost completely flat for a more tablet-like position., The hinge is actually stiff enough to hold the screen in a variety of positions between the tent mode and fully flat..
So if you’re using the included pen to draw or write on it, you can set up the ideal angle and just get to work. Inside the Folio. I’Ve been reviewing is a fanless Y-Series, Core i7 processor, which is not the most powerful processor available., But it can handle productivity tests without much issue at all..
Honestly, I really expected this processor to be a bigger problem than it. Is. Intel’s Y-Series chips tend to get bogged down really easily, but for my day-to-day work it’s been completely confident.. Now the entry-level Spectre Folio, the one that cost 1300 bucks has a Core i5 chip and eight gigs of RAM..
So I can’t speak to the performance on that one., But the $ 1800 model I’ve been testing, which has an i7 chip, 16 gigs of RAM and LTE has been just fine.. Now the Y-Series chip runs cool too, even though the Folio doesn’t have a fan. And I’m not sure if it’s the leather that prevents heat from reaching my lap or if the processor just doesn’t heat up as much as in other laptops. But the Folio remains comfortable. The entire times that use it. Even more that processor enables incredible battery life in the Folio, easily lasting more than a full workday.
For me, even when I’m using batter-hogging apps like Slack., That’s more than basically every other premium Windows or Mac laptop can go for me at this point.. The Folio’s other odds and ends are solid too.. It’S got a Windows, Hello, webcam, for face login, three USB-C ports. Two of which are Thunderbolt 3, a comfortable back, lit keyboard with good travel and feel, and the most interesting thing of all, an option for integrated LTE with a SIM card cleverly hidden inside the Folio’s hinge..
It supports AT .