HP Spectre 13t

30 reviews

Jan, 2025

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portability (10)
design (8)
performance (5)
screen (4)
durability (2)

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alaTest has collected and analyzed 30 reviews of HP Spectre 13t. The average rating for this product is 4.2/5, compared to an average rating of 4.0/5 for other products in the same category for all reviews. Opinions about the durability and screen are overall positive. The performance and design are also appreciated.

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We analyzed user and expert ratings, product age and more factors. Compared to other products in the same category the HP Spectre 13t is awarded an overall alaScore™ of 83/100 = Very good quality.

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Expert review by : Dan Ackerman (cnet.com)

An extra-wide touch pad for the HP Spectre 13

This slim, reasonably priced ultrabook adds new touch-pad design to stand out from the crowd.

The ; has a sharp, thin, ultrabook design, high-end upgrade options, a great keyboard, and an extra-wide touch pad.

A handful of other premium ultrabooks offer better value. The extra "control zone" spaces on the touch pad don't feel like a fully realized concept.

The HP Spectre 13 is an excellent all-around ultrabook, with a great keyboard, display, and battery life. The unique Control Zone touch pad is interesting, but I wish it were a little more useful and intuitive.

Jan, 2014

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Expert review by : Dan Ackerman (cnet.com)

HP Spectre 13t-3000 Ultrabook review

On paper, HP's new Spectre 13 ultrabook looks like just another slim 13-inch laptop, with the same basic components and design as dozens of other options in the around-$1,000 category. Its main selling point is a wider-than-normal touch pad, which...

The HP Spectre 13 has a sharp, thin, ultrabook design, high-end upgrade options, a great keyboard, and an extra-wide touch pad.

A handful of other premium ultrabooks offer better value. The extra "control zone" spaces on the touch pad don't feel like a fully realized concept.

Jan, 2014

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Expert review by : Dan Ackerman (cnet.co.uk)

HP Spectre 13t-3000 Ultrabook review

The HP Spectre 13 has a sharp, thin, ultrabook design, high-end upgrade options, a great keyboard, and an extra-wide touch pad.

A handful of other premium ultrabooks offer better value. The extra "control zone" spaces on the touch pad don't feel like a fully realized concept.

Jan, 2014

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Consumer review (cnet.com)

"4 1/2 stars, only drawback is 8.1 touchiness"

Overall the size, weight, speed, and power of this computer are great. It is like having a touchpad computer, but better overall with more power and portability. No cd or blu ray....all Bluetooth, wifi, or thumbdrive. QHD screen is great....worth the...

battery, size, weight, speed, light, touchscreen, super def screen, start up time is seconds

8.1 is taking getting used to, touch pad can be finicky, sound is not good to me

Jun, 2014

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Consumer review (cnet.com)

"Solid Windows Ultrabook with few downsides"

The HP Spectre 13t-3000 is, truly, a premium Windows 8 laptop. The all-metal body and glass screen lend to the upper-end device. It's in a champagne-gold and truffle brown finish, which compliments the style if you're into that. Also, the screen offers...

Sharp, readable screen; good keyboard; responsive trackpad; premium feel

Fairly heavy; wear shows easily

Apr, 2014

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Consumer review (cnet.com)

"closest PC laptop to a Macbook Air"

I'm surprised this machine doesn't get more love. I looked at many laptops before purchase including the Yoga 2 (resolution made fonts too small, build quality not as good) and Thinkpad (best keyboard but very expensive and heavier/larger). This screen...

screen, keyboard, light weight, touchpad

bloatware

Apr, 2014

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Consumer review (hp.com)

Simply amazing

I have owned numerous notebooks from mainstream to boutique gaming notebooks. This is by far my favorite notebook to date. I paired it with an EGPU and 40gb TB3 cable for high demand graphics and have a single cable to pull to go mobile. If you are...

Feb, 2018

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Consumer review (hp.com)

Precision piece of equipment

Extremely fast, weighs a bit more than my smart phone, incredibly slim and sleek lines and the battery lasts 3X my previous laptop. Wish I'd bought it months earlier.

Jan, 2018

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Consumer review (hp.com)

This laptop is my primary software development pc.

I am very pleased with the performance using developer tools like Android studio, Intellij IDE, and emulators on this laptop. Everything about this unit is high quality.

Jan, 2018

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Consumer review (hp.com)

a piece of art

Nice, sharp looking laptop. White ceramic keeps fingerprints to a min. 4k screen is beautiful , downside is unless laptop is plugged in, the additional drain on the battery because of 4k screen is significant. But I would still do 4k screen, my eyes...

Dec, 2017

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