HP Spectre x360 14 (13.5-Inch, 2020)

Spectactular 3:2 OLED display ; Quite speedy in Performance mode ; Surprisingly decent battery life given the display ; Awesome keyboard and touchpad ; Elegant and modern good looks

Requires some management to balance performance and fan noise

Beautiful design ; Great battery life ; 3:2 display with OLED and 1,000-nit options

It’s not cheap ; Touchpad is a bit stiff ; Comes with some bloatware

HP’s new Spectre x360 14 is, in typical Spectre fashion, one of the most beautiful laptops you can buy. But this year it comes with a new secret weapon: a roomy 3:2 display.

High-fashion styling ; Dazzling OLED touch screen with 3:2 aspect ratio ; Handy shortcut keys and utility software ; Rechargeable pen and carrying sleeve in box ; Lively performance (apart from gaming)

No HDMI port ; No LTE mobile broadband option ; No sign of the 007 SPECTRE octopus logo

Its tall OLED screen and swank, thoughtful design vault the HP Spectre x360 14 to the top rank of convertible laptops.

Sizzlingly fast multi-core performance ; Gorgeous 3:2 display ; IR and fingerprint biometrics ; Physical camera shutter

Feels a bit heavy at nearly three pounds

The HP Spectre x360 14 comes with just a handful of ports, but they’re the right ones. As with previous Spectre laptops, there’s an angled Thunderbolt port on the rear right corner, only this time we’re talking , which guarantees support for two 4K...

Striking, luxurious design ; Gorgeous OLED and FHD display options ; Long battery life ; Comfortable keyboard ; Large, responsive touchpad

Pricey ; Unwieldy as a tablet ; RAM maxes out at 16GB ; Too much bloatware

HP's strikingly gorgeous Spectre x360 14 combines elegance with powerful performance, gorgeous visuals and long battery life.

Great screen ; Responsive in use ; Stylus in the box

No discrete GPU ; Heavy as a tablet

The HP Spectre x360 14 (2024) 2-in-1 is a classy operator, especially in the high-spec trim we’re reviewing here. The OLED touchscreen is responsive, the internal components have plenty of grunt, and there's a stylus in the box rather than being a...

Stupendous OLED display ; Great battery life ; Genuinely usable tablet functionality

Not exactly cheap ; Limited graphics power ; Merely adequate speakers

HP’s 13.5-inch 2-in-1 convertible laptop is something seriously special thanks to its utterly stellar, but also slightly flawed, 3K2K OLED display. Add in excellent build quality, a touchscreen with inking support plus an input pen, and you have a...

Sleek aluminum design with a great feel;Full sRGB and DCI-P3 coverage with great color accuracy in both (Samsung SDC4148);Pen and sleeve inside the box;Fingerprint reader and optional IR face recognition sensor;Decent performance;2x Thunderbolt 4 +...

PWM below 90 nits (Samsung SDC4148);Gets loud during extreme loads;Memory is soldered to the motherboard

Laptops of this caliber have one thing in common – they never let you upgrade their memory. On the bright side, more and more devices with soldered memory (and even more so, such that come as part of Intel’s Evo platform) feature quad-channel setups....

Excellent sound quality ; Stellar display ; Intuitive touchscreen and pen controls ; Ultra portable

Very expensive ; No 10-key option ; Pen input finicky for left-handed users

While the price is steep, the top-notch components are worth the extra cash in order to keep up with current and next-generation graphics and processing needs as well as internet and wireless connectivity.

Amazing 3000 x 2000 OLED display Pen and leather cover included Exceptional amped quad-speakers Intel 11th Gen delivers long battery life, instant-on Excellent trackpad and keyboard

No option for LTE Slight looseness to the trackpad More expensive than Dell XPS 13 2-in-1

The Spectre x360 14 brings a gorgeous 3:2 display, outstanding quad speakers, excellent trackpad, and just the right number of ports to this top tier convertible laptop. Powered by Intel 11th Gen processors, all-day battery life, and an option for a...