Testseek.com have collected 52 expert reviews of the HP Spectre XT 15-4xx Series and the average rating is 74%. Scroll down and see all reviews for HP Spectre XT 15-4xx Series.
February 2013
(74%)
52 Reviews
Average score from experts who have reviewed this product.
Users
(69%)
22 Reviews
Average score from owners of the product.
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The editors liked
Large and lovely touchscreen display
Eye-catching
Brushed-aluminum design
Sleek design
Full HD touch screen
Snappy performance
Spacious
Comfortable keyboard
Thunderbolt port on board
Slim
Sharp design
A high-quality keyboard
Touch pad
And speakers
And a Thunderbolt port all help the Spectre XT stand out from the Windows 8 crowd
One of the first Windows PCs with Thunderbolt. Has more storage space than SSD-only units. Full size HDMI and Ethernet. Good multimedia benchmark scores. Comes with Adobe Photoshop Elements and Premiere Elements. Two years of Norton Internet Security.
Aggressive price for a Core i7 ultrabook
Gorgeous and spacious IPS 1080p touch screen
32GB mSATA caching drive
Thunderbolt port
The design of the HP Spectre is lightweight and appealing
Gorgeous display
Excellent keyboard and touchpad
Good performance for an ultrabook
Beautiful touchenabled display
Good build quality
Great keyboard and touchpad
Good port selection
Nice IPS screen
Good keyboard and touchpad
Quiet.
Amazing 1080p display
Loud
Strong audio
Excellent processor and hard drive performance
Brilliant IPS display
Sophisticated
Well-built design
Good keyboard
IPS display with high contrast ratio
Fast SSD
Solid chassis
Appealing loooks
Mini DisplayPort
Thunderbolt
The editors didn't like
Terrible battery life
Poor-sounding speakers
Heavy for its size
Subpar battery life
Below-average graphics performance
For well over $1
000
One might expect discrete graphics or better battery life
USB 3.0 ports are black. Middling battery life
A little heavy for an ultrabook
Lagging battery runtime
Conventional clamshell rather than hybrid design
This device lacks an optical drive and has minimal RAM and storage space
Poor battery life
Some cheap design touches
Expensive for its class
Glossy / Reflective display surface
Slow hard drive
Heavy
Constrained CPU performance
Lacks full SSD storage
Ho-hum design
Vague keyboard feel
Short battery life
Expensive
Mediocre battery life
Only 4 GB RAM standard
Installed RAM operates in single-channel memory mode
Published: 2014-01-17, Author: Sarah , review by: engadget.com
Brilliant IPS display, Sophisticated, well-built design, Good keyboard
Short battery life, Expensive
The HP Spectre XT TouchSmart boasts a great, 15-inch touchscreen and a comfortable, svelte design. The downsides are disappointing battery life and a high starting price....
My esteemed colleague Brian Klug tweeted recently that PC manufacturers can't seem to produce anything that doesn't have some horrible flaw. Everything could be perfect except for one thing that was cheaped out on, and it threatens to bring the whole thin...
Aside from the HP Spectre XT TouchSmart’s battery life, the overall experience was rather pleasant and comfortable. Not only did the notebook perform well, but it did so looking really nice — both in terms of the exterior casing and the quality of the...
Published: 2013-05-02, Author: Phil , review by: examiner.com
Abstract: The Spectre XT is a 15” touchscreen Ultrabook that could give a certain fruit themed company a run for it's design dollar. Design aside though, Is HP's latest enough to compete with the current premium laptop options out there?Main advantages:Main concern...
In terms of what an ultrabook can deliver, you can't go wrong with the HP Spectre XT TouchSmart. Its display still impresses me even after using it for several hours and its Intel Core i7 CPU made multitasking a complete breeze. There are only two things...
Aggressive price for a Core i7 ultrabook, Gorgeous and spacious IPS 1080p touch screen, 32GB mSATA caching drive, Thunderbolt port
A little heavy for an ultrabook, Lagging battery runtime, Conventional clamshell rather than hybrid design
HP delivers a 15-inch, high-resolution, touch-screen ultrabook—well, if you allow 5 pounds to qualify as an ultrabook—with Core i7 power at a reasonable price. There's even a Thunderbolt port. What's not to like? ...
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Published: 2013-03-05, Author: Dan , review by: cnet.com
Slim, sharp design, a high-quality keyboard, touch pad, and speakers, and a Thunderbolt port all help the Spectre XT stand out from the Windows 8 crowd
For well over $1,000, one might expect discrete graphics or better battery life
The HP Spectre TouchSmart XT is a rare superslim 15-inch laptop with a touch screen, but for the premium price, it should include more high-end extras.
