Verge Review
Last September, HP introduced one of the most credible MacBook Air competitors we’d yet seen: the 13-inch Envy Spectre XT was thin, light, strong, and yet still comfortable to use, a rarity in a Windows ultrabook. Yet it also had a low-quality, low-resolution 1366 x 768 display that had no place in a premium $1,000 laptop, and it arrived without a touchscreen, which quickly limited its utility with Microsoft’s new Windows 8 operating system.
On paper, the new Envy Spectre XT TouchSmart...
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Basic Specs
| Laptop type |
Ultraportable |
| Weight |
4.77 pounds |
| Operating system |
Windows 8 |
| Screen size (diagonal) |
15.6 inches |
| Touch technology |
Capacitive |
| CPU brand |
Intel |
| CPU family |
Sandy Bridge |
| Graphics type |
Integrated |
| Integrated GPU model |
Intel HD 4000 |
Tech Specs
Hardware
| Laptop type |
Ultraportable |
| Weight |
4.77 pounds |
| Color |
Black/SIlver |
Software
| Operating system |
Windows 8 |
Display (base)
| Screen size (diagonal) |
15.6 inches |
| Display surface |
Glossy |
| Technology |
LCD |
| Backlight |
LED |
| Resolution (X) |
1920 px |
| Resolution (Y) |
1080 px |
| Touch technology |
Capacitive |
| Multitouch |
Yes |
Keyboard
Mouse
Processor (base)
| CPU brand |
Intel |
| CPU family |
Sandy Bridge |
| Cores |
2 |
GPU (base)
| Graphics type |
Integrated |
| Integrated GPU brand |
Intel |
| Integrated GPU model |
Intel HD 4000 |
Memory
| Base RAM size |
4 GB |
| RAM type |
DDR3 |
Storage
| Options |
Flash Memory (SSD) |
| Base drive type |
Flash (SSD) |
Audio
Webcam
Port options
| USB |
1 |
| USB 3.0 |
2 |
| Thunderbolt |
1 |
| Ethernet |
1 |
| HDMI |
1 |
| 3.5mm mic / headphone combo |
1 |
Connectivity
| Wi-Fi |
Yes |
| Wi-Fi options |
802.11n, 802.11g, 802.11b, 802.11a |
| 802.11n frequencies |
2.4GHz |
| Bluetooth |
Yes |
| Bluetooth version |
4.0 |
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