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This is enough to put it out of reach of pretty much everyone, which is definitely a bummer. That’s even more than the $3,500 ASUS Zenbook 17 Fold, which was already an extremely expensive machine. However, the Spectre Fold’s biggest hurdle is its price: $5,000. Doing that also reveals more of the folded display (around 14 inches in total) or what HP calls “1.5 screens.” This gives you just enough room to keep things like email or chat apps down below while you have a more important project open up top. In this setup, the touchpad section of the keyboard drops down and provides a more ergonomic wrist rest. Alternatively, you can slide the keyboard towards you to create what HP calls expanded mode, which might be my favorite laptop position. Tablet mode is pretty straightforward, while AIO mode allows you to prop up the display so you can get the most out of that big 17-inch display (I would have loved to have this while traveling recently).Īs a laptop, you can choose a somewhat traditional clamshell configuration where you put the keyboard on the bottom half of the display while the top half provides what is essentially a 12.5-inch screen–which is great for tight spaces.

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The bendability makes the Spectre Fold what HP says is its first 3-in-1 as it can transform into a tablet, a portable all-in-one desktop and a few different laptop setups. Of course though, the display is the coolest part. Though, if the keyboard does for some reason run out of juice, HP does include a special USB power dongle that you can whip out in a pinch. This allows both the keyboard and the stylus (which also attaches magnetically) to trickle charge from the laptop’s battery while not in use, so you never have to worry about topping them up yourself.

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HP also designed the system to have a 5mm fold radius, which allows the keyboard to nest neatly inside the laptop during travel.īut the perhaps coolest thing about the Spectre Fold (aside from its display, of course) is what you don’t see: a series of charging coils that are hidden inside one edge of the system.

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That is a big improvement compared to what I experienced on the Zenbook 17 Fold and its flaky Bluetooth that forced me to manually repair its keyboard on a semi-regular basis. I just fired up the laptop, flipped the toggle on the side of the keyboard and they instantly connected.

This brings me to the next best thing about the Spectre Fold, which is how well it works with all of its accessories right out of the box – I didn’t need to mess around with Bluetooth settings or anything. And then there are all of the Spectre Fold’s bundled accessories, which include a magnetic Bluetooth keyboard, a stylus (with a spare nib) and even a USB-C docking hub. I also appreciate how HP included handy features like a switch for a physical webcam shutter and two Thunderbolt 4 ports. Now, that might not sound like a major accomplishment, but given the awkwardness that we’ve seen on previous competitors, that’s no mean feat. Pretty much everywhere you look, the Spectre Fold feels just as sleek and polished as any high-end laptop. In fact, it looks more like a simple design accent than something functional. There’s also a slick kickstand that sits flush against the bottom of the system when not in use.

And for all your videoconference needs, HP crammed in a sharp 5-MP IR webcam that supports some clever security features like privacy alerts and automatic walkaway detection. The panel is made by LG and basically crease-free (unless you look real hard from an angle), while boasting a listed brightness of up to 500 nits, along with VESA True Black HDR 500 certification. and HP's website.The Spectre Fold’s display looks great too. If the HP Spectre Fold seems like something you’d need, and you can stomach its premium price, you can pre-order it today through Best Buy. The Spectre Fold’s specs also don’t justify its price, given how you could buy something like the Dell XPS 15 OLED - which has a discrete graphics card and a 13th gen Intel Core CPU - for $2,349. You could theoretically purchase a laptop and tablet separately and pay far less. Of course, the proverbial elephant in the room is the Spectre Fold’s lofty $4,999 asking price. I’m still not entirely sold on the idea of foldable tablets (or foldable devices in general), but I can appreciate the idea behind a product that can serve multiple purposes. I’ll need to test the HP Spectre Fold to see if its multitude of functions work as well as advertised.