![]() ![]() Overall, I found usability to be excellent. Clamshell mode with the keyboard on top felt completely natural, and desktop mode is excellent if you have the space to spread everything out. But if you set it on a desktop, you’ll have an expansive screen for digital handwriting and drawing. One plus: the batteries are split between each half of the display, providing a more balanced feel. Although quite thin, it’s just too large to hold comfortably. You’re unlikely to use the laptop in tablet mode unless you rest it on a surface. That gives you one large and one small display and a more ergonomic palm rest. ![]() The Spectre Foldable PC has an extra mode, with the keyboard placed on the bottom half of the lower display and the touchpad portion slanting down. And they both work very well in that mode with their included external keyboards set in front and their kickstands extended.įold the displays, and you can use both as clamshell laptops, with the keyboard placed on the bottom half of the display or with the keyboard sitting in front and the entire display remaining usable. Both have roughly 17-inch displays when unfolded, making for very large tablets that are more usable in what both companies call “desktop” mode. I’d say that the Spectre Foldable PC is the most innovative 2-in-1 (or 3-in-1) you can buy, but as mentioned in the introduction, it’s very similar to the Asus Zenbook Fold 17. Innovation meets attention to detail Mark Coppock / Digital Trends The Asus Zenbook Fold 17 is also expensive at $3,500, but that’s a more accessible price. As already mentioned, it’s an incredibly expensive machine that will appeal to a very select group of users. There’s just one configuration of the Spectre Foldable PC, which comes in at $5,000 for a Core i7-1250H CPU, 16GB of RAM, a 1TB SSD, and a 17.0-inch 2.5K OLED display that folds in the middle. I liked the Spectre Foldable PC quite a bit and consider it one of the most innovative laptops, but I’m afraid the hefty investment of $5,000 will scare most people away.ġ0.91 inches x 14.81 inches x 0.33 inches (unfolded)ġ0.1 inches x 7.53 inches x 0.84 inches (folded)ĥMP with infrared camera for Windows 11 facial recognition Switching from one mode to another is incredibly easy, and each one is surprisingly usable. HP calls it a 3-in-1, with tablet, clamshell, and desktop modes, and that’s more than just marketing. It uses a 17-inch tablet that folds in the middle, just like the Asus. The Spectre Foldable PC is HP’s first attempt at this type of product, and it takes more inspiration from the Asus Zenbook 17 Fold than the Yoga Book. There’s even the Lenovo Yoga Book 9i, which uses two separate OLED panels to accomplish that same goal. Of the number of options out there, they all more or less consist of a foldable screen, a detachable keyboard, and a few different “modes” to use it in. An excellent device that’s too expensive for most people.Good enough performance, but just barely. ![]()
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