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HP's Spectre Folio is a leather laptop, but does it really reshape the PC?

HP Spectre Folio is the latest advanced notebook from California manufacturer in 2018. Debuted for the first time at HP's "PC Reinvented" event on October 1st, a special convertible 2-in-1 touchscreen laptop with a chassis that is a blend of aluminum and leather.

HP Specter Folio Review: Key Specifications, Prices and Release Dates

• 13.3-inch, 1,920 x 1,080-inch IPS touch screen
• 8th generation Intel Core i5 or Core i7 processor
• Intel UHD Graphics 615
• 256GB PCIe SSD
• 8GB RAM
• 1 USB 3.1 Type-C port and 1 USB 3.1 Type A port
• 320 x 234 x 15 mm, 1.49 kg
•Bang & Olufsen four-channel speaker
•Windows 10 Home
• UK price: TBC ($1,299 - $1,499)
• UK release date: November (currently available in the US)

HP Spectre Folio Review: Design, Key Features and First Impressions
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... “Retro and Technology Meets”, which is the motto that HP uses to describe its new leather-coated convertible, and also calls its new notebook “Beyond Description”. However, for the sake of actual operation, I will do my best.

The Spectre Folio's design is of course unusual; instead of a laptop with a holster, the leather actually blends into the metal chassis and cannot be removed. This is what HP calls "a combination of metal and leather"; the internal components have been glued to the cowhide to make the notebook more flexible in design. Unfortunately, for vegetarians and vegetarians, there is no artificial leather to choose from.

For those who postpone, we should say that the muddy brown (HP calls cognac) shown in my photo, a more beautiful Burgundy variant will be launched later this year.

On that issue, when I was experimenting with Folio, I heard an interesting conversation between American tech reporters and HP senior staff. The reporter suggested that HP should produce a more attractive color for its new line of leather laptops, "like dark blue," the HP representative replied: "I have never encountered any cows of a particular hue." This is why there is no blue.

Like most convertible laptops, Spectre Folio can be folded into three different viewing modes. The swamp standard clamshell laptop mode does not require a lot of explanation, although I was surprised by the lack of flexibility in the short time of the device.

The screen looks like a large leather wallet with a screen-to-keyboard connection - just like Microsoft's Surface Book 2 - but it can be detached and folded into different locations. During my presentation, the screen was folded flat to use as a tablet and was placed in front of the keyboard, but behind the touchpad, Spectre Folio was converted to a media viewing device.

The 13.3-inch touch IPS screen looks good and vibrant at first impressions and responds well to touch input. Full HD (1,920 x 1,080) resolution displays also look very bright, even in over-illuminated presentation areas.

It is coated with a layer of Gorilla Glass 4 to prevent it from falling and scratching, and the screen does not pick up greasy fingerprints as easily as other mixed alternatives. HP's bundled digital pen stylus is fully functional, and you can use the pen tip to erase some digital drawings, just like a real rubber pen.

The Spectre Folio is equipped with four Bang & Olufsen speakers.

However, unfortunately, I can't fully test the audio capabilities of my laptop at a noisy venue, but once I receive a module for review, I can comment on the sound quality.

How about electricity? Then, the HP Spectre Folio will have two configurations; one with the 8th generation Intel Core i5 processor and the other with the Intel Core i7 chipset, which is even more powerful. Both include 8GB of RAM for multitasking, 256GB of fast PCIe SSD storage and an integrated Intel UHD 615 graphics card.

Although I can't fully comment on the performance of the laptop until I pass our internal benchmark gloves, I can say that the laptop feels very fast in the short time I spend on the device.

However, I am a bit cautious about the possibility of overheating the ghost collection. Most of its surface is coated with leather, and HP decided not to equip its laptop with a cooling fan. There are also no gaps or slits in the Folio's leather case so that the heat of the machine escapes. Instead, HP includes a metal "thermal transfer" strip on the trailing edge of the notebook, but it is also a leather coating.

However, it is portable enough to carry around all day and weighs only 1.5 kg. All day is also the time you can use Spectre Folio on a single charge, and the reported battery life is moderate between 18 or 19 hours. Considering that HP's Ghost 13 is far from being a batter.