It sounds like a lot of cooling capacity was stuffed into this design which might mean said cooling system is not heavily burdened by the hardware and remains fairly quiet. That'd be nice since, after using a few fanless systems with SSDs, it's hard to go back to something that isn't at least close to completely silent.
The Spectre x360's have been excellent options for the past few years, but I'm not sure about this one. It's the same weight as the previous model, but loses the top two speakers, pushes your hands closer to the screen where they can get in the way depending on your position, and becomes more difficult to use in tablet mode due to the tiny bezels (small bezels are fine in standard laptops though). This seems like another case of trading functionality for flashiness.
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Duncan Macdonald - Thursday, October 3, 2019 - link
Looks a much better design than the M$ Surface Laptop 3 designs.sbrown23 - Thursday, October 3, 2019 - link
"M$"So edgy. What is this, 1997?
GreenReaper - Thursday, October 3, 2019 - link
Everything old is new again.PeachNCream - Thursday, October 3, 2019 - link
It sounds like a lot of cooling capacity was stuffed into this design which might mean said cooling system is not heavily burdened by the hardware and remains fairly quiet. That'd be nice since, after using a few fanless systems with SSDs, it's hard to go back to something that isn't at least close to completely silent.DigitalFreak - Thursday, October 3, 2019 - link
"a ISB 3.1 Gen 1 Type-A connector"I think you mean USB. :-)
ikjadoon - Thursday, October 3, 2019 - link
So close! 16:10, which the new XPS 13 2-in-1 has, is MIA.Battery looks excellent. I do this ratio to help me figure out mobility (as we reached an asymptote of efficiency):
Wh / lbs. 60 / 2.88 This laptop ranks at 21, which is close to the top of the pack.
wr3zzz - Thursday, October 3, 2019 - link
I am glad I got the Spectre Folio instead of waiting for 10nm. It could be a long time before there is a new fanless notebook.vlado08 - Thursday, October 3, 2019 - link
"Two display outputs (HDMI 2.0, DisplayPort 1.4)" Realy? Where are they? Included in the box?ToTTenTranz - Thursday, October 3, 2019 - link
Dual TB3 and 4K HDR AMOLED screen makes this a much more interesting and innovative choice than any Surface coming this year, IMO.I'll be on the lookout to possibly getting this as replacement to my Surface Pro 4.
Dizoja86 - Thursday, October 3, 2019 - link
The Spectre x360's have been excellent options for the past few years, but I'm not sure about this one. It's the same weight as the previous model, but loses the top two speakers, pushes your hands closer to the screen where they can get in the way depending on your position, and becomes more difficult to use in tablet mode due to the tiny bezels (small bezels are fine in standard laptops though). This seems like another case of trading functionality for flashiness.ads295 - Monday, October 7, 2019 - link
4K on a 13" laptop is really OTT. QHD would have more than sufficed, personally I'd be fine with 1920x1080 too. Greater benefits even in battery life