From PC World: HP knows consumers are into the sexy looks of high-end convertibles like the Spectre x360, but can’t always put out the shekels for it. So with its revamped Pavilion x360 and Envy x360 lineups, the company’s extended the look and feel of the Spectre x360 to more budget-friendly consumer machines.
In a briefing with PCWorld, Mike Nash of HP said hybrid laptops offered appealing versatility for consumers. "A lot of people who buy a hybrid initially wanted a tablet," he explained, but the ability to have a keyboard turned many to convertibles instead. "The key thing is to have a design that looks like a notebook," Nash said, noting that users seemed to use it most in clamshell mode.
The most important part these consumer x360s inherit from their wealthy Spectre relation is the geared lid hinge, which allows for a smooth rotation from clamshell all the way around to tablet mode. Other nice features found on various models include a brushed-metal finish on the Envy x360 and a fanless design for the 11-inch Pavilion x360.
You won’t get the milled aluminum body of the Spectre x360 on the Envy x360, but you will at least get the same lines (and the same hinge) as HP’s premium convertible ultrabook.
The Envy x360 sticks with a 15-inch IPS touchscreen. The primary internal upgrade is a slightly bigger battery, which, combined with software and hardware tuning, gives it up to 8 hours and 45 minutes of run time, per HP. That’s maybe an hour of additional battery life over its predecessor—a nice improvement, though not huge.
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