HP Spectre 13.3 Specs and News: How thin is it?
Who doesn't love thin laptops right? Apple started the trend. HP's Spectre 13.3, which offers top-notch performance and a reasonably good keyboard in a body that lays claim to being the "thinnest laptop in the world." Determining a laptop's thinness can be tricky since laptops aren't uniform blocks, exceptions for Google Pixel C of-course. The 2015 MacBook 13' for example, is 13mm thick at its rear, with the front lip getting down to 4mm. The Spectre 13.3 is, for the most part, 10.4mm to 10.5mm, with the back end measuring about 12mm. Given such variances, probably the best way to determine thinness is by eyeballing it.
Everyone knows Apple made a few compromises on the MacBook 11' to make it the "thinnest Mac ever." You only get one USB-C port and at just 5Gbps. The laptop also uses a low-power Intel Core mobile chip. While I think the Core 'm' often gets a bum rap, there's no denying that it gives up performance against a Core i7-class chip, which the HP Spectre 13.3 offers.
Another controversial feature of the MacBook 12 is its low-travel keyboard to save space. I've only met one person who said he actually prefers the MacBook 12 keyboard, and his opinion was delivered sheepishly-the same way you'd say you used the last bit of toilet paper and didn't replace the roll. HP managed to get a keyboard with a full 1.3mm of travel into the Spectre while still keeping the body 10.4mm thick.Granted, the Spectre's thinness negates the integration of USB Type A ports, but HP makes up for it. The Spectre has a single USB-C (5Gbps) and two Thunderbolt 3 ports. All three support charging as well, but only with HP chargers.
So you get a full-travel keyboard and Core i5 or Core i7 power. There must be some compromise, right? Well, yeah. The screen.The display is a 13.3-inch IPS panel with 1920x1080 resolution. It has a Gorilla Glass 4 layer that's directly bonded to the panel, which both protects and minimizes thickness. So far, no complaints.
