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HP Spectre Laptop 13-af009TU review

HP Spectre Laptop 13-af009TU

CHOICE Expert Rating

70%
What is the CHOICE Expert Rating?
Good points

Good Points

  • Very good keyboard
  • Short time to charge to 80 per cent in our tests
  • Excellent screen viewing angles in our tests
  • Very light overall weight
Bad points

Bad Points

  • Lots of pre-installed software that clutters the Start menu
  • Only has USB-C ports
  • Ships with only one USB-C to USB 3.0 adapter
  • Glossy screen can cause reflections
  • Bezel has a mirror-like finish
  • Relatively slow Wi-Fi performance in our tests

Type

Ultraportable
Ultrabook
Tablet mode
Operating system
Windows 10 Pro

Recommended products

Recommended
Not recommended
Recommended for tablet use

Test results

CHOICE Expert Rating
70%
Performance score
60%
Tablet use score
N/A
Ease of use score
77%
Battery life score
60%
Display score
82%
Audio score
55%
Wi-Fi score
66%
Storage write-speed (MBps)
571
Storage read-speed (MBps)
1322
Wi-Fi speed (MBps)
27
Average battery life – heavy usage (hours)
4:55
Charging time to 80% full (h:min)
1:00
Expert tester comments
This should be a go-to laptop for anyone concerned with style. It's a slim, head-turner of a unit, which features a modern outlook on connectivity: it ships with only three USB-C ports, which are all located on the back (and one is for the charger). It has an excellent screen, a very good keyboard, and good overall performance, though its Wi-Fi speed was a bit slower than we would like it to be. Note: This laptop's performance is not directly comparable to current products due to it being tested with an older version of our benchmark.

Sustainability

Shop Ethical rating
C
Warranty (years)
1
Replaceable battery
Not collected
Replace/upgrade RAM
Not collected
Slots for additional RAM
Not collected
Replace/upgrade storage
Not collected
Slot for additional storage
Not collected
Replace/upgrade Wi-Fi
Not collected
Country of origin
Not collected

Related products

Availability
Discontinued model

Cost

Price
$2,699.00

Specifications

Screen size (inches)
13.3
Native screen resolution (pixels)
1920 x 1080
Processor (CPU) type
Intel Core i5-8250U
CPU frequency (GHz)
1.6
RAM (GB)
8
Video graphics type
Intel UHD Graphics 620
Storage capacity (GB)
360
Available user space (GB)
289
Storage type
SSD
Wi-Fi version
5
Weight of laptop (kg)
1.1
Weight of power supply (kg)
0.4
Size (mm, H x D x W)
13 x 224 x 318

Features

Screen finish
Glossy
Touchscreen
USB-C
USB 2.0 ports
0
USB 3.0 ports
0
USB 4 as USB-C port
0
USB-C (USB 3.2 Gen 1 or 2, not Thunderbolt 3 or 4) ports
3
Thunderbolt 3 or 4 (as USB-C) ports
2
SD card slot (full-size)
SD card slot (micro)
HDMI port
Gigabit ethernet port
Rear camera
Backlit keyboard levels of brightness
1

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