Greg,
the Spectre 360 has two CPU choices. I thought
all I5 and I7 were quad cores but I guess not ...
Intel® Core i5-5200U with Intel HD Graphics 5500
(2.2 GHz, 3 MB cache, 2 cores)
Intel® Core i7-5500U with Intel HD Graphics 5500
(2.4 GHz, 4 MB cache, 2 cores)
I am all for getting the fastest available CPU
but faster also means more power, more heat, and less battery time.
So is there much difference between these two besides the name?
m
At that screen size, unless you have superhuman vision, you're probably
going to have to run with scaling. Most apps anymore work reasonably well
with Windows scaling, but there are some that don't, and therefore look like
ass. My preferred IM client being one of them, which is one reason I never
really used my Thinkpad8 tablet like I thought I would.
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From: Hardware [mailto:[email protected]] On Behalf
Of Winterlight
Sent: Saturday, April 18, 2015 1:44 AM
To: [email protected]
Subject: Re: [H] Laptop recommendations
I looked into this and I really like what I am reading. Here is a great
review by Paul Thurrott
https://www.thurrott.com/hardware/1670/first-look-hp-spectre-x360
I wasn't really thinking I7 but I like the idea of Quad HD
m
At 08:44 PM 4/16/2015, you wrote:
>I almost can't believe I'm about to say this... I had an opportunity to
>handle an HP Spectre x360 this week, and was very impressed. Supposedly
>it was designed in consultation with Microsoft. I didn't actually use
>the system, but the physical build was impressive, and a cursory
>examination of reviews reveals pretty high praise.
>
>-----Original Message-----
>From: Hardware [mailto:[email protected]] On
>Behalf Of Winterlight
>Sent: Wednesday, April 15, 2015 4:43 PM
>To: [email protected]
>Subject: [H] Laptop recommendations
>
>I have never been much of a laptop guy because I have never been very
>mobile. I haven't paid much attention to what is available in the way
>of laptops because up to now what I require for mobile computing my
>phone has been able to accomplish. But things are about to change, at
>least for the rest of the year. I will be very mobile, on the go, and
>traveling by planes, and car probably carrying a laptop in a briefcase
slung over my shoulder.
>
>I have a 08 Acer Aspire 6930 2GB dual core , 4GB RAM, with SSD BT +
>USB3 16 inch screen that sits in my bedroom and works great with Media
>Center and any kind of media that I can use that for entertainment, if
>traveling by car... but for carrying around, day to day work, and plane
>travel I need something else.
>
>I use a windows phone = Lumia 1020 with Win8.1 about to become Win 10
>so I am thinking of a Surface PRO 3 with an I5 8GB of RAM. Anybody have
>any experience with one? Any other Laptop suggestions... I am open to
>any thing... comments ...warning.. suggestions? Thanks
>
>m
