HP SPECTRE XT Touch Smart Ultrabook 15-4010nr Laptop Review

HP SPECTRE XT Touch Smart Ultrabook 15-4010nr 15.6-Inch Laptop Review

Get your hands on the HP 15-4010nr SpectreXT TouchSmart Ultrabook PC, which has a Full HD touch display. Go beyond the keyboard and mouse, plus get more from Windows 8. Count on Beats Audio, designed to deliver the best-sounding, richest audio available on a PC. Also, boot up your laptop in seconds and transfer files quickly using Thunderbolt technology. Use the HP TrueVision HD Webcam when only a face-to-face conversation will do. And say hello to fast, personalized assistance with the HP 15 SpectreXT TouchSmart, an Ultrabook unlike any other.

Touch and see Windows 8 in a new way using the HP 15 SpectreXT TouchSmart Ultrabook PC. Swipe and tap using multi-touch gestures on the Full HD display. Take this thin, all-metal design on the go, plus count on fast response and performance. Creative software helps you edit photos and videos easily, right out of the box. With exclusive HP innovations, stay comfortable and keep data safe, too.

Product Specifications:

• Intel Core i7-3517U 1.90 GHz
• 8 GB DDR3
• 500 GB 5400 rpm Hard Drive, 32 GB Solid-State Drive
• 15.6-Inch Screen, Intel HD graphics 4000
• Windows 8, 5.25-hour battery life

Pros&Cons:

Pros

• One of the first Windows PCs with Thunderbolt.
• Has more storage space than SSD-only units.
• Full size HDMI and Ethernet.
• Good multimedia benchmark scores.
• Comes with Adobe Photoshop Elements and Premiere Elements.
• Two years of Norton Internet Security.

Cons

• USB 3.0 ports are black.
• Middling battery life. 

If you share your household with Mac users, the HP Spectre XT TouchSmart 15-4010nr is a good buy if you absolutely need Windows 8 and need to trade files. It's a decent large-screen performance ultrabook made better with the addition of a Thunderbolt port.