HP, Microsoft Launching New Premium Laptops for Holidays
The HP Spectre Folio and Microsoft Surface Laptop 2 and Surface Pro 6 promise performance—and style
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Just a few weeks before the holiday shopping season kicks into gear, HP and Microsoft have introduced new laptops that could wind up on more than a few wish lists.
The HP Spectre Folio and Microsoft Surface Laptop 2 and Surface Pro 6 are targeting consumers seeking a premium computing experience.
The new HP laptop is a 2-in-1 convertible, which means the keyboard folds back so that the screen can be used as a tablet. It’s unlike anything else in the HP line—it’s wrapped in leather and is characterized by the company as a “reinvention” of the PC.
“The Spectre Folio looks great, and they didn’t slouch on the internal components, either,” says Patrick Moorhead, founder, president, and principal analyst at Moor Insights & Strategy, a market research firm. “I don’t think you’re going to be editing 4K videos on it, but it has more than enough performance for things like Word and PowerPoint.”
The Microsoft Surface devices, by contrast, focus on internal updates to the company’s existing Surface products to bring them in line with 2018 flagships from other brands. The Surface Laptop 2 is a traditional notebook, and the Surface Pro 6 is a 2-in-1 detachable, which means the screen can be disconnected from the keyboard and used as a tablet.
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Microsoft is a relatively new manufacturer of laptops, despite the dominance of the Windows OS and Microsoft software applications.
Surface devices, including the previous generation Surface Laptop and Surface Pro, have done well in Consumer Reports’ testing, although the recently launched Microsoft Surface Go didn’t fare as well.
We’ll be testing all these new devices when they become available to consumers and will let you know what we find out.
Microsoft is a relatively new manufacturer of laptops, despite the dominance of the Windows OS and Microsoft software applications.
Surface devices, including the previous generation Surface Laptop and Surface Pro, have done well in Consumer Reports’ testing, although the recently launched Microsoft Surface Go didn’t fare as well.
We’ll be testing all these new devices when they become available to consumers and will let you know what we find out.
