HP Spectre Folio convertible trades in aluminum for premium leather

HP Spectre Folio

HP's journey to "reinvent" the PC begins with leather. The company today took the wraps off of the Spectre Folio, a new convertible that trades in the sleek aluminum outside typically constitute on premium notebooks, in favor of a leather-clad folio pattern that combines a bit of archetype flair with the powerful tech inside.

The default model of the Spectre Folio features a combination of "Cognac Brown" leather and ash grey metal that complement each other nicely. The company besides plans to offering a second "Bordeaux Burgundy" leather pick down the road.

Meanwhile, the folio-mode design allows you to move between laptop and tablet positions, as is common amongst all convertibles. Where the Spectre Folio stands out is in its ability to move to a "display frontwards" position, which lets you pull the bottom of the brandish out over the keyboard when you're ready to just consume content.

HP Spectre Folio

On the inside, HP hasn't skimped on ability. You'll be able to get the Spectre Folio with Intel'south 8th Gen Core i5-8200Y and i7-8500Y fries with support for gigabit wifi. Each configuration packs 8GB of RAM, forth with 256GB of PCIe NVMe M.two SSD storage. The brandish is a 13.3-inch 1080p IPS panel with touch, although HP says it will too offer a 4K choice in the time to come. Otherwise, you lot're looking at a 1080p webcam with IR for Windows Hello, ii Thunderbolt 3 ports, ane USB-C 3.1 port, and ane USB 3.1 Blazon-A port.

Battery life is promised to hit effectually xviii hours on the wifi-only models, though an LTE model will likewise exist available with battery life landing airtight to between 13 and xv hours. HP has also thrown in a pen, so you're fix to ink out of the box.

Availability

The HP Spectre Folio is upwards for preorder now at Best Buy and HP, starting at $1,300 for the Core i5 model. The Cadre i7 with LTE model, meanwhile, volition be priced at $i,500. The Cadre i7 model is expected to hit store shelves in Cognac Chocolate-brown starting October 29. Meanwhile, the "Bordeaux Burgundy" and 4K options are expected to exist available starting in Dec.

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