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HP Spectre x360 14
Based on 12 credible posts from YouTube. 11 filtered out as bot-like or off-topic.
Low confidenceFew owner reviews so far, so this score can still move a lot. How we score
Scored November 11, 2026
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Owner reviews
Overall owner mood
Most owners are happy with it: 75% of 12 reviews are positive and 17% negative. Praise centers on display and controls & input. Owners with 6+ months of use are less positive (60%), which suggests it wears on people over time.
What owners like
Display praised by 4 owners
“I think you are very correct about the screen: It's gorgeous, but it is glossy.”
Controls & input praised by 2 owners (1 disagree)
“So for she’s super happy :) DISCLAIMER Best Buy’s Spectres DO NOT come with the free stylus or the dongle for HDMI and extra usb ports.”
Price & value praised by 2 owners
“Having used this laptop for a while now I can safely say that is one of the best laptop out there for the price it's in.”
What owners complain about
Nothing two or more owners agree on yet.
What owners talk about
- Display4 praise · 0 complain
- Controls & input2 praise · 1 complain
- Performance1 praise · 1 complain
- Price & value2 praise · 0 complain
Built from the reviews themselves — every quote links to the owner who wrote it.
Every credible owner review, most detailed first. Bots, off-topic comments, and ones that say nothing about using it are left out.
[...] I'm noticing throttling at times, even with the laptop on a flat surface and in a pretty cool environment. I sort of have to elevate the laptop a bit using a book just for better airflow - I notice after doing this that the temps drop significantly and there's no more throttling.
[...] I think you are very correct about the screen: It's gorgeous, but it is glossy. [...] But there are situations where more brightness would be nice. As for your problems with palm rejection on the trackpad: Under settings, do you have "Tap with a single finger to single-click" enabled? I disabled that, so I have to deliberately press the touchpad in order to get a single click to register. [...] As for battery life, if I throttle down the screen to 48Hz refresh, run around 40% brightness, and have energy saver set to on, I can get close to 11 hours out of it doing word processing and web browsing. [...] When set to 120Hz and dynamic refresh, also with energy saver set to on, I get more like 9.5 hours out of it for those same tasks. [...] I also found that these utilities had a tendency toward background crashes when I looked at what was going on using the Reliability History in Windows. [...] Finally, I totally agree with you about the dubious value of using this as a
I have a 2020 13.5” and 15” Spectres, and as a writer find the keyboards superb. [...] Still great computers and the OLED screens are fantastic.
I have the 2024 hp spectre x360 16" with 1tb storage and 32gb ram I love it my family has had a 2006 up spectre x360 and had not been well taken cared off and is still working great to this day apart from getting hot and ramping the fan up loud
[...] Thanks to your website, I bought the 32 GB ram plus 2TB for 700$ off! Unfortunately, it didn't come with the pen or the extra ports, but buying them will still beat the original price. [...]
Having used this laptop for a while now I can safely say that is one of the best laptop out there for the price it's in. Everything this offer I really like also personally did not get the pen and dongle which is disappointing.
Just thought I’d mention that I bought a Spectre for my wife a week ago based mostly off of your glowing review and a few others. I happened to snag a deal for the 2TBSSD/32gbRAM version from Best Buy using your link and got it for $1500 instead of the usual price of around $1900 I think. So for she’s super happy :) DISCLAIMER Best Buy’s Spectres DO NOT come with the free stylus or the dongle for HDMI and extra usb ports. I ordered the identical stylus (HP Rechargeable MPP 2.0 Tilt Pen) for my wife to try out from Amazon for $53 (on sale I think) and a nearly identical, probably superior Anker dongle for $20 (Anker 332 USB-C Hub (5-in-1).
The HP specter x360 laptops have been the best kept secret in tech I've been using my x360 OLED for quite a few years now and haven't even thought about upgrading
I have a 2016 Spectre 13 and am ready to upgrade, however the palm rejection concern is a big issue. I hope HP will fix this.
I have a 2023 model which honestly is a little cheaper but is quite bad compared to the 2024 version. [...] Only integrated graphics of the i7-1255U which is the 12th gen processor, which is slower than the Ultra 155H. [...]
personally i got an accessory as u said no usb-c converter only pen include my laptop spec was Core ultra 7 with 32GB RAM and 1TB SSD :)
I have on older model I use every day. I'm glad they fixed the speaker placement, but I really prefer the 3:2 display. The display is what sold me on the older model.
The claims, and the evidence
What the brand claims
- 2.8K 120Hz OLED touch displayOwners agreeDisplay: 4 of 4 positive
- Intel Core Ultra processorsFew owner reports
- 360-degree hinge for laptop, tent, and tablet modesFew owner reports
- 9MP cameraFew owner reports
- Haptic trackpadMixedControls & input: 2 of 3 positive
- Rechargeable pen includedMixedControls & input: 2 of 3 positive
- Poly Studio audioFew owner reports
What owners report
“I have a 2020 13.5” and 15” Spectres, and as a writer find the keyboards superb. [...] Still great computers and the OLED screens are fantastic.”
after 4 yearsView on YouTube“[...] Thanks to your website, I bought the 32 GB ram plus 2TB for 700$ off! Unfortunately, it didn't come with the pen or the extra ports, but buying them will still beat the original price. [...]”
“[...] I'm noticing throttling at times, even with the laptop on a flat surface and in a pretty cool environment. I sort of have to elevate the laptop a bit using a book just for better airflow - I notice after doing this that the temps drop significantly and there's no more throttling.”
after 1 yearView on YouTube“I have a 2016 Spectre 13 and am ready to upgrade, however the palm rejection concern is a big issue. I hope HP will fix this.”
after 8 yearsView on YouTube
Common HP Spectre x360 14 problems
Problems most owners who mention them agree on, plus ones owners are split on.
No recurring complaint pattern found across the reviews analyzed. That's a genuinely good sign — it means owners aren't converging on the same problem.