Product Details
- Amazon Sales Rank: #397 in Personal Computers
- Color: Silver
- Brand: HP
- Model: 5-4010nr
- Dimensions: 10.10" h x
14.87" w x
.70" l,
4.96 pounds
- CPU: Core i7-3517U 1.9 GHz
- Memory: 8GB SODIMM
- Hard Disk: 500GB
- Processors: 2
- Display size: 15.6
Features
- 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
HP SPECTRE XT TouchSmart 15-4010nr 15.6-Inch Ultrabook (Silver)
Product Description
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.
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46 of 47 people found the following review helpful.
By Christian Stella
Very little true information is out there for the new HP Spectre XT Touchsmart laptop(s), but I was looking for a 1080p laptop with an IPS display and the choices are only a few models, each with very big shortcomings. I took a chance on the Spectre XT, though not much is known at the moment. Am I happy with my choice? Yes. I believe it most likely is the best slim 1080p IPS Windows machine out there right now, but it isn't perfect either.First off, a few of the other IPS laptop displays have been plagued with complaints of the color red skewing more towards orange. I can CONFIRM that this laptop also has this exact same issue. Immediately upon booting up I was greeted by a big rectangle Netflix tile on the Windows 8 Metro start menu that was pre-loaded. It was orange (not Netflix red) and I instantly knew that I had not dodged the orange problem with older IPS laptops. Though this laptop is as much as a year newer than other laptops from other brands that have had this problem, it's a problem and unacceptable in a device this price.That said, I own a Spyder4 Elite color calibrating device and thankfully, the display took very well to color calibration and reds are now red, as they should be. If you are not in the design world and don't own a color calibrator, or aren't willing to dive deep into custom color calibration by hand, be prepared to not have the color red. Is that a dealbreaker? I don't know, since most other laptops are ridiculously under-saturated, bright and blue-casted 1300x700 TN panels that aren't even worthy of a $200 netbook.Now that my display is calibrated, it is absolutely gorgeous. It is now everything you'd expect from an IPS display... vibrant and with amazing viewing angles. One final note though, according to the Spyder4 calibrator, the display is still only capable of displaying 78% of the sRGB color spectrum (the standard for most images). It can display far less of the AdobeRGB spectrum used in photography. 78% of the sRGB spectrum was a disappointment for me as I own two models of desktop IPS monitors that were both under $250 and one displays 98% and the other 96%. Clearly, you can't expect desktop quality IPS color in a laptop this thin. From what I've read, even the top of the line new MacBook Pros with Retina IPS displays can only display about 80% so this is on par with the best laptop displays in a non-workstation laptop. If you truly need fully print-accurate colors, it looks like thick, ugly, and heavy workstations with calibrated display upgrades are the only way to go at this moment. I myself am a photographer, but am happy with this display... if 80% is good enough for the thousands and thousands of photographers working on Mac displays, it's good enough for me. If I work on anything incredibly color-specific though, I'll go for my desktop with the better IPS displays.As it is a touchscreen, the display is extremely glossy. Obviously I'd prefer matte, but the options out there for that are even more limited. On dark screens, fingerprints on the touchscreen become visible, but it hasn't bothered me. As far as the capacitive touch goes, it works absolutely perfectly. It ALMOST makes Windows 8 good, however it is pretty much a novelty as it requires a lot of reach (on a laptop this large) to bring your arm to the screen and simply isn't comfortable for more than a quick tap.The keyboard on this is the best laptop keyboard I have ever used. Period. This includes tons of very high end Ultrabook keyboards that I tested in the mall a while back. Even the highest end Sony Z series keyboard felt mushy to me. Ultrabooks are really sacrificing keyboards to make the devices thinner, but not this one. It's also backlit if that is important to you. If I had any complaint about the keyboard, it would simply be that there is tons of room around it for customizable buttons. A dedicated browser button, etc. Others will probably complain that there is room for a full number pad, but isn't one, but I'm happy without it, as it keeps the real keyboard centered and easier to type.The "Beats" branding on the speaker means nothing in reality, but I can say that the speaker is very loud. Amazingly loud actually. Sound is decent once you mess with the EQ and turn down the harsh treble.The touchpad is mostly great, though I have had quirks with it. Considering the complaints I read about other Windows touchpads, I am guessing this one is pretty good because it does what I want it to do almost all of the time. I've had it accidentally register my palm as I type a few times though, but I can still try tweaking the settings again to make that better. My wife's Sony Vaio has a better (but much smaller) touchpad in my opinion, but this one isn't bad by any means.Battery life is absolutely abysmal by today's standards. In normal use, I'll be lucky to get 3 hours. This was a sacrifice I was willing to make to get the nice display, though I will miss the 5-6 hours I got on my last laptop.Specs-wise, the processor and ram are good, though I am guessing the integrated graphics are really hurting things with the 1080p screen. My last laptop had a core i7 and 8gb of ram as well but an awful, small, low resolution screen. It seemed to run slightly faster than this one, even though the i7 is a newer generation in this new model. To most users, I am sure this laptop will seem blazingly fast though, as most users will not be upgrading from another i7 like I was.The hard drive on this particular model runs at 5400rpm. That should be 7200rpm at this point in time. I am surprised HP would even put a sub-standard drive in this top of the line model. On their website, you change from 5400 to 7200rpm for just $10 more... but then you must wait for your PC to be custom made. All to make $10 more? I didn't want to wait 6 weeks for a custom ordered PC. Oh well.With an IPS display built in, I am guessing a lot of photographers are interested in this laptop... so a quick bit about Lightroom. I bought a capacitive stylus with the hopes of using the touchscreen in Adobe Lightroom and Photoshop to do some photo editing. Obviously it wouldn't allow for pressure sensitive work, but it would be fine for quick dodging and burning, etc. Sadly, the system itself is not powerful enough to run Lightroom 4 at a high enough speed to make that kind of work smooth. It runs the rest of lightroom great, but painting in adjustments has considerable lag. (This is mostly Lightroom's fault honestly, most people complain about using the paintbrush tool and lag). Photoshop seems to run great and fast, thankfully. The touchscreen isn't working correctly with it though... I am sure there is some kind of setting somewhere where I can fix this.Finally, let me say that the bloatware on this PC was laughably bad and it took me over an hour to remove it all. I am shocked by how many apps came preinstalled in the Windows 8 Metro interface... why not just give me the whole app store? I believe there were something like 20 Metro apps that do not come with the stock version of Windows 8!Everything said, this is probably the best overall laptop for Windows 8 on the market at this exact moment. I shouldn't have had to tweak so many things to get it that way though.
31 of 32 people found the following review helpful.
By William Wood
HP Spectre XT TouchSmart Ultrabook ReviewHighlights: Stylish with a full HD 15.6" IPS touchscreen display, Core i7 ultra low voltage cpu, 8GB RAM, 500GB hard drive with 32GB SSD cache.The HP Spectre XT TouchSmart is HP's top of the line Windows 8 ultrabook. Like all ultrabooks it has a dual-core ultra low voltage Core i-series cpu with HD4000 graphics; in this case HP has chosen to pair a Core i7 with 8gb RAM, which adds a 15-20% speed boost over the Core i5's with 4gb RAM often seen in ultrabooks. The screen is a 15.6" wide-angle IPS touchscreen. A 5400rpm disk with a 32GB SSD Intel Smart Response cache provides storage. The HP is powered on the go by a 4 cell 48wh battery.The HP comes nicely presented in a black cardboard case. A soft beige cloth bag encloses the laptop, and a black nylon bag stores the power accessories.On the outside the HP is a stylish and thin brushed aluminum wedge which calls to mind a largish MacBook Air. Weight is just under 5 lbs, about 1/2 lb heavier than the 15.4" MacBook Pro Retina. It feels very sturdy, if a bit unwieldy when held by the side with one hand due to the width, which is 14.87 inches. The bottom is a nice soft-touch material with a vent in the back for the fan, and vents on the sides for two speakers (two more speakers are under the screen behind the keyboard). Inside is a wide palm rest with a large trackpad. The trackpad is set in a depression, and is made of glass. The spacious keyboard eschews the common practice of adding a numeric keyboard to 15.6" laptops. The hinges are sturdy and a bit stiff - the display can be opened without holding down the base of the laptop, until a certain point when the base starts to lift.Connectivity is good. The HP is one of the few Windows laptops to have a Thunderbolt port. Unlike many other laptops, the two USB 3.0 ports on the left are not blue colored. The USB 2.0 port on the right can be used a charging port when the laptop is off. Rounding out the ports are an HDMI port, Ethernet RJ-45, a headphone/microphone combo jack, and an SD/MMC card slot. A Kensington MicroSaver lock slot is also included.The 2x2 a/b/g/n WLAN is provided by Intel and supports wireless display (WiDi) for connecting the laptop to compatible TV's or adapters. Intel Smart Connect Technology can be configured to wake the laptop from sleep periodically and download email, etc. This could be useful if you need to just pick the laptop up and go with all your email already downloaded. Bluetooth 4 and an HD webcam are also included.The HP comes pre-installed with Windows 8 64-bit. A recovery partition is included to reset the laptop to factory settings. Windows 8 makes this easy via the settings menu.It is not easy to get inside this laptop. Fourteen Philips screws protect the underside. More await inside. However, once opened up the 6Gb/sec SATA hard drive and 6Gb/sec mSATA cache drive can be replaced, although the cache will need to be disabled first via the included Intel Rapid Storage Technology console. The single memory slot is populated with 4gb RAM, and another 4gb is wired on.The warranty for the non-customizable model 15-4010nr is standard at 1 year. However, the customizable 15t-4000 (not always available on the HP web site) comes with a 2 year warranty. This model can be customized with Windows 8 Pro, a faster 7200rpm hard drive, or an SSD.The black keyboard is wide and spacious. Unlike most 15.6" laptops, the HP does not have a numeric keypad which means the keyboard is centered, and combined with the spacious palm rest provides a decent typing experience; although it is no match for the Thinkpad keyboards of old. The arrow keys skimp on the size of the up and down arrows; it would be better if the 4 arrow keys extended below the rest of the keyboard slightly (as in some Lenovo's) to make them easier to find and allow for full size up and down keys. The Windows function keys are tied to brightness, loudness, screen, wireless on/off, etc, which means that you must press the "Fn" key to activate the regular Windows F1 - F12 function keys. This is particularly annoying when having to refresh web pages with Fn-F5. In a nice touch, Alt-F4 works as usual to exit a program (Alt-Fn-F4 would be a bit much). In contrast, the Lenovo Yoga does this better by dedicating the F5 key to refresh and the F4 key to the exit function (particularly important with Windows 8 Metro style apps which often have no other way to force an exit). The caps lock and wireless on/off keys have a small LED to indicate when they are on. The keyboard backlight can be turned on and off by the F5 function key. This key always remains lit itself so it can be found in the dark.The highly configurable Synaptics touchpad works well and the glass surface is smooth to the touch. It is set in a depression and there is no question when your finger gets to the edge of this trackpad - a good thing. The touchpad can be turned off by tapping at the top left, which illuminates a small LED next to it. This functionality can thankfully be disabled in settings. The pressure required to click the touchpad is a bit too much and doesn't have very good feel; however it is rarely necessary to actually click it as a tap for left click and two-fingered tap for right click are usually sufficient. Selecting text is the main exception, where a click and drag is often required.The display is a bright, glossy 15.6", full HD 1920x1080 IPS touchscreen panel. The IPS designation stands for "In Plane Switching" and indicates that the display has great viewing angles from the top, bottom, and sides. It is a bit on the heavy side, however overall the laptop is not unbalanced. The ability to interact using touch is surprisingly natural in Windows 8; scrolling around web pages and moving/resizing/closing windows works very well. In Metro apps, touch is even better and the familiar two-finger zoom function works great in Internet Explorer, although oddly not in apps such as the news app. The panorama photos in the travel app and the maps app are particularly fun to interact with via touch. If Windows 8 is a success, touch will be an important reason why.Alas the days of 16:10 aspect ratio displays are gone and this display is no exception at 16:9. While this is great for viewing YouTube, Netflix, etc, it is not great for viewing photos and interacting with lots of on-screen windows, because the vertical space is limited. Landscape photos have large black side borders, and portrait photos are even worse. This is one of the main usability issues of this laptop. It's a shame that manufacturers don't address this, as Apple has done with the MacBook Pro 16:10 displays.To partially mitigate the lack of vertical real estate, the task bar can be positioned on the right or left side of the display so it doesn't take up space at the bottom. This also makes the task bar easier to interact with via touch, especially when using the "fingers behind the display, thumb in front" technique.Display brightness is excellent, and can comfortably be used 1 or 2 steps below maximum in most situations. On battery, the brightness can be adjusted through it's full range. Contrast is good, and images and video pop nicely. Color range (gamut) is decent, but does not cover sRGB. Calibration would be required for better accuracy.The glossy display makes for strong reflections. At certain angles, even the silver palm rest and the keyboard backlighting can cause distracting reflections (luckily the keyboard backlight can be turned off with the F5 key). In direct comparison, the Retina MacBook Pro does a better job of reducing glare.For some, the high resolution of 141 dpi may result in text that is too small, and a finicky touch experience when interacting with windows. The Windows control panel for display personalization allows boosting text, icon, and window border size by preset or custom percentages. A custom setting of 113% seems to result in windows and icons that are more touch-friendly, and text that is nicely sized. Oddly, this setting does not affect native W8 apps like the news reader, which has no zoom function either. Browser text size can be zoomed using two fingers on the touchpad or screen for Internet Explorer, and via the touchpad or "Ctrl +" and "Ctrl -" in Google Chrome.Performance of the HP Spectre XT TouchSmart is very good for an ultrabook, probably due to the 8gb of 1600MHz DDR3 memory and Core i7-3517U cpu. This cpu nominally runs at 1.9 GHz with Turbo Boost to 3 GHz. The Windows Experience Index clocks in at: Processor 7.1 Memory 7.9 Graphics 5.7 Gaming graphics (1664 MB) 6.4 Primary hard disk 5.9That's an overall score of 5.7, quite good for not having a dedicated graphics card.The HP handily beats the Core i5 Lenovo Yoga, benchmarking at 13,722 in Google Octane vs the Yoga's 11,853. In the Furmark OpenGL benchmark, the HP pleases with 367 "Furmarks" vs the Yoga's 245. The benchmark was run fullscreen at 1024x768, with no anti-aliasing.The SSD disk cache works surprisingly well, and the disk rarely seems to be a performance bottleneck. With caching set to "Maximum" (the default) in the Intel Rapid Storage Technology Console, CrystalDiskMark reports 4K write speeds of over 30MB/sec! Set caching to "Enhanced" and this falls to 0.6 MB/sec. This is because the Maximum setting does write-back caching (writes written to disk in a lazy fashion) while Enhanced does write-through caching (all writes written immediately to disk).Note, these benchmarks were done on an HP customized model (15t-4000) with a 7200 rpm hard drive, not the standard 5400 rpm model (15-4010nr). The 5400 rpm drive should still provide good performance due to the SSD cache.8GB of the 32GB SSD cache drive is taken to support Intel Rapid Start, which is a kind of fast hibernate which kicks in after two hours of standby. The laptop wakes up and writes the contents of memory to an 8GB partition on the SSD, then shuts down. Pressing the power button brings the laptop back up in about 5 seconds. For some reason the Intel Rapid Start configuration utility is not included in the laptop build, however you can download it by searching for "intel rapid start download".The Spectre XT TouchSmart is very quiet in casual use. The fan is often turned off. Even when the fan is on, it is usually not very loud, and is never obnoxious. HP Coolsense is included, which senses when the laptop is moving and runs the fan more often to keep your lap cool. In practice, the laptop doesn't get too warm, and Coolsense can be turned off to keep the fan from running as much. The one place that gets a bit warm is the well-placed fan vent on the underside at the rear.The HP has four small speakers, two underneath on the sides and two behind the keyboard under the display. It can play quite loudly, and produces a bit of a thump on the underside. Audio enhancement is provided by Beats Audio, which boosts bass and treble, while performing all kinds of phase and other manipulations which make the audio sound "wider" and "more dynamic" (read: distorted). Thankfully there is a Beats control panel which can turn Beats off, and which also has a 9 band equalizer to customize the response curve. Dolby V4 on the Lenovo Yoga does a better job than Beats, although the HP still sounds better because it has better speakers. Once configured, the audio is pretty decent for a laptop.Battery life is provided by a 48wh 4-cell non-removable battery. This is probably the biggest disappointment. Netflix streaming only lasts about 3 hours and 20 minutes with the brightness two steps below full. In contrast, the Lenovo Yoga can stream Netflix for about 5 1/4 hours at one step down from highest brightness (to match the HP). Casual web surfing might last 4 hours on the HP with the brightness lowered to 1/2 or less (which is still pretty readable indoors).The power brick is not too large, yet the AC cord is ungainly - quite thick with a large three-pronged plug. The power plug that connects to the laptop seems a bit thin and weak, although it inserts far enough into the laptop to have good support. It sticks out over an inch from the side though which gets in the way.In summary, the HP Spectre XT TouchSmart is one of the top Windows 8 ultrabooks available as of this writing. HP made almost all the right choices to make this a very nice package. Although pricey compared to other laptops with similar specs, the HP stands out for its responsiveness, stylish looks, and big bright touch-enabled wide-angle HD display. The SSD cache works very well; an SSD main drive is not necessary, although nice to have as a factory option or via the ability of the end user to replace it.Improvements would be to reduce weight by 1/2 pound, replace Beats Audio with Dolby V4, increase battery life by 50%, reduce the bulkiness of the power cord, and (Holy Grail time) move to a 16:10 1920x1200 display with low reflectivity.
8 of 9 people found the following review helpful.
By Soopur Jeenyus
I didn't order this exact one off of Amazon, but rather ordered directly from HP. Generally speaking, I really enjoy the laptop. Everything seems to work great and it has all the bells and whistles you would expect from a unit at this price point. Screen resolution is bright and sharp, the keyboard has a really nice feel to it, all the peripheral connections are really nice. Loaded it with Win8 Pro and it's running great.My only concern is the build quality. As I was swiping to change screens (from the left edge of the screen) I noticed that the screen was actually sticking out and above the case creating a little lip. It's not really consistent with the rest of the edges, so I'm pretty sure it's not a design 'feature.' When you press on it in the lower left corner, it seems to stick down into place, but come on... for a $1300+ laptop, you shouldn't have to squeeze the display back together because it isn't assembled properly. I'm a little surprised that this made it through QA/QC. Now to decide if all the positives outweigh the shoddy workmanship.Edit 12/28 - So I went ahead and got a RMA for the system I ordered directly from HP. In the meantime, I went ahead and ordered one directly from Amazon just to see if it was a consistent manufacturing defect, or if I had just gotten a bad unit. Well, in traditional Amazon fashion, the system arrived in 1 day and it doesn't have the same problem at all! Very excited to have received a good unit.
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