Opinions on the spectre x360

Going back to school and wanted a portable machine for notes, books, and some light gaming in free time while I'm out. Problem is that my budget is extremely limited right now.

I've been bouncing back and forth between a new tablet for reading books and note taking and a laptop for ease of typing, and thought this might be the best of both worlds. Here's the one I found, price $600:

HP Refurbished 15-u010 Laptop
Key Specifications

• Operating System Windows 8.1
  
  
• Intel Core i5-4210U
  
  
• 15.6” diagonal FHD Bright view LED-backlit Touch Screen display (1920 x 1080)
  
  
• 8GB DDR3L Memory
  
  
• Intel HD graphics 4400
  
  
• 750GB Hard Drive.
  
  
• HP True Vision HD Webcam(Front Facing) with Integrated Dual Array Digital Microphone.
  
  
• 10/100/1000 Gigabit Ethernet LAN
  
  
• Intel 1x1 802.11a/c WLAN and Bluetooth 4.0 Combo; WiDi
  
  
• 2 USB 3.0, 1 USB 2.0
  
  
• 1 HDMI, 1 microSD Media card reader
  
  
• 1 RJ-45 (LAN)
  
  
• 1 Headphone-out/microphone-in combo jack
  
  
• Warranty 90 Days Only

 

Thanks in advance for any help.

 

That is not the new 2015 Spectre x360, it is a different model called the Envy x360. The Envy and Spectre are different model lines at HP.

I apologize for not having any suggestions for a good budget model in the $600 range, but just know that the Envy x360 you're looking at has a regular mechanical hard drive and probably around 4-ish hours of battery life. I can also almost guarantee the screen will be a TN panel, meaning not very good viewing angles.

 

Thanks for the catch. It looks like, when I was trying to look it up online, it was bringing up the wrong model. I guess I should have known better.

Thank you very much.