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    Spectre Owners: Happy with your purchase? Major Pros/Cons please

    Discussion in 'HP' started by lovelaptops, Mar 31, 2012.

  1. lovelaptops

    lovelaptops MY FRIENDS CALL ME JEFF!

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    I started this thread because I don't find the overall question answered in the Owners Lounge.

    I've been drooling over the Spectre largely, I must admit, for it's great looks. I am a little reluctant to pay $400 more than an HP Folio, but love the Spectre's appearance enough, provided it has a solid computer "inside."

    Would owners of 2 weeks or more jot down major pros/cons so far or briefly respond to the following questions?

    1) Happy w/ purchase overall? Do it again if you had it to do over? If not, what do you wish you got instead?

    3) Performance ok on "everyday" applications? - web, Office, play video, music. Does it feel really fast and snappy?

    4) Battery life?

    Thanks for any and all input
     
    lovelaptops, Mar 31, 2012
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  2. lovelaptops

    lovelaptops MY FRIENDS CALL ME JEFF!

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    Bump. Was it something I said? I made this shorter and to the point. Doesn't anyone have advice to lend? Thanks.

     
    lovelaptops, Apr 1, 2012
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  3. PaKii94

    PaKii94 Notebook Virtuoso

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    lol this forum is kinda dead lol but i would like to know the ans to these qs along with is there a refresh coming up
     
    PaKii94, Apr 1, 2012
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  4. huntnyc

    huntnyc Notebook Evangelist

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    Good thread and I hope you get some answers. I love the idea of this 14 inch premium screen and the good audio and build of this laptop that is reported in reviews. My only concern is I want to have more storage even to the 512 GB level at least although I know even if the option was there, it would be quite expensive. Anyway, still curious about owners' feedback.

    Gary
     
    huntnyc, Apr 1, 2012
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  5. pjd2011

    pjd2011 Notebook Consultant

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    Kind of irrelevant but has their been any coupons for the HP Ultrabooks? A 33% off coupon would put one of these into a lot of people's price range. Especially with the upgraded components.
     
    pjd2011, Apr 1, 2012
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  6. sachiel

    sachiel Notebook Consultant

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    Or it seems only few people bought the specter. For the price, the envy 15 is a better value even for the orange issue.
     
    sachiel, Apr 2, 2012
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  7. Ichinenjuu

    Ichinenjuu Notebook Deity

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    Not an owner, but I saw one at the MicroCenter and I was disappointed in the screen. It's not very good. The higher resolution is good, sure, but the screen quality is definitely inferior to that of a comparable MacBook Air and for that price I'd expect better. But really, aside from Macs, most screens below 1920x1080 aren't that great.
     
    Ichinenjuu, Apr 2, 2012
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