[Video Review] HP Spectre x360 14 (14-ea1000) – its OLED panel is simply fantastic


HP Spectre x360 14 (14-ea0000, ea1000) in-depth review

The years go by, and the gap between HP's Spectre and Envy series grows smaller and smaller. As a result, the latter is getting more appreciated by the wide public, and slowly but surely, it seems to be eating into the user base of the Spectre. This sort of internal cannibalism is not new to the world, but if HP wants to continue selling their top-of-the-line products, they have to make something.One such effort is the Spectre x360 14 (14-ea1000). It not only looks premium but happens to offer some great features as well. Instead of the conventional 16:9 aspect ratio of the display, the c[...]

Pros

  • Sleek aluminum design with a great feel
  • Full sRGB and DCI-P3 coverage with great color accuracy in both (Samsung SDC4148)
  • Pen and sleeve inside the box
  • Fingerprint reader and optional IR face recognition sensor
  • Decent performance
  • 2x Thunderbolt 4 + MicroSD card slot
  • Exceptional contrast ratio and HDR support (Samsung SDC4148)

Cons

  • PWM below 90 nits (Samsung SDC4148)
  • Gets loud during extreme loads
  • Memory is soldered to the motherboard

HP Spectre x360 14 (14-ea0000, ea1000) - Specs

  • Samsung SDC4148
  • Color accuracy  1.5
  • HDD/SSD
  • up to 4000GB SSD
  • RAM
  • up to 16GB
  • OS
  • Windows 10 Home, Windows 11 Home, Windows 11 Pro, Windows 10 Pro
  • Battery
  • 66Wh, 4-cell, 51Wh, 3-cell
  • Body material
  • Aluminum
  • Dimensions
  • 293.8 x 220.1 x 16.9 mm (11.57" x 8.67" x 0.67")
  • Weight
  • 1.34 kg (3 lbs)
  • Ports and connectivity
  • 1x USB Type-A
  • Sleep and Charge
  • 2x USB Type-C
  • Thunderbolt 4, Power Delivery (PD), DisplayPort, Sleep and Charge
  • Card reader
  • MicroSD
  • Wi-Fi
  • 802.11ax
  • Bluetooth
  • 5.0
  • Audio jack
  • 3.5mm Combo Jack
  • Features
  • Fingerprint reader
  • optional
  • Web camera
  • HD
  • Backlit keyboard
  • optional
  • Microphone
  • Dual Array Digital Microphones
  • Speakers
  • 4 Speakers, Bang & Olufsen
  • Optical drive
  • optional
  • Security Lock slot

All HP Spectre x360 14 (14-ea0000, ea1000) configurations

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