HP Pavilion x360 - Laptops 2024

Physical characteristics

	HP HP Pavilion x360
Screen	29.5 cm (11.6 in.) diagonal HD (1366 x 768) LED-backlit touchscreen
Weight	1, 4kg.
Processor	Intel® Celeron® N2820 with Intel HD Graphics (2.13 GHz, 1 MB cache, 2 cores)
RAM	4 GB 1600 MHz DDR3L SDRAM (1 x 4 GB)
Disk	500GB SATA 5400rpm
Graphic Subsystem	Intel HD Graphics
O.S.Version	Windows 8.1 64
Connectivity	10/100 BASE-T Ethernet Integrated LAN. Combination 802.11b/g/n (1x1) and Bluetooth® 4.0
Cameras	HP TrueVision Full HD: Full HD camera - Fixed (no tilt) + activity LED, 1PC, USB 2.0, M-JPEG, 1920x1080 at 30 frames per second
Ports	1 HDMI, 2 USB 2.0, 1 USB 3.0, HP Multi-Format SD Card Reader
Sensors	Accelerometer, Gyroscope, Ambient Light Sensor, eCompass
Official price	449€

The first impression is what counts

The first thing that powerfully attracts attention in the team, and that has received the compliments of every female that has laid eyes on it – I am a gender minority in my house – is its bright red color and curvaceous design of the device.

Once held in hand, I find myself with an ultrabook (or small-sized laptop) a little heavier than expected, but which has a hard plastic finish similar to Teflon, which gives it It gives a very pleasant touch and a firm grip.

This feeling is helped by the beveling of all the edges and the careful finishes of the device, which transmit a pleasant feeling of informality and youth .

For these days when there is a race for the thinnest device, the x360 is thicker than average, almost to excess. Motivated mainly by the thick, robust and firm folding system that allows the screen to open an impressive 360º.

So when I open the laptop I can position the screen in relation to the keyboard at literally any angle. But taking into account that from 180º the device stops working as a touchscreen laptop, disconnects the keyboard, and becomes a pure tablet.

Mid-Range Touch Ultrabook

The connectivity of the equipment is very good. Both in quantity as they have RJ45, HDMI, USB, SD and RJ connectors, and in quality since they are all standard – without proprietary formats – which prevent us from running out of connection capacity due to not having the right cable.

Like all HP Window8 computers, I find it very convenient that the power button includes a led that indicates the status of the computer, avoiding the mistake so easy to make in other devices of turning off a computer on that I want to reactivate, but it does not indicate that it is.

The keyboard is also above average, possibly because of not having to enter the fight for leanness and power situate a complete mechanism; with very welcome details such as the “airplane mode” button.

Just below I have a particularly good Pad. Not only because it's very responsive and precise, but because it's one of the few I've tested so far that allows me to perform the same movements, taps and drags as I do on the touch screen.

Unlike the rest of the device, the finish that houses the keyboard and pad is metallic.And not only for aesthetic reasons, but because when I open the screen more than 180º and the x360 becomes a pure tablet, this area becomes the base of the deviceTherefore it is important that it be robust and withstand scratches and dragging.

In daily use

As an ultrabook, the team showcases Intel's good work with its second generation Atom processors for Windows8. It's not as fast and powerful as a mic in the iX range, but it's far superior in performance to previous generation Atoms.

I was recently reviewing one of the first Windows8 Atom devices and there is no comparison.

Making crystal clear that Intel is offering its integrators a new level of power and performance, entering the fray with ARM processors .

And that the Pavillon does not have the most powerful of the family, and that the rumors about the next batch of Intel processors suggest that the best is yet to come.

Connectivity is assured

The sound is good, bearing the omnipresent stamp of beatsaudio, but if anything it lacks bass; the evil of audio in laptops and that only high-end equipment manages to correct to some extent. That is, buy some good headphones to listen to music.

But even better are the microphones, which are capable of picking up sound in an enveloping manner and with good source resolution. Together with the included camera, which has an acceptable quality, I was able to make some test videos with good results.

The team Windows 8.1 is installed by default - although I have not escaped installing a few updates - and it moves with great ease both in keyboard and mouse mode and in touch mode on the screen.

The screen is fast, the black is black, and its touch sensitivity is on par with the rest of the hardware. Allowing full and smooth use of “ Windows Store ” applications.

The least good

But, as I always say, a scan is not complete if you don't get the colors out of the device .

And so, the main criticism is that the Pavillon x360 is practically unusable outdoors and in bright situations due to lacking power to the screen. I tried to play a series of cartoons to the children of some friends on the terrace and, with the brightness at maximum, we had to give up and give him the phones because it was impossible to make out anything.

Another pity is that it only has a front camera, since the rear camera is useful in many cases. But neither is it essential in a device with these characteristics.

Weight is a drawback, but only when compared to an ultrabook or a pure tablet. Since most current laptops or hybrids weigh the same or much more.

And finally, when I have it as a tablet, the touch of having a keyboard on the back of it makes me doubt whether it will withstand continuous use and over time without dropping keys , or get scratched or hit badly and damage the pad.

HP Pavillon x360, conclusions

An excellent team considering that its price does not reach €450, highly recommended from the point of view of performance and having it for the cost of a Surface 2, a convertible ultrabook with the good of both worlds: the keyboard and the touch tablet. The ideal equipment for office automation, or home users who do not require computing power. And especially for a public that attaches importance to the design and ergonomics of this beautiful computer.