The MacBook Air also uses a variant of the same Intel 8th-generation Y-series CPU, only Apple sourced a special model, the Core i5-8210Y. This is a dual-core CPU that runs at five watts, and it provides solid productivity performance according to our benchmarks. HP therefore built in Intel’s latest 8th-generation low-power CPU, the Core i7-8500Y. Instead, it yearns to be lovely and quiet in action. The Folio is aimed directly at productivity users who don’t need to perform demanding tasks like complex image editing or video editing. The MacBook Air has been dramatically improved this time around, but it’s no match for the sheer luxury and innovative 2-in-1 design of the Spectre Folio. And of course, both offer fast Wi-Fi and Bluetooth connectivity, though the Folio stands out with its gigabit LTE connectivity option. Of course, there’s no touch display and no support for a pen.īoth notebooks are limited to USB-C with Thunderbolt 3 ports and 3.5mm audio jacks. The Force Touch-enabled touchpad is as large as always, and it remains one of the best you’ll find on a notebook today. Like other modern MacBooks, the Air utilizes Apple’s third-generation butterfly keyboard, and as always, people tend to either love or hate its crisp, shallow mechanism. It also remains as well-built and robust and all of Apple’s notebooks, and it’s available in three color options - Gold, Silver, and Space Gray. It’s thinner, though, at between 0.16 and 0.61 inches and it’s lighter at 2.75 pounds. The MacBook Air’s chassis is far more traditional, and although it received some significant changes in the refresh it remains the same wedge shape as when it first shipped. The HP Active Pen provides 1,025 levels of pressure sensitivity for writing and drawing on the touch-enabled display. The touchpad is a bit small and doesn’t support Microsoft’s Precision protocol, but multitouch gestures still work well enough. HP also managed to build in a very nice keyboard with plenty of travel and with a snappy and precise feel. The bezels are reasonably thin, but the leather protrudes to create a rather wide notebook. It’s thicker than many modern notebooks at 0.6 inches and a bit heavy at 3.28 pounds. The Folio isn’t particularly thin, light, or tiny, though. Unlike 360-degree convertibles, the keyboard remains covered throughout. The leather’s flexibility is what makes that mechanism possible, compared to metal that would require a complex hinge to accomplish the same thing. The leather also makes possible the unique convertible 2-in-1 mechanism whereby the display splits in the middle and flips forward from clamshell to movie and then tablet modes. Most important, the Folio isn’t just wrapped in leather - the material actually comprises the Folio’s shell, and then magnesium and aluminum parts provide additional structural rigidity. It’s luxurious and promises good durability in either of its Cognac Brown or Burgundy colors. The Spectre Folio is literally made of high-quality leather, and it’s the chrome-tanned variety like that used in automobiles. But when they’re pitted head to head, which is the better notebook? Design Mark Coppock/Digital Trends The original MacBook Air kicked off the thin-and-light craze years ago, and the Spectre Folio represents perhaps the most modern take yet. The Spectre Folio is a leather-clad wonder.
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