HP has unveiled its new Spectre, the new titleholder for “world’s thinnest laptop.”
At four-tenths of an inch thick, and weighing a little less than two and a half pounds, it’s thinner and lighter than the 13-inch MacBook Air. (It weighs slightly more than the new MacBook and Lenovo Yoga 900S).
The guts of the new Spectre are meant to attract people who care about power: The Spectre boasts an Intel Core i7 processor, 8 GB of memory, and about 10 hours of battery life. And for music lovers, HP tapped Bang & Olufsen to give its laptop cred in the audio department.
HP describes the Spectre as being “more artisan than manufactured” in a promo video.
“It looks as if a craftsman made just one of those,” the narrator says.
Spectre is meant to compete with other high end laptops — and its $1,170 price tag is proof.
HP is in need of a catalyst for its slumping PC division. In the last three months of 2015, HP reported a 11% slump in laptop sales and a 14% slip in desktop sales.
Smartphones and 2-in-1 tablet-laptop devices have put pressure on PCs. People are also holding on to their older computers rather than upgrading.
HP hopes the Spectre can spark a turnaround.
Pre-orders for the new Spectre are available at HP (HPQ) and Best Buy (BBY) beginning on April 25.
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