HP Spectre x360 13 (2023) review

HP Spectre x360 13 (2023)

The Spectre x360 13 (2023) is the last of the 13-inch Spectres in this batch: a Core i5 1335U with 32GB of RAM at $921. A year newer than its 2022 sibling and $138 dearer — with a sheet that quietly went backwards where it counts.

Where it holds up

Mobility at 85 is the stated strength — a 25% cushion over the convertible-class median of 68 — and portability at 76.7 sits in the high band. Reliability at 60 adds a 22% cushion, light office work at 76.09 reaches high, and the 32GB of RAM doubles the class median. The chassis numbers are everything the Spectre badge promises.

Where it falls short

The composite score of 33 runs 28% below the class median of 46 — the stated weakness and a warning about the sheet as a whole. Value at 14.8 shares the batch's lowest value reading. Overall performance at 32.4 sits in the low band, gaming at 23, modeling at 21, engineering CAD at 25 and photo design at 17 all sit low — six of eight axes in the low tier, the rare sheet where the badge and the numbers openly disagree. No measured game verdicts appear on this sheet.

Price and depreciation

At $921 with a 12.87% annual rate, the two-year projection lands near $695 — but with value at 14.8, the curve is decay on top of a reading that has already collapsed.

Alternatives to consider

The 2022 sibling in this batch costs $138 less with the same chassis shape and a stronger value case. The Pro x360 435 G10 at the same $921 posts an eleven-fold graphics cushion and recommended-bar gaming — the business-line counterargument.

Bottom line

Fairly priced for the class — the badge's defense, not the sheet's. Genuinely mobile, genuinely well built, and carrying one of the two weakest value readings in this batch. Buy the 2022 sibling unless the hinge year matters.