HP at CES 2017

[jasonwj322a]

 Spectre x360 is getting a refresh and is going to be on preorder starting today. The surprising release for me is the Sprout Pro. Not surprising like I didn't know, just surprising that they are refteshing it after having it did so badly. Though it has been quite some time now.

What do you guys think? I personally am waiting for the Spectre.

http://www8.hp.com/us/en/hp-news/media-kits/2017/ces-launch.html

[Electronics Wizardy]

Its HP. I don't give a fuck

[suicidalfranco]

HP, meh

[vanished]

what is that long slot in the laptop?  Too small for a CD but way too big for and SD... plus there seems to be an SD reader beside it anyway

[WereCat]

1 minute ago, Ryan_Vickers said:

what is that long slot in the laptop?  Too small for a CD but way too big for and SD... plus there seems to be an SD reader beside it anyway

HotPlug PCI-e NVME SSD slot?

[Mister Snow]

5 minutes ago, Ryan_Vickers said:

what is that long slot in the laptop?  Too small for a CD but way too big for and SD... plus there seems to be an SD reader beside it anyway

Floppy disk of course.

[dizmo]

Spectre is meh. I think that design for laptops is kind of stupid.

The Sprout would be an interesting tool for schools.

 

14 minutes ago, Ryan_Vickers said:

what is that long slot in the laptop?  Too small for a CD but way too big for and SD... plus there seems to be an SD reader beside it anyway

The only thing I can think of, is the drain for the keyboard. There's nothing else in the spec list that looks like it'd be that.

[NumLock21]

5 hours ago, Ryan_Vickers said:

what is that long slot in the laptop?  Too small for a CD but way too big for and SD... plus there seems to be an SD reader beside it anyway

That long slot is call Secure Digital Smart Card. It's card reader that reads special ID cards issued to those who are authorized and can have access to a computer. They are mostly used in the enterprise or military. The only laptops that will have it are business laptops.

[AlwaysFSX]

17 minutes ago, Mister Snow said:

Floppy disk of course.

You know it's about the right size..

[Kirrr]

Its a smartcard reader

[Guest]

41 minutes ago, Ryan_Vickers said:

what is that long slot in the laptop?  Too small for a CD but way too big for and SD... plus there seems to be an SD reader beside it anyway

Compact CD? 

[jasonwj322a]

32 minutes ago, dizmo said:

Spectre is meh. I think that design for laptops is kind of stupid.

The Sprout would be an interesting tool for schools.

 

The only thing I can think of, is the drain for the keyboard. There's nothing else in the spec list that looks like it'd be that.

I personally like the design of the Spectre. As long as it has good specs, which it does.

[vanished]

47 minutes ago, WereCat said:

HotPlug PCI-e NVME SSD slot?

hm, probably not

43 minutes ago, Mister Snow said:

Floppy disk of course.

I considered that but I think for obvious reasons that's also unlikely

34 minutes ago, dizmo said:

The only thing I can think of, is the drain for the keyboard. There's nothing else in the spec list that looks like it'd be that.

a drain?

27 minutes ago, NumLock21 said:

That long slot is call Secure Digital. It's card reader that reads special ID cards issued to those who are authorized and can have access to a computer. They are mostly used in the enterprise or military. The only laptops that will have it are business laptops.

oh, really? Never heard of it... And sounds kind of primitive to be honest. Why have I never seen his before?

7 minutes ago, deXxterlab97 said:

Compact CD? 

that seems too specific to be useful

9 minutes ago, Kirrr said:

Its a smartcard reader

is that the military cards mentioned above?

[jasonwj322a]

2 hours ago, Electronics Wizardy said:

Its HP. I don't give a fuck

 

2 hours ago, suicidalfranco said:

HP, meh

Why lol. I like their laptop lineup. The spectre has similar performances to the Dell XPS 13. I'd choose the Spectre over it because of the design.

[Guest]

3 minutes ago, Ryan_Vickers said:

hm, probably not

I considered that but I think for obvious reasons that's also unlikely

a drain?

oh, really? Never heard of it... And sounds kind of primitive to be honest. Why have I never seen his before?

that seems too specific to be useful

is that the military cards mentioned above?

Wait. Credit card reader? 

[NumLock21]

14 minutes ago, Ryan_Vickers said:

oh, really? Never heard of it... And sounds kind of primitive to be honest. Why have I never seen his before?

Because 99.99% don't buy business laptops, so they won't know these features exist.

[Electronics Wizardy]

13 minutes ago, jasonwj322a said:

 

Why lol. I like their laptop lineup. The spectre has similar performances to the Dell XPS 15. I'd choose the Spectre over it because of the design.

the company is shit. I know many people who work there and they hate it. They killed the pension, and keep spliting it to save costs.

[Electronics Wizardy]

10 minutes ago, deXxterlab97 said:

Wait. Credit card reader? 

smart cards. For login.

[dizmo]

4 minutes ago, jasonwj322a said:

I personally like the design of the Spectre. As long as it has good specs, which it does.

I just don't like the whole fold-me-over design. I'd never use it like that, and there's compromises in design to make it function that way. Totally personal opinion though

3 minutes ago, Ryan_Vickers said:

a drain?

Apparently the keyboard is spill proof and there's a drain for the liquids to escape.

Haha, long shot I know. It's more likely related to the pen (magnet?) or the 4g connectivity.

[Notional]

The Omen X has an ultra-wide, curved 35-inch display with a 3ms response time and 100Hz refresh rate. It's expected to go on sale in the US in March for $1,299. (UK and AU pricing converts to £1,056 and $1,795, respectively)

 

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The Omen X has an ultra-wide, curved 35-inch display with a 3ms response time and 100Hz refresh rate. It's expected to go on sale in the US in March for $1,299. (UK and AU pricing converts to £1,056 and $1,795, respectively)

 

That Gsync tax! Well that's what people get for buying into a black boxed walled off garden. Enjoy that vendor lock in.

[NumLock21]

My mistake, it's call Smart Card reader, not Secure Digital.

[ionbasa]

47 minutes ago, Ryan_Vickers said:

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oh, really? Never heard of it... And sounds kind of primitive to be honest. Why have I never seen his before?

that seems too specific to be useful

is that the military cards mentioned above?

Smart cards are fairly popular. They're used by a lot of businesses and even the government to login to computers, or have "key card" access to doors. I have a combo key card (mag swipe) +  smart card (chip)  ID. I swipe to open doors and access parking structures, and other restricted area off limits to the public and insert the keycard portion to use certain devices. It has our photo IDs on them and other information. 

 

Here's an example: 

 

I'm not  going to post mine for obvious reasons.  

 

[suicidalfranco]

1 hour ago, jasonwj322a said:

 

Why lol. I like their laptop lineup. The spectre has similar performances to the Dell XPS 15. I'd choose the Spectre over it because of the design.

shit company with shit build quality, add a couple of their laptops none are here today, none were there 2 years after i purchased them, and it's not even because of user error between dead motherboards and fried power supply daughter boards

[SansVarnic]

4 hours ago, jasonwj322a said:

 Spectre x360 is getting a refresh and is going to be on preorder starting today. The surprising release for me is the Sprout Pro. Not surprising like I didn't know, just surprising that they are refteshing it after having it did so badly. Though it has been quite some time now.

What do you guys think? I personally am waiting for the Spectre.

http://www8.hp.com/us/en/hp-news/media-kits/2017/ces-launch.html

Link is broken.

[jasonwj322a]

1 minute ago, SansVarnic said:

Link is broken.

Just checked and works.