HP's Spectre x360 16 is the latest in a long line of excellent 360-degree convertible 2-in-1 laptops. But the MacBook Pro 16 remains on top as the best around.
The MacBook Pro 16 remains undefeated as the best 16-inch laptop you can buy. From the incredible battery life to the impressive performance, the M3 Max MacBook Pro has become an unstoppable force.
The MacBook Pro 16 is a much more expensive laptop, starting at $2,499 for an M3 Pro 12/28, 18GB of RAM, a 512GB SSD, and a 16.2-inch Mini-LED display. It costs a whopping $7,199 for an M3 Max 16/40, 128GB of RAM, and an 8TB SSD. Aesthetically, the Spectre x360 16 has a smoothed-over appearance compared to its predecessor, with its Nightfall chassis sporting the same notches in the display and the rear chassis housing a Thunderbolt 4 port and a 3.5mm audio jack. It’s a very attractive laptop. The MacBook Pro 16 comes in either Silver or Space Black, with the same streamlined chassis as the rest of the MacBook lineup. It exudes the usual Apple elegance. It’s hard to say one laptop is more attractive than the other.
The Spectre x360 16 has a 9MP webcam capable of 2160p video, with hardware-assisted lowlight capabilities. It uses Meteor Lake’s Neural Processing Unit , which brings additional quality improvements. It also supports HP’s user presence-sensing technology that adopts a user’s presence to put the laptop to sleep, lock it, wake it back up, and log in via Windows 11 Hello facial recognition.
Display and audio You can choose from one of two touch- and pen-enabled displays when buying the Spectre x360 16. A WQXGA IPS panel runs at 120Hz for longer battery life, and a 2.8K OLED display for brighter and more accurate colors and deeper blacks. We test with the latter. Both panels support HP’s active pen for digital inking.
In terms of audio, the MacBook Pro 16 is also class-leading, with six speakers and force-canceling woofers that pump out significant volume, with clear mids and highs and tons of bass. It’s one of a select group of laptops that can be comfortably used without headphones for a variety of media types. The Spectre x360 16 has four speakers, including two front-firing woofers, and sounds very good — but nowhere close to the MacBook.
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