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In a world where our 5-inch phone screens are exceeding 400, sometimes 500, pixels-per-inch (PPI), the 166 PPI pixel density of the HP Spectre 13 is unacceptable for a laptop that costs over a grand. Still, there is a glaring difference in the screen resolution that gives Apple’s laptops the clear-cut advantage. In terms of thickness, the XPS 13 is generally fatter, thanks to its ascending height of up to 0.6 inches (again, compared to the 0.41-inch HP Spectre 13) with the lid closed. The Dell XPS 13, on the other hand, comes in at 11.98 inches wide and 7.88 inches deep, making it the more compact notebook of the three – at least in those areas.

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Still, the HP Spectre 13 gives the impression that it occupies far less space than the 2017 Macbook Pro on which we wrote this review.

The comparisons to the Macbook Pro don’t end there, Apple’s flagship is 11.97 inches wide and 8.36 inches deep, but 0.59 inches high. However, you are unable to personalize the amount of pressure it takes for a click to register or the sound it makes when it does. On the Spectre 13, you can touch or, if you want to put some force behind it, click the touchpad. One area where we would argue that MacBooks are still in the lead is the trackpad.

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Meanwhile, the keyboard feels like a full chiclet, akin to the Apple Magic Keyboard for iMacs rather than what we’ve experienced with the MacBook Pro’s dinky butterfly switches that are susceptible to getting stuck. These hinges stand out in the HP Spectre 13, just as it did in the previous model, but there’s more to admire this time around. The beautiful gold trim that envelops the two-prong hinge and the edges of the HP Spectre 13 has become a signature element of every product in the HP Spectre family. HP took the phenomenal design we loved last year, and downsized the screen bezels so much that the HP Spectre 13’s predecessor looks like a relic in comparison.

Bearing in mind that last year’s Spectre was already extremely light, this still is a welcome improvement over the 2016 model, which was 12.8 inches wide and 9.03 inches deep. And, today, the HP Spectre 13 is 12.03 inches wide and 8.83 inches deep. Over the last few years, the manufacturer has reevaluated its design approach, revolutionizing it to the point where it’s hard to find faults in its laptop design. In deservedly praising companies like Razer for their accomplishments in computing design, HP shouldn’t go overlooked. If there was ever a reason to shell out 120 clams over the best-in-class Dell XPS 13 in favor of the HP Spectre 13, it’s that the latter is a looker.