14 DAY TRIAL // Back at MWC 2014, HP pulled the veil off what at first glance seemed to be a copy of the Lenovo Yoga design, with a fiery red paint job. We’re talking about the Pavilion x360, an 11-inch tablet/hybrid that can be used in four different modes.
The company promised the device would start shipping immediately, but it seems plans got pushed a little bit, and the device has just now been made available in the official HP webstore in Europe.
Apparently, the Pavilion x360 won a Best MWC 2014 product award which is proudly displayed on its dedicated product page. As expected, since its launch, the 2-in-1 machine will sell with a pretty accessible price-tag of €399 / $555, compared to similar models of its kind.
Anyway, we told you the 2-in-1 can be used in four different modes and except the usual tablet and laptop mode, you also get “stand mode” for when the keyboard is folded under the screen and “tent mode” when the machine is propped upside down.
When the screen is flipped back so the hybrid can be used in tablet mode, the system detects this change and automatically turns the keyboard off, to by-pass any accidental key presses.
Now for a spec refresh, the Pavilion x 360 has an 11-inch HD SVA display with 10-point capacitive multi-touch display and an Intel Pentium-series Bay Trail processor breathing life into it, from under the hood. The chip usually runs at 2.16GHz per core, but in turbo mode, it can go as far as 2.39GHz. In addition, the hybrid is fitted with 4GB of RAM and a 500GB hard drive.
In the resolution department, don’t expect to find anything amazing and that’s one of the reasons, HP has managed to keep pricing so low. The 2-in-1 is equipped with only 1366 x 768 resolution. Apart from that, we can tell you the battery life is not that good, as the device is expected to last up to 4 meager hours.
But with a price like this, expectations should be lower too. Even if we compared the Pavilion x360 with the Lenovo Yoga, it was just in terms of overall looks and design. The specs of the Lenovo are far more capable, as the machine is a premium offering boasting an expensive price-tag.
But for those mulling over convertible with the 360-degree hinge design, the HP Pavilion x360 might be the right device for a preliminary try-out to see if you’re into the form-factor.