HP SPECTOR X360 REVIEW FROM CNET

 

HERE IS THE REVIEW FOR THIS AWESOME LAPTOP FROM CNET.COM

The Good The HP Spectre x360 has a solid aluminum body, smooth 360-degree hinges, an excellent display and very long battery life.

The Bad It's heavier than a MacBook Air, and like many similar hybrids, it leaves the keyboard exposed in tablet mode. Higher-end screen options could limit battery life.

The Bottom Line The HP Spectre x360 delivers a high-end, flexible Windows laptop design at a mainstream price with a battery that runs all day.

HP is looking to put a new spin on a well-established idea with the Spectre x360. This new-for-2015 Windows hybrid laptop doesn't break any new ground -- its foldback hinge allows for easy conversion to "tablet" mode -- the combination of premium metal construction, solid performance and all-day battery life puts it towards of the top of our list of 13-inch laptops.
The idea of a laptop that folds over backward into a tablet isn't a new one, and since Lenovo introduced the Yoga line in 2012, we've seen similar hybrids from Dell, Toshiba, HP and others. This fold-back design has become the most popular style of laptop/tablet hybrid, because it doesn't compromise the original clamshell laptop experience, and because it's generally less mechanically complex and cheaper to produce than overly fidgety pull-apart or sliding-screen hybrids.

The Spectre x360 aims to maximize battery life gains without sacrificing design or features, and HP says the company worked closely with Microsoft to tweak drivers and settings to maximize the run time. One example offered by HP was the removal of the traditional hard drive activity indicator light, a PC staple dating back decades, which was cut as a small but unnecessary drain on battery life.

In tests, this looks like a partnership that has yielded successful results. The x360 unit we tested ran for an impressive 12 hours in our video-playback battery-drain test, putting it in the same category as battery-life leaders such as the MacBook Air and the previously mentioned Dell XPS 13.
The configuration of the x360 we tested has a 13.3-inch 1,920x1,080 touch display, Intel Core i5-5200U processor, a big 256GB SSD and 8GB of RAM, and is available for $999 in the US. For $899, you can get a version with half the RAM and half the hard drive capacity, while version expected later in the spring will offer a higher-res 3,200x1,800 display, 512GB SSD and faster Core i7 processor. That model will cost $1,399 in the US. HP says a UK version, similar to our test unit, will be available in the UK in mid-March for £899, but the Spectre x360 is not currently available on HP's Australia site.

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SUPER MARIO MAKER REVIEW

 
Here is my Review on Super Mario Maker

I wanted to review this game because Mario hits home with millions of people from the first time they played Super Mario Brothers to the last time they played Mario on the WII  everyone at one time or another loved them one way or another. Mario Maker takes every game and lets you create the levels. I want to split this review into 3 parts. First the core gameplay, Secondly the Core funability and last I want to give my overall opinion on the game.

First I want to talk about the Core Gameplay:

With any Mario Game you don't really think about Graphics because frankly on the nintendo systems Graphics were never an issue good or bad. Game play in these games were always top notch and this year it's no different. What they give you is the platform to make your own stages and make them hard to win and beat or easy as not even pushing a button however you like to play or make it is up to you. This is a great feature because it makes the levels non ending and lets you have as many levels as you like. The main modes besides the building a stage are playing 100 lives which gives you 100 lives to beat I believe up to 16 or 32 levels that are picked at random depending on your difficulty level. There is also a 10 lives which is a little easier and gives you 10 lives to beat 8 levels. These modes are awesome because they take different levels from different people which is cool because every time you play there will be new levels.

The second aspect I wanted to talk about is The fun Factor:

The fun factor is how fun is this game and how many hours will the fun be given. This game is really fun and can give hours of gameplay to you and your friends. Building levels that your friends can play or building levels so that the audience can play and lose are fun ways to play the game. It wants you to play the game however you want to play. Do you just want to beat all the levels you can well you can play it that way. This game is really a fun game for everyone not just children or adults everyone can play and enjoy the game.

The last thing I want to talk to you about is my Overall score:

I would recommend this game to everyone who is a fan of mario kid or adult. I would recommend this game to everyone who loves building levels and everyone who likes to play other people's levels. This game is just a fun game to sit around and play with friends or just play alone trying to outscore other people on the leader boards.