HP Spectre x360 (2017)
Hybrids tend to be on the smaller side, but HP's 15-inch Spectre x360 bucks that trend. The new model has a smaller screen bezel and a smaller footprint, with a bigger glass trackpad. It's a little heavier thanks to a discrete GPU option of the Nvidia GeForce 940 MX and a bigger battery to support the only display size of 4K UHD.
Starts at $1,249 in the US (about £1,020 or AU$1,740); available in February 2017.
HP Spectre x360 (2017)
HP Spectre x360 (2017)
HP Spectre x360 (2017)
HP Spectre x360 (2017)
HP Spectre x360 (2017)
HP Spectre x360 (2017)
HP Spectre x360 (2017)
HP Spectre x360 (2017)
HP Spectre x360 (2017)
Dell XPS 13 2-in-1
Another line expanding in the 360-degree club comes from Dell, which takes its XPS 13 clamshell with almost bezel-free display and gives it a full-angle hinge. Under the hood it uses the low-voltage Y versions of seventh-generation Intel Core i5 and i7 processors. Display options top off at 3,200x1,800-pixel resolution.
Starts at $999 (about £800 or AU$1,380); available now in the US.
Dell XPS 13 2-in-1
Dell XPS 13 2-in-1
Dell XPS 13 2-in-1
Dell XPS 13 2-in-1
Dell XPS 13 2-in-1
Dell XPS 13 2-in-1
Dell XPS 13 2-in-1
Dell XPS 13 2-in-1
Dell Latitude 5285
New to the company's business line, Dell's 13-inch Latitude 5285 uses the Microsoft Surface-like, tablet-first design plus a snap-on keyboard with a multiangle kickstand. It weighs about 2 pounds (900 grams), and includes seventh-generation versions of Intel's IT-minded Core vPro processors and an HD Gorilla Glass display.
Starts at $899 (about £725 or AU$1,239); available in the US in February 2017.
Dell Latitude 5285
Dell Latitude 5285
Dell Latitude 5285
Dell Latitude 5285
Dell Latitude 5285
Dell Latitude 5285
Dell Latitude 5285
Dell Latitude 5285
Lenovo Miix 720
A lot of tablet-first hybrids emulate the Microsoft Surface Pro, but Lenovo's 12-inch Miix challenges it head-to-head. While it offers only Intel HD Integrated Graphics 620 rather than the Surface's Iris option, in all other ways it matches or exceeds Microsoft's current lineup: up to seventh-generation Core i7, Lenovo's Active Pen with 4,096 levels of pressure sensivity and a slightly higher-resolution 2,880x1,920-pixel display, to name a few. Plus, the keyboard's included.
No pricing as yet, but available in April 2017.
Lenovo Miix 720
Lenovo Miix 720
Lenovo Miix 720
Lenovo Miix 720
Lenovo Miix 720
Lenovo Miix 720
Lenovo Miix 720
Lenovo Miix 720
Lenovo Miix 720
Lenovo Miix 720
Lenovo Miix 720
Lenovo ThinkPad Yoga 370
While Lenovo's business ThinkPads mostly saw basic refreshes, the company added a new size in its ThinkPad Yoga line, 13.3 inches, along with the seventh-generation processor updates.
Starts at $1,265 (about £1,030, AU$1,760), available March 2017.
Lenovo ThinkPad Yoga 370
Lenovo ThinkPad Yoga 370
Lenovo ThinkPad Yoga 370
ThinkPad Yoga 370
HP Elitebook x360
The Elitebook series is new to the hybrid crowd; HP redesigned its 15-inch model, boosting the 180-degree hinge to 360 degrees like Lenovo's Yoga series. HP seems to enjoy playing around with the screen articulation in its EliteBook models -- can you say "Revolve?" -- but this follows the more mainstream foldover trend. The new 13.3-inch hybrid has MacBook-like unibody construction, will run on as-yet unspecified seventh-generation Core processors (including i7), incorporate Bang & Olufson audio, support the HP Active Pen and offer display options up to a 4K UHD touchscreen. It offers a large complement of business-oriented options as well, including HP's Sure View privacy mode, which polarizes the display so that it can only be viewed dead-on, and the ability to sign on with an IR camera, fingerprint sensor or smart-card reader.
We don't have pricing, but it's scheduled to be available this month.