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HP’s Envy 3D notebook has been around for some time now but amongst so many notebooks sporting Nvidia’s 3DVision floating around, it seems lost in the crowd. This is one of the few notebooks that support AMD's HD3D technology which is a rare sight as the desktop segment is also completely dominated by Nvidia. HP currently offers only a single model in the high-end Envy range, which will compete with Asus and Alienware as they sport very similar features and are targeted at gamers. Let’s see if it has what it takes to go up against the big guns.
Design and Build
When it comes to design and build quality, it seems HP can do no wrong. HP has paid attention to a lot of detail which shows in the finished design. The plastics and metal used are of high quality giving the Envy 17 a very polished and refined look. There’s an engraved design running throughout the notebook which takes away from the otherwise monotonous colour scheme. The lid is strong and applying pressure doesn’t distort the screen. Other than the design, there’s just the illuminated HP logo down at the bottom. The screen is held securely in place by two hinges that let you tilt it all the way to 160 degrees backwards.
The Envy 17 is not exactly light weight at 3.41kg but it’s really slim for a gaming notebook, in fact it looks more like a regular multimedia notebook from their DV6 line-up. On the left we have a large vent for the exhaust, which can get pretty toasty even in power saver mode. You can’t use the notebook on your lap for too long as it gets hot pretty quickly even when you’re just browsing or not doing anything. Connectors include dual headphone jacks with microphone support for one of them, HDMI, DisplayPort, Gigabit Ethernet jack, VGA and memory card reader. Our review unit came with a total of four USB 2.0 ports (including one ESATA combo port) but their website states that one of the ports will be USB 3.0. The optical drive is a Blu-ray/DVD combo drive and not a Blu-ray writer.
Due to the size of the notebook, there’s plenty of place to play around with for the keys and trackpad. HP have gone with the chiclet styled backlit keys which includes a proper Numpad as well. The finish and feedback of the keys are really good so no complaints here. The backlights for the keys only have two settings, either on or off and there’s no ambient light sensor so you’ll have to manually enable it. The trackpad is nice and large with a very smooth finish making it effortless to use. Finally, we have the speaker grills that are placed in the front facing outwards.
Features
With a price tag of almost a lac, you’d expect HP to throw in everything but the kitchen sink, sadly that’s not the case. Powering the Envy 17 is an Arrandale-based Core i5-480M processor running at a stock speed of 2.66GHz with the ability to Turbo up to 2.9GHz. With Sandy Bridge being quite widespread now, it’s a wonder why HP is still stuck with the older CPU model. The bundled memory is 4GB but there’s another free slot so you can expand it to 8GB. For storage we have a 640GB hard drive running at 7200rpm. The graphics card used is an AMD Mobility HD 5850 with 1GB GDDR5 memory. This is a high-end DX11 graphics card for notebooks with full support for OpenCL and DirectCompute 11 applications.
The 17.3-inch full HD display is simply gorgeous and supports HP’s Ultra BrightView technology. Since this is a 3D ready notebook, the maximum supported refresh rate is 120Hz. As AMD don’t have any 3D implementation of their own like Nvidia, they have to rely on third party developers which in this case is TriDef 3D. Using their TriDef Ignition software, you can play games in 3D whereas for movies, you can use Cyberlink’s PowerDVD software which comes bundled.
Speaker grills face outwards so it's not blocked by the user
Another highlight of the Envy 17 is the use of Beats Audio by Dr.Dre. The software gives you a little control panel allowing you tweak the audio settings to your liking which includes a graphic equalizer. Apart from the two speakers in the front, HP has included a Triple Bass Reflex Subwoofer which we’ll put to the test a little later.
Overall, HP has done a great job with the build and finish of the Envy 17 that’s only rivalled by some of their other notebooks. But looks aside, does it have the chops to compete with hardened gaming veterans like Asus or Alienware?
| Processor Description | |
|---|---|
| Processor Name | Intel Core i5 |
| Processor and Memory | |
| Processor Speed | 2660 |
| Processor Cache Memory | No Information |
| Front Side Bus | No Information |
| System Memory | |
| Standard RAM | 4096 |
| Upgradeable RAM | 8192 |
| Hard Disk Drive Type | |
| Inbuilt Hard Disk Drive Capacity | 640 |
| Display | |
| Display Size (Inch) | 17.3 |
| Display Features | |
| Maximum Display Resolution | 1920 x 1080 |
| Screen Type | HD 3D Ultra BrightView Infinity |
| Graphics Solution | |
| HDMI Port | Yes |
| Interface | |
| WiFi | 802.11 a/b/g/n |
| Fax Features | |
| Modem Speed | No |
| Connectivity | |
| USB Port | 3 |
| eSATA Port | Yes |
| Built-in Camera | Yes |
| Fingerprint Reader | No |
| Digital Media Reader | 5 |
| Computer Interfaces (Ports and Cards) | |
| Fire Wire Port | No |
| Multimedia | |
| Speakers | Yes |
| Audio Features | |
| Microphone | Yes |
| Power | |
| Battery (Type) | Li Ion |
| Battery | |
| Battery Life | No Information |
| Operating System | |
| Operating System | Windows 7 Home Premium |
| Dimensions | |
| Weight | 3.41 |
| Width | 416 |
| Depth | 275 |
| Height | 54.5 |
| After Sales Service | |
| Warranty Period | 1 |
| More Features | |
| Unique Feature | |
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HP G62-455tx
The new HP G62-455TX is a 15.6-inch laptop powered by the Intel Core i3-380 processor and ATI Radeon HD 6370 Graphics with 1GB dedicated video memory . It is a good graphical performance laptop . The processor is not very powerful but the graphics card with dedicated 1GB video memory makes it a good performance laptop . You can play many if the games on it and also do some core graphics tasks with Adobe products .
HP hasn’t just been reworking its notebooks with new Intel and AMD CPUs and GPUs; the company’s Pavilion desktops have also seen a refresh. The new Pavilion, Slimline and Elite models kick off from $300, $330 and $600 respectively when they arrive on January 9 2011, with the HP Pavilion p6700 starting things off with a Pentium E5700 processor while the HP Elite HPE-500 kicks off with an AMD Phenom II 1045T hexacore.
In the middle there’s the HP Pavilion Slimline S5700, starting with a dual-core Athlon II 260. The Elite models have discrete graphics across the board, from a Radeon HD 6450 GPU on the entry-level to AMD’s Radeon HD 6770 GPU on the top-end model.
There’s also HP’s Beats Audio, transitioning over from the notebook line, and if you’ve got the money you can slot in up to Intel’s new Core i7 chips for extra performance. WiFi b/g/n, up to 2TB of hard-drive space and up to 8GB of RAM round out the main specs.
Lest you forget that AMD’s new Fusion APUs are intended for all-in-ones as well, HP has outed its HP 100B compact all-in-one desktop to use the new chips. The 100B packs the E-350 dual-core 1.6GHz processor along with Radeon HD 6310 graphics, paired with up to 8GB of memory and up to 75GB of HDD storage. There’s also a DVD burner and WiFi b/g/n, and the whole thing is fronted by a 20-inch 1900 x 1600 display.
Connectivity includes six USB 2.0 ports, gigabit ethernet and audio in/out, and there are stereo speakers built in as well. As well as Windows 7, HP will happily sell you a 100B with Red Flag Linux or FreeDOS instead.
Unsurprisingly, processing grunt isn’t the HP 100B’s main focus, with the company instead trying to make it compact and low-power. It’ll land in February 2011, priced from $499.
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