THE GOOD
• 17.3-inch 3D HD Display
• Blu Ray player
• Stylish cover
• High Speed
• Good Quality graphics
THE NOT SO GOOD
• Touch pad is slightly annoying
• Palm rest isn't too comfortable
• Heavier than other laptops
• Causes a lot of heat including the charger
So lets discuss these features.
The 17.3 inch glass screen is in full 1080x1920 HD which makes the Envy 17 a suitable desktop replacement and a home theatre style because of its in-built 3D Blu-ray player.
the Blu-ray player is also in full HD and is 3D which makes the movies come to life along with the beatsaudio
"Designed to reproduce music the way the artist intended"
On top of the Envy 17's front cover there is a pattern that is appealing to the eye, well my eye at least.
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| The cover on top |
The Graphics on this computer are pretty high end. It features the 1.60GHz Intel Core i7 Q720 processor, 8GB of RAM, a 2TB 5,400rpm hard drive, and 1GB ATI Mobility Radeon HD 5850 graphics.
But as always, this laptop isn't absolutely perfect, although it does come pretty close, it does have a few minor issues.
For instance the touchpad on the Envy is one of the new style which doesn't feature two mouse buttons but is integrated into the touchpad causing unnecessary clicks and also causes the mouse to jump about.
The second problem, as mentioned was the palm rest. Because of its metal construction it doesn't have a nice curve that is comfortable on the edge, but just a sharp edge which may cause pain to the bottom of your hand, mostly when operating the touchpad. I resolved both of these issues by adding a optical mouse making both problems mentioned so far vanish.
What i didn't like about this laptop was the weight of it. Just for an experiment I placed it in HP's laptop case and walked around with the laptop inside within 6 minutes I could start to tell my shoulder wasn't very happy. So I placed i back where it belonged and decided that the Envy 17 was a desktop replacement not a light laptop, which was ok because I didn't plan on taking it on long trips, for now.
The last problem I found was the amount of heat the laptop generated. Including its fellow charger, the laptop created a large amount of heat so you had to be careful not to place many objects near the laptop. But then again the laptop was multitasking while I was Running Adobe Photoshop and Premiere Pro, play a Blu-ray disk and surf the web without waiting a second for a response I was happy
What i didn't like about this laptop was the weight of it. Just for an experiment I placed it in HP's laptop case and walked around with the laptop inside within 6 minutes I could start to tell my shoulder wasn't very happy. So I placed i back where it belonged and decided that the Envy 17 was a desktop replacement not a light laptop, which was ok because I didn't plan on taking it on long trips, for now.
The last problem I found was the amount of heat the laptop generated. Including its fellow charger, the laptop created a large amount of heat so you had to be careful not to place many objects near the laptop. But then again the laptop was multitasking while I was Running Adobe Photoshop and Premiere Pro, play a Blu-ray disk and surf the web without waiting a second for a response I was happy
Specifications
The laptop that comes with 1GB of ATI Mobility Radeon HD 5850 graphics, a USB 3.0 and a 3D Blu-Ray drive also the 2TB memory is also very useful, other specifications are
• An Intel Core i7 with Quad Core
• Simplified daily PC activities with genuine Windows 7 Home Premium 64-bit
• A smooth, edge-to-edge 17.3" (diagonal) HD screen with 45% color gamut for crystal-clear viewing
• ATI Mobility Radeon HD 5850 graphics with 1GB of ultra fast DDR5 VRAM and DirectX 11 support for the best gaming performance
• 8GB DDR3 system memory
• Solid State drive flash module for better battery life
• HP ProtectSmart, which detects if your laptop is dropped and automatically locks the hard drive to prevent potential data loss
• A slot-loading Blu-ray ROM drive
• A comfortable, island-style, back lit keyboard with numeric keypad and over sized click pad
The ENVY 17 also features a range of ports including a External monitor port, a RJ-45 (network) jack, a Mini DisplayPort, a HDMI port, a eSATA/USB port, SuperSpeed USB port(USB 3.0), an audio out (headphones), and an audio in (microphone)
On the other side there is a Power connector, the Blu-ray optical drive, a Digital media slot (SD,MS/Pro,MMC/XD)and 2 USB 2.0 ports
That’s a lot of ports, especially for a Laptop
The laptop the Envy features is called "Chiclet keyboard" which has a full number pad and the keys feel nice and comfortable feel when I typed. The keyboard also featured a backlight, which could be turned on and off but unfortunately can't be dimmed to how you want.
The HP Envy 17 also has some preloaded software which is almost plug and play just after configuring the operating system you get to use all of this, Hulu Desktop, Adobe Premiere and Photoshop Elements as well as Internet explorer and the HP essentials.
I really liked this laptop and if you buy it I hope you do too.
Please comment and follow for more cool reviews like this.
Again I hope you enjoy your new laptop or PC
Nithin
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| The HP logo on the corner |
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| The 3D Glasses |
A good start Nithin .... keep it up !
ReplyDeleteWill surely refer back here when I plan to buy one :)
Mamanonymous
Did you buy this? Is it always in 3-D mode or can we make it go to the normal display mode as well? How was the 3D experience?
ReplyDeleteNice writing style...BTW, does this laptop come with those 3D glasses?!
ReplyDelete@M thank you please do
ReplyDelete@ Cane-an no it is like the 3D T.V and automatically turns into a 3D display when a 3D file is playing. It does come with a demo which was very nice and I enjoyed it and yes I have bought it
@Divya Thank you very much, yes it does come with the glasses
ha ha cool! that's a first I've heard.
ReplyDeleteFor sure I will be envious of anyone who owns this HP ENVY model. The 3D Display is awesome!
ReplyDeleteJust to add: I liked the name "GadgetGuy". Sounds cool!
Haha:D
ReplyDeleteThank you
btw i made the background :)
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