HP Envy laptops are known for its ravishing designs and powerful features. The second generation of the Envy lineup is popular and it just has all the incredible qualities of Envy series like sleek and compactness with high end features all these are available at very reasonable price. Now, HP is soon going to release their next Envy laptop HP 17 featuring 3D.
The Envy17 includes a Blu-ray drive and has the following ports HDMI, USB 3.0 port and Display Port outputs. Though HP Envy 17 features 3D it has XpanD glasses with TriDef 3D software and so instead of the powerful Nvidia 3D Vision HP has chosen a different path by using XpanD glasses. The TriDef software has many shortcomings which are discussed in the performance section.
Design
The Envy 17 3D is like the same as non-3D version. It looks very sleek with aluminum and magnesium chassis but it is not light to carry around but very hefty. It is very wide and can occupy a big part of your desktop. The Envy 17 3D has a backlit keyboard with a big clickpad. There are subtle patterns of imprinted square over the wrist rest and also at the back of the lid on the Envy laptop. The make of the laptop is good with good feel and durability. It is also fingerproof resistant.
The keyboard is of island style. The keys are flat topped and generously spaced this is quite common in current laptops. The numberpad is present at the right so the keyboard tray is big with keys present wide apart so the typing is easy. The clickpad has striking resemblance with Apple’s version.
Features
* Dimensions: 416.6 x 274.3mm
* Weight: 3.3kg
* Display: 17.3 inches
* Resolution: 1920×1080 p
* Processor: 1.6GHz Intel Core i7
* Memory: 6144 MB
* Hard drive: 640GB
* Graphics card: ATI Mobility Radeon HD 5850
* Operating system: Windows 7 Home Premium
* Price: $2,734.88
The HP17 3D has a big display with resolution of 1,920×1, 080 pixels with High definition screen makes it apt for to watch Blu-ray and HD content. HP now has joined hands with Beats audio so with the special bass software and hardware the music sounds really nice with ample clarity. The music sounds better with Beats headphones. Even in 3D the display is bright and clear but it has issues with off axis viewing. The 3D glasses don’t have power button and it automatically turns on when the display has some 3D content on. The HP Envy 17 has 4 USB ports and one SD card reader. There are options like Ethernet, Bluetooth and 802.11n Wi-Fi for connectivity. It has Blu-ray combo drive. With Blu-ray drive it was unable to play 3D Blu-ray with the pre loaded TriDef software but it played on CyberLink PowerDVD. The game’s had to be launched through TriDef wrapper application.
The Envy17’s performance is as good as Intel Core i7 laptop with an Intel Core processor 1.6GHz Core i7 720QM. With the latest processor it has to imagine it slow but definitely it wont be the preferred for multi tasking. The Graphical card used is AMD’s Radeon HD5850 is definitely adequate for a high resolution gaming up to 1920×1080 pixels. When we played at resolution 1920×1080 pixels at 88.9frames per second and if we use the 3D system it would move at 30 frames per second. It is perfect for gaming but as far the other aspects are concerned it lags behind. The Envy 17’s battery life is also not so great in battery test it lasted for 1 hour and a minute so it has to be charged frequently. It includes one year warranty on parts and labor.
Via
- Dell Adamo : cheaper and more powerful than a MacBook Air
- Little is Ciamik, Toshiba NB205 Netbook
- Acer Aspire AZ3750: All-In-One Media 2010
- CTL 2go Classmate PC E11 rugged netbook for students
The Envy17 includes a Blu-ray drive and has the following ports HDMI, USB 3.0 port and Display Port outputs. Though HP Envy 17 features 3D it has XpanD glasses with TriDef 3D software and so instead of the powerful Nvidia 3D Vision HP has chosen a different path by using XpanD glasses. The TriDef software has many shortcomings which are discussed in the performance section.
Design
The Envy 17 3D is like the same as non-3D version. It looks very sleek with aluminum and magnesium chassis but it is not light to carry around but very hefty. It is very wide and can occupy a big part of your desktop. The Envy 17 3D has a backlit keyboard with a big clickpad. There are subtle patterns of imprinted square over the wrist rest and also at the back of the lid on the Envy laptop. The make of the laptop is good with good feel and durability. It is also fingerproof resistant.
The keyboard is of island style. The keys are flat topped and generously spaced this is quite common in current laptops. The numberpad is present at the right so the keyboard tray is big with keys present wide apart so the typing is easy. The clickpad has striking resemblance with Apple’s version.
Features
* Dimensions: 416.6 x 274.3mm
* Weight: 3.3kg
* Display: 17.3 inches
* Resolution: 1920×1080 p
* Processor: 1.6GHz Intel Core i7
* Memory: 6144 MB
* Hard drive: 640GB
* Graphics card: ATI Mobility Radeon HD 5850
* Operating system: Windows 7 Home Premium
* Price: $2,734.88
The HP17 3D has a big display with resolution of 1,920×1, 080 pixels with High definition screen makes it apt for to watch Blu-ray and HD content. HP now has joined hands with Beats audio so with the special bass software and hardware the music sounds really nice with ample clarity. The music sounds better with Beats headphones. Even in 3D the display is bright and clear but it has issues with off axis viewing. The 3D glasses don’t have power button and it automatically turns on when the display has some 3D content on. The HP Envy 17 has 4 USB ports and one SD card reader. There are options like Ethernet, Bluetooth and 802.11n Wi-Fi for connectivity. It has Blu-ray combo drive. With Blu-ray drive it was unable to play 3D Blu-ray with the pre loaded TriDef software but it played on CyberLink PowerDVD. The game’s had to be launched through TriDef wrapper application.
The Envy17’s performance is as good as Intel Core i7 laptop with an Intel Core processor 1.6GHz Core i7 720QM. With the latest processor it has to imagine it slow but definitely it wont be the preferred for multi tasking. The Graphical card used is AMD’s Radeon HD5850 is definitely adequate for a high resolution gaming up to 1920×1080 pixels. When we played at resolution 1920×1080 pixels at 88.9frames per second and if we use the 3D system it would move at 30 frames per second. It is perfect for gaming but as far the other aspects are concerned it lags behind. The Envy 17’s battery life is also not so great in battery test it lasted for 1 hour and a minute so it has to be charged frequently. It includes one year warranty on parts and labor.
Via
- Dell Adamo : cheaper and more powerful than a MacBook Air
- Little is Ciamik, Toshiba NB205 Netbook
- Acer Aspire AZ3750: All-In-One Media 2010
- CTL 2go Classmate PC E11 rugged netbook for students