Does the Envy beats edition take longer to be built than the regular envy?

The reason I ask is because I ordered an envy 14 beats edition (i5 580m, 4gb ram, 500gb 7200rpm) last Wednesday, the 15th and currently it is still in production, but my sister ordered the regular envy with the same specs the day after and hers shipped yesterday. I would love to have it by Christmas, but as it seems, hers will be and mine won't. (Not fair. Haha)

 

the refresh is coming on Jan 8........why not just wait a bit

 

I wish I had known that earlier. When did you find out?

 

Well I figure that when I get it, if the refresh is way better, it is still within my 21 day window.

 

ohh what is this refresh?~

 

smart! That was what I was planning if the Envy 17 3D will come out soon, I hope.

KJ

 

Where did you find out about the refresh? Can't seem to find any info about it anywhere...is it confirmed or just a rumor?

 

Its basically just an assunption because Intel is supposed to release Sandy Bridge (their new line) at CES, which should go in effect instantly.

 

When you see hp is giving out huge discount which is currently running 300off coupon
That mean refresh which is sandy bridge is at the corner .

 

I see, but CES is on the 5th, why is it likely that the refresh will be on the 8th?

 

That is true...But then you won't get the $300 off coupon on the new models if they come out after CES. Just because the new technology will be displayed at CES doesn't mean it will be available right away. Might as well take advantage of the savings now...besides I don't think anyone of us will notice any speed difference between the new CPU chips and the current models...

 

I agree that the new processor doesn't interest me too much since it will only be slightly faster, and I don't play games so I don't care too much about the graphics upgrade. It also only uses less power if you go with an i7, and I'll be okay with the i5
But the thing is that if HP decides to have a refresh on the Envy line it doesn't make sense for them to only update the processor, they might as well update a few other things too. Maybe add USB 3.0..fix the backlight issue..change the build quality..things like that are what im interested in, but only if it comes out before the end of January

 

So what's the answer to the original question - does it take longer to be built? I ordered mine on Tuesday and keep refreshing the status.

 

The major update for SB is the intergred GPU, it has better performance than 310m

Plus, the $300 coupon is kinda fake, since you can get a envy 14 beat version 14-1163SE for around 1120. if you CTO similar config, it will end up 1389 in HP.com