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HP ENVY 3D 17t-3200 Notebook PC
Genuine Windows 7 Ultimate 64-bit
3rd generation Intel(R) Core(TM) i7-3720QM Processor
Radeon(TM) HD 7850M Graphics 1GB GDDR5 Memory 12.7 BETA 8.981.2 June 12
8GB 1600MHz DDR3 Ram CORSAIR Vengeance
480G SSD SanDisk Extreme SATA 6.0 Gb-s SDSSDX-480G-G25
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the 7850m is a good 25% better than the 7750m.
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My complaint is that they sacrificed what could have been. Look at how little we've gained in two and a half years:
2010 Envy 15 (5830): 8,621 in 3DMark06 (10k+ overclocked)
2012 Envy 15 (7690): 8,839 in 3DMark06
mid-2012 Envy 15 (7750): Fill in the blank.
2010 Envy 15 (5830): P1429 in 3DMark11
2012 Envy 15 (7690): P1330 in 3DMark11
mid-2012 Envy 15 (7750): P2031 in 3DMark11
I can't find a 3dmark06 number for the brand-new 15, but I suspect it's not going to be the sort of "more than twice as fast" number you'd expect after two and a half years. The 7690 version was a bad joke. The 7750 version is just now making up for it-- but after two and a half years, we'd expect a score around double, not a score that's up by 30%. The optical drive takes up a huge amount of space that used to be GPU and cooling, and performance took a big hit. -
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Can someone point me to or do some battery life test on the new Envy 17 (non-3D version) and tell me the battery life in different scenarios. Thank You!
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lol dont get me wrong raygundan. I would love to have a slimmer, sleeker, lighter envy 15 with no odd and a more powerful gpu, however i dont want that at the expense of cooling
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considering this is the only computer I have I would always want it to have the dvd drive.
considering windows 8 will be out for the envy 17 4000 perhaps touchscreen will become more common in laptops. maybe its time for software programmers to fix the games and make them less resource hungry, more efficient then intel HD 5000 will be enough for gaming. that sure will make the laptop thinner, cooler and more battery life ....
ahh I am imagining too much
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before I hit the pillow a question...
I made a recovery USB drive from the 3D version windows ultimate and I will be getting my 2D version (windows home pre)
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That said, I don't think I ever mentioned cooler. I'm fine if it's too hot to touch while gaming, as long as it all fits in the package and works. -
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The new 17 isn't a bad machine, but I'm a sad panda because the 7850 should be in the 15. It's particularly frustrating because HP had the right idea years ago, and they've given up on it just as the no-ODD idea is becoming popular. -
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I think adding the odd was the right move at least for folk like me. I don't have a dedicated blu-ray player and I can just connect my envy straight out to my tv. I also have a lot of albums on disc and this helps a lot with transferring those records. Some people like to have the physical medium on hand. HP maximizes its sales this way, I'm sure there are more people outside of the cloud than there are inside of it.
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A good SSD is the Crucial M4 SSD whose performance has been reviewed here: Crucial M4 512GB SATA 3 SSD Review - AS SSD Benchmark - The SSD Review
Conclusion: The M4 is MUCH faster than the PM800, by a factor of 2 - 4 x. I do not know what particular bus or chip issues might skew the above performance reviews, but I suspect they would not change the overall conclusion. -
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OCZ Agility 3 AGT3-25SAT3-60G 2.5" 60GB SATA III MLC Internal Solid State Drive (SSD) $40 after rebate.
Here is a great deal on a SSD. I know it is only 60GB but it's enough to do OS and have fun playing with with one. For $40 after rebate , being a name brand, I thought I'd post. This is a one day deal & I will predict they will be sold out by 3-5pm EST. Like I said I realize this is not an agility 4 & it's only 60GB but it's also only $40 with rebate.
If you get one send a Rep -
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I'm so late but i got my laptop Friday morning from fedex the box looked like it had been thru some miles of travel and trouble from boot i dropped in my 500gb 7200rpm with my newmodus adapter i used the cable that is in there from hp caddy was the only thing hp doesn't have. The Corsair 1866 8gb didn't boot from jump and when i tried one i got a bios flash error and it ran thru a bios recovery, when it did that I thought i had fried it but it was cool after so I had rma the vengence ram for the hyperz 1866 8gb chips which i know people have had success with. I updated the bios after and maybe the vengence could have worked with the new bios but I wanted to the hyperz in the first place due to its cooling fins which the vengence ram didn't have. I was going to wipe windows but I didn't due to a windows 7 ultimate upgrade via anytime upgrade and a key. I made my recovery dvds prior 5 dvds which took maybe 2 hours maybe less i was at work and had time to run to the store and grab 2 more from radio shack. So far so good its really fast I need to get some better drivers cause Im getting scores a few points lower than what I have seen posted but when i get my hyperz ram later this week i should catch up. It stays cool on its own but with the cooler its even cool to the touch, the side with the 2 HDs gets warm. The hybrid drive is not all bad its fast on some corners than what i have seen form a 7200rpm. Mine HD is
Seagate Model ST750LX003-1AC154 Size 750.1 GB Battery life is good and I will test it on and off my laptop cooler this week and get some times. So far so good with my Envy 17 will do some more reviews this week as time permits. -
is it hard to change that?
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I am disappointed in my battery life on my envy 17 3D. I have my brightness to 50% also along with back lit keys off... ugh. How much better is the battery life on the non-3D versions?
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I have the mydigitalssd msata smart series line, 256gb version. A hefty price tag of 319.99, but worth it for my purposes. They also have a line called the bullet proof which tops out at around 200 write but has a top read speed that is relatively close if I remember correctly. Be sure to check the particular size of anything you get, sometimes the smaller sizes are slower for whatever reason.
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Why neuter the Envy performance to sell midrange gaming laptops to people who want optical drives when you've already got the DV7 in exactly that niche? Now they're selling two machines to the exact same niche, with no options in the original Envy niche. -
Does anyone know how to disable the "startup check" for the optical drive? Or make sure that it's fully powered down? It's not a big deal, but I don't need it very often, and wouldn't mind if it didn't go whirrrCLUNKwhirCLUNNKK every time I woke the machine up.
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He is talking about the laptop's serial number. There is no way to change this.
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Any new drivers for the Envy 17 3200 yet?
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it makes sense the product number and serial number are in the bios
and the windows 7 key is on the HDD.
I am sure win 7 serial is saved in the recovery media, bc when I recover the laptop with recovery media it does not ask for the windows serial.
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anyone know where the windows serial is saved on the recovery media?
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The serial number on recovery cds are the generic master key, the media just recognizes your computer has an oem key. The one on the sticker is just for appearances and if you want to install a vanilla copy of W7.
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Yes, they use a master key and the system is pre-activated, key on your hard drive never gets sent to microsoft because it would be rejected, you only need the key on the bottom if you use a regular windows disc.
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ordered on 6/12.
original ship date 6/25.
delayed until 6/28.
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Ok you guys on the issue of battery life. I have a 3D at 60Hz, and about 20% brightness, proximity sensor off, bluetooth off, WiFi disabled and the keyboard at it's lowest setting. I burned an ISO file to DVD and also half a CD (Verified both discs too), browsing (IE) on LAN, and listening to music (Zune). In a 3 hour period i got down to 19%... I'm sure we can get at least 4 hours out of this thing. You totally don't need 50% brightness and 120Hz, unless you're working outside.
Also i love my processor... i7-3820QM, it still hasn't even broken a sweat. Even downclocks itself to 1.2Ghz -
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that is not the best battery life, laptop needs wifi on at the minimum
If you do all that on the 2D version you would get 6 hours battery life
so 3D kills the battery by half no matter what, if you dont need the 3D get rid of it and enjoy a good laptop, if you have to have the 3D then there is no discussion.
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ENVY 17-32XX Intel Ivy Bridge (AMD 7850M)
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