Getting the latest Envy 14 model

Ok so because my Envy 14 was DOA after I sent it in for repairs, I called them up and escalated it to the case manager. I was fed up with having to send in my laptop. I sent it in 5 times total over the course of a year. The people were nice so dun get me wrong. Their support is good, just the product is bad since I like to use mine for gaming. Anyways the case manager offered to send me the newest model. The one that came out just today. Here are the specs:

Genuine Windows 7 Home Premium 64-bit
2nd generation Intel(R) Core(TM) i7-2630QM (2 GHz, 6MB L3 Cache) with Turbo Boost up to 2.9 GHz
1GB DDR3 Radeon(TM) HD 6630 switchable Graphics [HDMI, Mini Display Port]
6GB 1333MHz DDR3 System Memory (2 DIMM)
500GB 7200RPM Hard Drive with HP ProtectSmart Hard Drive Protection
No Additional Office Software
8 Cell Lithium Ion Battery
14.5" diagonal High Definition HP BrightView Infinity LED Display (1366x768)
SuperMulti 8X DVD+/-R/RW with Double Layer Support
HP TrueVision HD Webcam and Dual Digital Integrated Microphones
Intel 802.11a/b/g/n WLAN and Bluetooth(R)
Backlit Keyboard
HP Home & Home Office Store in-box envelope

Should I give the envy another shot? My only major problem with keeping the envy is overheating issues. The last time I sent it in, my cpu and gpu rose to over 85 degrees Celsius. Did they fix the overheating issues in the later models of the envy 14? Thank you for the input

 

There has never been an overheating issue. Use any laptop for heavy gaming and temps will go up.

You are supposed to use laptop coolers for that.

 

There have always been overheating issues with the last Gen of Envys. Get the newer model. Sandy Bridge runs cooler.

 

The newer model is a good choice, if you had a Brightview (1366x768) screen on Your last-gen Envy. If you had a superior Radiance display (1600x900) You should get the replacement as well, but try to fight for better specced laptop - have them add an SSD drive, maybe?

 

If your previous Envy 14 had anything nice like an SSD or the Radiance Screen or a high-end processor, you should talk about getting some upgrades on the replacement to make up for what you're losing. Otherwise it's probably a total upgrade from your current system, and it's likely to run cooler than the first generation because it uses the more efficient Sandy Bridge CPU and CoolSense (though I've only noticed heat issues on my first-gen Envy 14 a couple times, it's usually pretty cool).

 

I just got off the phone with ordering my SB envy, I couldnt really ask for more due to the 10% student discount and a free Xbox, but I did mention that I was wondering when and how to get an radiance screeon on it, so again sorry if this has been answered already but I was told that the company that provided HP with the radiance screen is gone...forever...ever. So there will never be any Envys with them again, unless you buy em from ebay or what ever.

BTW:

• Genuine Windows 7 Home Premium 64-bit
• 2nd generation Intel(R) Core(TM) i7-2630QM (2 GHz, 6MB L3 Cache) with Turbo Boost up to 2.9 GHz
• 1GB DDR3 Radeon(TM) HD 6630 switchable Graphics [HDMI, Mini Display Port]
• 6GB 1333MHz DDR3 System Memory (2 DIMM)
• 750GB 7200RPM Hard Drive with HP ProtectSmart Hard Drive Protection
• No Additional Office Software
• Two 8 Cell Lithium Ion Batteries
• 14.5" diagonal High Definition HP BrightView Infinity LED Display (1366x768)
• SuperMulti 8X DVD+/-R/RW with Double Layer Support
• HP TrueVision HD Webcam and Dual Digital Integrated Microphones
• Intel 802.11a/b/g/n WLAN and Bluetooth(R)
• Backlit Keyboard
• HP Home & Home Office Store in-box envelope

Total:$1,175.30 + and Xbox (already have a buyer, = 975$) I guess its ok if there is no radiance.

 

I've heard this as well, but HP should have been able to exercise a number of options on this if they wanted to provide consumers with a good screen on the Envy 14 (and potentially other 14.5 inch laptops should they sell any).

- Buy the technology rights to the Radiance screen (or even the entire factory) and manufacture it themselves - though this might be more expensive than it's worth to them.

- Buy the technology rights and sell them to a more stable manufacturer (the former CEO of the company I work for is starting up an LCD company if they want to get in on the ground floor...) who can manufacture them for HP.

- Find or develop an alternative high-quality, high-res display for the Envy 14, either in the 14.5 inch size or something a bit bigger (for availability reasons - it seems like the lid has enough real-estate to hold a larger screen without changing the dimensions of the actual computer, though I've never opened it up). I don't even care if it's not quite as bright or colorful as the Radiance, almost anything would be better than a low-end 1366x768 like the Brightview - that's a screen for a $500 laptop, not a $1000+ laptop.