HP Envy 14: Availabilty, etc.

is the $100 upgrade to the i7-720QM from the 520m worth it? Will I lose a lot of battery life?

 

That and your 5650 won't be switchable, so yes it will drain your battery quicker.

 

windows 7 home premium 64bit
core i5-520m
4gb ddr3 1 dimm
320gb 7200rpm sata (upgrade to 500gb is $50)
1gb ati hd 5650
14.5inch radiance infinity led display (1600x900)
8xdvd+/-r/rw
hp webcam+mic
intel wireless n card w/ bluetooth
coral paintshop (free)
backlit keyboard
8 cell li-ion battery
office starter 2010

total: 1169.99+tax+shipping(free?)

 

I'm pretty sure with quad core you lose the ability to have switchable graphics(thus worse battery life)

 

oh yeah forgot about the switchable graphics part.

 

I see it now, some of the upgrades are pretty pricey, but seeing as that the radiance 1600x900 is standard atm, I think it's ok.

 

So...back in a limbo?

 

If you need the power, it's worth the price, but you'll lose a lot of battery life, and possibly burn your house down if the E14's cooling isn't tip top.

 

GET!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! lol

 

HP EPP or academic account?

 

Yes, with all the i7 options on the Envy 14, you will lose switchable graphics. It's extremely ill-advised to go with the i7-Q processors in the 14. Just stick with the i5-520M if you need extra CPU performance. The i5-430M will be great for all but the heaviest of workloads.

 

~1200 for an envy 14 with 520m cpu and 1600x900 screen is pretty good if you ask me...

 

academic discount which is 10% off.

 

yeah.

still can't believe the slice is $200

 

also I can't get an academic account to work.

I blame needing a third e-mail/not being able to convert an account/some other crap

 

Heh, they just removed it.

I made a student account, so it was on there for a moment.

520m is a $175 upgrade.

500GB HDD was $40 for the student as well.

 

Yeah, might as well pick up another 8 cell for $75 eh?

 

hmmz... you can always order the slice later. You might just be lucky to catch that 25% bcb before the end of next month.

 

Considering how we were anticipating it'd be $999 for an i5-430M and 1366x968, that's not half bad at all.

 

Slice @ 200 dollars to me = supplies extremely limited now, wait till later to buy unless you REALLY need it now.

 

I was signed in with academic account. I guess the non-academic account price would be $1299.99

 

Yeah, I was expecting to pay for a screen upgrade, but $200 for the slice means I will probably wait and buy that separately..the 15 slice is something like $125, I bet they will reduce the price.

 

slice at $200 to me = "aww hell nah. Screw you"

 

anyone use coupon codes?

 

None out...yet.

 

Argh...so base CPU is i3 370M

+25 for i5 430M
+75 for i5 450M

which one would you guys go for? I thought I had made up my mind to get 450M but now I'm not sure...

 

List some and I can try them

 

Ordered. 430 + slice.

 

I thought it was pulled from the website!

 

I'll wait for a coupon or 25% off BCB.

 

So, has anybody else noticed that in the 14 config, they list the slice as "One 6-Cell Extended-Life Lithium-Ion Polymer Battery (over-sized)", but the 15 lists it as "Envy Slim Fit Extended-Life Notebook Battery".. maybe they don't have everything updated *fingers crossed*

 

I still see it. Now goodnight. I'm tired.

 

ORDERED WOOHOO! total price with tax included came out to $1270. (upgrades = 520m, 4 gb ram (1 dimm) and $1 norton anti-virus)

 

I guess I jammed it into the cart before they pulled it.

 

The Envy 14's is a slice. The Envy 14 can't have an extended battery, if you've seen pictures of the bottom. It's a typo.

 

Ok, the page had disappeared for me when I was using Firefox - I logged back on using internet explorer and now I can see it again as well as order it.

 

450 -> 520 $100 upgrade... worth it?

 

Dammit. Can't seem to figure out how you guys can log in!

 

In my academic account it still works, I'm just sitting here debating between going from the 450M to the 520M, 160 SSD to 256 and 1 to 2 year accidental warranty...oh the choices...

The 450 seems like the best for the $$$ and it's newer than the 520 so it may end up being the one...

 

2.93ghz is for single-core mode which the chip won't run in unless you practically force it to.

 

Yeah, I know. I mean, maybe they typo'd the price too

 

I noticed this, but I assumed it was just a mistake. I mean, an oversized 6 cell battery? Doesn't make sense to me, especially when the 8 cell is standard size.

 

log in to your account then search "HP envy 14". It should take you the envy 14 main page.

 

I'm INNNNNNN!

 

does hp use intel ssds, anyone know?

 

I know. As far as I know, turbo boost on the newer Core i5 and i7 processors works well. It should auto-turbo if you're doing a heavy single threaded workload.

 

How does one get the student discount?

 

Sweet, got my order through with 520m, 4GB 1 DIMM. Student discount.

 

Hey guys quick question

if I order 4GB with 1 DIMM, then it doesn't support dual channel right? So would it be slower than 4 GB with 2 x DIMM? (although this is obviously better if you are going to upgrade to 8 GB later)

 

Slightly slower. Not even noticeable under normal workloads.