HP Envy 15? i7 meets 4830+15" screen!

QFT! <lalalalala>

 

with a product like the envy and demand for better options, i bet there will be a refresh of options by January, i can wait

 

hey guys, where can I find that 25% bing cash back? I went to the Bing website, searched for HP and clicked on the HP Official Store link and it's still only 3% cash back???

 

my guess is that it will start during normal business hours, hopefully they fix prices (how can going from 6gb or ram 2gb be +$900) and add some better options

 

Such a nice looking laptop, such a fail on the price, now to find a different laptop to buy

 

http://www.shopping.hp.com/webapp/s...s/All_laptop_&_tablet_PC_series/dv6tqe_series
A good alternative?

 

Ok, I understand everyone stating that the downgrade prices are ridiculous, of course pending if it is a website problem. I do not understand how everyone is saying it is a horrible price? For almost $2100, you can get the added slice that should give you over 4 hours of run time, and a blu ray player, a (hopefully) faster ATI card. The XPS 16 is similarly price through EPP with 9 cell and 256 SSD. With the added cashback from HP, is it really that bad? Just want to know everyone's thoughts/opinions.

 

Thanks Serg, I may take a look at that!

Edit: No HD!!!!.. arrrghhh.. why is it so difficult to find the right laptop??!! WHY??!! Ok, rant over.

 

HAHAHAHA did not notice no HD available. That sucks.
But a fairly good GPU, great CPU for less than 1K, it beats Dell's Studio 15 but not the larger Studio 17 in bang-for-the-buck.

 

Studio XPS 16 Studio XPS 16 Notebook $1924
SYSTEM COLOR Obsidian Black High Gloss Finish
PROCESSOR Intel ® Core ™ i7 720QM 1.6GHz (2.8 GHz Turbo Mode
OPERATING SYSTEM Genuine Windows WIN 7® Home Premium Edition
WARRANTY AND SERVICE 2Yr Ltd Hardware Warranty, InHome Service after
SECURITY SOFTWARE McAfee SecurityCenter, 15-Months edit
HD DISPLAY Full HD Widescreen 16.0 inch RGBLED LCD (1920x1080)
MEMORY 4GB Shared Dual Channel DDR3 at 1333MHz
HARD DRIVE 128GB Solid State Drive edit
OD Slot Load Blu-ray Disc (BD) Combo (Reads BD and Writes to DVD/CD
SOUND OPTIONS Creative SoundBlaster X-Fi MB
BLUETOOTH DW 370 (USB module)
VIDEO CARD ATI Mobility RADEON® HD 4670 – 1GB
WIRELESS CARDS Intel® 5300 WLAN Wireless-N (3x3) Mini Card
BATTERY OPTIONS 85 WHr 9-cell Lithium Ion Primary Battery

HP Envy 15 1999.99
Operating system Genuine Windows 7 Home Premium 64-bit
Processor Intel Core i7-720QM (1.6GHz, 6MB L2 Cache, 1333MHz FSB)
Memory 6GB DDR3 System Memory (3 Dimm)
Hard drive 500GB 7200RPM SATA Hard Drive with HP ProtectSmart
Graphics card 1GB ATI Mobility Radeon(TM) HD 4830
Display 15.6" High Definition LED HP Ultra Brightview Display (1920x1080)
Personalization Webcam Only
Networking Intel Wireless-N Mini-card with Bluetooth
Keyboard HP Color Matching Keyboard
Primary battery One 6 Cell Lithium Ion Polymer Battery + One 9 Cell HP Envy Slim Fit Extended-Life Notebook Battery
External optical drive External Tray Super Multi 8X DVD+/-R/RW w/Double Layer Support with 2 USB Ports
Cool factor (size, weight and looks)

 

hmmmm...makes me wonder what wireless card HP is going to be using. Interesting. Thanks for the side by side.

 

in the specs it said it was the 5100 i believe

 

oh poop not what I expected. Not even a 5300? *walks away sadly, kicking can*

 

Forgot to mention that/ The RGB LED is said to be the best screen eva!!

 

Here's a plus buried in the product description:

"Reduced glare in the dark via low-luminance indicators on the keys"

Glow in the dark keys?

 

VS backlit keyboard?
I prefer the backlit.

Though the camera looks interesting.

 

Maybe I will just take the plunge as soon as the bing cashback is live. I guess I will be everyone's guineapig...hehe.

 

im planing to get one when they fix the bugs on the website. i want SSD!!!!

 

Hahaha.. ditto!

 

I saw the review from Taiwan yesterday, but have anyone been able to find more? My internet connection is pretty much blocked today (only 64 kbit/s), making is somewhat harder to look through the net.

 

But buy SSDs aftermarket!! It is a looooooooooooooot cheaper

 

i cant find anything new yet. hopefully it wont take long.

you got any recomendation serg? how about a link?

 

The RGBLED screen in the SXPS 16 likely is a 6-bit screen like virtually all laptops screens on the market. The extended gamut of the RGB LED backlighting means that those 64 steps per color channel are stretched very far - you're more likely to see posterization in tonal gradations than on a WLED-backlit screen (or CCFL for that matter).

Due to the wide gamut, RGBLED really needs 8-bit panels, and there is only one panel on the market that's documented by the manufacturer to use 8-bit hardware - LG-Philips LP171WU5 (used in HP 8730w DreamColor and Dell M6400 Covet). Apple sources a different LG panel as one option for its current 17" MBP glossy (LG-Philips LP171WU6) but there is no documentation available for that panel.

It would of course be interesting to hear what panel the Envy 15 uses - not to mention a look at it in person. Considering the claimed "60%" gamut it's likely a WLED panel.

 

http://www.newegg.com/Store/SubCategory.aspx?SubCategory=636&Tpk=ssd

http://www.bestbuy.com/site/olspage...p=&qp=&list=n&iht=y&usc=All+Categories&ks=960

http://computers.shop.ebay.com/Driv...kw=ssd&_catref=1&_fln=1&_trksid=p3286.c0.m282

And you get to keep the old HDD as a backup or sell it to regain the expense of the SSD.

 

Kingston ones are the slowest ones, and Intel X-25 is one of the fastest, IIRC, but the OCZ are great $/GB

 

Interesting, wish Australia got the 25% off bing offer Oh well!

 

The base price(!) for Envy 15 in Denmark (where I live) will be 2400 USD. And we dont get 25% off, if any % at all

 

25% Bing CB is up adn running. It works!

 

Where do you see that? I see 5% off right now.

 

can you post a link for 25% cash back? im only seeing 5%

 

also, if anyone comes across ANYTHING about the two models meant to be released here in Australia, please let me know!!! Really want to know if the higher model has got the 1080p screen or not.

 

Someone earlier in this thread has already described the Envy 15 packages in Australia, between page 40-70 of this thread. Cant remember the exact position.

 

http://www.bing.com/cashback/go?c=2...bg=1&msclkid=f4ca543ec9069349ba4522115ee6fa3a

Mine says 25%

 

yeah, I saw 25% too

 

Is DDR3 memory best with 3 Dimms as HP gives by default? I'm assuming that's DDR3's type of dual channeling or tripple channeling if you will? And why does 1366x768 resolution cost more than 1080p? Not that I'm complaining, but I do find that interesting lol.

 

No idea, perhaps a glitch??
Or all these laptops come preconfigured, and the change adds to the laptop, do to it being rebuild and adapted to carry the different res screen

 

AFAIK only the desktop X58 chipset support triple channel, and PM55 "only" dual channel. My advice would be to get the 8GB for 100$ (as going down to 4GB costs 800 dollars?!?), but I am not sure.

 

the link doesnt work. it just takes me to hp.com and no discount

 

That's weird. Only store I see is HP Direct (instead of HP Home & Home Office) and it shows 5% only. Are you guys going through the HP store in the Bing shopping section or searching for something or what?

 

Ok all, took the plunge...

HP ENVY 15 customizable Notebook PC

* • Genuine Windows 7 Professional 64-bit
* • Intel(R) Core(TM) i7-720QM Processor
* • 6GB DDR3 System Memory (3 Dimm)
* • 500GB 7200RPM SATA Hard Drive
* • 1GB ATI Mobility Radeon(TM) HD 4830
* • 15.6" Full High Definition LED HP Ultra Brightview Widescreen Display (1920x1080)
* • Intel Wireless-N Mini-card with Bluetooth
* • One 6 Cell Lithium Ion Polymer Battery + One 9 Cell HP Envy Slim Fit Extended-Life Notebook Battery
* • External Slot Blu-Ray ROM with SuperMulti DVD+/-R/RW Double Layer with 2 USB Ports

with tax : $2353.99

Bing Cashback: $550

so, I basically got the laptop for.. $1803.99

 

I am SO close to getting this thing. lol

I don't need it. Just want to play with it. hahah Bubba - the first thing I want to know is what VRAM is in it

 

So there aren't any reviews on the envy 15 to base my purchase off of right now? Not sure if I should pull the trigger.

 

no, just go to Bing.com, type "hp" into the search box, then the "HP Official Store" will be the first result, just click on that line and you will be redirected to the Bing Cash Back sign up page.

http://www.bing.com/shopping/pages/howtouse.aspx
Notice this: "Don't worry if you don't see the cashback symbol or savings when making a purchase at a store's website. We'll email you after your purchase to confirm your cashback."

 

You got it my friend... I am curious to that as well. I am really hoping it is GDDR.... I would hate to think that HP would skimp out on this particular laptop, especially calling it their luxury line. If I find out it is not GDDR 3, I may return it that very day...haha. (hey Sleey, wouldn't the 4830 still technically be faster than the 4670 in the XPS?)

 

EDIT: Oh, I see. My ad blocker must have kept the sponsored link from showing up. Thanks for the help.

 

I just ordered the base $1799 15 incher, got the bing cashback $450 off, not bad, $1300 for a laptop with a quad i7 proc and 500gb hard drive loaded with 6 gb of ram and a hell of a video card.

Greg

 

Is Win 7 Pro worth the $50 upgrade they are asking for it? What is there different between Premium and Professional?

 

hey hey hey!!
Dont mess with my Dell! lol

Nice Bubbamel!! I am still tempted to switch to the dark side. But I wont, Dell SXPS16 FTW!

EDIT: STOP IT STOP IT!! I wont change! WHat is your ETA Bubba?

 

Bubba

I don't know if the 4830 is better or not, honestly.

It should be as it has double the amount of stream processors (640 vs 320).

 

Wow with the bing cashback this is definitely a tempting deal, is it just me or was there an option for a smaller resolution on the 15" but they wanted $950 for it? lol

Is the 13" a good deal at all? I want a smaller notebook but what makes it so expensive as compared to the 15"? Why would I choose it over the other?