HP Envy 15 - $450 Coupon of $1399

4 dimm slots in i7 only
1 hdd at 2.5" or 2 hdd at 1.8"

 

Exactly. Guarantee the difference between the 430M and 520M is not noticeable. Encoding...maybe and even then it's on an order of a few % points. Unless I see testing that bears the numbers out, the simple notebookcheck cpu chart is laughable.

The future-proofing argument in terms of paying a premium for technology I hate to say is simply one I don't buy. Almost certainly, you'd be better off buying the best bang for the buck now, and replacing for the best bang of the buck in three years as opposed to buying the top end parts and hanging on to it for three years by which point it's already a primitive piece of crap. Video cards are the perfect analogy to this.

 

has this thing expired yet?
my friend is about to order haha, hopefully it hasn't.
he's going for the ssd+platter drive along with either the i5 430 or 540 but yeah, nice deal!

 

Just worked for me not 2 minutes ago.

I took the plunge and ordered it.

i7 -720QM
4GB RAM (Adding 4 more later)
320GB dual x18-m
1920x1080 matte
External DVD+/-R/RW
9 cell slim fit battery
HP 16" Onyx Notebook Sleeve
$2,171.71 after tax and coupon

 

Nice price considering the i7 and dual SSDs. It seems like, despite the "elite" status of the Envy, these things are the best deal around right now if you want power in a nearly ultra-portable size.

I'm sort of wishing I had added the slim fit battery to mine with the original purchase. Something tells me that ~3 hours tops of battery life isn't going to cut it, and it's ~$170 or so to purchase it after the fact. Oh well.

 

They'll let it go for $130 if you ordered yours recently and want to add the Slice.

 

Good to hear. Now any comments on the quality of the unit? I keep hearing that it doesn't lock in place very well and can become disconnected easily.

Does the system have to be shut down to attach the battery?

 

I'm actually in the process of returning mine and re-ordering so I didn't have a chance to test the Slice a whole lot. I did attach it and carry it around and it didn't come off, but I wasn't very rambunctious with it. I have read the same reports about it coming disconnected easily. It seemed secure when I played with it.

I don't think the system has to be shut down to attach it.

 

That's what I was thinking too. A similarly specced M15x has a better gfx card (with some OCing, the 5830 is roughly equal I think, but it supports dx11 while the gtx260 does not), 2 less RAM slots, no USB 3.0, a 9-cell battery at best, 4 lbs heavier, .8 inches thicker, and 2.5 inches deeper, for $2700 after shipping and tax.

It's actually not that different in price, but the Envy has a $450 coupon and free shipping. And some of the dimension advantages on the ENVY vanish when you put on the slim battery.

 

Just Placed My Order (agonized over buying this ever since the $450 coupon became available)

Genuine Windows 7 Home Premium 64-bit
i5-430M
4GB DDR3
320GB 7200RPM SATA Hard Drive
Anti-glare Widescreen Display (1920x1080)
Extra 6 Cell Lithium Ion Polymer Battery
$1,062.49 after tax and coupon (*going for bang-for-buck*)

Gotta say, I'm glad I didn't pull the trigger on an M11x. Here's hoping that two 6 cells will give me 5-6 hours of battery life : )

Edit: Should mention that I have no intention of upgrading anything and every intention to sell this in ~1 year

 

Unless something amazing comes out in the next year or two, I'll be keeping this one for quite some time. I have my desktop for when I need a really powerful system (i7 860, 4GB DDR3, X25-M G2, GTX 285, etc.), and it's easy to upgrade. The laptop will simply be for portability and moderate gaming while away from home.

With that said, the metal chassis was the biggest selling point for me. I'm so sick of the plasticy garbage that so many manufacturers put out these days. If all goes well, I have full intentions of keeping this thing for at least 2-3 years, possibly more.

 

Just ordered mine, an i5-540M with dual SSDs. I had some trouble getting the coupon to apply because of a conflict with my company EPP. I had to create a new HP account; then the discount worked fine.

One interesting thing: The salesperson guaranteed me that the SSDs would be Intel G2s. That's a pretty sweet deal getting two 160 GB Intel X-25Ms for $500.

 

Nice to hear they're guaranteeing the G2s! Glad I exchanged mine then.

 

X-18Ms

I had to do the same thing, make a new HP account to get the coupon to work.

 

When you guys are talking about making a new account to get the discount, are you talking about getting the $450.00 off in addition to your company epp?

 

yeah. you can't get the 450 off + epp, I tried. You have to make a new account that doesn't have the EPP discount.

 

Is the 5830 MXM or built-in?

 

Its built in.

 

Same for me. I just wanted to get the $450 discount to apply, but the EPP seemed to be blocking it.

 

Thanks. I only did get the $450.00 off too.

Side Note: I want my envy 15 to burn up, will a 920xm cpu be recognized If I wanted to put one in?

 

Getting something as thin and light as the Envy requires tradeoffs. One of those is the extra physical infrastructure (slots, cards, etc.) that's needed for things like MXM.

 

That coupon seems to be generating a lot of profit for HP. I reckon this is most I have seem as far as ENVY coupon. I wonder what Hp has up its sleeve. New refresh? New upgraded GPU??

 

called their resolutions line and got an extra $200 refund on my purchase with the $250 coupon from before.

here's their resolutions line btw:
1-888-227-8451

there's no hold for this for some reason

 

Hey, guys. Is this coupon limited to payment of US credit card only?

I'm from Asia, and I've tried with Paypal and credit card, both not working. Is there anyway I can make a purchase of Envy 15?

I have friends in Canada, so will HP shopping receive Canadian credit cards?

Huge thanks!

 

I think it's US only. Canada seems to be getting the short end of the stick here too.

 

Mine is shipped today!!!

 

yun when did you order?

 

03/30/2010, 11:09:13 Pdt

 

HP is best fair computer provider in U.S, compare to dell, which is garbage company, they ship and build the laptop earlier by who paying more , it doesn't matter who order earlier

I ordered a sxps 16 on 10 2009 , it delivered on 12 /29 /09 almost the end of year. lol . Because mine was a little bit cheaper than others, dell alway told me mine's parts are back order

 

Wow. That was quick, I had an estimate of 2 weeks for build time, ordered on Apr 4.

 

Do you really believe this?

 

oh ,god, you don't believe me? I have screen shot and DELL case nubmer, and full dell reps email records

I just called HP to cancel my 2nd order which I did about 2 days ago (I was planning to keep one of them , but I gave up to wait 2 weeks)

That woman is not an Indian and no wait time!!! It's incredible

The most thing impress me is no hassle. !!!

I cancelled a dell order before, took me like 1 hour , transfer me 3 times, and have to wait online about 10 min to process the cancellation, plus that rep asked me too many questions, give me a headache,

The reason I was still choosing dell because it offers cheap netbook mini 10.

 

Take a look at my great experience with dell

 

We ordered ours the same day. What config did you have?
I had the I7-720 and the screen 1080 glossy upgrade.
nothing else.
(wishing I did the SSD).

What did yours have?

 

Coupon invalid now?
Was going to buy it, but guess I won't be.

 

my order 03/30/2010, 12:28:10 PDT
(Estimated to ship on April 9, 2010)

wait......and wait

 

did yours ship yet?
I am thinking it would have to be in alaska by thursday to make it to cali friday for delivery at this point. so probably monday which is a big giant bummer.

 

4/2. Ordered everything default but with a 1080p glossy + the 160GBSSD/250HDD combo. Estimated ship date 4/14, but hopefully it'll get here earlier.
*for a friend

 

ahhhh, I missed the coupon. I had to wait for today because i had to move some funds around in my bank for the debit card to go through at HP. I was hoping the coupon would renew like it has been doing. I wonder if I call they would take take 450 off

 

I used the 6-month bill me later option. I know it's 20% interest if you don't pay in full by the 6 month period, but I'm planning on paying it off in about a month when I move around money, get my paycheck, and sell my laptop.

 

yun: i had a good experience as well when i called to cancel one of my orders. practically no wait, no hassle, and they even offered a small discount to keep the order. i called about 2 days after and they had both been "sent to production" already. HP said they may both ship but i got an email yesterday confirming the one order was canceled. good customer service so far.

 

Yeah same here, very good experience so far with HP customer service. A live person picked up the phone on the first ring! I've been dealing with Dell for years, have not had such good luck calling Dell on the phone!

I ordered two Envys. First one was just base + 1080p matte screen + 9cell slice. Then I decided I should have opted for the SSD, call HP (yes live person immediately) to see if I could add the option. Too late. So I placed a second order. Then, same thing, being wishy washy I wanted the dual SSD option instead. Called again. Too late to change, rep said she'll attempt to cancel the order but no guarantee. I told her just leave the order as is, I'll live with a single SSD.

Then, yesterday I get the email, order canceled Can't blame HP for having an efficient system I guess. Tried to spec out another laptop with dual SSD this time, coupon no longer valid. Crap... Call HP again (yes again live person immediately). Explained the whole situation, but the order was confirmed to be canceled, cannot be reinstated. Luckily for me, the rep was able to place another for me right then and there, and even though the coupon expired she was able to get me the $450 off. Plus she gave me 2nd day shipping free.

Great experience with HP so far. Can't wait till I get my hands on it!

 

new deal on the dv8t now for 900 fully loaded

 

the dv8t seems cheap by comparison to envy but of course an 18" model is heavy and its design is unappealing. just a big blobby plastic thing. an 17" envy at ~6 pound would be sweet tho.

 

delieverd！



BTW: I chose free shipping ! HP is awesome !

 

I also ordered on 3/30 and I'm still In Production (Estimated to ship on April 9, 2010). Boooo....

 

lol, I'm almost the 1st group of ppl ordered this envy 15.

 

I got a G2 SSD , nice!!!

 

I ordered same day as you. it has't even shipped yet.
what did you get? i7 or i5?

 

core i5. my order is only $1250
You don't need to worry, hp is great company. their factory build system who order it earlier

I ordered it on 03/30/2010, 11:09:13 Pdt I believe I'm almost earliest people placed order before it showed up in this forum and slickdeals.net front page

I know there were like more than 500 orders placed after it was in front page of slickdeals....on 3/30

Those people are trying to re-sell these laptops in ebay or oversea.