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    HP Envy 15 UK Upgrades

    Discussion in 'HP' started by simon.hill, Aug 17, 2010.

  1. simon.hill

    simon.hill Newbie

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    Hi

    Just thought i would post my upgrades to my HP Envy 15

    First off i upgraded to 7 Ultimate
    Second i added a further 4 gigs of ram
    Thirdly i have replaced the factory hard disk with a 500 gig Hybrid Hard disk a Seagate Momentus XT
    Seagate Momentus XT ST95005620AS... at Insight UK
    And last of all I have changed the screen from the stock 1366 x 768 to a 1920 x 1080 screen. The only difference when fitting the screen is that the screen connector cable is a little to long so I had to fold over the cable a little.

    The screen came from screencountry.com on this page

    ENVY LAPTOP LCD SCREEN FROM $44. HP ACER TOSHIBA DELL APPLE COMPAQ. Notebook screen, laptop display, notebook lcd, laptop tft, screen DELL, ACER lcd, screens SONY, lcd DELL, ACER lcd. 15-1060EA&brand=HP-Compaq&size=
    I picked the glossy 1900 x 1080 led backlit screen.
    It is just the temperature I need to address now but performance is a lot better for the upgrades

    Regards
    Simon
     
    simon.hill, Aug 17, 2010
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  2. ninja2000

    ninja2000 Mash IT

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    whats wrong with the temps?

    My i5 version runs really cool!
     
    ninja2000, Aug 18, 2010
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  3. sasjegbruv123

    sasjegbruv123 Notebook Evangelist

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    i tink he has a uk i7.... gets ridiculously hot,also it is gen1 which had loads of heat problems
     
    sasjegbruv123, Aug 20, 2010
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  4. MartinCo

    MartinCo Newbie

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    yes. he is talking about the UK.

    UK buyers (like myself) get a pretty poor deal from HP.

    no radiance display on the envy 14.

    no updated envy 15 or core i5 version as elsewhere.

    no custom / configurable upgrades on any HP model, envy or pavilion.

    massively inflated prices.
     
    MartinCo, Aug 20, 2010
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  5. simon.hill

    simon.hill Newbie

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    Hi Sorry for not posting back but i have been working away.

    I am still having reall heat issues, and to top that it is now just turning its self off.

    But yes it is a uk model, looks like i will have to return it to standard to send it back

    Regards

    Simon
     
    simon.hill, Sep 15, 2010
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  6. sasjegbruv123

    sasjegbruv123 Notebook Evangelist

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    Yer that doesn't sound surprising... gen 1 envy 15's were plagued with black screens and overheating
     
    sasjegbruv123, Sep 15, 2010
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  7. simon.hill

    simon.hill Newbie

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    simon.hill, Nov 11, 2010
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