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    Just got my Envy 14 beats edition

    Discussion in 'HP' started by DerekAMG, Apr 7, 2011.

  1. DerekAMG

    DerekAMG Notebook Enthusiast

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    My envy arrived today, and wow is all I can say this laptop is amazing. Everything works great no design flaws or defects...but I noticed unplugging it for the first time the windows battery thing said 1 hour and 10 mins remaining which scared me to be honest because I thought something was wrong. I looked into it and saw that its not actually correct and you have more battery then it reads. I downloaded battery bar and it reads about 4 hours my question is will it last that long or is there a bios fix ??? if anyone could get back to me soon that would be great, i guess i will use it on battery life as well right now and see how long it goes for.
     
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    pez319 Notebook Consultant

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    The windows battery meter is wrong. Has to do with the BIOS. Battery bar will give you the correct reading but it takes a few full cycles for it to start giving accurate readings.

    No BIOS fix yet.
     
    pez319, Apr 7, 2011
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    Depending on usage, I normally get about 4+ with light web usage and document editing.
     
    awdotson, Apr 8, 2011
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    Random question. If the new release envy came around in less than 3 weeks - which means than you still can return and get full refund - would you do it and get the new envy instead?
     
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    the only way i would consider it would be if the beats edition was refreshed, also if the graphics card and the processor were a lot better (i know sandy bridge is) and maybe a design change that was better I might go for it. I got a really powerful envy for a good price with a coupon so it might not even be worth it for me to return it because I saved $300
     
    DerekAMG, Apr 8, 2011
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    just a quick question for the op, assuming your laptop came through FedEX, was your fedex tracking estimation correct or am i looking at a day before and a day after the estimation?
     
    ggamannom, Apr 8, 2011
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    Crossing our fingers hoping F.24 bios update that some users are getting flashed to when sending in for warranty work will fix this issue soon...
     
    cirial, Apr 8, 2011
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    Yep true. Saving $300+ is just too nice to be thrown away. We have the same logic then. If I were gonna consider to exchange it, firstly it has to be a beats edition. Then I will definitely go for it.

    If the beats doesn't get a refresh, maybe a design change that looks even way better and a HD display on the regular envy might tempted me to exchange it.

    I know the specs gonna be massive tho, an i7-2620m and 6750m is the most probable.

    Oh yeah when did you order you envy? Did it got any delay or whatsoever? Because I'm just gonna order one now :D
     
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    Nope, I got my envy at an awesome price; it will be hard to get away with NOT paying full price on the new generation.
     
    awdotson, Apr 9, 2011
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