NOW AVAILABLE: ENVY 15-32XX Intel Ivy Bridge (AMD 7750M)

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Did you order an additional warranty? The Envy portion of my order is still in production, estimated ship 6/13 and I ordered the day after it was refreshed on HP. I also ordered the Accidental Damage proctection and that was shipped early with a tracking number, is it possible you ordered a warranty too and that is what has been shipped?

 

yeah i got the warranty already lol.. waitin on the laptop

 

Sorry, I meant that to be a response to the person who said their order was already shipped.

I find it hard to believe anyone's order has been shipped before yours! You were like the first person to order...lol My warranty was delivered today. I want my Envy!

 

lol i was one of the first . but yeah just anxiously waiting haha, im actually also considering the new dell xps 15 depending if it has all i need

 

me too, I saw someone post about it in here...it looks very sexy . I'm going to try out the Envy and see how much I like it...I hope the xps15 is released during the return period...

 

Pakii my laptop has not shipped either. I too ordered on 6/3, the day the laptop became available. The only item that is not currently offered in the current customizable envy that I selected is the 160gb SSD. It seems you ordered components which are not currently offered too. I spent a few days asking around and customer service is absolutely useless-- they told me I would have to reorder and that they would not reapply the coupon. If our laptops get delayed past the estimated ship date perhaps we should contact hp together-- there's strength in numbers.

 

No, I didn't get the additional warranty. It specifically notes the product being shipped as the Envy.

 

Haha, that's what this forum is for. Or at least, a forum. Not sure what'll happen to this 100-page forum in time, but we should have a forum going for just troubleshooting/suggestions/chat between ENVY owners type of stuff. I'm think "HP ENVY Owners Discussion Thread" or something of the nature. But then again, that probably already exists. I haven't looked for it.

 

Lucky lucky, when did you order?

 

I'm still debating whether I should sell my HP Envy 14-2090CA for around $600 and buy the new HP envy 15 or wait until Haswell...

 

June 3rd. I think it was only a few hours after PaKii posted about ordering his.

 

It is a bit premature to know exactly how to do the clean install on these laptops since no one has one yet. There are some things that have applied to HP laptops for a while.

1) Before you do anything, create the recovery disks in case something fouls up during your install.

2) Backup the SWSETUP folder from the hard drive to a DVD or USB thumb drive--something really secure so you don't lose it. It has all the drivers and programs for the operation of all the bells and whistles of the laptop. Many of the drivers and programs are HP-specific and are not available anywhere, not even from HP website. If they can be found at all it is very time consuming to try and search them out.

Here is the original page of how to do a clean install for HP laptops in general. You can use an existing Windows DVD or download a copy legitimately if you don't have one. Use the mentioned program to copy the Microsoft key of your OEM system.


http://forum.notebookreview.com/hp-compaq/432564-hp-laptop-out-box-guide-2-0-windows-7-a.html

The Envys have the option of doing a minimal install which is really easier and cleans up the majority of the bloat without removing the drivers and programs needed for the proper functioning of the laptop. Thankfully the Envys don't come with a lot of bloat to begin with. Should you want to use Norton or Photoshop be sure and copy their keys before you reinstall Windows.

It is quite easy to foul up the proper working of the Envy if you don't keep the proper drivers and programs specific to it. I have followed the Envy forums since I bought my first-gen Envy 14 and there are many threads about people who lost function of their laptops by losing/corrupting the required drivers and programs. My suggestion is to do the miminal install and if you aren't happy then go for the clean install.

Should you just want to use the Envy "as-is" here is another helpful link that has been around the forum for a while. It seems to get lost in the threads but keeps showing up as each new batch of Envys is released.

http://forum.notebookreview.com/hp-envy-hdx/638263-new-envy-owner-guide-initial-setup.html

 

Can someone please answer my question above? I need one for college so will have to order soon. thanks

 

Based just on this information, the dual core will probably be sufficient, as I no at least Skyrim does not fully utilize more quad cores. However, I would personally go with the 3610QM at this point, because though Skyrim doesn't really utilize quad cores, more and more games will in the future. I can't say much about Max Payne, as I am not really familiar with the game.

Also, other programs could be dramatically affected by the difference between a dual core and a quad core. What else will you plan on using the laptop for? Are there any specific programs you will need to run for school/work?

I'm not sure how the hybrid hard drive will impact gaming performance, except to state that hybrids will cache frequently accessed files so the hard drive doesn't have to spin up to retrieve them. This may decrease load times of repeatedly accessed areas, but I can't be until I find a source of someone testing this.

 

I'm a software developer and the i7 would be better than i5 in terms of compiling code.. You'll see a big difference in compile time if you're compiling huge amounts of code.

If you're on a budget and can't decide which update to get, I would go with the SSD. The improvement over a 7200 HHD is huge compared to RAM/CPU upgrades.

 

Just leave your order alone. HP will most likely replace with 1600MHz RAM on the factory side as they have specific parts to use for this line.

 

yeah thats what i was thinking. i dont really care either way, i thought it was something like 2-3% difference in performance?

 

my dad tried to order me the envy 3 times, kept denying his card! hopefully sending the money to my US card will do the trick, the coupon will expire soon dammit!!!!!

 

Does anyone know if you can customize a order in New Zealand?

The resellers have a basic envy listed with 750GD 5400rpm, 1366x768 etc, whereas I want a SSD and 1080p. At the moment I am leaning more towards a XPS or MPB if I can't get those in NZ.

 

An SSD would be easy to upgrade after purchase, but the 1080p screen is a different matter. Unfortunately, NZ doesn't typically have any CTO options from HP, so what you see if what you get. Your options would either be buying from overseas or buying the 1080p screen and an SSD separately and manually upgrading them. The SSD would be easy, the screen would be a bit trickier and harder to source.

 

i got 2 favors to ask from the ppl whose shipped alreaady, can u guys keep track of how long regular shipping takes, and the people who have 2 daysshpping, canu put ups some initial impressions,benchmarks,reviews, etc?

 

Sure! Though it seems that my shipping will take longer than it looked like it would because it is over a weekend. My tracking currently says that Fedex picked up the package yesterday, but that it was received after the Fedex cutoff. I'm presuming this means that they won't do anything with it until tomorrow...

 

Anybody else still stuck on the "in production" stage? My estimated ship date is still June 12th.

 

same did u get 1333mhz ram or the 3820 (the highest) processor? those seem to be in the config of the people delayed

 

I also have an ENVY 15-32XX Intel Ivy Bridge on order. Mine is due to ship on 6/15. I am curious if those that have received this new configuration with the radiance 1080p panel are still seeing the red/orange color shift that was present with the sandy bridge version of this laptop.

I would be surprised if it is any different since it appears that the same ips panel is being used. Thanks in advance for your comments.

 

I got a 160gb SSD which is no longer offered, and my processor was the 3710.

 

Custom HP laptops usually take 2-3 days to arrive once they actually leave Shanghai (typically the day you get your tracking number is the end of the day there so it's "received after cutoff" and doesn't get processed by the local Fedex facility until the following morning).

Whether you have 2nd day or regular shipping doesn't seem to impact things a whole lot because the delays (if they occur) usually come from customs in Anchorage. From my experience (having ordered 4 custom HP laptops in the last few years) and reading NBR, this sort of delay isn't too common.

But it's frequently the case that the regular shipping people get theirs just as quickly as the 2nd day, or else it shaves off a day at most.

 

yeah thats prolly it

 

I got the 3610 and 1600MHz RAM. The only thing I ordered that isn't available now is the HP HD Webcam (now its the Skype one). HP rep I called said its basically the same camera (it was going for the same price).

I'm also still in production and scheduled to ship by June 12. I ordered on Sunday and it went into production on Tuesday I believe.

 

i thought it would be first come first serve

 

So much talk about RAM...

I remember back in December a ton of people saying that they ordered their Envy's with 1333 RAM and it came with 1600. Those of you that ordered early and chose the 1333 may be pleasantly surprised when your laptop arrives.

 

I'll bet their screwed up order page is screwing our orders up-- the guys at the factory are probably wondering how the hell they're going to put in components which aren't even supported in the model we ordered. Hopefully they'll just give us free upgrades to the next best component that is supported, or at least they'll get it sorted out and shipped by the 12th.

 

yeah ima be mad if its not shipped by then... but atleast that gives me time to wait for the new xps

 

btw does anyone know if the previous model had gorilla glass on fhd panel? (the 3xxx one) the tech support person i called yesterday said no more gorilla glass just regular glass

 

No Gorilla Glass ever. Just flimsy acrylic.

 

Hey PaKii94, Did you get an XPs also?
What model?
When you get it I'm curious if they fixed the power cord issue (when you put the barrel connector in the laptop it basicallly falls out when you move the laptop. Ongoing annoying problem with XPS series & seems to get worse with time)

 

no what i meant was the new xps 15 to release so then i can compare b/w the envy and xps. The xps is thinner, I would think lighter but apparently they weigh the same. it just looks good i guess

 

Will I see any difference in fps(or gaming performance in general) in skyrim between the i7 3610qm and the i7 3820 qm ?
Also will the amd 7750m be able to play skyrim on high settings at 1920*1080 at a reasonable fps

 

1/ No difference

2/ Yep probably.

Regarding the 7750M, I bet it's faster than a GDDR5 640M and at least as fast as the GDDR5 650M. There are reviews of the desktop GT 640 (basically the same chip as the GT 640/650M, just clocked higher) and it takes such a bad beating from the Radeon 7750 (basically a higher clocked 7750M) while consuming more power it's sad, even at low-res where the crappy DDR3 shouldn't matter much.

I wish more manufacturers would use AMD's new chips, Kepler was apparently overhyped while GCN was downplayed.

The whole "roflmaobbq just look at how GTX 680 raped AMD in efficiency and performance" craze is to be blamed for that imo. The sad truth is if you factor in the latest drivers and the fact that many GTX 680 are cherry picked to turbo to the highest possible clock speed, you get a different picture.

Then add the newly released 7970 Ghz (1075mhz instead of 925 stock & lower consumption) and it gets spanked pretty badly. Oh, and the GTX 680 blows at computing.

 

My envy 15 got shipped today! It was suppose to ship on June 13. Too bad I went with the free shipping though =/

 

Well it's June 11 and my estimated ship date is still June 12...

 

I got the email this morning that mine shipped...my estimated date was June 14. No tracking available yet though.

 

Now this really is getting ridiculous. I ordered literally an hour and a half after the page went up. What the bloody hell is taking so long?

 

yeah same... i prolly already asked u this but did u have anything in ur config that isnt available right now? was it the ssd? we cant even do anything about it cause thats the shipping date

 

750G 7200 rpm Hybrid Hard Drive: Estimated delay, Add 4 business days

Source: HP

 

wait where does it say this? i wanna check if my stuff is delayed

 

You better believe that if it's not shipped by the 12th as it's supposed I'm calling them to upgrade me for free to 2nd day delivery. ;/

 

My estimated ship date was June, 13th. Was notified this morning that it has been received by FedEx in Shanghai and will arrive on the 15th.

My order was the 256GB SSD, 16GB 1600Mhz RAM, i7-3720QM.

Patience is a virtue guys, rest assured your laptops will arrive! For all of you considering the Dell XPS L521X (theres a thread over in the Dell XPS forum here) but have already ordered an Envy I say this to you: Use the Envy for 2-3 weeks and if you hate it then return it. Don't buy the Dell before you see what the early-adopters have to say about it, there could be tons of design flaws or issues with it (I have bought 2 high end Dell's before my Envy and always run into issues, there is no perfect laptop). The design surely looks impressive, but I would like to see what the configuration has, how it compares in price to the Envy, and of course what the screen is. Heat issues could also be an issue to wait and see what others say about.

 

lol dw i dont think wea re gonna give up on the envy just yet... the new mbp tho... soo much money... so sexy.... gonna be so much throttling LOL