Other than the screen, there's nothing there I care for or thats interesting. Firewire? Dont need it. Lack of Ethernet? No thanks. HDMI? Welcome to 2007.
Pretty sure if I configured on of those exactly the same as the Envy i just got (minus the screen), it's be more than a $1,000 dollar difference at least.
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ill start off, overheating and price... what else? ports? what else is there to expect since its so skinny? odd? I couldn't care less for it.. ihavent used mine in like 2 years... oh maybe osx
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What is the pricing of the MBP and what does the base model come with?
EDIT: NVM. HOLY HELL. What is apple doing charging $2200 for the base bloody laptop?! My Envy has literally the exact specs of the MBP (Minus Retina Display & 650m) and this is only costing me $1500! -
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The new Macbook Pro with Retina Display is $2,000 if you go through their Education Store.
$2,000 is still a ridiculous price to pay for the specs you get. Only 2 things really entice me, the higher resolution display and the 0.71" thickness.
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So if I configured a new retina MBP to the same specs as the Envy I ordered (2.7Ghz i7; 16GB RAM; 3 Year Warranty) the price comes out to 3600$ -- add on tax and its almost 4000 and the only advantage I receive is 200GB of HD space and the retina display. What I lose is 2200$. Doesn't seem worth it does it? And worse is having to use Mac OS. I'm a windows guy. Stickin' with Envy, no remorse about it.
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Im shipped too!
Ordered on the 5th, estimated ship was 15th.
Upgrades: i7-3610qm and radiance display
standard shipping
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I'm frankly quite irritated with this whole situation, but I suppose the blame is somewhat split among the several parties involved, (HP Tech Guys who put up the faulty order page, myself who ordered a component that was not offered, customer service for not letting me change my order, and the factory guys for not just installing a supported component instead) which is making it difficult for me to be pissed off at HP in general...
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Full Questions
What are the differences between the 15-3040nr and the 15t-3200? I want the best for my gaming, so what is the difference in the hard drives other than size (I don't fully understand the rpm) and which is most balanced in size & speed? As well as what is the advantage of L3 Caches in the processor as compared to the Turbo boost Overclock up to 3.1 GHz? Does that mean I'd change a setting to get better processing while draining battery?
Quick Questions
1. Notebook 15-3040nr or 15t-3200?
2. Processor Turbo-Boost or L3 Cache?
3. Hard drive Stack on size or size to rpm proportion?
P.S. whomever answers my top questions I will love you long time<3 xoxo
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Few more questions
(I know, sorry guys I'm just really sketchy before I invest +$1,000 into something)
How much does the RAM really affect overall performance? Especially if I don't have many programs open at one time.
HP ProtectSmart Hard Drive Protection is included in the 750GB 7200 rpm & 1TB 5400 rpm Hard Drives, yet doesn't look like it is in the 750 GB 7200 rpm Hybrid Hard Drive? What are the pro's & con's to the Hybrid vs Normal? -
PaKii94 is more than a Notebook Deity, and deserves my love and the love of all others. Bow down to Lord PaKii. *Bows*
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most comps dont use over 4gb, 8 is futureproof atm and upgrading prices are cheaper and easy to upgrade
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the hp protectsmart or w.e for the most part is just a gimmik (from what i have heard)
the hybrid is like a combo of ssd+ hdd it has like 8 gb (iirc) of ssd and then its a regular hdd, what it does is it caches the most used files onto the ssd portion so they load up faster (windows, games, photoshop, etc.) while the not regularly used files open like a regular harddrive
the ssd is solid state drive which i like to call a really big flashdrive haha. its crazy increase in performance compared to regular harddrive and a good boost from the hybrid. however these are still expensive compared to regular hdd but tehy are droping -
So don't upgrade the HDD and upgrade it to a Solid State Drive once the price on them drops? They look like they have way less memory than the others. Also the 2.5 GHz with Turbo Boost up to 3.1 GHz seems like a better processor than the L3 Caches based on speed. Unless does Turbo Boost just means over clocking, if so can the L3 Caches be over clocked as well? And what is the purpose of the L3 Cache and the relationship of size to cache?
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3rd generation Intel(R) Core(TM) i5-3210M Processor (2.5 GHz with Turbo Boost up to 3.1 GHz)
3rd generation Intel(R) Core(TM) i7-3610QM Processor (2.3 GHz, 6MB L3 Cache)
3rd generation Intel(R) Core(TM) i7-3720QM Processor (2.6 GHz, 6MB L3 Cache)
3rd generation Intel(R) Core(TM) i7-3820QM Processor (2.7 GHz, 8MB L3 Cache
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I hope u guys will bench that new tech 7750M baby like hell when u'll finally receive your envy laps. Can't wait to see how it performs compared to kepler.
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but hopefully there is driver support and abilty to oc.. i want to get it to desktop 7750 levels atleast
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Mine's showing as being in Alaska too
Arrived in AK at 12:14pm local time
Cleared customs 2:57pm local time.
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Jun 11, 2012 2:15 PM In transit ANCHORAGE, AK
Jun 11, 2012 12:14 PM Arrived at FedEx location ANCHORAGE, AK
Jun 11, 2012 10:41 PM In transit NARITA-SHI JP
Jun 11, 2012 5:08 AM In transit SHANGHAI CN
Jun 11, 2012 12:29 AM In transit SHANGHAI CN
Jun 10, 2012 10:50 PM International shipment release - Import SHANGHAI CN
Jun 10, 2012 6:01 PM At local FedEx facility SHANGHAI CN
Jun 9, 2012 11:55 AM Shipment information sent to FedEx
Jun 9, 2012 11:46 PM Picked up SHANGHAI CN
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L3 cache is just another type of storage. A super super fast kind of storage. Here are some very rough comparisons of storage speeds:
* L3 cache is 10x faster than your RAM memory.
* RAM memory is 100,000x faster than an SSD
* SSD is 2x faster than a regular hard drive
Basically your computer will keep data that is very frequently used in L3 cache so it can access it extremely fast. The larger your L3 cache the more super fast memory space the computer can use.
I would recommend the i7-3610QM upgrade and the 1080p display. From what I've read upgrading the cpu further than the 3610QM will get you diminishing returns and you should spend the money on an SSD instead. -
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I'm guessing this new HP isn't coming to the UK then?
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Well, at least we know where the extra day for standard shipping comes from.
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So, someone is going to do a full video review of this thing...right?
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ill be the highest OCER
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edit: cmon chinese people. enough of the special care of my laptop. just ship it already!!!
NOW AVAILABLE: ENVY 15-32XX Intel Ivy Bridge (AMD 7750M)
Discussion in 'HP' started by yknyong1, Feb 11, 2012.