Radiance is Back

Which is why I bought a 3 inch android sticker to cover the beats logo. Might as well support the company I love.

 

Does this mean that those of us who bought Envy 14 in November/December (with those huge coupons) can maybe purchase a radiance screen from the HP parts store?

 

coupon code nb5321, configured price must be over $1300 before any discounts

$200 off

 

Emailed them about the possibility of getting the radiance on the Beats.

Dear Brian,

Thank you for contacting HP Total Care.

From your email, I understand that you wish to know whether the Radiance displays are available for your notebook PC for purchase or as replacements.

Brian, it is our goal to answer questions presented to us, as quickly as possible. After reading your e-mail, I feel that we will need to do some additional research to provide you with the required information. Thank you for your patience.

As soon as, this information is gathered, we will send you an e-mail. I apologize for the inconvenience caused. I hope you understand.

For information on keeping your HP and Compaq products up and running, please visit our website
at:
HP - United States | HP Total Care

Have a nice day.

Sincerely,

Bryan

HP Total Care

Will keep you updated.

 

LOL. Long way of saying we will tell you NO in a few weeks even though we could tell you flat out right now. This makes us look good and as if we are actually seriously taking into account your question.

Boilerplate, my friend. Boilerplate.

P.S. though if you got 10,000+ folks to ask the question within 30 days, they might actually consider it.

 

Then keep on asking =D

 

Interesting tibit. The guy said that you cant buy the screens directly from HP but to contact the regional resellers whatever that means.

 

I asked them about the radiance on the beats a few days ago and the lady said it may be there in the future but no garuntee

 

I personally think they're using the limited edition deal to see how big the response is...then they may bring it back again, increase the $$ and see how much success they have...like last time.

 

Guys - for those of us who bought Envy's in Nov/Dec time frame, I just got off phone with HP support and they agreed to process my return and ordered a new laptop with Radiance. They also offered a 2 day shipping. But it cost me $100 more ( + $200 for radiance) than the previous one as I had $300 coupon earlier and now I could only use $200 coupon .. if you guys want to give it a try go ahead .. I know there are discussions going on if its worth $300 more for radiance or not .. I just thought of sharing this info as for those who bought in Nov/Dec might be thinking they were just unlucky ..

 

All the ppl that are dying for the radiance display... why don't u buy it from the hp parts store and replace the normal display?
The only downside is that it's more expensive ($300)

 

@ latebeat, that is why we are asking the question. WE WANT TO BUY the display for the current laptops that we have. I was debating on returning my current laptop "Beats" for the Radiance display, but I I love my black laptop more that I thought I would and I do not want to return it for one that I am sure it will have problems, my current laptop is perfect. If someone gets the radiance display from HP, I will follow form and just buy one and put it in myself. Can't be that hard.

 

I would love to do this if possible. I don't really want to give up my Envy as it has no CPU whine and for me, thats like winning the lottery.

 

it is possible, but its like $375 in the HP parts store with tax and shipping...way more than I'd like to spend

 

Interestingly, if you check the reviews of the envy 14 by date, there were a string of complaints about it no longer having the radiance display, and lo and behold what happens, it appears once again.

COMPLAIN MORE PEOPLE !!!!!!!!! IT WORKS !!!!!!!

 

for those who are interested, $500 coupon - NBK4267893. Use it while it lasts and get the radiance screen.
Note - your build has to be $1399 or more.

 

Wow, that gives you like a fully loaded i5 Envy for only $999

 

Good lord that's so cheap. Is it possible to return an Envy 14 that I got around Dec 8th? The 21 day period is past.

 

Calling now to get my ordre changed, with this I can add 2GB of memory and move from 500-640GB HDD for $175 less than my current order.

 

@PatzCU - yes . you should be able to return. Mine was also around the same date (Dec 7) and I was able to return. So try it fast. I was able to get the same config with Radiance for the same amount that I paid earlier.

 

Meetleo09, mind if I ask how you did this? Should I just call customer support and tell them I want to return the Envy or can I say I want to exchange for a radiance model?

 

I haven't done this, so maybe calling them and asking politely may work...but I would complain about the screen. Cause that really is the problem and why you want to return it. In my opinion, the brightview screen is "defective". They put a matted screen behind a glossy plastic cover.

 

when I called in yesterday I did not know if they would do it or not. I just told them that "when I got this laptop it did not have Radiance Screen. Now that it is available I would like to exchange the current one ". The rep was able to help me out and also gave me a 2 day shipping for free. As everyone suspecting, they might be clearing out the stock. But I think for $950 + tax this is an awesome deal.

 

Awesome, I will be calling today

EDIT: Thank Meetleo =)

 

I'm on the phone with them right now trying to get the difference =/

EDIT: Well, after 30 mins on the phone I ended up having to put in a REQUEST to cancel the first order, and then had to put in a second order w/ the new coupon code. Talk about a Cluster F***! Hopefully it doesn't take them to long to credit me..... Idk if I'll be able to survive of ramen noodles til then!

 

Yuck so they wouldnt just do it in one transaction? Hmmmm

 

I'm talking via chat to an online rep right now. I received my Envy on Dec 8th and they are letting me return for a full refund and place a new order with on an Envy 14 with Radiance + the $500 off coupon.

Sweeeeeeeeet! The new laptop will have the same specs as the last one I ordered (except new one has Radiance) and will be CHEAPER due to the coupon.

EDIT: $100 cheaper than my previous Envy, $920

 

PatzCU - congrats on your new purchase . Good that you were able to pull out the deal.

 

the coupon starts showing up on most coupon sites now.
If it does like the previous one, it will go in a few days.

Ordered one for $944 with Radiance as well, thats pretty sweet.

 

the other one had a limit of 275 uses, this one has a limit of 1800 uses..im sure it'll last a week

 

I think it's all used...

 

still works for me..

 

Cool. Just tried it and noticed that also. I think this will not last as long because the radiance screen is back

 

HP is using that radiance display + the coupons to get rid of all the current generation motherboards and CPU's in stock. Next ones are coming soon I think.

 

you are right Iammah .. I too think so .. and the way Customer Support Reps were offering free 2 day shipping and couple of other discussions made me believe it stronger .. it seemed like they wanted to build it and ship it to me ASAP ..

 

yeah, but do you think that in the new generation, the Radiance Display is still available? I am afraid that they willl remove the display in the next refresh even if they upgrade the CPU to Sandy Bridge.

 

well then, just buy it with the radiance now, then buy the new refresh and replace the crappy display with the radiance! Hopefully it will support it though.

KJ

 

HP's generous coupons along with Microsoft's and Amazon's heavy discounts, something is definitely happening.

Do you think SB will be that much better ?
On the video card side, from what I have seen and heard the new video cards that can fit in a 14" casing are not much more powerful than the older generation. ATI's 5000 vs 6000 and nVidia's 335 vs 425 are all scoring similar benchmarks.

 

I ordered up one today, $920.00 for i5-460m, 1 4GB DIMM, Radiance, and 6cell Slice, woohoo

 

Im going to try to sell my Envy 14 Beats and get a Radiance. If I cant sell it soon, ill just return the Envy I ordered.

 

no a little better, and will run cooler. Performance wise not a whole lot.

 

the slice costs $200 as an upgrade, whereas on the parts store it costs only $128. So instead of wasting $72 of my $500 coupon i upgraded the CPU to a 580 and got an extra 8 cell battery (whose price is not so different from the parts). Ill get the slice later from the parts store.

 

its actually $150 after tax and shipping and seems kinda used..(mine had some dust/fingerprints and the number 28 written on it with marker..cleaned it off now though and it works perfect), also for some reason, 1 stick of 4gb RAM is $650 in the parts store..

 

thanks for the info, I didnt know they charged taxes on the parts stores.
It's still a good deal compared to some ludicrous ebay sellers trying to get us to shell out over $240 for that.
Maybe you got a refurbished one, strange ...

As for the 4gb stick, its pretty funny HP sells it for $650 xD , I would buy mine from newegg or similar.

 

Well, now you've raised the ugly question I was afraid to ask. Without reading all of the more recent posts in the Envy 14 threads, I wonder if you would be willing to summarize just how often E14s are still rolling off the line full of problems. Honestly, the "cpu whine" is the least of my concerns (almost always have lots of ambient noise in the background), but are they generally still full of bugs and difficulties? Is the only way to get things right to keep replacing them until you get a "good one," as the two of you apparently have, or are most of the issues reparable?

I just ordered mine after waiting for months for Radiance's return! $944, too good to be true - correct?

 

You should be fine, I haven't heard any complaints from the people that got theirs in December. My current Envy is flawless as far as I'm concerned, but had to return for the Radiance, its just too good to pass up.

 

I've been looking at trying to obtain the Acer 3820tg but with this new coupon the envy might be too good to pass up...

 

The one i got mid january is flawless, no whine or heat issue (and its a i7). Too bad I have to return it to get the radiance + i5.
I hope the next will be in similar shape.

 

Awesome!!! Thanks for the code. I wasn't sure if I was going to jump on this (with the radiance display, of course), but with this code, I took the plunge and it worked instantly.

 

Grrrrrrrrr, I am crazy about all of you who can apply huge amount coupon and order that. I can apply coupon but I cannot pay with my french credit card.