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    Whats so great about Envy?

    Discussion in 'HP' started by fantomasz, Nov 11, 2009.

  1. Wretched Gnu

    Wretched Gnu Notebook Consultant

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    Not really an alternative, since the point of the Envy is the CPU it has, the GPU it has, and the memory capacity it has in the thin and light body it has. If you don't need that (and don't mind a machine that looks like a Star Wars toy), then, yes, the Asus is the orange, as opposed to the apple, for you.
     
    Wretched Gnu, Nov 15, 2009
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  2. Peteman100

    Peteman100 Notebook Consultant

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    Has there been any word as to whether HP intends to update the trackpad on the Envy line with something more functional? I think that would improve the allure of both models quite a bit.
     
    Peteman100, Nov 16, 2009
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  3. sgogeta4

    sgogeta4 Notebook Nobel Laureate

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    It's probably up to the company that actually makes the trackpad (Synaptics? Alps?) Either way, I'm sure an update is being worked on and will be released shortly. They have gotten a lot of slack for the trackpad (despite it not being that bad actually).
     
    sgogeta4, Nov 16, 2009
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  4. surfasb

    surfasb Titles Shmm-itles

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    Yeah, it seems to work when I played with the trackpad. I didn't experience any of the nuances that Engadget experienced in their review.
     
    surfasb, Nov 16, 2009
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  5. Peteman100

    Peteman100 Notebook Consultant

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    Oh really? So you could two finger scroll and such without a problem?
     
    Peteman100, Nov 16, 2009
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    Worked just fine when I tried it. I found out a dude had bought one a couple of floors down and shamelessly asked him to let me play with it.
     
    surfasb, Nov 16, 2009
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  7. Peteman100

    Peteman100 Notebook Consultant

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    Is there anything you didn't like about it?
     
    Peteman100, Nov 16, 2009
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    Cost.

    I'm cheap.

    But no doubt, it looks great.
     
    surfasb, Nov 17, 2009
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  9. darkprime

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    If HP would re-engineer the laptop to put in an internal bluray drive, I would be first in line to get one. Until then, the SONY FW will have to do for me.
     
    darkprime, Nov 18, 2009
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