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    another few questions about the envy 15

    Discussion in 'HP' started by zero7404, Jul 12, 2010.

  1. zero7404

    zero7404 Notebook Deity

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    i asked in the owners lounge but got drowned out between other conversations:

    id imagine some here with underground knowledge ... i havent bought an envy waiting on bd-r capability. anyone know if the envy 15 will be refreshed with internal bd-r drive ? envy 14 & 17 both got internal optical drives so i figure its only a matter of time ...

    id much prefer the 15 over the 14 or 17, since i can get it with a full hd screen res. just not crazy about getting an external writer ...
     
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    There has been enough speculation on the Envy 15 refresh. No one knows. All that we know is what is in the new manual.
     
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    are u referring to the current offering of the envy 15 ? or has a new manual been leaked ... ?
     
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    how good is the external BD rom they provide.......mine is very slow while reading DVDs
     
    yashasvi08, Jul 13, 2010
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    the most recent manual for the 3rd gen (Envy 15 1200 CTO) I'm aware of was on the hp website a few months ago and there was no internal optical drive; however, I wouldn't bank on that as any indication of what will or will not be included since those pre-release draft manuals change so frequently.

    I've had an Envy 15 for about 6 months... so far, I don't miss the optical drive at all. And the USB 3.0 port enables me to use a very fast external USB 3.0 12x blu-ray writer.
     
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