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    so if you get a a Envy 15 with an i5 processor can you use the integrated grphics?

    Discussion in 'HP' started by Meever, Jan 22, 2010.

  1. Meever

    Meever Notebook Evangelist

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    And turn off the 5830 to boost your battery life by a few hours? A full HD 15 inch desktop replacement with light and thin form factor that lasts 6+ hours would be friggen win....
     
    Meever, Jan 22, 2010
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    check the HP ENVY 15 owners thread........ covers it all

    in short NO WIN!
     
    w0318, Jan 22, 2010
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    NOOOOO. DAMN YOU HP DAMN YOU TO HELL! hey, thanks for the helpful reply.
     
    Meever, Jan 22, 2010
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    no IGP and no usb3.0 too...
     
    HenryS, Jan 22, 2010
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    What he said.
     
    AnXioZ, Jan 22, 2010
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    Yes, it seems HP really dropped the ball. Decided to use a chipset that doesn't support switchable graphics.
     
    davidixon, Jan 22, 2010
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    It does support the RAID drives though. People are speculating they went with the PM because of that. I think that since they were already neutering the RAM it would have been nice if they'd have done the same with the drives and just gone with the HM55 so we could use the IGP, but... oh well. With a slice I'm still looking at 6+ hours of battery according to the reviews, even with the Radeon. For the price? You can't get any other machine anywhere near this powerful. And you just can't get a machine near the power in the same size (lightweight 15"), period.
     
    Pitabred, Jan 22, 2010
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