HP Unveils New Generation of Envy Notebooks
HP Unveils New Generation of Envy Notebooks
Posted 11/16/2011 at 7:18am
| by Paul Lilly
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If imitation is truly the sincerest form of flattery, Apple should be blushing. That's because Hewlett-Packard went and redesigned its Envy notebooks, which now bear a striking resemblance to the MacBook Pro, only a little sleeker overall, and of course with Windows 7 running the software show. The Envy is now an attractive looking laptop with a black and silver metal-alloy chassis that HP says is durable, and the keyboard has been upgraded with a backlight.
It isn't just any backlight, mind you, but a new HP Radiance Backlit keyboard featuring individual LEDs dedicated to each keycap. HP says the keyboard works with an advanced proximately sensor so it knows to light up when you approach the notebook.
There are three models to choose from: Envy 15, Envy 17, and Envy 17 3D. Pricing for these models start at $1,100, $1,250, and $1,600, respectively. Specs will vary by model, but each one will have a Blu-ray upgrade option, six speakers and a subwoofer, Beats audio, SSD and HDD options, and up to a quad-core Core i7 processor from Intel.
The redesigned Envy notebooks will be available starting December 7, 2011.
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RavenMkII
November 17, 2011 at 10:41am
Still doesnt compare to what Voodoo PC could of implemented had they not been bought up by HP. which by the way is in the process of deciding to get rid of their pc buisness section.
Morete
November 16, 2011 at 10:30am
It looks kind of nice and all, but the Alienware M18x keys design looks nicer, not the typical chiclet keys. Plus at $1,999, you get an 18" display.
Holly Golightly
November 16, 2011 at 9:08am
Wow, what a design! I like the look of the new Envy. I like the speaker grills and the whole back and gray design. I have to disagree on the looking like a MacBook Pro. It looks nothing like it. It has a black back. Mac doesn't. The keys are indentedm the mac does not. It has the slickest power button. The mac doesn't. It comes at an affordable price. The mac doesn't. It looks cooler, the mac doesn't. I do not know why every nice-looking laptop is suddenly a mac-rip off. The Adamo 13 looks nothing like the MacBook air, and the Envy looks nothing like a MacBook Pro. Heck, I remember a video in which they said "The Motorola Devour looks like a Mac Phone." Remember, Apple did not invent aluminum. Yet somehow they get credit for the material.
Eoraptor
November 16, 2011 at 8:49am
Tell you what, you had me at Subwoofer... any laptop that does away with the crappy "speakers as an after-thought" gets my attention. The rest seems fairly standard for mid-high end laptop, and the fanciful backlighting? I have a five dollar USB lamp that does the same thing. (well it has a power switch instead of a fifty dollar proximity sensor)
Engelsstaub
November 16, 2011 at 8:08am
That's actually pretty slick...I'm not even going to lie. The prices seem pretty fair for a "premium designed" Windows-based notebook, too.
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