http://www.maximumpc.com/tags/HP%20envy used for category lists, takes arguments en http://www.maximumpc.com/article/news/hp_envy_14_comes_well_equipped_could_be_core_i5_candidate <!--paging_filter--><p>HP may have jumped the gun a bit when they <a href="http://www.slashgear.com/hp-envy-14-notebook-tipped-ideal-core-i5-candidate-0462780/">listed an “Envy 14-1000”</a> on a <a href="ftp://ftp.hp.com/pub/softpaq/sp45501-46000/sp45817.cva">support page</a> recently. The Envy line of laptops currently come in 13 and 15-inch varieties. The PCs bear a striking resemblance to Apple’s MacBook Pro line with chiclet keys and large trackpads. The Envy 13 packs a Core 2 chip, while the Envy 15 is equipped with a Core i7. Might we see a Core i5 in the new Envy 14? It certainly would fit nicely in the lineup.</p> <p> No specs were actually listed on the support page. Mobile Core i5 CPUs are expected to make the scene in the first quarter of next year. So, watch for an Envy 14 announcement around then.<br /> <div style="text-align: center"><img src="/files/u94712/envy_15_full.jpg" alt="en" width="405" height="270" /></div> http://www.maximumpc.com/article/news/hp_envy_14_comes_well_equipped_could_be_core_i5_candidate#comments News core i5 hardware hp HP envy intel mobile Wed, 04 Nov 2009 21:05:40 -0600 Ryan Whitwam 8919 at http://www.maximumpc.com http://www.maximumpc.com/article/news/whats_going_voodoo_founder_rahul_sood_gives_update <!--paging_filter--><p>After HP acquired high-end PC maker Voodoo, everyone expected to see a lot of their products coming out of HP. That didn’t happen. Dell has kept the Alienware brand highly visible, and they were acquired around the same time. Voodoo’s Rahul Sood has <a href="http://www.rahulsood.com/2009/09/its-time-to-give-you-update-on-wassap.html">posted an update to his blog</a> to tell everyone just what happened to the venerable maker of really expensive PCs.</p> <p> According to Sood, Voodoo still exists, and the long silence was something of a transitional period to get the company completely integrated with HP. “Voodoo, as you all know, was to be integrated into the larger business units so we could take some of our ideas and products to a much larger audience,” Sood wrote in his blog. </p> <p> Indeed, the HP Envy 13 and 15 are good examples of the effects Voodoo has had on HP. Sood explained that the “Voodoo DNA” branding was removed from the laptops because Voodoo didn’t technically design them, HP did.  He pointed out that HPs designs have changed dramatically in the last 3 years largely because of Voodoo. The Voodoo founder said the company was changing from a manufacturer, into “something beyond”. The take away seems to be that you’ll probably see some Voodoo branding in the future, but their main goal is to advance HP products as a whole.<br /> <div style="text-align: center"><img src="/files/u94712/hpvoo.png" alt="hp" width="405" height="228" /></div> http://www.maximumpc.com/article/news/whats_going_voodoo_founder_rahul_sood_gives_update#comments News hardware hp HP envy PC gaming raul sood voodoo voodoo envy Fri, 18 Sep 2009 20:37:46 -0500 Ryan Whitwam 7953 at http://www.maximumpc.com