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HP Envy 4 TouchSmart

Based on 10 reviews

Excellent:

0
Good:

2
Average:

4
Bad:

4

Pros

Good touchscreen responsiveness; respectable parts; affordable price.
Slick design; Solid performance; Fast boot time
HP's Envy TouchSmart Ultrabook 4 is an attractive ultrabook with a respectable mix of components for its price, a responsive touch screen, and a backlit keyboard.

Cons

Weak screen; touchy touchpad; almost heavy for this class.
Dim display; Mushy keyboard ; Below-average battery life
The Envy TouchSmart 4 isn't very configurable, so you can't make it too much more powerful than it already is. It's on the heavy side for an "ultrabook" (if you consider 4.5 pounds heavy). Its touch pad is jumpy at default settings.

By DigitalVersus on May 17, 2013

This is a sleek ultrabook with a quality chassis and great processing power for the asking price. But until HP decides to put some effort into the screen and audio—which, after all, are some of the things it's advertising—it will never...

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By Maximum PC on April 24, 2013

This we know: Windows 8 is more usable with a touchscreen, plain and simple. Whether that’s a practical scenario for tower-and-monitor setups is arguable, but it turns out that using touch on a laptop comes pretty naturally—even more so than...

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By uk.hardware.info on March 10, 2013

The HP Envy Touchsmart 4-1102ed is a touchscreen Ultrabook. It has an energy-efficient Intel Core i5 processor and a TN screen with a resolution of 1366x768 pixels. It's a powerful enough 14-inch Ultrabook, with as only drawback the relatively high...

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By NotebookCheck on December 21, 2012

When it comes to the features offered by the HP Envy TouchSmart 4-1102sg we're talking about a powerful mix. The touchscreen, the included external DVD drive and the speakers with a subwoofer lift the notebook distinctly above other media-laptops....

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By liliputing.com on December 10, 2012

At 4.5 pounds, the HP Envy TouchSmart 4 isn’t the most portable ultrabook on the market. In fact, I’m not sure why Intel insists on grouping notebooks with 14 and 15.6 inch screens into the ultrabook category in the first place, but...

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By G4tv.com on December 04, 2012

Video Review: The 14-inch HP Envy TouchSmart features a 3rd generation Intel core processor, Windows 8 and an HP Imagepad display for the perfect hands-on experience. Matt Mira and Michael Kosta check out the device for its Gadget Pr0n...

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By PC Advisor on November 13, 2012

The chief issue, as mentioned, with the Envy TouchSmart Ultrabook 4 is its weight. To be fair, HP is hardly alone - I've seen a number of Ultrabooks, including older, non-touch based systems come in at over four pounds. If the heft doesn't...

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By LaptopMag on October 24, 2012

HP's first Windows 8 notebook offers an attractive design and a touch-screen display, but skimps on the battery...

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By cnet on October 22, 2012

The HP Envy TouchSmart Ultrabook 4 is a good gateway to the Windows 8 experience with a responsive touch screen in a traditional laptop...

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By ZDNet.be on April 22, 2013

De HP Envy 4 TouchSmart ziet er mooi uit, maar om een lager prijspunt te halen heeft HP toch enkele toegevingen moeten...

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