The HP Envy x360 is an affordable and versatile all-rounder that looks superb, has solid build quality and smooth movement, and it's barely heavier or thicker than more expensive and conventional laptops.
HP Envy x360 Review: Ryzen powered 2-in-1
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Why is this reviewed almost a year after release? In a few weeks you will be able to get it with latest Ryzen 5000 series with hopefully better screen and faster SSD. It's good laptop but unless you absolutely need one right now it's better to wait a little for a new model.
Shadowboxer
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I have one of these from my employer, it’s a heap of garbage compared to my personal laptop from Asus which is specced and priced similarly. All this review has done is cause me to question Techspots reviews!
George Keech
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Has the employer done anything to it though? as in if its a managed system running on a VPN or working on a sever this could change. Maybe not but sometimes this and even something simple as the encryption with that poor write speed might tank an otherwise good machine?
AnilD
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Interesting. Coming from a 2020 HP Omen, build quality seems pretty good on the latest crop of HP laptops. I researched the Envy, Dell XPS and others at the time of buying, but those lacked the GPU power I wanted. However I noticed the Envy was widely recommended as the top choice for a budget laptop, better than Asus and Acer on sub $900 models, while the XPS was better overall if you are spending over $1000.
Shadowboxer
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My one is an Intel i7 model with 16Gb of RAM. Performance is fine and probably better with Ryzen But I’m judging on build quality, screen quality, keyboard and trackpad. Oh and speakers. And in every area my Zen book from Asus is just better. Although the Zenbook isn’t a converting tablet.
I think maybe that’s it. I’m using it as a laptop and as a laptop it’s not as good as something built only to be a laptop. It’s also rubbish as a tablet though, it’s too big and heavy and Windows is hopeless for touch input.
I have a 15 incher sibling with 2500u, and it is a great machine. I bought it exactly to be my "maxi-tablet", and I find it to be adequate (though android is still more convenient to use on a touchscreen, and Windows can be "interesting", apart from a few instances, the experience is actually pretty good). Sound is pretty decent (but I appreciate that the bigger variant has a different speaker layout), fullHD IPS screen is nice (never understood the need of 4K display in a laptop, but hey, that's just me), keyboard is good with useable backlight (no rainbow...what a pity..not), though he US layout is not my cup of tea. I could use more USB ports, but just recently bought a USB C to USB 3.0 splitter, which helped. Battery life is great to my standards, not so much on today's market (3-4 hours of browsing). Build quality is definitely good, feels good in hand, I like the all metal body.
Sorry to hear that your experience is less than stellar...I wonder if you would feel any different with the bigger version, or it would still disappoint you.
Caliburman
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This is the AMD model, the Intel version was released a year ago.
Caliburman
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I bought this laptop last year and love it. It's fast, has a good display, very nice keyboard and a compact and sleek design. It also comes with the stylus, many 2-in-1s you have to buy them separately.
It runs my Adobe and Autodesk products without a hitch. It's not a gaming machine per se but it can still play a lot of modern games. It boots Windows 10 faster than my Note 8 can boot up Android and the battery has been great so far.
It runs my Adobe and Autodesk products without a hitch. It's not a gaming machine per se but it can still play a lot of modern games. It boots Windows 10 faster than my Note 8 can boot up Android and the battery has been great so far.
ilovelinux
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On a 2-in-1 device the power button should always be on the side, which is not the case here. I hope the 2021 version will address this issue.
From the article:
"Testing the base Envy x360 was an interesting exercise as this configuration won't be the top choice for power users to use as their daily driver, but it may be among the top options when choosing a machine for family use".
So it looks like it was never something the writer was going to recommend for heavy gaming or media work. Though game performance is surprising, as a basic use PC, it seems worth recommending and has nice specs for the price.
Arbie
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I got the wife this exact model for X-mas she really likes it.
I got it through a VAR on Amazon
20GB ram and 1TB nvme ssd for final configuration (same AMD processor).
Battery lasts a long time and it never seems to get very hot.
Total with the amazon extended warr came to about $1100.
First new laptop I have ever bought her over 15 years of marriage.
Previously I always got a hand me down from work or found a refurb or something I could refurb for her.
I got it through a VAR on Amazon
20GB ram and 1TB nvme ssd for final configuration (same AMD processor).
Battery lasts a long time and it never seems to get very hot.
Total with the amazon extended warr came to about $1100.
First new laptop I have ever bought her over 15 years of marriage.
Previously I always got a hand me down from work or found a refurb or something I could refurb for her.
duckofdeath
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I have to agree with others that this is a strangely late review of a product. I also think the review completely missed its support for Surface Pens.
I almost bought one of these last year, because it's a rather powerful little lap-tablet in its price range. But after a lot of over-thinking, I went for a Surface Go 2. A lot less power, but I preferred the compact size.
I almost bought one of these last year, because it's a rather powerful little lap-tablet in its price range. But after a lot of over-thinking, I went for a Surface Go 2. A lot less power, but I preferred the compact size.
Shadowboxer
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I use it for work mate, no gaming or media ever graces it. It’s a an awful laptop, poor screen, poor keyboard, awful speakers, low battery life and poor build quality. I’ve had quite a few laptops from HP in the last few years at work and they are all trash.
Shadowboxer
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Yes of course they have. But they didn’t ruin the screen, speakers, keyboard, trackpad etc.
This is clearly a sponsored review. No one should be buying this heap of junk with their own money.
At least they've improved it since their first one 3 years ago ... Techspot's 2018 HP x360 Review
Badelhas
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I believe this is a nice laptop for the price but from what I have been reading and from testing 2 machines that I recommend to friends and family the 600 euros Lenovo IdeaPad 5 15ARE05 is the budget champion, not this one (even though it's not a hybrid tablet/laptop, it's just a laptop).
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