HP Envy 14 Beats Edition - Intel Core i5

Overview

TechSpot Metascore

Based on 6 expert reviews

Excellent:

0
Good:

3
Average:

3
Bad:

0

Pros:

Excellent Envy construction and design; cool black paint job; great audio performance.
Solid, stylish design, Backlit keyboard, Excellent performance
Stylish design with red backlit keyboard, Great audio quality, Bright, vivid screen, Dr. Dre Solo headphones included, Improved touchpad

Cons:

ATI switchable graphics not as seamless as Nvidia's; some confusing pricing changes.
Heavy, Slightly lowerresolution display, Manual dualgraphics, Mediocre battery life

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Last revision on October 25, 2012

Reviewers Liked

Excellent Envy construction and design; cool black paint job; great audio performance
Solid, stylish design, Backlit keyboard, Excellent performance
Stylish design with red backlit keyboard, Great audio quality, Bright, vivid screen, Dr. Dre Solo headphones included, Improved touchpad

Reviewers Didn't Like

ATI switchable graphics not as seamless as Nvidia's; some confusing pricing changes
Heavy, Slightly lowerresolution display, Manual dualgraphics, Mediocre battery life
Just as heavy as the 15-inch MacBook Pro, Not available with high-res display, Lacks smooth switching between graphics cards

Expert reviews and ratings

Alike the first Envy 14 incher, the 14-1190eg Beats Edition can serve with first-rate stability, an attractive case and high-end equipment (input devices, interfaces). The performance, with the high clocking Core i5-560M, is apt for demanding...

By NotebookCheck on December 23, 2010

HP's Envy 14 Beats Edition is a black-clad copy of the well-built standard version, available (at least for now) at a small price premium....

By CNET Asia on November 19, 2010

This Envy 14 is a special "Beats Edition" from HP and has a special paint job and included headphones, but it also has an Intel Core i5 CPU and has a solid design. It isn't without some issues, however, including being slightly heavy and having a...

By TechReviewSource on November 16, 2010

It's currently the done thing in the laptop world to be kitting your machines out with high-end speaker systems. Asus was one of the first with their Bang & Olufsen NX90 notebook, and MSi followed shortly with the GX660R, a machine that boasts a...

By TechRadar on November 04, 2010

This special edition of HP's premium 14.5-inch laptop pairs a hip design with excellent audio...

By LaptopMag on October 26, 2010

I have reviewed some second generation HP Envy laptops before this and they all were really cool. I liked the high-end features and excellent design that they offered at a reasonable cost. This 14 inch laptop priced at $999 is an entry level laptop....

By Online Notebook on November 09, 2010

Der 15,6-Zoller HP Envy 14-1190eg gehört ohne das Radiance Infinity Display nicht mehr zur Notebook-Elite. Das neue LG-Panel zeigt nur schwache Farben und hat eine hohe Blickwinkelabhängigkeit. Der Rest kann allerdings überzeugen: Das...

By CNET.de on January 05, 2011

Hace poco tuvimos en nuestras manos la nueva HP ENVY 14 Beats Edition , una computadora diseñada para la gente que busca un equipo con buena calidad de audio sin sacrificar rendimiento. Recientemente llego a México haciendo una fuerte...

By fayerwayer.com on January 01, 2012