HP Envy 14 Beats Edition - Intel Core i7

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HP Envy 14 Beats Edition - Intel Core i7
74

TechSpot Metascore

Based on 16 expert reviews
  • Excellent:
    3
  • Good:
    6
  • Average:
    3
  • Bad:
    4
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Expert reviews and ratings

60

It looks great and has solid performance, but we would expect the latest technology in a laptop that costs more than £1,000...

By Expert Reviews on
60

HP's Envy 14 is an exercise in branding, ignoring the fact that a premium brand should also have premium performance. Give this one a...

By CNET Australia on
50

Though it's undeniably a stylish and attractive machine which has plenty of power even for a fairly intense workload, the HP Envy 14 14-1195ea Beats Edition doesn't excel enough in any area to justify its ridiculously high price, and the...

By Trusted Reviews on
70

Style first doesn’t always make for the best system. You might fall in love with the looks, the sound, the style and the sheer power, but make sure that the price, the weight, the battery life and trackpad on the HP EVNY 14 Beats Edition suit you...

By Pocket-lint on
67

The HP Envy 14 Beats Edition has gorgeous looks and great sound, which make up for a lack of portability...

By PC Authority on
80

A high-performance, well-finished laptop, but a bit low on battery life all the same. The poor screen also lets it down somewhat...

By DigitalVersus on
80

Image Gallery: When HP first launched their aluminium-build Envy laptop range back in 2009, it was clear that they had their sights squared solely on Apple's MacBook Pros. A lack of polish in those early models held HPs contenders back from true...

By Tech Digest on
70

The HP Envy 14 Beats Edition is a solid enough 14.5in notebook, spruced up here to appeal to a younger audience. Yet we can't help feeling that Hewlett Packard is playing the trendy dad, not really understanding the youth generation so instead...

By PC Advisor on
86

Sandy Bridge may have just seen the light of the day, but that does not necessarily mean that the current stock of laptops and desktop PCs in the market have magically become obsolete just because they make use of the (slightly) older Nehalem...

By VR-Zone on
75

With great styling, a solid build quality and Beats by Dr Dre headphones, the HP Envy 14 Beats Edition notebook is hard to resist. It's the type of notebook you buy when you have deep pockets, a need for a powerful laptop, and you want to stand out...

By Good Gear Guide on