HP Envy 15 - Intel Core i5

Overview

TechSpot Metascore

Based on 5 expert reviews

Excellent:

1
Good:

2
Average:

2
Bad:

0

Pros:

Eye-catching design.
Terrific audio, with volume dial on laptop's side.
USB 3.0 ports.

Cons:

Not the speediest machine for the price.
Multitouch touch pad could be better.

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Last revision on November 14, 2013

Reviewers Liked

Eye-catching design
Terrific audio, with volume dial on laptop's side
USB 3.0 ports
Fast productivity and graphics performance
Full HD display
Excellent Beats Audio sound system
Lots of ports and wireless features
Solid performance and graphics
Bright full 1080p display
Relatively fast boot
Comfy well-backlit keyboard
Bundled Adobe software

Reviewers Didn't Like

Not the speediest machine for the price
Multitouch touch pad could be better
Hefty chassis
Runs warm
Short battery life
Design is getting dated
Miscalibrated color
Terrible palm detection on the touchpad
Demanding gamers should look elsewhere
Heavier than competing systems

Expert reviews and ratings

The HP Envy 15 offers decent performance and terrific audio in a stylish shell. College students and multimedia enthusiasts will find it especially worthy....

By Computer Shopper on February 21, 2012

The HP Envy 15 (2012) laptop may borrow its look from Apple, but HP's integration of Beats Audio and a healthy helping of internal components make it a good, 15-inch working environment for audio, video, or design aficionados. ...

By PC Mag on January 30, 2012

HP could have a very satisfying performance laptop in the Envy 15--if it addresses a couple of critical problems. Images (click to enlarge) HP Envy 15 Review: A Great Laptop Marred by Serious Flaws HP Envy 15 (early 2012) Review, by Jason Cross...

By PCWorld on January 25, 2012

The HP Envy 15 finally provides Windows users with a product that can go toe-to-toe with what Apple offers....

By Digital Trends on January 18, 2012

The redesigned HP Envy 15 offers solid performance, excellent audio, and a bright full HD display in a beautifully made...

By LaptopMag on January 05, 2012

The new HP Envy 15 is a fairly slick all-purpose laptop, if a little on the bulky side. It has lots of great wireless and wired connectivity options, fantastic audio, a very useful analogue volume dial, and a good keyboard. HP has two major issues to...

By Techworld on January 28, 2012

HP redesigns its Envy laptops, announces the Envy 15, 17 and 17 3D (video)HP Envy 14 Spectre official: 3.79 pounds, NFC, Radiance display and glass chassis, arriving February 8 for $1,400MacBook Pro review (early 2011)Okay, time to get it out of your...

By Engadget on January 28, 2012

All the headlines these days seem to be grabbed by those svelte little Ultrabooks, but there’s still a considerable market for big-screen, high-power laptops out there. HP is more than happy to serve, and their latest offerings in the top of the...

By SlashGear on January 04, 2012