HP Envy Touchsmart 15 Series

Overview

TechSpot Metascore

Based on 14 expert reviews

Excellent:

1
Good:

4
Average:

4
Bad:

5

Pros:

Slim for a desktop replacement.
Stylish aluminium body.
Superfast application performance.

Cons:

Lack of SSD storage can slow down the Envy when starting up and shutting down.

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Last revision on June 16, 2014

Reviewers Liked

Slim for a desktop replacement
Stylish aluminium body
Superfast application performance
Responsive touchscreen

Reviewers Didn't Like

Lack of SSD storage can slow down the Envy when starting up and shutting down

Expert reviews and ratings

Certainly not a small and light offering, ideal for a tower/desktop replacement, the native resolution is 1920x1080 just like what a standard panel will display. The advantage it can travel with you when required to do...

By GadgetSpeak on January 03, 2014

Functional, but feels like a budget model with a AU$1,400/NZ$1,900 price...

By Good Gear Guide on October 31, 2013

The HP TouchSmart 15 is not particularly portable, even by the standards of other 15.6-inch laptops. However, its high-quality screen and speaker system make it an excellent entertainment machine for use at home, while the i7 processor provides desktop performance levels for even the most demanding graphics and video applications.

By PCAdvisor on October 14, 2013

One of the key benefits of Intel's new Haswell processors is the improved power-efficiency that leads to greater battery life and portability. It seems a little odd, then, that the first Haswell laptop we've seen from HP should be a 15.6-inch desktop...

By PC Advisor on October 14, 2013

The HP Envy Touchsmart 15 is a stylish 15-inch notebook with a beautiful display, a comfortable keyboard and good overall performance. It does have its downfalls as it suffers from below-average battery life and mediocre graphics performance.The design...

By TechReviewSource on October 01, 2013

Recently, the Envy line has been a bit hit and miss, but the Envy TouchSmart 15-j004ea is definitely a hit with us. It packs strong performance and great features at a price that's pretty reasonable: a 1080p screen, decent graphics card and latest-gen...

By TechRadar AU on September 25, 2013

The HP Envy Touchsmart 15 is an attractive notebook with a crisp screen and booming audio, but it doesn't pack the same graphics punch as...

By LaptopMag on September 24, 2013

We don't understand why HP chose to use such a low-quality screen on one of its most high-end laptops. Add to that the similar quality in the audio components, and you have a pretty forgettable...

By DigitalVersus on September 06, 2013

REPRESENTING THE HIGH END of HP's consumer PC line, the HP Envy laptop roster delivers premium design with touchscreen support and improved performance for a better Windows 8...

By The Inquirer on August 21, 2013

The HP Envy 15-j003ed is a good-looking laptop with great specs. You get a touchscreen, a brand-new Core i7 Haswell quad-core processor and an Nvidia GeForce GT 740M graphics card. The battery life is also good, something that's always welcome for a...

By uk.hardware.info on August 17, 2013

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