HP Envy
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The HP ENVY series is a line of high performance laptop
s manufactured and sold by Hewlett-Packard
, which was launched on October 15, 2009 as two models, the Envy 13 and the Envy 15. Since then, Hewlett-Packard has expanded the series with the addition of the Envy 14 and Envy 17 models.
These models replaced the Voodoo Envy
when HP and Voodoo merged.
The slice battery adds about 1.5 inches to the laptop's height and a pound and a half. However, it more than doubles the battery life. The AC adapter is also of considerable size since it must power and charge the slice and battery in the laptop.
Radeon
Mobility 5650. The 14 also provides longer battery life with an 8 Cell Lithium Ion battery. Unlike the 13 and 15 models, the Envy 14 also comes with a backlit keyboard, a standard Intel Wireless-N Card with Bluetooth and a slot-loading DVD+-R/RW drive. The base price for the Envy 14 is $999. The ENVY 14 also comes in a special Beats edition, which is in an all-black design with a red back-lit keyboard, starting at $1,099.
slots (2 of which are user accessible). The 15 makes use of the 40 nm ATI Mobility Radeon HD 5830
with 1 GB of dedicated graphics memory. The 15 ships with a 15.6" HP LED BightView display with a standard 1920×1080 (N. American Version), or an option between 1366x768 and 1920x1080 (rest of the world) resolution. The webcam
on the Envy 15 is a night-vision capable with infra-red sensor. The drive configuration of the Envy 15 is designed to either house a single 2.5" Serial ATA
drive or two 1.8" SATA drives, with two 160GB solid state drives configuration available. This model had a price of $1,999 at launch but has been dropped to $1,299.
Laptop
A laptop, also called a notebook, is a personal computer for mobile use. A laptop integrates most of the typical components of a desktop computer, including a display, a keyboard, a pointing device and speakers into a single unit...
s manufactured and sold by Hewlett-Packard
Hewlett-Packard
Hewlett-Packard Company or HP is an American multinational information technology corporation headquartered in Palo Alto, California, USA that provides products, technologies, softwares, solutions and services to consumers, small- and medium-sized businesses and large enterprises, including...
, which was launched on October 15, 2009 as two models, the Envy 13 and the Envy 15. Since then, Hewlett-Packard has expanded the series with the addition of the Envy 14 and Envy 17 models.
These models replaced the Voodoo Envy
Voodoo Envy
The Voodoo Envy 133 is a notebook computer designed by VoodooPC after its acquisition by Hewlett-Packard. It is positioned as a mobile ultraportable notebook and was introduced at HP’s Connecting Your World Live event in Berlin, Germany on June 10, 2008....
when HP and Voodoo merged.
Models
Released on October 15, 2009. All models have a standard battery that fits in the chassis as well as an optional slice battery that fits below the chassis, in each case promised by HP to more than double the battery life. Both machines are also constructed from layered magnesium and aluminum etched with a subtle design pattern.The slice battery adds about 1.5 inches to the laptop's height and a pound and a half. However, it more than doubles the battery life. The AC adapter is also of considerable size since it must power and charge the slice and battery in the laptop.
Envy 13
The Envy 13 uses mobile a 1.86 GHz CULV Core 2 Duo processor with 3GB of DDR3 memory. For graphics the Envy 13 makes use of the entry-level ATI Radeon Mobility 4330. The 13 has a 13.1" HP LED Ultra BrightView Infinity display with a 1366x768 resolution. Available as an upgrade was the highly praised HP Radiance Infinity Display with a 1600x900 resolution. At launch it had a price of $1,799, though it has been dropped to $1,299.Envy 14
The Envy 14 has a 14.5" HP BrightView Infinity LED display. It is powered by Intel's Core series of processors and a mid-level ATIAti
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Radeon
Radeon
Radeon is a brand of graphics processing units and random access memory produced by Advanced Micro Devices , first launched in 2000 by ATI Technologies, which was acquired by AMD in 2006. Radeon is the successor to the Rage line. There are four different groups, which can be differentiated by...
Mobility 5650. The 14 also provides longer battery life with an 8 Cell Lithium Ion battery. Unlike the 13 and 15 models, the Envy 14 also comes with a backlit keyboard, a standard Intel Wireless-N Card with Bluetooth and a slot-loading DVD+-R/RW drive. The base price for the Envy 14 is $999. The ENVY 14 also comes in a special Beats edition, which is in an all-black design with a red back-lit keyboard, starting at $1,099.
Envy 15
The Envy 15 uses mobile Intel Core i7 and Core i5 processors (4 and 2 cores respectively) and can hold a maximum of 16 GB of RAM housed in 4 DIMMDIMM
A DIMM or dual in-line memory module, comprises a series of dynamic random-access memory integrated circuits. These modules are mounted on a printed circuit board and designed for use in personal computers, workstations and servers...
slots (2 of which are user accessible). The 15 makes use of the 40 nm ATI Mobility Radeon HD 5830
Radeon R700
The Radeon R700 is the engineering codename for a graphics processing unit series developed by Advanced Micro Devices under the ATI brand name. The foundation chip, codenamed RV770, was announced and demonstrated on June 16, 2008 as part of the FireStream 9250 and Cinema 2.0 initiative launch media...
with 1 GB of dedicated graphics memory. The 15 ships with a 15.6" HP LED BightView display with a standard 1920×1080 (N. American Version), or an option between 1366x768 and 1920x1080 (rest of the world) resolution. The webcam
Webcam
A webcam is a video camera that feeds its images in real time to a computer or computer network, often via USB, ethernet, or Wi-Fi.Their most popular use is the establishment of video links, permitting computers to act as videophones or videoconference stations. This common use as a video camera...
on the Envy 15 is a night-vision capable with infra-red sensor. The drive configuration of the Envy 15 is designed to either house a single 2.5" Serial ATA
Serial ATA
Serial ATA is a computer bus interface for connecting host bus adapters to mass storage devices such as hard disk drives and optical drives...
drive or two 1.8" SATA drives, with two 160GB solid state drives configuration available. This model had a price of $1,999 at launch but has been dropped to $1,299.