HP Envy 14 Beats Edition

Specifications

Pricecompare

Reviews for the HP Envy 14 Beats Edition

75% HP Envy 14 Beats Edition
Source: Good Gear Guide Archive.org version

With great styling, a solid build quality and Beats by Dr Dre headphones, the HP Envy 14 Beats Edition notebook is hard to resist. After you use a notebook like the HP Envy 14 Beats Edition, it's hard to give it up. Part of that is do with the notebook's great styling, in addition to its top build quality and good feature set. The fact that it ships with a great pair of headphones adds to the package, and it makes you just want to listen to music all day and all night long.

Single Review, online available, Medium, Date: 12/17/2010
Rating: Total score: 75%

70% HP Envy 14 Beats Edition
Source: Techreview Source Archive.org version
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 short battery life.
Single Review, online available, Very Short, Date: 11/16/2010
Rating: Total score: 70%

80% HP Envy 14 Beats Edition
Source: CNet Archive.org version
As with the original Envy, there is also a black-clad Beats Edition of the Envy 14, which highlights the partnership with Beats Audio. Originally, this version included a pair of Beats Solo headphones, and added about $250 to the bottom line, making it a bad deal on paper, if only by a little (Beats Solo headphones will run you about $179 by themselves). HP's Envy 14 Beats Edition is a black-clad copy of the well-built standard version, available (at least for now) without a price premium.
Single Review, online available, Long, Date: 11/05/2010
Rating: Total score: 80% performance: 70% features: 80% mobility: 80%

Foreign Reviews

83% Test HP Envy 14 Beats Edition Notebook
Source: Notebookcheck DE→EN Archive.org version
Single Review, online available, Long, Date: 12/20/2010
Rating: Total score: 83% performance: 83% display: 67% mobility: 80% workmanship: 96% ergonomy: 88% emissions: 85%

85% HP Envy 14 Beats Edition, un portátil sobrado de recursos
Source: PC Actual ES→EN Archive.org version
Single Review, online available, Very Short, Date: 02/21/2011
Rating: Total score: 85% price: 71%

76% HP ENVY 14 Beats Edition
Source: MuyComputer ES→EN Archive.org version
Single Review, online available, Medium, Date: 01/18/2011
Rating: Total score: 76%

HP Envy 14: Análisis (Envy 14 Beats en Peru)
Source: Arturogoga ES→EN Archive.org version
Single Review, online available, Short, Date: 12/14/2010

80% Portable HP Envy 14 Beats Edition : pour le son
Source: Erenumerique FR→EN Archive.org version
Single Review, online available, Short, Date: 11/05/2010
Rating: Total score: 80%

Обзор ноутбука HP Envy Beats Edition: убойный бит от Dr.Dre
Source: Hi-Tech Mail RU→EN Archive.org version
Single Review, online available, Medium, Date: 12/29/2010

80% HP Envy 14 Beats
Source: Dinside NO→EN Archive.org version
Single Review, online available, Medium, Date: 12/09/2010
Rating: Total score: 80%

Comment

Series:

With everything getting slimmer, HP's Envy 14 Spectre is one of the reincarnations of ultrabooks by HP. Previous laptops which fell into Intel’s specification for ultrabooks were enclosed in either a 11” or 13” inch body. Only recently, we’ve been seeing new variations of these premium laptops.

The unique touch to this 14” HP envy Spectre would be its tough glass-covered design, which makes it not only stylish but also stays cool. Whilst Dell has used the Corning's scratch-resistant Gorilla Glass for the display of its XPS 13z and 14 ultrabooks, HP has goon a step further by covering the entire display, lid and arm rest with this glass. It feels durable and sleek at the same time. However, all this comes with a price, which is the slightly heavier feel to it but still remains lighter than many other laptops.

For a slim 14-inch ultrabook body, it comes with most requirements that are expected for a regular 14 “laptop. The available ports and the Beats powered audio system is certainly sufficient to cater for a regular mainstream use. Another major feature which sets it apart from the rest is it’s built in NFC chip. The near feel communication technology has already made its way through smart phones and it could potentially facilitate laptop users as well for wireless data transfer purposes. The multitouch touchpad also feels very responsive for a Windows laptop by far. The only downside to this ultrabook would be the asking price. A similarly equipped Dell XPS 14 ultrabook would cost at least €200 lesser.

ATI Mobility Radeon HD 5650: Middle class DirectX 11 capable graphics card with a power consumption of about 15-20 Watt. Supports Eyevision (up to 6 monitors)

Non demanding games should be playable with these graphics cards.

» Further information can be found in our Comparison of Mobile Graphics Cards and the corresponding Benchmark List.

560M:

» Further information can be found in our Comparison of Mobile Processsors.

14.50":

14 inch display size represents a middle ground between the small subnotebook formats and the screens of the standard 15 inch laptops.

The reason for the popularity of mid-sized displays is that this size is reasonably easy on the eyes, provides good resolutions with usable detail sizes, yet does not consume too much power and the devices can still be reasonably compact. 

In the past, 14-inch devices were very rare, but now they are the standard for laptops after the 15-inchers. 

2.562 kg:

With this weight, a laptop is rather heavier than average. Devices in this range shine more with screen size and performance than with mobility.

HP: Founded in 1939, the US company is a major server and printer manufacturer and one of the leading IT companies in the world. Until 2015, the company was called Hewlett-Packard Company. After a split, the computer division was renamed HP Inc.

In 2023, HP had an approximate market share of 22% of global PC sales, making it number 2 after Lenovo.

79.11%: This rating is not earth-shattering. This rating must actually be seen as average, since there are about as many devices with worse ratings as better ones. A purchase recommendation can only be seen with a lot of goodwill, unless it is about websites that generally rate strictly.

» Further information can be found in our Notebook Purchase Guide.

Devices from a different Manufacturer and/or with a different CPU

Devices with the same GPU and/or Screen Size

Devices with the same GPU